PLOUGH

Shipbuildervessel built by Alexander HALL & Co. (Footdee, Aberdeen)

Date1811

Object NameSCHOONER

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 60'6" x breadth 18'8" x depth 9'5"
gross tonnage 86 55/94 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000888

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: A. Hall & Co.
Yard Number: 3

Fate: unknown, last in Lloyd's 1842 (P338).

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Schooner rigged, 1 deck, 2 masts, running bowsprit, square stern, carvel built, no figurehead

Owners:
1812-22: Gray & Co. (Lloyd's underwriters)
1822-23: Captain & Co. (i.e Alex Cravie & Co.)
1824-25: More & Co.
1826: Registered at Aberdeen to Newburgh for subscribing owners;
Rob Catto, merchant, 3 shares; William Pirie, merchant, 3 shares; Alec. Harvey of Foveran, 13 shares.
Other shareholders in 1826 (45/64);
George Pirie, merchant, 3 shares; Thomas Wallace, Achnagatt, 12 shares; William Gray, Mill of Fiddes, 12 shares; David Moir, Mains of Knockhall, 6 shares; all farmers. Andrew Connon, wright, Newburgh, 6 shares; Margaret Mitchell, widow, Newburgh, 2 shares.
Sold to Sunderland in 1835.
(Source: Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives) no. 2, 1826)
[Lloyd's continues to have the owner as "More & Co" through to 1830 in the period of the Aberdeen registry above. It may be that this refers to David Moir even though Harvey clearly has the most shares. Indeed, it may therefore be the case that that the Gray & Co shown by Lloyd's 1812-22 is the William Gray shown above, particularly as it also shows "W. Gray" as owner in 1833. If that is the case then probably ownership had not changed substantially and Lloyd's is showing changes between who was acting as agent]
1839-42: Owner, Thompson, registered at Whitby (Lloyd's)

Masters:
1812-20: Master P. Gordon
1822-30: Master Alex Crevie
1833-37: Master R. Findlay
1839-41: Master Thompson

Voyages (from Lloyd's):
1812-23: London coaster
1824-30: Leith coaster
1833: Leith - Sunderland
1839-42: Whitby collier

Notes: Cost at construction £865
between 1822 and 1824 Lloyd's underwriters describes PLOUGH as a sloop rather than a schooner.