| Name: | VIDAR |
| Type: | Cargo Ship |
| Launched | 22/03/1871 |
| Completed: | 10/05/1871 |
| Builder: | J Wigham Richardson & Co |
| Yard: | Neptune Yard, Low Walker |
| Yard Number: | 71 |
| Dimensions: | 304grt, 206nrt, 132.5 x 20.3 x 15.8ft |
| Engines: | C2cyl (16 & 32 x 24ins), 50nhp |
| Engines by: | Clarke, Watson & Gurney, Gateshead |
| Propulsion: | 1 x Screw, 8.9knots (trials) |
| Construction: | Iron |
| Reg Number: | 65654 |
| History: | |
| 30/01/1872 | EM de Bussche, London (for Captain Wulf, Bergen) |
| 1872 | Syed Masin Bin Sallay Al Jooffree, Singapaore |
| 1892 | J Craig, Singapore |
| 1895 | Chua Ju Kay, Penang |
| 1902 | Khaw Goo Tok, Penang |
| 1903 | Kae Guan Co, Penang |
| 1907 | Eastern Shipping Co, Penang |
| 1912 | Condemned |
| Comments | Built for the passenger services on the Norwegian fjords |
| Between 08/1887 and 01/1888, the author Joseph Conrad was the Chief Officer, along with three other Europeans,12 Malayans and one Chinese Engineer, plus 82 other Chinese for loading/unloading. | |
| The ship’s trade was working amongst the islands of the Malayan archipelago, carrying gutta-percha, rattans, pearl shell, beeswax, dammar and sea cucumbers. |
Above image is courtesy of the Ian Rae collection