| Name: | BORDER CHIEF |
| Type: | Sailing Vessel |
| Launched: | 28/07/1870 |
| Completed: | 08/1870 |
| Builder: | Readhead, Softley & Co |
| Yard: | South Shields |
| Yard Number: | 57 |
| Dimensions: | 1055grt, 968nrt, 212.0 x 35.0 x 20.3ft |
| Engines: | None |
| Engines by: | n/a |
| Propulsion: | Sail, rigged as a Ship |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 60708 |
| History: | |
| 19/08/1870 | Henry Adamson, Aberdeen |
| 1878 | Henry Adamson Jr & Co, Aberdeen |
| 1880 | C Paulsen, Elsfleth |
| 07/06/1888 | Sank |
| Comments: | 07/06/1888: Abandoned in a sinking state after storm damage |
| Sank 370 miles SE of Cape Town. Crew saved | |
| On a voyage from Sharpness to Melbourne with a cargo of salt |
Aberdeen Press & Journal, Wednesday, 03/08/1870
Lloyd's List, Wednesday, 18/07/1888