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TRIO
TRIO
TRIO

TRIO

Shipbuilder (Footdee, Aberdeen)
Date1841
Object NameBARQUE
MediumWOOD; part Fir
ClassificationsShip
DimensionsLength 110.2' x Breadth 23.7' x Depth 17.9'
gross tonnage 388 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001003
About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 117

Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's 1846 (T341).

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Barque rigged, constructed with fir plank.

Owner:
1841: Robert Jack, London, registered at London (Builder's list)
1842-43: Hunter & Co., London (Lloyd's)
1844-46: R. Jack

Masters:
1842-43: Master G. Hall
1844: Master Stubbs

Voyages (Lloyd's):
1843-44: Aberdeen - the East Indies
1844-46: Bristol - Aden.

General History:
25/11/1843:
Inquests - on body of James Hunt, ship's carpenter, 25 years. He was with another workman suspended from side of barque TRIO, of London, doing some repairs to the hanser hole, the vessel at the time lying in Messrs. Hillhouse and Hill's drydock (Bristol) when a spar, which formed part of the stage, suddenly broke and deceased was precipitated to a depth of between 30 and 40 feet. Skull being fractured, he died the next morning. Verdict - accidental death.
(Bristol Mercury)

02/05/1846
For Mauritius
The Barque TRIO 388 tons, J. Smith, Master.
For terms of freight or passage, apply to Messers. Barton, Irlam, and Higginson, Merchants, or to:
W. N. Moore and Brother
(Liverpool Mail)

Note: Cost at construction £5480, or £15 per ton. (Builder's List in the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)

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