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ROMANOFF

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

DateAugust 1874

Object NameCLIPPER

MediumIRON

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 222.1' x breadth 36.3' x depth 22.2'
gross tonnage 1277 ton

Object numberABDSHIP000381

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Walter Hood & Co.
Official Number: 70436

Fate: stranded on Anholt Reef and broke in half when bound for Copenhagen from Savannah via Lerwick in 1917.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Ship rigged clipper, 2 decks, 3 masts, round stern, clencher built, no galleries, three quarter female figurehead, iron frame.

Owners:
1874: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
Alexander Nicol, 32 shares; James Buyers, 4 shares; John Blaikie Nicol, 4 shares, all shipowners. John Webster, advocate, 8 shares; William Shepherd, shipmaster, 8 shares; Alexander Christie, brickmaker, 4 shares; Jane Chalmers, or Nicol wife of Alexander Nicol 4 shares, all Aberdeen.
(Source: Aberdeen Shipping Registers (Aberdeen City Archives))
1906: Sold to Norwegians.

Masters:
1874-84: Master W. Shepherd
1884-90: Master Mearns
1898: Master R. Philips

General History:
16/02/1875:
Cape Otway, 15 Jan., ROMANOFF, ship, from London.
(Melbourne Argus)

02/11/1877:
Ship ROMANOFF, 96 days out from Freiderickstadt, Norway, with Baltic timber, will discharge portion of timber at Newcastle, then sail to Sydney to complete discharge and load for London.
(Newcastle [NSW] Morning Herald)

31/01/1885:
Arrived London 28 Jan. ROMANOFF, ship, from Port Victor, sailed 15 Oct.
(S. Australian Register)

23/01/1891:
Sailed 22 Jan., ROMANOFF, ship, for Antwerp.
(Sydney Morning Herald)

19/10/1892:
Ship ROMANOFF, Capt. Joss, arrived Sydney from New York with general cargo.
(Sydney Morning Herald)

09/11/1892:
Ship ROMANOFF flagship for Balmain Sailing Regatta.
(Sydney Morning Herald)

21/09/1893:
Ship ROMANOFF reached Port Jackson [NSW] with cargo of Baltic timber of 1,052,000 feet from Frederickstadt.
(Newcastle Morning Herald)

20/02/1896:
Clipper ship ROMANOFF cleared The Heads. Having been thoroughly cleaned and painted during her stay she was in beautiful order and while being towed to sea was greatly admired. Included in cargo were 6528 bales wool, 48 bales basils, 40 bales fleshings, 4815 bags ore, 3666 bars lead.
(Sydney Evening News)

20/05/1896:
Owners, A.Nicol & Co., have cabled advising of arrival of ship ROMANOFF at London 18 May after good passage of 89 days.
(Sydney Morning Herald)

16/11/1897:
Having discharged Newcastle portion of her cargo, ship ROMANOFF left in tow for Sydney, on discharge of cargo there will load wool.
(Newcastle Morning Herald)

11/11/1905:
Ship ROMANOFF arrived from Frederickstadt, Norway, with cargo of timber.
(Melbourne Argus)

18/07/1906:
Ship ROMANOFF, well known trader to Australia, has been sold to Norwegians for about £2600.
(Newcastle Morning Herald)