Clan Galbraith (ship)

Painting of Clan Galbraith by Georg Johansen
History
Name	Clan Galbraith
Namesake	Clan Galbraith
Owner	Thomas Dunlop & Sons (Queen Line) 1910 A/S Clan Galbraith (Carl Bech & Co.), Tvedestrand, Norway 1916 Bech's Rederi A/S (Carl Bech & Co.), Tvedestrand
Builder	Russell & Co, Port Glasgow
Yard number	347
Launched	1 February 1894
Fate	Sunk 24 April 1917
General characteristics
Type	Steel barque
Tonnage	2,149 GRT 1,983 NRT
Length	282.9 ft (86.2 m)
Beam	40.4 ft (12.3 m)
Depth	24.6 ft (7.5 m)
Propulsion	Sail 4 masts
Notes	[1]

Clan Galbraith was a steel barque built in Port Glasgow, Scotland, in 1894 for trade with Calcutta.^[2]

Clan Galbraith aground on Long Island

On 22 July 1916, returning in ballast from Bristol, England after delivering oil there, Clan Galbraith ran aground at Flying Point beach, near Bridgehampton, New York, while attempting to find her way to the Ambrose Channel lightship in a heavy fog. The ship grounded about 200 feet off shore, eventually being deposited by the rising tide 50 feet (15 m) offshore and in only 3 feet (0.91 m) of water. Her distress signals were responded to by life savers from the communities of Bridgehampton and Southampton. A breeches buoy was put up by the life savers for the safety, in the event of a storm, of those crew members who, along with Captain A. E. Olson, elected to stay aboard. The United States Coast Guard cutter Mohawk, as well as two wrecking tugs, was sent to aid the stricken vessel.^[2]

Among the crowds that gathered to view the shipwreck was Republican presidential candidate Charles Evans Hughes, along with his family.^[2]

In World War I Clan Galbraith was stopped and scuttled off the coast of Ireland by the German submarine SM U-70 while sailing from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Birkenhead with a cargo of lubricating oil and wax. There were no casualties.^[1][3]

References

1. "Clan Galbraith". Clydebuilt Database. www.clydeships.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
2. "Big Iron Bark Fast in Long Island Sand" (PDF). New York Times. 22 July 1916. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
3. Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit during WWI: Clan Galbraith". German and Austrian U-boats of World War I - Kaiserliche Marine - Uboat.net. Retrieved 4 June 2011.