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The Fleets Aberdeen
Line / Aberdeen & Commonwealth Lines
 Set up in 1825 by George Thompson of Aberdeen to run sailing ships to
the St. Lawrence with a few passengers and returning with timber. By
1837 he was running a fleet of 12 sailing vessels and trading to South
America, the Pacific, West Indies and the Mediterranean and in 1842 commenced
regular London - Australia sailings. In 1882 a regular steamship service
was introduced between London and Australia and in 1899 all ships of
the line were fitted to carry frozen produce. In 1905 the company came
under the joint control of White
Star Line and
Shaw, Savill & Albion Line, but retained it's own identity. White Star Line purchased
the Australian Government owned Australian Commonwealth Line and it's fleet in
1928, but in 1931 the Kylsant shipping group which owned White Star Line, collapsed.
In 1932, the Aberdeen Line was
purchased by Shaw, Savill & Albion and in 1933 the fleet of the former Australian
Commonwealth Line which had not been fully paid for, was also acquired and the
Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line formed. In 1936
Furness Withy & Co took control of Shaw Savill & Albion, in 1938 the Aberdeen
name was dropped from the title and in 1957 the last of their ships was scrapped
and the company disappeared.
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. Routes: - Aberdeen
Line
Sail
- 1854-1870 Aberdeen - Quebec - St.Lawrence.
- 1824-1840 Aberdeen - London / Aberdeen - Baltic / Mediterranean / West Indies / South
America / Pacific.
- 1840-1845 London - Australia - New Zealand - East Indies / China - South America.
- 1841-1850 Aberdeen - Baltic / Mediterranean / West Indies / South Africa / North and
South America.
- 1846-1906 London - Cape Town / Durban - Melbourne / Sydney - East Indies - India -
London.
- 1849-1881 London - Melbourne / Sydney - Shanghai / Foochow / Whampoa - London.
Steam
- 1882-1932 London - Plymouth - Teneriffe - Cape Town - Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane
- Sydney - Melbourne - (Fremantle) - (Albany) - (Hobart) - Cape Town (from 1886) -
Durban (from 1886) - Teneriffe - Plymouth - London.
Routes: - Aberdeen & Commonwealth
Line
- 1928-1957 Southampton - Malta - Port Said - Colombo - Fremantle - Adelaide -
Melbourne - Sydney - Brisbane and reverse.
Funnel:
Buff
Fleet: |
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|
Sail |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Agnes Blaikie |
1841 |
1849 sold to W. Jenkins & Co, Swansea. |
381 |
| Alexander Harvey |
1840 |
1852 sold to T. Adams, Banff for
whaling. |
272 |
| Alexander |
1813 |
1826 acquired from Thompson, Aberdeen,
1834
no longer listed in Lloyds Register. |
215 |
| Amity |
1825 |
1842 sold to A. Harvey & Co, Aberdeen |
312 |
| Anemone |
1840 |
1850 sold to A. Wales & Co, Aberdeen. |
205 |
| Arab |
1839 |
1852 wrecked Honduras. |
190 |
| Ariel |
1823 |
1826 purchased from R.Anderson & Co,
Aberdeen,
1834 presumed lost. |
101 |
| Aristides |
1876 |
Australia trade, 1903 went missing
in
Pacific; loss of 27 lives. |
1,721 |
| Ascalon |
1868 |
China trade, 1881 sold to Trinder
Anderson & Co, London. |
938 |
| Aviemore |
1870 |
Australia trade, 1889 sold to Norway. |
1,147 |
| Braemar |
1829 |
1835 purchased from W. Donald & Co,
Aberdeen,
1835 trace lost. |
120 |
| Centurion (1) |
1850 |
China, then Australia trade, 1867
wrecked
off Grimsby. |
656 |
| Centurion (2) |
1869 |
Australia trade, 1887 wrecked off
Sydney. |
965 |
| Childe Harold |
1828 |
1831 purchased from Howden & Co,
Aberdeen, 1840 sold to H. Oswald & Co, Aberdeen. |
116 |
| Christiana Thompson |
1866 |
1887 sold to Norway renamed Beatrice
Lines. |
1,079 |
| Colonial Empire |
1861 |
Australia trade, 1874 sold to Milne & Co,
Aberdeen. |
1,305 |
| Damascus (1) |
1857 |
Australia trade, 1881 sold to Norway
renamed Magnolia. |
964 |
| Dunnottar Castle |
1833 |
1838 sold to A. Milne & Co, Aberdeen. |
165 |
| Earl of Aberdeen |
1820 |
1828 purchased from Ligertwood & Co,
Aberdeen, 1838 sold to Clennell & Co, Newcastle. |
278 |
| Ethiopian |
1864 |
China and Australia trade, 1888 sold
to
Norway. |
839 |
| Flamingo |
1837 |
1847 no longer listed by Lloyds Register. |
170 |
| George Thompson |
1865 |
Australia trade, 1897 sold to J.
