ELVIRA
Shipbuildervessel built by
Alexander HALL & Co.
(Footdee, Aberdeen)
DateFebruary 1882
Object NameBARQUE
MediumIRON
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 168.7 x breadth 28.1' x depth 14.7'
gross tonnage 493 tons
gross tonnage 493 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001195
Keywords
Yard Number: 308
Official Number: 84199
Fate: Stranded in the River Amazon, Brazil, April 1899.
Propulsion: Sail
Description: Barque rigged, 1 deck, quarterdeck 37', forecastle 22'.
Owners:
1882-94: Henry F. Watt, Liverpool, registered at Liverpool
1897-98: W. C. Jarvis & Sons (British & Mexican Shipping Co.), registered at Liverpool
1899: Linscolt & Ford.
Masters:
1883-90: Master A. Watson
1892-93: Master W. H. Marshall
1893: Master E. J. Lace
1897: Master T. Dale
General History:
11/04/1899:
Telegram states that British Barque ELVIRA is ashore outside the bar at Santana [River Amazon, Brazil].
(Belfast Newsletter)
Note: Contract cost £7,600 (Builder's List in the Lloyd's Library of the Aberdeen Maritime Museum)
