Balclutha

A three-masted historic ship moored at a pier.
The 1886 square-rigger BALCLUTHA.

NPS Photo

 
Overall Length
 301 feet
Length of Deck
 256.5 feet
Beam 38.6 feet
Depth 22.7 feet
Gross Tonnage
 1689
Height of Mainmast
 145 feet

 

  • Balclutha is a three-masted, steel-hulled, square-rigged ship built to carry a variety of cargo all over the world.
  • Launched in 1886 by the Charles Connell and Company shipyard near Glasgow, Scotland, the ship carried goods around Cape Horn (tip of South America) 17 times.
  • It took a crew of about 26 men to handle the ship at sea with her complex rigging and 25 sails.

 

More about Balclutha’s careers as a British Deepwaterman, Salmon Packet and Movie Star.

 

Award-winning exhibit on Balclutha, Cargo Is King!

 

Last updated: January 25, 2016

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