AGENORIA

Shipbuildervessel built by William Rennie (Footdee, Aberdeen, Scotland, c.1826 - 1839)

DateJuly 1830

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD; Fir and Oak

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 69 9/12' x breadth 20 3/12' x depth 12 1/3'
Registered Tonnage: 122 ton

Object numberABDSHIP001725

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: William Rennie

Fate: stranded at Tanwick, Shetland, 5 September 1846

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Brigantine rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, standing bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, no gallery, woman's bust figurehead. Constructed of fir and oak.

Owners:
1836: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners; Henry Adamson, insurance broker, Robert Spring, baker and John Paul, grocer.
(Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))
1843-46: Owner, Swinhal, registered at Sunderland (Lloyd's)

Masters:
1834: Master K. Brand
1834-41: Master Grainger
1843-46: Master Swinhal

Voyages (Lloyd's):
1834-36: Aberdeen - Riga
1836-41: Aberdeen - the Baltic
1843-46: Sunderland - France

General History:
05/09/1846: AGENORIA, 1830, a snow brig registered in Sunderland abandoned ashore at Tanwick, West of Shetland, Capt. Blyth. Cargo timber.
(Ian G. Whittaker (1998), "Off Scotland: A Comprehensive Record of Maritime and Aviation Losses in Scottish Waters" (C-ANNE publishing, Edinburgh), p. 34)