StateLibQld 1 169043 Richard (ship)

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StateLibQld 1 169043 Richard (ship)

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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.).

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1926
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