Banfield, Sydney. |
1,128 |
| Harlaw |
1866 |
China and Australia trade, 1878 wrecked
off
Yangtsze River; loss of 9 lives. |
892 |
| Helen |
1826 |
1845 sold to Folingsby & Co, Belfast. |
305 |
| Iris |
1845 |
no further information. |
405 |
| James Lumsden |
1828 |
1834 purchased from Mackie & Co,
Aberdeen, 1838 no longer listed by Lloyds Register. |
116 |
| Jan Mayen |
1859 |
(auxiliary engine) 1878 purchased
from
Resolution Seal & Whale Fishing Co, Quebec service, 1882 sold to G.
Welch, Dundee. |
337 |
| Jane Boyd |
1843 |
Quebec trade, 1867 no longer listed
by Lloyds Register. |
359 |
| Jerusalem |
1867 |
China and Australia trade, 1887 sold
to
Norway. |
901 |
| John Bunyan |
1848 |
China, Australia trade, 1864 sold
to Vanner & Co, London. |
526 |
| Kosciusko |
1862 |
Australia trade, 1883 sold to Cowlishaw
Bros, Sydney. |
1,192 |
| Lady of the Lake |
1827 |
1834 presumed lost. |
294 |
| Lord Metcalfe |
1845 |
Quebec trade, 1852 Australia trade,
1855
sold to W. Donald & Co, Aberdeen. |
495 |
| Maid of Judah |
1853 |
Australia trade, 1870 sold to Cowlishaw
Bros, Sydney. |
756 |
| Mansfield |
1824 |
1825 purchased from Martin & Co,
Aberdeen,
1848 sold to Catto & Co, Aberdeen, 1856 presumed scrapped. |
124 |
| Marmion |
1827 |
feeder ship, 1835 sold to Smith & Co,
Stonehaven. |
78 |
| May Flower |
1841 |
1849 sold to Jamieson & Co, Aberdeen. |
247 |
| Miltiades (1) |
1871 |
Australia trade, 1902 sold to Italy. |
1,495 |
| Moravian (1) |
1858 |
Australia trade, 1883 sold to Robey
Bros,
Sydney and hulked. |
697 |
| Mungo Park |
1838 |
1847 sold to R. Connor & Co, Newcastle. |
224 |
| Neptune |
1844 |
Australia service, 1849 sold to J.
Duncan & Co,
Aberdeen. |
323 |
| Nineveh (1) |
1864 |
Australia trade, 1883 sold to Goodlet & Smith,
Sydney. |
1,174 |
| Oliver Cromwell |
1847 |
New Zealand trade, 1861 sold to
Holderness & Co, Liverpool. |
527 |
| Omar Pasha |
1854 |
Australia trade, 1869 burned at
sea; no loss of life. |
1,279 |
| Orontes |
1881 |
Australia trade, 1903 sunk in collision
off
Ostend. |
1,318 |
| Patriarch |
1869 |
Australia trade, 1898 sold to Norway. |
1,405 |
| Pericles (1) |
1877 |
Australia trade, 1904 sold to Norway. |
1,598 |
| Phoenician |
1847 |
Australia trade, 1862 sold to H.
