Annandale

A fullrigged ship built in 1854 by J. Nicholson & Co., Annan. Dimensions: 228'6"×32'0"×17'9" and tonnage: 759 tons.

1854 August 10: Launched at the shipyard of J. Nicholson & Co., Annan, for their own account. Assigned the official British Reg. No. _____ and signal ____. Employed in the India trade.
1854 - 1858: In command of Captain Crockett
1854 July 29 - November 5: Sailed from Bombay to Liverpool in 99 days.
1856 January 30 - April 19: Sailed from Liverpool to Melbourne in 79 days.
1856 May 11 - June 11: Sailed Melbourne to Hong Kong in 31 days.
1856 July 11 - August 18: Sailed Hong Kong to Singapore in 38 days.
1856 September 5 - September 13: Sailed Singapore to Hong Kong in 8 days.
1857 March 3 - May 1: Sailed Hong Kong to Melbourne in 59 days.
1857 May 18 - August 1: Sailed Melbourne to Callao in 75 days.
1857 September 23 - November 23: Sailed Callao to Barbadoes in 60 days.
1858 January 13 - February 20: Sailed Barbadoes to Bahia in 38 days.
1858 February 25 - May 6: Sailed Bahia to Bombay in 70 days.
1858 June 29 - October 12: Sailed Bombay to Liverpool in 105 days.
1859 February 4 - May 31: Sailed Liverpool to Hong Kong in 116 days.
1859 September 29 - January 24: Sailed Whampoa to Plymouth in 117 days. The master Captain Atchinson died 103 days out from Whampoa and was buried at sea.
1860: Sold to Messrs Stuart and Douglas, Liverpool.
1862 August 16: Sold to Isaac Wilson, Liverpool.
1860: Sold to Melchor, George Klinger.
1865 September 30: Sold to Charles Wigg, Edwin Haig, Reginald Haig and Alexander E. Ramsay, Liverpool [?].
1865 December 5: Stranded at Key West, USA.
1866 March: Condemned and sold.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Tweedie, Francis: The Era of Shipbuilding at Annan.
The Mariner's Mirror, Vol. 37, London, 1951s. pp 128-142.

Updated 1998-07-19 by Lars Bruzelius

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