Keel Piece of The Cimba
AssociatedAssociated with
Cimba
(1878 - 1915)
Shipbuildervessel built by
Walter Hood & Co.
(Shipbuilder, Footdee, Aberdeen 1839 - 1881)
Date1878
Object NameSalvage
Mediumiron and wood
ClassificationsMaritime History
Dimensionsheight:113.0cm (or 123.0cm with cradle) ; width:245.5cm (with cradle)
AcquisitionPresented in 1969.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS003105.1
About MeCimba was launched in April 1878Figurehead a lion rampant. Livery green hull with yellow stripe and white masts.
Fastest voyage 1889 Sydney to London in 75 days. She had only two masters whilst she sailed under a British flag; Captain Fimister (1878-1895) and Captain Holmes (1895-1906).
'According to Master Holmes, Cimba was heavy aloft and narrow, but she was beloved by both her masters and certainly by most of the men who sailed her.' (Evening Express, 14th July 1954)
1906 sold to Norwegian timber trade.
1915 wrecked off Point des Mouts, Quebec. Parts salvaged in 1950s.
Eric Hesketh Hubbard
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