Name |
AGRICOLA |
Construction |
WOOD |
Type |
BRIG |
Date |
1857 |
Official Number |
19864 |
Description |
Rig: BRIG Yard Number: 212 Owner: Pressley Registered Aberdeen Cost £2,391 Description: 1 deck, 2 masts, brig rigged, round stern, carvel built, no galleries, shield figurehead. Subscribing Owners: James Sim, chemits, Alexander Stronach, advocate, Alexander Fraser, advocate, Alexander Gibb, civil engineer, all Aberdeen; Thomas Tait, Kintore, grain merchant, Joint Owners, 64 shares. Masters: 1858-61: Linklaker 1862-85: T. Angus Owners: 1858-61: Pressley 1862-76: A. Anderson 1876-85: Northern Agricultural Co. Voyages: 1862-65: Aberdeen - London 1866-83: Aberdeen - Sunderland Notes: Lloyds Classification 9A1, some repairs in 1862, damage repairs in 1865. Aberdeen Journal, 2nd January 1867: 'On Sunday 30th December 1866 at about 6:30pm two ships foundered while trying to enter Aberdeen harbour.' AGRICOLA (brig) was swept out to a sand bank. All crew rescued and ship safely refloated a few days later. Both vessels belong to this port, bringing coal from Sunderland. 1858: Master Linklater 1862: Master Linklater; Owner/Agent Northern Agricultural Co. Master T. Angus; Owner A. Anderson; Aberdeen-London route 1866: Described as Sunderland coaster. Incident re. foundering already recorded 1876: Owners Northern Agricultural Company |
Shipbuilder |
A. HALL & Co. |
Dimensions |
length 95.8' x breadth 22.3' x depth 12.4' gross tonnage 158 tons |
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