NIGHTINGALE

Date1855

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD; Oak, Larch and Fir

ClassificationsShip

DimensionsLength: 109ft
Breadth: 21.9ft
Depth: 12.8ft
Gross tonnage: 329 tons

Object numberABDSHIP003030.90

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: George P. Milne.

Fate: unknown, no longer in Lloyd's 1858

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Brig rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, round stern, carvel built, no galleries, woman’s bust figurehead.

Owners:
1855: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
Charles Wilson, merchant, 22 shares; James Fraser, overseer, 6 shares; William Mitchell, post master, 4 shares; David Mitchell, blacksmith, 4 shares; Robert Gray, shipmaster, 4 shares; James Leslie, manager, 4 shares; Joseph Wood, commission agent, 4 shares; James McKenzie, baker, 4 shares; William Milne, merchant, 4 shares; all Aberdeen. David Millar, farmer, Alford, 4 shares; Alexander Davidson, corn merchant, Belhelvie, 4 shares.
(Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Masters:
1856: Master R. Gray.

Voyages:
1856: Aberdeen - the Baltic.

Notes: Classification 7A1. Oak, larch & fir. yellow metal & part felt with iron bolts.