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GLADIATOR

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

Date15 May 1850

Object NameCLIPPER

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 144 5/6' x breadth 25 1/3' x depth 19 1/12'
Registered Tonnage: 534 ton

Object numberABDSHIP000332

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Walter Hood & Co.

Fate: Lost off Sable Island, Nova Scotia, in 1880.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: ship rigged clipper, one deck and a poop, 3 masts, square stern, carvel built, imitation galleries, male figurehead.

Owners:
1850: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
Henry Adamson, shipowner, 32 shares; George Thomson, shipmaster, 8 shares; George Milne, Kinaldie, 8 shares.
Other shareholders: William Shaw Lindsay, shipbroker, London, 16 shares.
Sold in 1868 to Mr Little of London.
(Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Masters:
1851-53: Master G. Thomson.
1856-57: Master Sim.
1858-62: Master Lovie.
1863: Master J. Young.
1865-67: Master J. Murray.
1868-72: Master Angus.

Voyages (Lloyd's):
1851-53: Aberdeen - Calcutta
1856-57: London
1858-59: Leith - Callao (Peru)
1861-62: Leith - South America
1863: Aberdeen - India
1865-66: Aberdeen - India
1867: Aberdeen - India
1868-72: Cardiff - India

General History:
According to a newspaper report, GLADIATOR 'appears to be constructed very much after the lines of the JOHN BUNYAN, built by the same firm, and which has just completed a voyage from Shanghai to London in 99 days - the usual length of the voyage being from four to five months'.

13/06/1851:
For Cape of Good Hope and Calcutta (to sail punctually 16 June) new Aberdeen clipper built ship GLADIATOR, G. Thomson commander, loading at the jetty, London Docks. This ship has most superior accommodation for passengers, having a full poop.
(Daily News)

21/10/1852:
GLADIATOR, ship, of Aberdeen, from Calcutta 81 days, Aug. 18, 15.13N, 3.59W [Mid Atlantic between Brazil and W. Africa].
(Daily News)

26/04/1854:
To be exposed to public roup within Lemon Tree Tavern, Aberdeen, 5 May, 8 x 64th shares of ship GLADIATOR... vessel is presently on voyage to Australia on high freight of £3500 for outward voyage and intelligence of her arrival is very soon expected. Particulars from Captain Thomson, late of "JOHN BUNYAN", 36 Union St. or Wm. Robison, Advocate, 58 Castle St.
(Aberdeen Journal)

07/05/1856:
Deaths: Drowned at sea off ship GLADIATOR, 25 Nov. 1855, James Donald Milne, aged 16, son of late William Milne, 17 Shiprow, Aberdeen.
(Aberdeen Journal)

24/11/1858:
Valparaiso [Chile], 30 Sept. It blew a heavy gale from WNW, under which GLADIATOR (British ship) and ISABELLA (American barque) came into collision and both sustained damage.
(Aberdeen Journal)

14/03/1860:
Tayport, 10 March, sailed ship GLADIATOR, Lovie, of Aberdeen for Callao [Peru] - 700 tons coal, drawing 17½ feet.
(Aberdeen Journal)

26/11/1862:
For sale by public roup, Aberdeen 28th Nov. 4 x 64th shares of ship GLADIATOR of Aberdeen. Vessel has been recently thoroughly repaired and reclassed.
(Aberdeen Journal)

09/01/1867:
Births - at 2 Wales St., 8 Jan., the wife of John R. Murray, Master of ship GLADIATOR, of a son.
(Aberdeen Journal)

20/09/1868:
Boston, U.S., 29 Aug. - "An Aberdonian" writes he visited GLADIATOR of Aberdeen (Capt. Angus), 98 days from Singapore. Saw curious canoe crew had picked up in Rhis Straits - apparently set adrift unmanned by natives (but with idol aboard) to seek relief from fever.
(Aberdeen Journal)

11/08/1870:
GLADIATOR, ship, from Sourabaya [Java] for Wingpo [near Shanghai] and Chefoo [China, Yellow Sea coast], 32 days, June 2, 3.12N, 118E [off Borneo].
(Leeds Mercury)

09/06/1880:
GLADIATOR (British ship) from Bremen to New York is reported from Halifax to have been totally lost at Sable Island [Nova Scotia].
(Glasgow Herald)

Note: Re-registered with new tonnage after alterations, the poop deck, round house and three brears removed. New tonnage, 503 tons. Latter dated 28th Dec. 1857 - Leith.