 She was lost in a collision in Singapore harbour in 1912.She was built as a private vessel, "Lancashire Witch " in 1878 by R. Steel & Co of Greenock to a design by St Clare John Byrne for the owner, Sir Thomas George Fermor-Hesketh, 7th Baronet.She was of composite construction, meaning she was built with an iron keel, stem and stern posts, and iron framing, all planked with wooden planking.