GAZELE

Shipbuildervessel built by Walter Hood & Co. (Shipbuilder, Footdee, Aberdeen 1839 - 1881)

Owner Aberdeen Steam Navigation Company (Aberdeen, Scotland, 1821 - 1962)

Date1846

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 101 5/12' x breadth 20 3/6' x depth 13 1/6'
Gross Tonnage: 175ton

Object numberABDSHIP000318

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Walter Hood & Co.

Fate: Wrecked off the coast of Newcastle, Australia, outbound for Sydney, July 1860.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, clipper hull, female figurehead.

Owners:
08/05/1846: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
William Duthie, George Thomson Jr., William Reid, Merchants, Aberdeen.
Other owners: Alexander Brown, Robert Catto, Thomas Blaikie, merchants, Aberdeen, Trustees of the property of the vessels owned by The Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co.
21/01/1854: Registry cancelled. Vessel registered de novo at Melbourne per letter of 30 September 1853.
(Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Masters (Aberdeen Register):
08/05/1846: Master Mark Christopher
18/10/1852: William Collier

General History:
10/10/1854:
Newcastle, New South Wales, GAZELE, Schooner, 175 tons, Captain Mackenzie, sailed for Auckland with 130 tons of coal, 80 head cattle, 14 horses.
(Sydney Morning Herald)

26/07/1860:
Loss of schooner GAZELE - Monday last, schooner GAZELE, bound for Sydney with cargo of coal, attempted to leave the harbour with fair North-West wind. Very heavy sea was coming in and the vessel was hit by a few heavy seas which sent her backwards. In a few moments she was among the breakers. Her anchors were let go, but she appeared to drag them and her stern occasionally seemed to be striking on the oyster bank. Crew were now in great danger as seas broke over the vessel; after a heavy pull, the lifeboat got a line fast to the vessel. Captain and crew, numbering 7, were got safely into the boat. During the night, wind increased to a hurricane and in the morning the vessel was ashore, broken to pieces. Vessel had only been purchased previous week by Mr. Sawyer of Sydney. She was commanded by Captain Simmonds, an old trader, and was not insured.
(Maitland Mercury)