Name |
EARL OF ABERDEEN |
Type |
STEAM SCHOONER, PASSENGER, CARGO |
Date |
1889 |
Official Number |
94527 |
Description |
Yard Number: 249 Registered at Aberdeen 22 January 1889, managing owner William Skirving Engines One set tri-compound made by Hall Russell & Co. 200horsepower, speed 12.5 knots. Master A. Dove (until circa. 1915) Sold 15 October 1915 to the Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Company Ltd., 16 Bernard Street, Leith. Renamed "Britannia". James Currie manager. 19 October 1917, torpedoed by UC.75 off Portland Bill. when carrying cargo of pig iron from Middlesburgh to St Malo, 22 crew members were lost, there were three survivors (ref: Wrecksite) |
Shipbuilder |
Hall, Russell & Company, Limited |
Owner |
Aberdeen Newcastle & Hull Steam Navigation Co Ltd. |
Dimensions |
length 210' x breadth 30'2" x depth 14'8" Gross Tonnage: 765 ton |
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