Dechmont

A fullrigged steel ship built in 1891 by Russell & Co., Port Glasgow, for a total cost of £ 17.410. Dimensions: 260'_"×38'_"×23'_" and tonnage: 1727 GRT, 1642 NRT and .... tons under deck.

1891 July: Launched at the shipyard of Russell & Co., Port Glasgow, for The Dechmont Ship Co. (A.R. Thom & Co.), Glasgow. Assigned the official British Reg. No. .... and signal .....
1898: Sold to Lang & Fulton, Greenock.
1910: Sold to H.E. Hansen, Lillesand, Norway.

References:

Square-rigged ships, general references.
Hume, John R. & Moss, Michael S.: A Bed of Nails. The History of P. MacCallum & Sons, Ltd of Greenock 1781-1981, a Study in Survival.
Lang & Fulton, Greenock, (c1982). 8vo, xii, 148 pp, ill.

Updated 1997-04-19 by Lars Bruzelius

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