One of the finest and fastest of the Lochs, as well as one of the most unfortunate, was the Loch Vennachar, launched from Thomson’s yard in August, 1875.
She was usually one of the first wool clippers to get away from Melbourne, and for many years, sailing in October, she made very regular passages home, her average under Captain Bennett being 86 days for 12 passages.
“LOCH VENNACHAR.”
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“LOCH VENNACHAR.”
Photo lent by F. G. Layton.
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Her first misfortune was in 1892, when she was dismasted during a cyclone in the Southern Indian Ocean.