Andrews & Co, Belfast. |
521 |
| Prince of Wales |
1842 |
Australia service, 1853 capsized
off
Cape Howe. |
516 |
| Queen Victoria |
1837 |
Quebec trade, 1847 sold to J. Jobling & Co,
South Shields. |
220 |
| Queen of Nations |
1861 |
1881 wrecked New South Wales. |
878 |
| Richibucto |
1835 |
Quebec trade, 1869 probably scrapped. |
401 |
| Salamis (1) |
1875 |
Australia trade, 1899 sold to Norway. |
1,130 |
| Samuel Plimsoll |
1873 |
Australia trade, 1900 sold to Shaw, Savill & Co |
1,520 |
| Sir William Wallace |
1824 |
1842 sold to R. Anderson & Co,
Aberdeen. |
321 |
| Smyrna |
1876 |
Australia trade, 1888 sunk in collision
off the
Isle of Wight; loss of 12 lives. |
1,305 |
| Sophocles (1) |
1879 |
Australia trade, 1899 sold to Italy. |
1,176 |
| Star of Hope |
1854 |
Quebec trade, 1870 sank after collision
off Essex coast. |
788 |
| Star of Peace |
1855 |
Australia trade, 1875 sold to Jamieson & Co,
London. |
1,114 |
| Strathdon (1) |
1860 |
Australia trade, 1880 sold to Holland
renamed Zwerver. |
1,011 |
| Strathdon (2) |
1885 |
(ex-Queen's Island, 1890 purchased
from
S. Lawther & Co, Belfast renamed Strathdon), Australia trade, 1906 sold to France
renamed
Gers. |
2,093 |
| Struggler |
1827 |
1832 purchased from Duthie & Co,
Aberdeen,
1836 sold to W. Donald & Co, Aberdeen. |
106 |
| Thermopylae (1) |
1868 |
China and Australia trade, (one of
the fastest clipper ships ever, averaging 69 days London to Melbourne
over 10 voyages), 1890 sold to Mount Royal Milling Co, Victoria,
BC for
Pacific trading. |
991 |
| Thyatira |
1867 |
China and Australia trade, 1894 sold
to
Woodside & Co, Belfast. |
962 |
| Transatlantic |
1857 |
Australia trade, 1876 sold to Norway. |
614 |
| Walter Hood |
1852 |
Australia trade, 1870 wrecked New
South
Wales; loss of 13 lives. |
937 |
| Wave of Life |
1856 |
Australia trade, 1882 sold to J.
Reis, Rio
de Janeiro renamed Ida. |
887 |
| Woolloomooloo |
1652 |
Australia trade, 1870 sold to H.
