PRINCESS ROYAL

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

Date3 July 1850

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 106' x breadth 20' 3" x depth 13'
tonnage 172 tons (NM) 257 (OM)

Object numberABDSHIP001062

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 174

Fate: Wrecked North Cross Sand, Yarmouth, 2 December 1871.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged with clipper hull

Owners:
1850-59: Leith & London Shipping Company., registered at Leith
1861-63: J. Gilchrist, registered at Leith
1863-67: W. Walker, registered at Grangemouth
1867-71: D. Mearns, registered at Aberdeen

Masters:
1851-55: Master A. Brown
1856-57: Master M. Smith
1858: Master S. Clarke
1859: Master C. Clarke
1861-63: Master J. Burrell
1863-67: Master Macnaughton
1868-711: Master J. Robertson

Voyages (from Lloyd's):
1851-55: Aberdeen - London
1856-59: Leith - London
1861-63: Clyde - Mediterranean
1864-67: London - Mediterranean

General History:
03/07/1850:
She is the second vessel built by Messrs Hall for the same company and is to run as consort to the 'PRINCE OF WALES' between Leith and London [...] Perfect model of the Aberdeen bow.
(Aberdeen Journal)

28/09/1854:
When clipper schooner PRINCESS ROYAL, of Leith, was on passage from London, a young sailor Andrew Munro fell from the topmast on the deck and was killed on the spot. He was the principal support of his mother, his father having been killed at sea some years ago.
(Caledonian Mercury)

06/01/1862:
Now at loading berth, southside, at Glasgow for Rio de Janeiro. the beautiful Aberdeen coppered clipper schooner PRINCESS ROYAL, 172 ton register, Captain Burrell, will have immediate despatch.
(Glasgow Herald)

12/08/1863:
To be sold by public auction Glasgow 19th August the splendid clipper schooner PRINCESS ROYAL, of Leith. Carries about 240 tons and sails very fast, is coppered and copper fastened and well found in sails and stores. Built Aberdeen 1850, now lying at Glasgow.
(Glasgow Herald)

10/05/1870:
Southend, 7 May - Schooners PRINCESS ROYAL, of Aberdeen, and WILLIAM & MATTHEW and SORDEN (Norwegian) were all in collision. Schooners brought up slightly damaged, SORDEN proceeded.
(The Standard)

09/12/1871:
Schooner PRINCESS ROYAL, of and from Aberdeen with patent manure, struck on North Cross Sand, [Yarmouth] early on monday morning. The crew (seven) took to their small boat and for three hours were exposed to falling snow and a tremendous sea. Eventually they succeeded in getting on St. NICHOLAS light ship and were afterwards taken off by refuge lifeboat.
(Bury Free Press)

Note: Contract cost £2820 (Builder's List in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)