TRANSATLANTIC
Shipbuildervessel built by
Walter Hood & Co.
(Shipbuilder, Footdee, Aberdeen 1839 - 1881)
Date1857
Object NameCLIPPER
MediumWOOD
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 153' x breadth 29 5/12' x depth 17 9/12'
Gross Tonnage: 614 ton
Gross Tonnage: 614 ton
Object numberABDSHIP000346
Keywords
Fate: when bound to Stettin from Mobile, foundered in the Atlantic, 15 October 1899.
Propulsion: Sail
Description: ship rigged clipper, 1 deck and a poop deck, 3 masts, round stern, carvel built, man bust figurehead.
Owners:
Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
George Thompson Jnr, William Henderson, Aberdeen, Stephen Thompson, 12 St. Helens Place London, all shipowners, 40 shares joint; Alexander Nicol shipowner 8 shares; Walter Hood shipbuilder 8 shares; James Buyers shipowner 8 shares, all Aberdeen.
1875: Sold to a foreigner.
(Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))
1878: J. L. Ugland of Arendal.
Masters:
1864: Master Wm Phillips
20/01/1858:
Splendid new clipper ship TRANSATLANTIC, 1000 tons burden, A1 at Lloyd’s and Coppered, William Edward commander, will be despatched from Aberdeen to Quebec on Wed. 4th April. This remarkably fine vessel has been built here by Messrs Walter Hood & Co. expressly for the North American trade and offers a most favourable conveyance for passengers, the accommodation being unrivalled. Geo Thomson Jun & Co.
(Aberdeen Journal)
14/07/1858:
TRANSATLANTIC, having arrived from Quebec after very short voyage of 20 days, will be again despatched for that port on Wed 28 July. As a number of her berths are already engaged, those who intend emigrating by this opportunity will require to make immediate application.
(Aberdeen Journal)
23/02/1859:
To sail for Quebec 16 April under command of Captain Mann, who has had much experience in the passenger trade.
(Aberdeen Journal)
20/07/1859:
After passage of 27 days from Quebec, will be despatched again 30 July.
(Aberdeen Journal)
18/07/1861:
TRANSATLANTIC departed Gravesend 20 May for Melbourne [Victoria].
(Ballarat Star)
13/11/1861:
TRANSATLANTIC sailed from Geelong [Victoria] 12 Nov for London.
(Geelong Advertiser)
11/05/1863:
Sailed Gravesend 3 March for Sydney.
(Sydney Morning Herald)
23/01/1864:
TRANSATLANTIC arrived Gravesend 10 Nov from Sydney.
(Melbourne Argus)
16/2/1864:
TRANSATLANTIC loading at London for Sydney.
(Sydney Morning Herald)
Sailed from London, January 1864 bound for Sydney, Australia, arriving in June. On the return journey the cargo consisted of:
"1360 bales of wool, 135 casks tallow, 5300 hides, 300 bags and 40 cases of kauri gum and 50 tons of iron bark timber - she had no ballast. Dunnage wood in the bottom 9ins, bilges 12ins, 1 tree nail between the wool and the sides. So laden, she drew 14.5 ft aft., 14ft forward. Her best sea trim was 6ins by the stern. Port charges, custom entry and shipping office £4/4 shillings; Pilotage out 4 pence per ton, the same in".
(Basil Lubbock (1948 edn), "The Colonial Clippers" (James Brown & Son, Glasgow))
She returned to London in October 1864. The complete voyage was under the command of Wm. Phillipps, Master and the Ships Carpenter was David Alexander, from Aberdeen.
Rebuilt in 1876.
1841
