| Name: | CAIRNTOUL |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched: | 16/01/1889 |
| Completed: | 03/1889 |
| Builder: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd |
| Yard: | Willington Quay |
| Yard Number: | 609 |
| Dimensions: | 1668grt, 1071nrt, 261.0 x 37.2 x 16.8ft |
| Engines: | T3cyl (20, 33 & 54 x 36ins), 175nhp |
| Engines by: | Palmers' Shipbuilding & Iron Co Ltd, Jarrow |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw |
| Construction: | Steel |
| Reg Number: | 95210 |
| History: | |
| 04/03/1889 | R & D Cairns, Leith |
| 1889 | Union Steamship Co of New Zealand Ltd, Dunedin |
| 1890 | Renamed TAIERI |
| 1907 | Registered in New Zealand |
| 1908 | Maoriland Steam Ship Co Ltd (C McArthur), Wellington; renamed LAUDERDALE |
| 27/06/1910 | Wrecked |
| Comments: | 27/06/1910: Wrecked on Greymouth Bar, New Zealand |
| On a voyage from Hokitika to Australia with a cargo of timber |
Above painting as TAIERE is by Allan C Green
Above photo shows LAUDERDALE on Greymouth Bar. Copyright of the Brodie Collection