I'LL TRY

DateMay 1863

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 97' x breadth 21' x depth 12'
Registered Tonnage: 151 ton

Object numberABDSHIP002777

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Smith, Inches, Aberdeen.
Official Number: 45210

Fate: Sank off South Shields, November 1916.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Brig rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, round stern. figurehead changed to billet (scrollwork) 6 June 1881.

Owners:
James Cumming, merchant, 32 shares; Robert Stephen, 16 shares; Thomas Stephen, 16 shares
(Vessel owned by Cummings and Stephen (including master Thomas Stephen) until c1882).
1882: Owner J. Allan; Certificate is "AE" meaning the ship is cleared to carry dry-imperishable goods on short journeys.
1890: Vessel was owned by T. Stephen.
1894: Sold to the Tyne Wherry Co. of Newcastle.
(Aberdeen Register of Ships, Register 2 (CE87/11/11) folio 129, continued in Register 7, folio 126. (Aberdeen City Archives))

Masters:
1884: Master Henderson.
1898: Master Jury

Voyages:
1865-66: Aberdeen - Baltic.
1867-70: Leith - Baltic.
1871-73: Aberdeen - Baltic.

General History:
02/11/1867:
Broadstairs, 30 October - processed brig I'LL TRY, of Aberdeen, for Alexandria
(Dundee Courier)

04/09/1885:
I'LL TRY, brig, of Aberdeen, coal laden, went ashore 2 September at entrance to Port Henry Harbour, Peterhead. Efforts will be made to get vessel off next tide.
(Morning Post)

19/07/1890:
Portland, 16 July - I'LL TRY, brig, of Aberdeen, sailed for Guernsey.
(Star (St. Peter Port))

14/02/1894:
Trawler PACIFIC arrived in Tyne with crew of Aberdeen brig I'LL TRY (from Sunderland for Aberdeen). She had been driving about the sea in recent gales on her beam's end, with sails gone and water in hold. Crew were taken off by trawler in heavy sea in 2 trips. They had been at pumps 12 hours, and when rescued were exhausted. Pacific afterwards took her in town and brought her to Tyne.
(Dundee Courier)

Notes:
1876: Written in red ink "S. S. ABN 76 - 5 years" which would indicate that the vessel had not complied with the Society's rules as to survey and had lost 5 years of its certificate.
May 1881: Surveyed.

See also:
Aberdeen Maritime Museum has a painting of I'LL TRY (dated 1869) by L P Pjostrom (harbour master at Malmo, Sweden).
History (CS) -
http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.phpofficial_number=&imo=&builder=4417&builder_eng=&year_built=1863&launch_after=&launch_before=&role=&propulsion=&category=&owner=&port=&flag=&disposal=&lost=&ref=57455&vessel=I%27LL+TRY

Wrecksite (WS) - http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?204047