QUEEN OF THE ISLES
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
Date1842
Object NameBARQUE
MediumWOOD
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 94.4' x breadth 21.9' x depth 15.7'
gross tonnage 273 tons
gross tonnage 273 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001010
Keywords
Yard Number: 122
Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's 1854 (Q53)
Propulsion: Sail
Description: Barque rigged
Owners:
1842-54: Stromness Shipping Co. registered at Stromness (Lloyds; the Builders list has James Leask as the owner, presumably representing or trading as the Stromness Shipping Co.)
Master:
1842-54: Master J. Leask
Voyages (Lloyd's Register):
1842: Aberdeen - Newcastle
1843: Liverpool
1844: Liverpool - Bahia
1845-46: London - Buenos Aires
1847-48: Clyde - Valparaiso
1849-52: Liverpool - the Mediterranean
1853-54: Liverpool
General History:
18/04/1845:
Barque QUEEN OF THE ISLES, from London to Buenos Ayres, 3 March, 25 days out, 30N, 23.30W (Mid Atlantic west of Madeira).
(Glasgow Herald)
18/09/1846:
At Glasgow for Valparaiso, direct packets under strictest conditions as to careful loading and good accommodation for passengers, to whom every attention will be paid, MATILDA, 18 Sept. will be succeeded by A1 barque QUEEN OF THE ISLES, Captain Leask.
[16/10/1846: Clipper barque QUEEN OF THE ISLES, James Leask Commander, now at loading berth and will be despatched 28 Oct].
(Glasgow Herald)
Note: cost at construction, £3645 (Builder's List in Aberdeen Maritime Museum)