Ganson & Co, Aberdeen. |
645 |
|
Steamships (All
Australia trade)
|
| Aberdeen |
1881 |
1906 sold to Turkish Government
renamed
Halep. |
3,616 |
| Australasian |
1884 |
1906 sold to Turkish Government
renamed
Scham. |
3,650 |
| Damascus (second) |
1887 |
1909 sold to Italy. |
3,609 |
| Demosthenes |
1911 |
1931 scrapped. |
11,223 |
| Diogenes |
1922 |
1926 chartered to Shaw,
Savill & Albion
Line renamed Mataroa, 1932 taken over by SS&A, 1957 scrapped. |
12,341 |
| Euripides |
1914 |
1932 taken over by Shaw,
Savill & Albion
Line renamed Akaroa, 1954 scrapped. |
14,947 |
| Herminius |
1911 |
ex-Waimana, 1926 transferred from
Shaw,
Savill & Albion Line renamed Herminius, 1932 reverted to SS&A as Waimana, 1941
became Empire Waimana for MOWT, 1950 scrapped. |
10,389 |
| Horatius |
|
see Hostilius |
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| Hostilius |
1918 |
ex-Bardic, 1925 transferred from
White Star Line renamed
Hostilius, 1926 renamed Horatius, 1933 transferred to Shaw,
Savill & Albion renamed Kumara, 1937 sold to Marathon SS Co renamed Marathon. |
7,926 |
| Mamari |
|
see Mamilius |
|
| Mamilius |
1911 |
ex-Zealandic, 1926 transferred
from White Star Line renamed Mamilius, 1934 renamed Mamari,
1939 sold to British
Admiralty. |
10,898 |
| Marathon |
1904 |
1912 rebuilt to 7848 tons, 1920
sold to Royal
Mail SP Co renamed Oruba |
6,793 |
| Miltiades (2) |
1903 |
1912 rebuilt to 7814 tons, 1921
sold to
Royal Mail SP Co renamed Orcana |
6,793 |
| Moravian (2) |
1899 |
1914 sold to Bombay & Persia SN
Co.,
Bombay renamed Akbar. |
4,573 |
| Nineveh (2) |
1894 |
1907 sold to Eastern & Australasian
SS Co.,
London renamed
Aldenham. |
3,808 |
| Pericles (2) |
1908 |
1910 wrecked on uncharted rock
off Cape
Leeuwin, Western Australia; no loss of life. |
10,925 |
| Salamis (2) |
1899 |
1911 sold to Andrew Weir's Bank
Line. |
4,508 |
| Sophocles (2) |
1883 |
ex-Ionic, 1900 purchased from White
Star Line renamed Sophocles, 1907 sold for scrap. |
4,673 |
| Sophocles (3) |
1922 |
1926 chartered to Shaw,
Savill & Albion
Line renamed Tamaroa, 1932 taken over by SS&A, 1957
scrapped. |
12,341 |
| Themistocles |
1911 |
1932 taken over by Shaw,
Savill & Albion
Line, 1947 scrapped. |
11,231 |
| Thermopylae (2) |
1891 |
1899 wrecked Table Bay; no loss of life. |
3,711 |
|
ABERDEEN & COMMONWEALTH LINE
|
| Esperance Bay (1) |
1922 |
1928 purchased by White
Star Line from Australian Commonwealth Line,
1933 transferred to Aberdeen & Commonwealth
Line, 1936 transferred to Shaw,
Savill & Albion Line renamed Arawa,
1955 scrapped. |
13,837 |
| Esperance Bay (2) |
|
see Hobson's Bay |
|
| Fordsdale |
1924 |
purchased by White
Star Line from Australian Commonwealth Line, 1933 transferred
to
Shaw, Savill & Albion, 1952
sold to Audax Shipping, Hong Kong renamed Ocean
Neptune. |
9,949 |
| Hobson's Bay |
1921 |
1928 purchased by White
Star Line from
Australian Commonwealth Line, 1933 transferred to Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line,
1936 renamed Esperance Bay (2), 1955 scrapped. |
13,840 |
| Jervis Bay |
1922 |
1928 purchased by White
Star Line from Australian
Commonwealth Line, 1933 transferred to Aberdeen & Commonwealth
Line, 1940 sunk by German cruiser ADMIRAL SCHEER while protecting
convoy as Armed Merchant Cruiser (190) The captain received a posthumous
Victoria Cross.
see http://www.saintjohn.nbcc.nb.ca/JervisBay/jervisbaymon2.htm |
13,839 |
| Largs Bay |
1921 |
1928 purchased by White
Star Line from
Australian Commonwealth Line, 1933 transferred to Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line,
1957 scrapped. |
13,853 |
| Moreton Bay |
1921 |
1928 purchased by White
Star Line from
Australian Commonwealth Line, 1933 transferred to Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line,
1957 scrapped |
13,855 |
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