LYDIA

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

Shipownervessel built for Walter Hood & Co. (Shipbuilder, Footdee, Aberdeen 1839 - 1881)

DateNovember 1873

Object NameBARQUE

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 149 1/12' x breadth 25 5/6' x depth 15 1/3'
gross tonnage 377 ton

Object numberABDSHIP000379

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Walter Hood & Co.
Official number: 65101

Fate: Wrecked Iron Island, Chinese Coast, November 1882

Propulsion: Sail
Description: 1 deck, 3 masts, barque rigged, round stern, carvel built, no galleries, shield figurehead, wood frame.

Owners:
1873: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
George Thompson Jnr., James Buyers, Alexander Nicol, William Henderson and Cornelius Thompson, all shipowners in Aberdeen, joint owners (64 shares).
27/03/1876: Certificate cancelled, transferred to Shanghai.
(Source: Aberdeen Shipping Registers (Aberdeen City Archives))
1874-76: W. Hood & Co.
1876-77: W. Hood & R. Mackenzie
1878-79: R. Mackenzie
1880-81: Mackenzie & Co., registered at Shanghai.

Masters:
1874-81: Master Youngson.

General History:
21/01/1882:
"Lloyds Agent in Hong Kong reports total loss of barque LYDIA, 377 tows, on voyage from Newchwang 13 November (Head of Yellow Sea) to Swatow (S.China Sea near Cawton) with cargo of oilcake. Disaster occurred during heavy gale and snowstorm on Iron Island in Gulf of Pechili. All hands lost, only body washed ashore that of wife of Capt. Youngson."
(Manchester Times)