page_title: SS Ferret
hierarchical_section_title: SS Ferret
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context_page_description: SS Ferret was an iron screw steamship of 460 tons built in Glasgow in 1871 by J & G Thomson, Glasgow.
  The ship was built for G & J Burns of Glasgow for use in the River Clyde ferry service. In 1873, Dingwall & Skye Railway Co Ltd bought it for use in the construction of the Tay Rail Bridge. Later, as part of a merger, it was acquired by Highland Railway Co. of Inverness.
  In 1880 the ship was stolen as part of a conspiracy in which it disappeared from its home in Scotland and mysteriously reappeared several months later in Australia under a new name. It remained in Australia for the remainder of its working life.
context_section_description: SS Ferret was an iron screw steamship of 460 tons built in Glasgow (Scotland) in 1871 by J & G Thomson, Glasgow.
  The ship was built for G & J Burns of Glasgow for use in the River Clyde ferry service.  In 1873, Dingwall & Skye Railway Co Ltd bought it for use in the construction of the Tay Rail Bridge. Later, as part of a merger, it was acquired by Highland Railway Co. of Inverness.
  In 1880 the ship was stolen as part of a conspiracy in which it disappeared from its home in Scotland and mysteriously reappeared several months later in Australia under a new name.  It remained in Australia for the remainder of its working life.
caption: SS Ferret in 1910
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