LOCH URR
LOCH URR
Years Active: 1870-1893
Vessel Type: 3-masted Iron Barque
Barque
Nationality: English
Mysteriously ‘disappeared’ in 1893. Either spontaneously combusted, hit an iceberg or foundered near Cape Horn. Her crew of 18 were also lost.
Main Use:
Cargo
Years Active:
1870-1893
Power:
Sail
Built:
1870
Size:
716 Gross, 677 Net tons
57.85 x 9.17 x 5.67 metres
(length, breadth, depth) metres
Design/Build:
McCulloch, Patterson & Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland
Main Use: Cargo
Built: 1870
Power: Sail
Design/Build: McCulloch, Patterson & Co. at Port Glasgow, Scotland
Size: 716 Gross, 677 Net tons
Dimensions: 57.85 x 9.17 x 5.67 metres
It was only realised that the LOCK URR had been lost at sea when it was reported that: “A small piece of teak picked up at Beaver Island, West Falklands, had LOCH URR painted on it. It had been in the water only a short time.” She had last been seen on 5th July 1893, with a crew of 18. An upturned lifeboat was later picked up northeast of Falklands by the GLENMARK which had been in the water “for a month to six weeks”. A subsequent inquiry was told: “The LOCH URR might have been burnt by spontaneous combustion of her cargo, her cargo might have shifted, she might have gone ashore near Cape Horn, she might have collided with an iceberg, she might have met her fate in one, or other, of a thousand different ways”. The Court found: “The loss of this vessel was probably due to her stranding or foundering in the neighbourhood of Cape Horn or Staten Island (Falkland Islands).” The Liverpool Journal of Commerce wrote: “Hence, no one is any the wiser for this detailed inquiry.”
It was only realised that the LOCK URR had been lost at sea when it was reported that: “A small piece of teak picked up at Beaver Island, West Falklands, had LOCH URR painted on it. It had been in the water only a short time.” She had last been seen on 5th July 1893, with a crew of 18. An upturned lifeboat was later picked up northeast of Falklands by the GLENMARK which had been in the water “for a month to six weeks”. A subsequent inquiry was told: “The LOCH URR might have been burnt by spontaneous combustion of her cargo, her cargo might have shifted, she might have gone ashore near Cape Horn, she might have collided with an iceberg, she might have met her fate in one, or other, of a thousand different ways”. The Court found: “The loss of this vessel was probably due to her stranding or foundering in the neighbourhood of Cape Horn or Staten Island (Falkland Islands).” The Liverpool Journal of Commerce wrote: “Hence, no one is any the wiser for this detailed inquiry.”
