Loch Bredan was a British sailing ship built in Glasgow in 1882 which disappeared without trace with all hands around November 1903.

She first arrived in Australia at Watsons Bay, Sydney on 25 November 1891, having left Antwerp on 11 August under command of Captain R. Cumming.

[1] There were grave fears for the vessel's safety on her 1903 voyage from Liverpool to Hobart under Captain T Williams, as she appeared to be around two weeks overdue.

[2] She left Adelaide in September 1903, having picked up a few crew and a cargo of compressed fodder.

[3] In early 1904 speculation and concern about the missing ship appeared in the press.