BENACHIE

Shipbuildervessel built by George Milne & Co (Aberdeen, Scotland)

Date1857

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 100.9' x breadth 20.5' x depth 11.4'
gross tonnage 156 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002931

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: George Milne & Co

Fate: wrecked at İğneada, Black Sea coast of European Turkey, 22 October 1861.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Brig rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, square stern, carvel built, shield figurehead.

Owners:
1858: Registered at Aberdeen for owners;
George Milne, Kinaldie, Aberdeenshire; James Milne, timber merchant; William Stewart, timber merchant; both Aberdeen, joint 64 shares.
05/1861: Registration transferred to Faversham.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Master:
1858-65: Master A. Hurry

General History:
22/07/1858:
DIRECT LINE of PACKETS for ASPINWALL (COLON)
The first-class Aberdeen clipper-built coppered Brig BENACHIE, 225-146 tons, Captain Hurry; Will be despatched from LIVERPOOL direct to ASPINWALL (Colon), on the 2nd August. By which goods destined for ports in the Pacific, if consigned to the Agent of the Panama Railway Company, at Aspinwall, will be forwarded on free of charge for agency, warehousing, or landing expenses - for freight and cost of transport per railway across the Isthmus of Panama apply to
JOHN HAMILTON, 6 Castle-street
(Gore's Liverpool General Advertiser)

29/10/1861:
VARNA, Oct. 26.—The BENACHIE, brig, of Faversham, from the Danube, with a cargo of rye, is totally lost at Manda; the master, his wife, the owner's daughter, and three hands drowned; five hands saved.
(Morning Herald (London))

14/05/1862:
To Captain PIETRE TAGLIANI, of the Austrian Lloyd's steamer 'PERSIA' a TELESCOPE in testimony of his services in rescuing five of the crew of the brig 'BENACHIE' of Faversham, wrecked at Iniada, [İğneada?], 22nd October 1861
(Lloyd's List)