Cimba

1878 - 1915

About MeThe wood clipper Cimba was launched in 1878 at the Walter Hood shipyard. The vessel was owned for several years by Alex Nicol & Co.. The company owned a number of well-known clippers, including Yalloroi and Torridon.

The Cimba was 223 feet long and had a gross tonnage of 1174. Like all Nicol ships, she was painted green with a yellow stripe and white masts. Her figurehead was a lion rampant.

The vessel made her fastest wool passage in 1889, sailing from Sydney to London in 75 days. In 1906, she was sold to the Norwegian timber trade and was wrecked at Point des Mouts, Quebec in 1915. In the 1950s, parts of the Cimba were salvaged and brought back to Aberdeen Maritime Museum.

Cimba was known as a very tender ship. When empty, rolling a barrel across her deck was enough to make her list.