CYNTHIA
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
Date1842
Object NameBARQUE
MediumWOOD; Oak, Larch, Pitch Pine
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 96.2' x breadth 20.7' x depth 16'
gross tonnage 251 tons
gross tonnage 251 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001022
Keywords
Yard Number: 134
Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's 1854 (C954).
Propulsion: Sail
Description: Barque rigged, constructed of oak, larch, and pitch pine
Owners:
1843-48: Anderson, registered at Kincardine
1849-55: Gray & Co.
Masters:
1843-44: Master J. Stobie (continues to 1847 in Lloyd's, clearly they were not informed of his death)
1848-52: Master A. Gray
1853-55: Master E. Roy
Voyages (Lloyd's):
1843-44: Aberdeen (As port of survey, it seems to have actually gone to China)
1845-47: Hull - the Black Sea
1848: London - the Black Sea
1849-50: Bristol
1851-53: Liverpool
General History:
05/01/1844:
Deaths - drowned in the China Sea, aged 32, Captain John Stobie of the barque CYNTHIA of Kincardine. He lost his life in attempt to save one of his crew who had fallen overboard. Both perished before a boat could be sent to their assistance.
(Liverpool Mercury)
Note: Cost at construction, £2,367 (Builder's List held in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)
