c. 1884, Photograph, PRG 1373/16/59
The iron barque 'Altair', 399 tons, in an unidentified port. The vessel was lost in 1895 on the passage Singapore - Foochow. [iron ship, 399 tons, ltr barque, 430t. ON 54798, 140.7 x 27.3 x 16.6. Built 1867 (7) Iliff, Mounsey & Co, Sunderland. Owners: RH Penney & Co. reg. Shoreham. Built 1880 TC Guthrie, reg. Glasgow. Missing, left Manila for Foochow May 1895, not seen since. Missing. On a voyage from Singapore to Foochow. Left Manila May 11, 1895.]