The Chusan ran into difficulty almost as soon as leaving the river Clyde, bound for Shanghai. She was taking on water due to what was suspected by those on board to be due to a flaw in her riveting, and while in the St George’s Channel one of her paddle-wheels was also damaged. They stopped in Waterford for repairs, but Captain Johnson was still not satisfied. He turned around, having decided the best course of action would be to go back to the shipyard that had just finished building the ship for a refit before he dared the long voyage to Shanghai.
Ship Name: Chusan
Ship Nationality: United Kingdom
Tonnage: 3590
Ship Type: Iron Side Wheel Paddleboat
Year Built: 1874
Year Sank: 1874
Location Sank: Ardrossan Scotland
Reason For Sinking: Hit a Rock in a Storm
Lives Lost: 17
Sources:
https://www.rmg.co.uk/collections/objects/rmgc-object-41043
http://www.ardrossanfootballclubs.net/non-football%20stories/1874.htm
https://shipsoftheclyde.com/happenings/single?id=7897
https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101059280907&view=1up&seq=475&q1=chusan
https://newspaperarchive.com/beechworth-ovens-and-murray-advertiser-dec-19-1874-p-3/
https://newspaperarchive.com/london-daily-news-oct-26-1874-p-5/
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/197297356?searchTerm=chusan%20shipwreck
