Lord Clarendon was the largest wooden ship ever built in Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia.

The ship was named in honour of the British statesman, George Villiers, the 4th Earl of Clarendon.

The ship was built to order at North Sydney by William Nesbitt for clients in Great Britain.

Her rudder was damaged by a severe storm hours after leaving port and the ship turned back for North Sydney for repairs.

John Parker, Cape Breton Ships and Men, (London: Hazell Watson & Viney, 1967) p. 48-49, p. 178.