| The James Craig, pride of the Australian Heritage fleet
based in Sydney, Australia was originally built as the Clan MacLeod in
1874 at the Sunderland shipyard of Bartram, Haswell & Co for the Scottish
ship-owner and merchant Thomas Dunlop.
By 1930 the days of sail had passed and she was abandoned at Recherche Bay, Tasmania until 1972 when she was re-floated in readiness for restoration, which was carried out in Sydney. The James Craig is a fine example of what the City of Adelaide could be for Sunderland. |
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For the full history of the James Craig and photographs, visit the site of the Australian Heritage Fleet, also articles on the same site Early History, Her Recovery and the James Craig Story Above picture courtesy of Sydney Maritime Museum Limited, trading as Australian Heritage Fleet. |
She is a three masted barque of
iron construction some 180 feet in length general cargo ship.
Renamed James Craig in 1905 by her then owner J J Craig of Auckland, New
Zealand.