Lady Kinnaird (1877)
Lady Kinnaird anchor on the foreshore at Port Neill | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Lady Kinnaird |
| Operator | W.B. Ritchie |
| Builder | Brown & Simpson |
| Yard number | 34 |
| Homeport | Dundee |
| Fate | Ran aground near Cape Burr on 21 January 1880 |
| Notes | Historic shipwreck |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Barque |
| Tons burthen | 680 |
| Length | 190 ft 0 in (57.91 m) |
| Beam | 30 ft 4 in (9.25 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 8 in (5.38 m) |
Lady Kinnaird was a three masted barque which was built in 1877 at Dundee, Scotland by Brown & Simpson for W.B. Ritchie. She operated between the United Kingdom and the Australian colonies. She was lost after running aground in Spencer Gulf south of Cape Burr on the east coast of Eyre Peninsula in South Australia early on 21 January 1880. Her main anchor was recovered from her wreck site in 1979 and was placed on display in the nearby town of Port Neill in January 1880 as part of the commemoration of the centenary of her loss.