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

Date1841

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumWOOD; Oak, Larch, and Pitch Pine

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 97.2' x breadth 19.8' x 12.6'
gross tonnage 149 tons

Object numberABDSHIP001016

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 128

Fate: unknown, Last in Lloyd's 1852 (R64)

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged, constructed of oak, larch, and pitch pine

Owners: London & Edinburgh Shipping Co., registered at Leith

Masters:
1842-51: Master T. Watson
1852: Master J. Brown

Voyages (Lloyd's Register):
1842-45: Aberdeen - London
1846-50: Leith - London

Note: Cost at construction, £2,542 (Builder's List held in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)