ARABELLA

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

Date1842

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumWOOD; Oak and Fir

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 86.2' x breadth 17.9' x depth 12.7'
gross tonnage: 156 tons (old measurement); 171 tons (new measurement)

Object numberABDSHIP001019

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 131

Fate: missing in the North Atlantic, 1843.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, standing bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, no galleries, a female figurehead. Constructed of oak and fir.

Owners:
1842: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners:
William Panton, merchant, Aberdeen, 32 shares.
Other shareholders: John Munn, merchant, Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, 32 shares.
02/11/1864: Registration cancelled 2nd Nov. 1864. Vessel sailed in 1843 on a voyage from France to Newfoundland and was never after heard of.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Master:
1842-43: Master Samuel Wills

Voyages (from Lloyd's):
1842-47: Aberdeen - Copenhagen
As often happened the ARABELLA remained in Lloyd's for some time after going missing

Note: Cost at construction, £1,962 (Builder's List held in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)