page_title: Cromdale (clipper)
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Cromdale (clipper) / History
caption_attribution_description: Original caption: “ALL HOPE ABONDON, YE WHO ENTER HERE. THE OLD SHIP CROMDALE, TOTALLY WRECKED AT THE LIZARD. Three masted full-rigged ship partly submerged and perilously close to cliffs off the Lizard on the Cornish coast, south-west England. The ship was built in Glasgow in 1891 and was wrecked in 1913.”
context_page_description: Cromdale was the last clipper ship built for the Australian wool trade.
context_section_description: Cromdale was built at Barclay Curle in Glasgow, and launched in June, 1891. She had an identical sister ship named Mount Stewart that was launched a month earlier from the shipyard. These ships had the most modern features of their time in terms of structure and design. The first master of Cromdale was a captain named E.H. Andrew, who was very experienced and up to date on the newest technological features.
  She was ultimately lost in 1913 under the command of Captain Arthur while she was homeward bound from Taltal with a cargo of nitrate. Cromdale was 126 days out heading for Falmouth (UK) and had been in dense fog for a few days. While a steamer passed and advised Arthur to alter his course, a light was suddenly seen ahead through the fog shortly afterwards. Arthur tried to turn the ship about but it was too late, and she struck rocks at the foot of a cliff. This cliff was discovered later to be part of Bass Point which is close to Lizard Lighthouse. The lifeboats were ordered lowered immediately due to the damage the ship had endured, but luck was on the side of the crew. The weather was calm, distress rockets were at hand, and rescuers from land arrived shortly to assist. Cromdale was declared a total loss after she settled quickly, and was found to be laying in a position that was exposed to the elements.
caption: The wreck of the Cromdale
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