Slieve Bawn
Ship Number
111
Vessel Type
Jute Clipper
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
31 March 1877
Delivered
12 May 1877
Owner
W.P. Sinclair & Co.
Weight
1749 grt
BP Length
250 feet
Breadth
38 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Sail
Official No.
76500
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Wrecked
Slieve Bawn

[Postcard of Rancagua]
Built for the jute trade she was acknowledged to be a fast ship, sold into the famous French fleet of A. D. Bordes in 1894 renamed Rancagua.
 
Sold back to Britain in 1902 renamed to her original Slieve Bawn, owner J. D. Thompson.
 
She was wrecked at Baira Rio Contas about 70 miles south of bahia on the Chilean coast in November 1904.