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Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co.
Aberdeen Steam Navigation Co. operated passenger and cargo
services between Aberdeen and London from 1821. The company originally
operated sailing ships
under the name of Aberdeen & London New Shipping Co., but the word New was dropped
after a few years. In 1827 the first steamship was introduced and traded under
the name Aberdeen & London S.N. Co. In 1835 the Aberdeen and London S.N. Co.
combined
with the Aberdeen & London Shipping Co. to form the Aberdeen S.N. Co.
In 1837
a service to Sunderland was introduced and in 1838
the Aberdeen & Hull Shipping Co. was taken over. By 1854 the service to Hull
had
been discontinued.
Sailings continued until 1945 except for wartime disruptions,
but in 1945 the company was taken over by the Tyne-Tees Steam Shipping Co., Newcastle,
part of the Coast Lines group. Passenger services were resumed after the end
of World War II but only lasted until 1948 when they finally ceased. Competition
from road and rail traffic spelled the end of the cargo trade between Aberdeen
and London which finished in 1962 and
the company ceased to exist.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
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Sailing Ships |
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Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Aberdonian (1) |
1840 |
wooden schooner, 1844 purchased from Nicol & Munro,
Aberdeen, 1853 sold to G. & J. Leslie, Aberdeen, 1871 sold to D.
Mearns, Aberdeen, 1883 sold J. Archibald, Aberdeen, 1888 scrapped. |
149 |
Betsy |
1826 |
wooden hermaphrodite, 1833 sold to Swainston & Cram,
Liverpool, 1836 sold to Lamb & Green, Youghal, 1839 sold to Williams,
Kings Lynn, 1840 sold to W. Shipp, Kings Lynn, 1842 wrecked. |
123 |
Bon Accord |
1824 |
wooden brigantine, 1840 sold to J. Shrimps, Dundee,
1842 sank off Dutch coast. |
155 |
Duke of Gordon |
1827 |
wooden smack, 1837 sold to G. Leslie, Aberdeen re-rigged
as brigantine, 1842 sold toW. Waddell, Glasgow, 1852 scrapped. |
150 |
Florence |
1831 |
wooden smack, 1839 purchased from Aberdeen & Hull
Shipping Co., 1849 sold to Stewart & Russell, Aberdeen, 1851 sold
to A. Crane, Aberdeen re-rigged as schooner, 1866 sold to F. D. Lambert,
London, 1876 sold Holland. |
128 |
Gazelle |
1846 |
wooden schooner, 1853 sold to M. McKenzie, Melbourne,
1856 registered Auckland, 1860 lost in China Sea. |
175 |
London |
1840 |
wooden schooner, 1844 purchased from Nicol & Munro,
Aberdeen, 1850 lost at sea. |
143 |
Mansfield |
1802 |
wooden smack, 1821 purchased, 1837 sold to Gordon,
Banff, later wrecked. |
146 |
Nimrod |
1817 |
wooden smack, 1821 purchased from Thompson, Lumsden & Catto,
Aberdeen, 1836 sold to A & W. Phillips, Aberdeen, 1844 sold to Webster & Eddie,
Aberdeen, 1844 wrecked Aberdeen. |
141 |
Paragon |
1842 |
wooden schooner, 1853 sold to W. Lawson, London, 1862
destroyed by fire off Plymouth. |
153 |
Superior |
1814 |
wooden smack, 1837 re-rigged as brigantine, 1839
purchased from A. Hall & Co., Aberdeen, 1852 sold to A. Anderson,
Aberdeen re-rigged as brig, 1855 sold to Aberdeen Whale Fishing Co.,
1859 sold to G. McTaggart, Arbroath, 1870 sold T. Darling, Aberdeen,
1872 sold to G. Campbell, Aberdeen, many other owners until 1885
