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

Date1842

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 64.2' x breadth 14.4' x depth 8.8'
gross tonnage 52 tons

Object numberABDSHIP001030

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 142

Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's 1865 (H337).

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged

Owners:
1843: Andrew Aikman, St. Andrews (Builder's List; possably agent for St. Andrews & Leith Shipping Co.)
1844-49: St Andrews & Leith Shipping Co., registered at St. Andrews (Lloyd's)
1856-65: Peterson, registered at Leith

Masters:
1844-49: Master T. Pringle
1856-65: Master J. Watts

Voyages (from Lloyd's):
1844-49: Aberdeen coaster
1856-65: Leith coaster

Note: Cost at construction £996, or £12 per ton. (Builder's List held in the Lloyd's Library in the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)