Slieve Roe
Ship Number
115
Vessel Type
Sailing Ship
Built
Belfast
Launch Date
2 February 1878
Delivered
16 March 1878
Owner
W.P. Sinclair & Co.
Weight
1749 grt
BP Length
250 feet
Breadth
38 feet
No. of Screws
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Sail
Official No.
78762
Registered
Liverpool
Fate
Scrapped
 Slieve Roe

[Malcolm Brodie shipping collection]

Constructed of iron for Messrs. W.P. Sinclair & Co, Liverpool, who were prominent in the jute trade. She was a fast ship.and is credited with making 1500 miles in five days in a passage out to Calcutta in the S.E. Trades in 1888.  She is also credited with a record run from Melbourne to Callao, Chile, in 28 days after she was sold in 1904 to Simpson Bros.
She was sold in 1910 to Norwegian owners who sent her to the ship breakers.