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Mast cap from the Cimba
Mast cap from the Cimba
Mast cap from the Cimba
Mast cap from the Cimba

Mast cap from the Cimba

Associated (1878 - 1915)
Date1878
Object Namemast cap
Mediumiron
ClassificationsMaritime History
AcquisitionPresented in 1969.
LocationOn Display - Aberdeen Maritime Museum
Object numberABDMS003105.4
Keywords
About MeCimba was launched in April 1878
Figurehead 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.

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