The 'Nivelle' was a steel hulled, four-masted barque, launched at the Cartsburn Yard of Scott & Company Limited at Greenock during April 1897. She was of 2,430 gross and 2,262 net register tons being 292.4 feet long x 43.2 feet breath x 24.2 feet deep. She was wrecked during June 1906. Many thanks to the Scottish Built ships website for the above info. [425] The photograph of her under tow after launching. [State Library of South Australia Ref : PRG 1373/15/95] [519]

During 1897 she sailed under Captain Williams from Penarth with a cargo of coal and arrived in Monte Video 56 days later. [1336] [499]