Lord Cairns
Ship Number
103
Vessel Type
Sailing Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
12 May 1877
Delivered
Owner
T. Dixon Hughes & Co.
Weight
1372 grt
BP Length
225 feet
Breadth
36 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Sail
Official No.
78101
Registered
Belfast
Fate
Scrapped
 Lord Cairns

[A.D. Edwardes Collection]

Traditional 3 masted sailing vessel built for Cairns Shipping Company. Taken over by Thomas, Dixon, Hughes she was mainly used to carry General Cargo to Australia via the Far East and China, returning via U.S. Ports with a cargo of cotton. Also used to carry grain.
 
From 1882 to 1903 she belonged to the Fleet of Davies, Menai Bridge (R.Hughes & Co).
 
In 1903 sold to italian owners, LM Bertolotto, and renamed Spice. Fitted with a tripple-expansion engine in 1920.
 
Broken up 1923.