LAVINIA

Shipbuildervessel built by Nicol Reid & Co. (Footdee, Aberdeen, Scotland, founded c.1790)

DateJuly 1818

Object NameBRIGANTINE

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 79 11/12' x breadth 23 1/3' x depth 13 5/12'
Registered Tonnage: 182 ton

Object numberABDSHIP001648

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Nicol Reid & Co

Fate: unknown, last mention in Lloyds underwriters 1833 (L176)

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Snow-brig rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, standing bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, no galleries or figurehead.

Owners:
Subscribing Owners in 1825:
Alexander Duthie Jnr, 40 shares; Robert Duthie, 8 shares; George Elsmie, 4 shares; Merchants.
Other Shareholders:
George Still, 8 shares; James Forbes, 4 shares; Merchants.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Masters:
1819-26: Master A. Sime
1827-32: Master J. Smart
1832-33: Master W. Taylor

Voyages:
1819-21: London - Tobago
1822: London - Bahia, Brazil
1823-24: London - Maderia
1825: London - Rio de Janeiro
1826: London - Riga, Latvia
1827: Falmouth - Cartagena, Spain
1828: London - the Straits [of Gibraltar]
1830-32: Cowes coasting
1833: Belfast coasting

Note: The ship appears as a Snow in Lloyd's Registers, Aberdeen register says Square rigged (1825), possibly referring to the snow rig