SNOWDROP

Date1866

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 88' x breadth 22.5' x depth 11'
gross tonnage 141 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002921

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: David Burns & Co

Fate: sank off Inchkeith, Firth of Forth, 13 February 1869.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, eliptical stern, carvel built, no galleries, figurehead demi female.

Owner:
1866: Registered at Aberdeen for owner;
David Burns, 64 shares.
(source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Master:
1866-68: Master McKenzie

Voyages:
1866-68: Aberdeen - Baltic

General History:
13/02/1869: SNOWDROP
Firth of Forth, Inchkeith Island:
Lost following collision in wind conditions W x S force 5 with another vessel which was bound for Wemyss. The Leith registered steam tug PET took the SNOWDROP in tow, but as they reached the narrows the increasing violence of the wind caused the tug to set the schooner adrift at 5pm, not only in an attempt to save the sailing vessel, but because the PET was running short of fuel. The schooner then went to anchor and was soon in distress, but sea conditions prevented any assistance beng rendered. The schooner's lights were last seen at about 7pm, when it is supposed she foundered with all hands due to the stress of the weather. Next day the tops of her masts showed above the surface, and the ships boat was found and towed to Crail.
(Richard and Bridget Larn (1997), "Shipwreck index of the British Isles" (Lloyd's Register, London) vol. 4, section 1)

Note: as SNOW DROP in Lloyd's