SINGAPORE

Shipbuildervessel built by DUTHIE (Footdee, Aberdeen)

Date1833

Object NameBARQUE

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 101' x breadth 26.1' x depth 18'
gross tonnage 302 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000450

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: William Duthie & Co.

Fate: Stranded off Rye, Sussex, 15 July 1844.

Propulsion: Sail
Description: barque rigged, 1 deck, 3 masts, standing bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, billet figurehead

Owners:
05/07/1833: Registered at Aberdeen by subscribing owner,
Clement Taber, merchant, Aberdeen, 64 shares
Vessel sold to London May 1839.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Masters:
1833-37: Master John Cargill
1838-41: Master Lock

Voyages:
1835-37: London - Clyde
1838-41: London - Singapore.

General History:
17/05/1834:
Barque SINGAPORE, of Aberdeen, John Cargill Commander, has just completed her first voyage, one of the most expeditious on record, having sailed from Port Glasgow with a general cargo for Singapore, there discharged and reloaded another general cargo for London, and was safely moored in St. Kathrine's Dock Friday 9 May, out and home in unparalleled short period of 8 months and 15 days, thus giving undeniable proof of her superior sailing prowess when combined with excellent management - built by William Duthie in Aberdeen July last and is in every respect, as regards a sailing vessel, a beautiful specimen of nautical architecture and workmanship.
(Morning Chronicle)

SINGAPORE, sailing vessel, Master Simpson, Quebec - London, stranded 4 miles east of Rye, Sussex, forenoon 15 July 1844, materials and cargo saved.
(Richard and Bridget Larn (1997), “Shipwreck Index of the British Isles” (Lloyd’s Register, London), vol. 2, section 3)