Aristides

An iron full-rigged ship built in 1876 by Walter Hood & Co., Aberdeen. Dimensions 260'0"×39'5"×34'5" and 1721 GRT, 1661 NRT and 1498 tons under deck.

1876 March: Launched at the shipyard of Walter Hood & Co., Aberdeen, for Aberdeen White Star Line (G. Thompson & Co.), Aberdeen. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 70454 and signal PVQC. Captain R. Kemball late of the Thermopylae (1868) was given command of the new ship.
1876 July 6 - September 18: Sailed from London to Port Phillip in 74 days,
1876 November 28 - February 17: Sailed from Melbourne to London in 81 days.
1889: Sailed from London to Sydney in 85 days.
1887: Captain Spalding replaced Capt. Kemball.
1903 May 28: Sailed from Caleta Buena with a cargo of nitrate for San Francisco and disappeared on route.

Updated 1997-04-18 by Lars Bruzelius.