HIND

Shipbuildervessel built by Unknown

Date22 February 1804

Object NameSNOW

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 60.6' x breadth 18.7' x depth 9.10'
gross tonnage 87 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002791

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: unknown

Fate: wrecked at Girdleness, Aberdeen, 23 November 1836

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

Owners:
1824: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
Patrick Booth, 48 shares,* Alexander Duncan Jnr. 8 shares, both Aberdeen.
Other owners: James Mortimer, 4 shares, George Mortimer, 4 shares, both London.
Master in 1824: James Davidson.
[* the owner having been described as Booth & Co in Lloyd's underwriters since its first entry in 1808 (H supplement 23)]
1834: Subscribing owners,
John Law, Baker, 64 shares
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))
1830: Mortimer (Lloyd's)

Masters:
1808-15: Master W. Wells
1815-30: Master C. Phillips
1830-33: Master J. Munro
1834-35: Master "J. Prodo" [possibly a misspelling of Munro]

Voyages (from Lloyd's underwriters):
1808-14: London - Sunderland
1816: London - San Sebastian (North Spain)
1818: London - Hamburg
1819-20: Hull - Riga
1821: Belfast - London
1822: London coaster
1823-29: Scarborough coaster
1830: Lynn - Stockton
1831-33: Leith - Aberdeen

General History:
02/12/1836
Aberdeen, Nov. 25.—The HIND, Murray, of Aberdeen, from hence to Newcastle, in ballast, was driven on our [Aberdeen] beach on Thursday morning, and is broken up: crew saved.
(Durham Chronicle)

23/11/1836: Wrecked, Aberdeen.
HIND - Hit rocks at Girdleness then went ashore north off Aberdeen Harbour.
(Richard and Bridget Larn (1997), “Shipwreck Index of the British Isles” (Lloyd’s Register, London), vol. 4)

Note: Sometimes spelled HINDE
Having initially been in Lloyd's underwriters as 78 tons HIND is recorded as 87 tons by 1820 (H573) and 90 tons in 1834 (H502)

History (CS): http://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?year_built=1804&builder=&ref=60700&vessel=HIND

Wrecksite (WS): - https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?238950