JAMES CHADWICK

Shipbuildervessel built by DUTHIE (Footdee, Aberdeen)

Date1847

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD; Oak, Larch, and Elm

ClassificationsShip

DimensionsGross tonnage: 145 tons.
Length: 91'6"
Breadth: 19'3"
Depth: 12'9"

Object numberABDSHIP000504

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Duthie & Co.

Fate: wrecked off St. Andrews, 6 January 1867.

Propulsion: sail
Description: Brig rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, standing bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, no galleries, man figurehead.

Owners:
1847: registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
James Lucas, contractor and John Strachan, shipmaster, all Aberdeen, 64 shares.
Other shareholders: Mary Manuelle, stone merchant, London, 16 shares; Esther Robinson, spinster, London, 16 shares; James Chadwick, merchant, Westminster, London, 12 shares.
[The entry is unclear as there should be 64 shares total; presumably Lucas and Chadwick act as agents for the London shareholders; Lloyd's lists Manuelle as the principal owner]
(Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives))

Master:
1848-66: Master John Strachan

Voyages:
1848-51: Aberdeen - London
1852-66: Aberdeen coaster

General History:
06/01/1867: Wrecked in St. Andrews Bay whilst in ballast.
(Source: Ian G. Whittaker (1998), "Off Scotland: A Comprehensive Record of Maritime and Aviation Losses in Scottish Waters" (C-ANNE publishing, Edinburgh), p.196).