CRAIGIEVAR

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

Date22 August 1825

Object NameBRIG

MediumWOOD

ClassificationsShip

Dimensionslength 91' 10" x breadth 25' 9" x depth 17'
tonnage 262 76/94 tons

Object numberABDSHIP000931

Keywords

Aberdeen Built Ships

About MeYard: Alexander Hall & Co
Yard Number: 45

Fate: wrecked at Thisted, Jutland, 29 November 1842

Propulsion: Sail
Description: Snow or brig rigged, single deck with beams, sheathed with copper, standing bowsprit, square sterned, carvel built, no galleries, 1 deck, 2 masts with male figurehead

Owners:
1825: Registered at Aberdeen for subscribing owners;
Alex. Forbes, merchant 8 shares; William Spark, watchmaker, 4 shares; William Ray, shipmaster 8 shares
plus 11 others including:-
William Hay, 8 shares, John Ogilvy, 4 shares and Charles Ogilvy, 4 shares all of Lerwick
(Aberdeen Register of Shipping (Aberdeen City Archives) 1825, no. 81)
1841: Burnie & Co, Montrose (Lloyd's)

Masters:
1827-40: Master William Ray
1834-35: Master J. Jaffrey
1835-40: Master W. Ray
1841-42: Master Thomson
1842: Master S. Lindsay

Voyages (Lloyd's):
1827-30: London - Cape of Good Hope
1831-33: London - Van Deiman's Land, Australia
1833-39: London - New South Wales
1841: Leith - Grenada
1842: Montrose - the Baltic

General History:
29/03/1831:
From Newcastle [NSW], brig CRAIGIEVAR, Captain Ray, with 300 bales wool.
(Sydney Gazette)

10/05/1831:
Departed for London, brig CRAIGIEVAR, Capt. W. Ray, with cargo of colonial produce.
(Sydney Gazette)

24/09/1832:
Brig CRAIGIEVAR, Capt. Ray, arrived from London via Launceston [Tasmania] with sundry merchandise. Left London 1 March. Passengers - Mr. Edward Ganes, a settler and 9 pensioners.
(Sydney Herald)

18/02/1833:
Departed for London brig CRAIGIEVAR, Captain Ray, with 1010 bales wool.
(Sydney Herald)

17/05/1834:
Arrived brig CRAIGIEVAR, Captain Jeffrey, from London, whence she sailed 13 November. Was detained in Portland Roads until 26 Dec. by contrary winds.
(Sydney Monitor)

18/10/1834:
Hobart Town [Tasmania] - arrived brig CRAIGIEVAR, 263 tons, Capt. Jaffrey, from Two-Fold Bay 2 Oct. with 57 headcattle and salt provisions.
(Sydney Monitor)

11/04/1835:
CRAIGIEVAR, brig, Jaffrey Master, loading for London. Sails tomorrow.
(Sydney Monitor)

14/05/1835:
Deaths. At North Shore, Captain Jeffrey, late of brig CRAIGIEVAR.
(The Colonist (Sydney))

05/11/1836:
Brig CRAIGIEVAR, Captain Ray, sailed for Newcastle [NSW] in ballast.
(Sydney Gazette)

14/02/1838:
Brig CRAIGIEVAR, Ray master, sailed for Newcastle to load wool for London.
(Sydney Monitor)

20/12/1842:
Loss of the CRAIGIEVAR. —We are also sorry to state, that intelligence has been received here of the loss of the brig CRAIGIEVAR, Lindsay, of this port [Montrose], which took place off Thisted, Jutland, on the 29th ultimo. [November] while on voyage from St Petersburgh to London with tallow. The crew and part of the cargo have been saved, but the vessel, it is presumed, would turn out a total wreck
(Northern Warder and General Advertiser for the Counties of Fife, Perth and Forfar)

Notes: Cost at construction £3311
Some Repairs 1835 & 1837
The ship seems to have been referred to in Lloyds Registers for a time as CRAIGIERAC.