JOHN GEORGE

DateMarch 1862

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 93' x breadth 22.4' x depth 11.9'
gross tonnage 142 tons

Object numberABDSHIP002937

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: David Burns & Co.

Fate: sunk in the Bristol Channel, 8 February 1863

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

Owner:
1862: Registered at Aberdeen for owner;
John McLauchlan, Shipowner, Aberdeen, 64 shares.
Vessel lost 8 February 1863 in the Bristol Channel.
(Source Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Master:
1862: Master R. Stephen

Voyage (Lloyd's):
1862: Aberdeen - Baltic

General History:
11/02/1863:
Brig JOHN GEORGE, of Aberdeen, owned by Mr. McLachlan, sank in Bristol Channel after collision with a barque. Crew were saved. She was bound Cardiff - London with cargo of iron and is believed to be insured.
(Aberdeen Journal)