LOGIE O' BUCHAN

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

Date1840

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 65' x breadth 18 1/12' x depth 10'
Registered Tonnage: 114 tons (99 tons written below)

Object numberABDSHIP001686

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Nicol Reid & Co.

Fate: Wrecked near Margate early February 1857

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, square stern, carvel built, male bust figurehead.

Owners: John Rae, Merchant, Ellon, 32 shares; Alexander Mitchell, Merchant, Ythan Lodge, Ellon, 32 shares.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))
1841-? Owner: Falconer (according to Lloyd's 1841 L363)
1854-56: Owner A. Mitchell

Master:
1841-46: Master P. Gordon
1846-47: Master G. Crombie
1854-56: Master A. Sinclair

Voyages:
1841: Aberdeen
1842-45: Aberdeen - the Baltic
1846-47: Aberdeen coaster
1848-49: Aberdeen - Stettin
1854-56: Peterhead coaster

General History:
16/02/1857:
The Scotch schooner LOGIE O'BUCHAN has been totally lost on the Long Sand. Her figurehead and a few pieces of wreck have been brought into Margate.
(Morning Chronicle)