StateLibQld 1 169043 Richard (ship)
Summary
Richard (ship)
Built in 1920. 325 tons. In 1926 ran into a heavy gale in the Irish Channel. Tried to run for Loch Ryan for shelter, but could not find the entrance on account of rain and fog. She was swept up the Clyde Estuary, her decks being swept clean and sails in ribbons. She was driven ashore. She was condemned and stripped in November 1926. (Description supplied with photograph.).
Tags
Date
1926
Source
State Library of Queensland
Copyright info
public domain