CLIO

Date1839

Object NameBRIGANTINE

MediumWOOD; Oak, Larch and Elm, part Fir plank

ClassificationsShip

DimensionsLength: 76.6" x Breadth: 20" x Depth: 12.5"
Gross tonnage: 168 tons

Object numberABDSHIP003030.69

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: John Ronald & Co.

Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's 1863 (C611).

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Brigantine rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts and a trysail, standing bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, no galleries, female figurehead.

Owners:
1839: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
Robert Maitland, 8 shares; Robert Mitchell, 8 shares; Charles Runcy, 16 shares, all merchants in Aberdeen.
Other shareholders;
William Maitland, 8 shares; William Connon, 8 shares; Robert Davidson, 4 shares, all merchants in Aberdeen. Also, John Manson, merchant, Oldmeldrum, 12 shares.
23/04/1850: Registration cancelled in Aberdeen, now registered at Lynn, Norfolk.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))
1850-59: Bird & Co., registered at King's Lynn.
1861-63: M. Feetham, registered at Sunderland.

Masters:
1839-42: Master John Sadler
1842-43: Master J. Taylor
1844-49: Master Maitland
1850-51: Master J. Coates
1852-53: Master M. Creak (sic)
1854-55: Master P. Bird
1856-59: Master J. Bird
1861-63: Master G. Paddon

Voyages:
1840: Aberdeen - London
1841-42: Aberdeen - Baltic
1844: Aberdeen - Marseilles
1855-47: Aberdeen - Riga
1848-49: Aberdeen - Baltic
1850-55: Lynn coaster
1856: Lynn - Antwerp
1861-63: Sunderland coaster

General History:
13/08/1845:
Montrose, 8 Aug - on Sabbath morning a most disgraceful outrage was committed by some of the crew of the brig CLIO, of Aberdeen, then lying in the west dock, who had quarrelled among themselves. Two of them fell upon the cook, who was lame of a hand and pummelled him in a most brutal manner. They were brought up before the chief magistrate on Monday forenoon and each fined £3.
(Aberdeen Journal)

Notes:
1848: Some repairs.
1852 and 1860: Damage repaired.
(Source: Lloyd's Shipping Registers)