FLORA

Shipbuildervessel built by Alexander HALL & Co. (Footdee, Aberdeen)

Date1841

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD; Oak, Larch & Fir

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 73'2" x breadth 17'6" x depth 13' 1"
gross tonnage 148 tons

Object numberABDSHIP001004

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 118

Fate: wrecked on the coast of Patagonia, Argentina, 1846.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Brigantine rigged, constructed of oak, larch & fir fixed with part iron bolts, sheathed with copper (1844).

Owner:
1841-46: John Shield, registered at Arbroath

Master:
1841-46: Master John Shield

Voyages (Lloyd's):
1841-43: Aberdeen - Archangel (Russia)
1844: Liverpool - the Mediterranean.
1845: Liverpool
1846: Clyde

General History:
12/01/1847:
Arbroath - we are happy to hear of the safety of the crew of the brig FLORA, Brown Master, of this port, which was wrecked some months ago on the coast of Patagonia. A portion of the crew found employment in Rio de Janeiro. The others are on their way home.
(Dundee Courier)

Note: Cost at construction, £1708 (Builder's List in the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)