Lothair (clipper)


Lothair
History
United Kingdom
NameLothair
OwnerWilliam Waker
BuilderWilliam Waker, Lavender Dock, Rotherhithe
Launched2 July 1870
United Kingdom
OwnerKillick Martin & Company, London
Acquired7 July 1873
United Kingdom
OwnerWilliam Bowen, Llanelly, Carmarthenshire
Acquired1885
Italy
OwnerG. Buccelli & D. Loero, Genoa, Italy
Acquired1891
Peru
OwnerF.G. Piaggio, Callao, Peru
Acquired1905
FateLost in 1910
General characteristics
Class and typeComposite clipper
Tonnage
Length191.8 ft (58.5 m)[1]
Beam33.5 ft (10.2 m)[1]
Depth19 ft (5.8 m)[1]
Sail planfully rigged ship[1]

Lothair was a British clipper built by William Walker and launched in Rotherhithe, London, on 2 July 1870.[1] After many years of service as a tea clipper, she was operated by merchants in Italy and Peru before being lost in 1910.

  1. ^ a b c d e f MacGregor, David R. (1983). The Tea Clippers, Their History and Development 1833-1875. Conway Maritime Press Limited. pp. 213–216. ISBN 0-85177-256-0.