Half model of the barque CLAN GALBRAITH
Model Maker
Russell & Co
Date1894
Object number00015865
NameModel
MediumWood, ivory, metal
DimensionsOverall: 525 x 2085 x 220 mm, 60 kg
ClassificationsModels
Credit LineANMM Collection
Purchased with USA Bicentennial Gift funds
DescriptionA builder's half model of the four masted barque CLAN GALBRAITH. It is made out of walnut and birdseye maple by Russell & Co., Glasgow.
HistoryCLAN GALBRAITH was a four-masted barque with a steel hull, built in 1894 for Thomas Dunlop and Sons and registered in Glasgow. In 1900, CLAN GALBRAITH made a swift passage from Newcastle to San Francisco in 55 days. Coal was one of Australia's most important trading links with the United States in the nineteenth century and Newcastle was the principle port of the Pacific region. CLAN GALBRAITH was sold along with CLAN GRAHAM to the Norwegians in 1909. It was sunk en route from Philadelphia to Liverpool by a German submarine in 1917.SignificanceAs a windjammer, CLAN GALBRAITH is representative of the square riggers used in the timber and coal trade between Newcastle and San Francisco from the 1880s to 1915. Combining carrying power with speed, windjammers marked the final phase of merchant sail.