when hulked. |
144 |
Thetis |
1826 |
wooden smack, 1839 purchased from Aberdeen & Hull
Shipping Co., 1840 sold to T. Ostrich, Hull re-rigged as schooner,
1844 sank off S. Wales coast. |
94 |
True Blue |
1827 |
wooden hermaphrodite, 1836 sold to N. Smith & Co.,
Aberdeen, 1837 sold to J. Ogilvy, Aberdeen,1840 sold to R. Spring,
Aberdeen, 1843 sold to W. Leask, Aberdeen, 1844 sold to J. Ballintine,
Lyme Regis, 1848 scrapped. |
105 |
William Hogarth |
1841 |
wooden schooner, 1844 purchased from Nicol & Munro,
Aberdeen, 1846 sold to Aberdeen, Leith & Clyde Shipping Co., 1852
went missing on voyage Aberdeen - Lerwick. |
140 |
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Steamships |
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Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
Aberdonian (2) |
1909 |
1915-1919 served as hospital ship, 1940 hired by
Admiralty as depot ship, 1945 returned to owners, 1946 sold to Peak
Shipping Co., Hong Kong renamed Taishan Peak, 1948 sold Panama renamed
Parviz, 1950 scrapped after typhoon damage. |
1,648 |
Aberdonian Coast |
1947 |
1948 transferred to Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool, 1948
renamed Hibernian Coast, 1968 sold Kuwait renamed Port Said Coast,
1974 scrapped. |
1,258 |
Ban-Righ |
1870 |
1901 sold to Colombian Government, 1902 renamed Libertador,
1902 renamed Bolivar, 1904 renamed Marroquin, 1927 deleted from registers. |
958 |
Caledonian Coast |
1947 |
1948 transferred to Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool, 1967
chartered to T & J. Brocklebank,
Liverpool renamed Makalla, 1968 sold Kuwait renamed Ahmadi Coast,
1974 scrapped. |
1,265 |
City of Aberdeen (1) |
1835 |
wooden paddleship, 1855 requisitioned as Crimea War
transport, 1858 sold to J & P. Denny (shipbuilders), Dumbarton as
part payment for Duke of Rothesy, 1859 sold to N. S. Begbie, London,
1860 sold to Sicilian Government as naval transport, renamed Rosalino
Pilo. |
877 |
City of Aberdeen (2) |
1865 |
20th Jan. 1871 stranded near Aberdeen. |
682 |
City of Aberdeen (3) |
1873 |
1906 sold to Greece renamed Salamis, 1917 torpedoed
and sunk by UC.17 in Bay of Biscay. |
972 |
City of London (1) |
1844 |
paddleship, 1869 converted to screw propulsion, 1854-55
requisitioned for Crimean War service, 1871 sold to George Russell,
London, 1887 scrapped. |
1,067 |
City of London (2) |
1871 |
1931 sold to David MacBrayne Ltd, Glasgow renamed
Lochbroom, 1937 scrapped. |
977 |
Commodore |
1838 |
wooden paddleship, 1855 purchased from Peter Denny,
Dumbarton, 16th Sep. 1859 wrecked at Fife Ness, Fife. |
760 |
Duchess of Sutherland |
1836 |
wooden paddleship, 1838 purchased from Moray Firth & London
S.P. Co., Inverness, 1847 sold to Robert Napier (shipbuilder), Glasgow
as part payment for Duke of Sutherland and Earl of Aberdeen, 1851
scrapped. |
575 |
Duke of Rothesay |
1857 |
1859 sold to Spanish Government, no further info. |
578 |
Duke of Sutherland |
1847 |
paddleship, 1st Apr. 1853 wrecked Aberdeen ; loss
of 16 lives. |
803 |
Duke of Wellington |
1829 |
wooden paddleship, 1850 scrapped. |
335 |
Earl of Aberdeen |
1847 |
paddleship, 1855-56 requisitioned for Crimean War
service, 1863 sold to General
Steam Nav. Co., London, 1880 scrapped. |
907 |
Gambia |
1855 |
1861 purchased from J. Stewart, Aberdeen, 7th Jan.
