MALVINA

Date1806

Object NameSNOW

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

DimensionsGross Tonnage 106 tons
Depth 10'

Object numberABDSHIP002947

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: unknown

Fate: unknown, likely lost or broken up c.1810 (see note)

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Snow rigged, 1 deck.

Owners:
1806: Lumsden
1807: Brebner
1808-11: Smith & Co.

Master:
1806-11: Master J. Smith

Voyages (Lloyd's underwriters):
1806: London - Konigsburg (now Kaliningrad)
1807: Dublin - New York
1808: Liverpool - Ireland
1809: London - Malaga
1810-11: London - Tenerife

General History:
14/09/1808:
The VINE, Martin, and MALVINA, Smith, bound to Malaga were, with the convoy, put into Falmouth on the 29th by contrary winds
(Aberdeen Journal)

Notes: MALVINA – A feminine name from the Gaelic Mala Mhin – Smooth brow. Popularised in the 18th Century “Ossian” poetry cycle by James Macpherson as the bride of Oscar.
It is likely that the 1811 entry is a ghost due to Lloyd's underwriters not being updated as there was a MALVINA of 1810, also Aberdeen built, also owned initially by Lumsden, also with master J. Smith, but twice the tonnage of this MALVINA of 1806. It seems likely that it was a direct successor to this 1806 vessel. It maybe the 1810 vessel was a total rebuild with lengthening, though Lloyd's clearly treats it as new. It also suggests that Lumsden remained a shareholder after "Smith & Co." becomes the owner named in Lloyd's underwriters.