LUNAN

DateJune 1870

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 121 5/12' x breadth 24 3/12' x depth 14'
Gross Tonnage: 268 tons

Object numberABDSHIP001700

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Humphrey & Co.
Official Number: 63618

Fate: wrecked, Fujian provice, China, 26 January 1879.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Brig rigged, raised quarterdeck.

Owners:
1871-72: J. Morice, registered at London
1873-76: Morris, Lewis & Co., registered at Shanghai
1877-79: Morris & Co., registered at Shanghai

Masters:
1871-73: Master Cargill
1874-79: Master Whitton

Voyages:
1871-73: Aberdeen - China

General History:
21/02/1872:
LUNAN, brig, at Nagasaki 1st December from Shanghai.
(Aberdeen Journal)

15/02/1879:
The British brig LUNAN, bound from Shanghai to Amoy [Xiamen], struck on the Chi-sen rock on the 26th January, and sank immediately, thirteen of the crew were saved in the ship's boats, and one, a Chinaman, was drowned.
(Overland China Mail)