1870 sank off Dudgeon lightvessel. |
517 |
Hadrian Coast |
1941 |
ex- Empire Atoll, 1946 purchased from MOWT by Tyne
Tees Shipping Co renamed Hadrian Coast, 1948 transferred to Aberdeen
S.N. Co, 1964 transferred to Coast Lines Ltd, Liverpool, 1967 sold
Greece renamed Elda, 1970 wrecked Morocco. |
692 |
Harlaw (1) |
1881 |
1888 sold to Halifax & Newfoundland SS Co., Windsor,
N.S, 1911 lost in ice in seal hunt. |
450 |
Harlaw (2) |
1888 |
ex- Gotha, 1899 purchased from Goole Steam Shipping
Co., Goole renamed Harlaw, 1910 sold to Patriotic SS Co., London,
1912 sold to J. Constant, London, 1915 seixed by Italian authorities,
1918 shelled and sunk by UB.48 off Corsica. |
821 |
Harlaw (3) |
1911 |
ex- Swift, 1929 purchased from General
Steam Nav. Co., London renamed Harlaw, 1946 sold China renamed
Min Chih, 1947 renamed Hai Yang, 1949 sold Panama renamed Chepo,
1950 renamed Hollina, 1954 renamed El Brenon, 1959 renamed Triumph,
1963 scrapped. |
1,141 |
Hebridean Coast |
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see Valerian Coast. |
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Hogarth (1) |
1876 |
1878 sold to London & South Western Railway Co., Southampton
renamed Caledonia, 1881 wrecked Jersey. |
567 |
Hogarth (2) |
1893 |
7th Jun. 1916 torpedoed and sunk by UB.107 off Farne
Islands ; loss of 26 lives. |
1,226 |
Ich Dien |
1877 |
tug, used as River Thames passenger tender, 1942
sold to R. G. Odell, London, 1953 scrapped. |
87 |
Kangaroo |
1853 |
built for Waterford SS Co., Waterford, 1858 sold
to A & D. Dunn, London, 1859 sold to Northern S.N. Co., Aberdeen,
23rd Jan. 1862 sank in storm off Anglesey ; loss of 13 lives. |
458 |
Koolga |
1910 |
1918 purchased from Thomas Cowan, Leith, 1946 sold
China renamed Min Yung, 1947 sold Panama renamed Beatriz, 1947 sold
Switzerland renamed Gallus, 1953 scrapped. |
1,110 |
Lochnagar |
1906 |
ex- Lairdswood, 1930 purchased from Burns & Laird,
Glasgow renamed Lochnagar, 1946 sold Panama renamed Rena, 1951 renamed
Bluestar, 1952 scrapped. |
1,619 |
North Star |
1837 |
wooden paddleship, 1845 purchased from North of Scotland
S.N.Co., 1853 sold to Borrie & Boyd, Dundee, 1856 sold to Dixon & Lawrence,
Melbourne, 1871 deleted from registers. |
453 |
Oithona |
1887 |
1891 sold to Russian Navy, 1892 renamed Yacout, 1923
sold to Malta renamed G. M. La Vallette, 1926 sold Tunisia, 1934
sold Greece renamed Ionian, 1937 sold Italy and believed scrapped. |
701 |
Queen of Scotland |
1827 |
wooden paddle ship, 1843 sold to J. Gee & Co., Hull,
1860 sold to T. Hodson, Manchester, 1863 sold to Lofthouse & Glover,
Hull, 1869 scrapped. |
430 |
Royal Victoria |
1835 |
wooden paddleship, 1855 purchased from London, Leith,
Edinburgh & Glasgow Shipping Co., Leith, 1857 scrapped. |
756 |
Stanley |
1859 |
1861 purchased from J. Stewart, Aberdeen, 24th Nov.1864
wrecked in storm at entrance to Tyne ; loss of 26 lives. |
553 |
Valerian Coast |
1938 |
ex- Sandhill, 1946 transferred
from Tyne Tees Shipping Co. renamed Valerian Coast, 1948 renamed
Hebridean Coast, 1953 transferred to Belfast SS Co. renamed Ulster
Chieftain, 1956 transferred to Tyne Tees Shipping Co. renamed Durham
Coast, 1960 transferred to British & Irish
S.P. Co., Dublin renamed Wicklow, 1970 sold Cyprus renamed Sinergasia,
1973 renamed Sonia, 1974 sold Greece renamed Margarita P, 1976 sold
Panama, 1980 scrapped. |
586 |
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