Agnes Muir

An iron full-rigged ship built in 1869 by Robert Duncan & Co., Port Glasgow, as Yard No. 32. Dimensions 60,24×9,82×6,07 meters [197'5"×32'2"×19'9"] and 901 GRT, 851 NRT and 799 tons under deck. Rigged with royals over single topgallant and double topsails.
1869 March 13
Launched at the shipyard of Robert Duncan & Co., Port Glasgow, for James Galbraiht and partners, Glasgow. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 60412 and signal HSGR. Employed in the New Zealand passenger trade.
1874 July 27
Sold to Killick, Martin & Co., London.
1874
In command of Captain Evan Christian Lloud.
1874 - 1885
In command of Captain James Lowe.
1878 August 1 - January 21
Sailed from Foochow to London in 173 days with a cargo of tea. This was the only tea cargo carried.
1876
Carried about 1100 tons of sugar from Ilo Ilo, Panay, to Boston at £3 8s per ton.
1880 December 28 - April 12
Sailed from Hong Kong to Le Havre in 105 days.
1881 July 1 - October 31
Sailed from Cuxhaven to Hong Kong in 122 days or 111 days from Land's End.
1881 December 23 - April 6
Sailed from Hong Kong to Le Havre in 104 days.
1882 June 14 - September 29
Sailed from London to Hong Kong in 107 days.
1883 December 18 - May 23
Sailed from Cardiff to Yokohama in 157 days. The log from this voyage is preserved at the Meteorological Office, Harrow [Log 6110].
1885 May 19
Sold to E. Tobias, Brake, Germany, and was renamed Adele.
1899
Sold to J.G. Lübken, Elsfleth.
1902
Sold to Aktieselskabet Adele (E.M. Olsen), Tønsberg, Norway.
1909
Sold to McIlwraith McEacharn Ltd., Melbourne, for £ 2000 and converted into a coal hulk named Agnes Muir. The lower masts were left standing.
1957 July
Sold to a Melbourne shipbreaker and was broken up.

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