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Model, of sailing ship Bothwell
made in Port Glasgow
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This wooden model represents the sailing ship 'Bothwell', a three-masted vessel built by William Hamilton & Co of the Glen Shipbuilding Yard in Port Glasgow in 1886. The model was built to a scale of 1:108 by William Main, shipwright with William Hamilton & Co.
'Bothwell' was steel-built, fully-rigged with square riggs on all three masts. She was built for carrying capacity rather than speed and was considered to be a very comfortable ship.
Her usual run was taking general cargo between Hull or London and Brisbane, Australia. She would then sail across to San Francisco where she loaded wheat for the journey home. In 1900 she was sold to Montgomery & Co of London. On her first voyage under new ownership she was wrecked off the coast of South America, after striking a sunken rock.
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- Online ID: 000-180-001-201-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland Part 2
Project description View all records in project - Ref: National Museums Scotland T.1927.38
- Date: Model: Between 1886 and 1927; Original: 1886
- Material: Sailing ship / model
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- What: Sailing ship / model
- Subject: 23. SHIPPING, Sailing Ships, post 1760 (Departmental Classification)
- Who: Bothwell (sailing ship)
Messrs William Hamilton and Co. (Port Glasgow) (Shipbuilder)
Montgomery & Co, London (Last owner of original ship)
William Main, Port Glasgow (Model maker) - Where: Scotland, Lanarkshire, Glasgow
Scotland, Renfrewshire, Port Glasgow, Glen Shipbuilding Yard - Event:
- Description: Model of three-masted sailing ship Bothwell to a scale of 1/8 of an inch to 1 foot, made by William Main, shipwright with Messrs Hamilton and Co. of Port Glasgow, builders of the original in 1886
- References:
- Storer, J D. Ship Models in the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh: A catalogue of models representing the history of shipping from 1500 BC to the present day. Edinburgh: Royal Scottish Museum Information Series, 1985, p 33.
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