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List of ships built by Aberdeen shipbuilders Hall, Russell & Company, to yard number 200.
The ships built in the sequence to 200 cover the period 1868 to 1876.
The initial numbering began at 256, which was the numbering sequence used by Alexander Hall and Sons before switching to their own numbering sequence with the Inverness, the third ship built. Hall, Russell and Company initially built boilers and engines for ships, the second numbering sequence may follow on from that.
Name | Image | Yard Number | Construction | Type | Year | Length Overall | Breadth | Depth | Tonnage | Ref(s) |
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Kwang Tung | 256 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1868 | 220 feet (67 m) | 31 feet (9.4 m) | 14 feet (4.3 m) | 492 long tons (500 t) | [1] | |
Firefly | 262 | Iron | Yacht | 1868 | 62 feet 2 inches (18.95 m) | 13 feet (4.0 m) | 7 feet (2.1 m) | Unknown | [2] | |
Inverness | 168 | Wood with Iron Frames | Cargo Steamer | 1869 | 180 feet 5 inches (54.99 m) | 32 feet 1 inch (9.78 m) | 19 feet 1 inch (5.82 m) | 722 long tons (734 t) | [3] | |
Wun Yo Maru | 169 | Cargo Steamer | 1870 | 126 feet 4 inches (38.51 m) | 24 feet 7 inches (7.49 m) | 10 feet (3.0 m) | 239 long tons (243 t) | [4] | ||
Unknown | 170 | Sailing Barge | 1870 | 49 feet 10 inches (15.19 m) | 12 feet 1 inch (3.68 m) | 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) | [5] | |||
James Hall | 171 | Cargo Steamer | 1871 | 174 feet 5 inches (53.16 m) | 24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m) | 13 feet 3 inches (4.04 m) | 366 long tons (372 t) | [6] | ||
Thomas Adam | 172 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1870 | 201 feet 4 inches (61.37 m) | 29 feet 2 inches (8.89 m) | 16 feet 9 inches (5.11 m) | 886 long tons (900 t) | [7] | |
Unknown | 173 | Steam Yacht | 1870 | 46 feet 1 inch (14.05 m) | 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m) | 4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m) | [8] | |||
Emerald | 174 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1871 | 170 feet 5 inches (51.94 m) | 24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m) | 12 feet 10 inches (3.91 m) | 537 long tons (546 t) | [9] | |
Aberdeen | 175 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1871 | 230 feet 7 inches (70.28 m) | 30 feet 1 inch (9.17 m) | 17 feet 1 inch (5.21 m) | 1,077 long tons (1,094 t) | [10] | |
Unknown | 176 | Cargo Steamer (Paddle) | 1871 | 100 feet 3 inches (30.56 m) | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) | 5 feet (1.5 m) | [11] | |||
Bon-Accord | 177 | Iron | Cargo - Collier (Coal) | 1871 | 170 feet 5 inches (51.94 m) | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) | 14 feet (4.3 m) | 469 long tons (477 t) | [12] | |
Hai Loong | 179 | Iron | Cargo - Steamer | 1871 | 155 feet 5 inches (47.37 m) | 24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m) | 9 feet 11 inches (3.02 m) | 446 long tons (453 t) | [13] | |
Lotus | 180 | Iron | Cargo - Steamer | 1871 | 174 feet 3 inches (53.11 m) | 25 feet (7.6 m) | 19 feet 7 inches (5.97 m) | 565 long tons (574 t) | [14] | |
Benachie | 181 | Cargo - Steamer | 1871 | 230 feet 7 inches (70.28 m) | 30 feet 1 inch (9.17 m) | 17 feet 1 inch (5.21 m) | 1,065 long tons (1,082 t) | [15] | ||
Gassendi | 182 | Iron | Cargo - Steamer | 1872 | 238 feet 7 inches (72.72 m) | 30 feet 3 inches (9.22 m) | 17 feet 1 inch (5.21 m) | 1,249 long tons (1,269 t) | [16] | |
Spray | 183 | Iron | Cargo - Steamer | 1872 | 181 feet 1 inch (55.19 m) | 28 feet (8.5 m) | 14 feet 5 inches (4.39 m) | 632 long tons (642 t) | [17] [18] | |
Namoa | 184 | Cargo Steamer | 1872 | 240 feet 7 inches (73.33 m) | 31 feet 1 inch (9.47 m) | 17 feet 4 inches (5.28 m) | 1,375 long tons (1,397 t) | [19] | ||
Douglas | 185 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1872 | 240 feet 7 inches (73.33 m) | 41 feet 1 inch (12.52 m) | 21 feet (6.4 m) | 1,373 long tons (1,395 t) | [20] | |
Matin | 186 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1873 | 175 feet 5 inches (53.47 m) | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) | 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) | 560 long tons (570 t) | [21] | |
Thales | 187 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1873 | 266 feet (81 m) | 31 feet 1 inch (9.47 m) | 17 feet 7 inches (5.36 m) | 1,488 long tons (1,512 t) | [22] | |
Gloamin | 188 | Cargo Steamer | 1873 | 189 feet 6 inches (57.76 m) | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) | 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) | 607 long tons (617 t) | [23] | ||
Leonor | 189 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1873 | 180 feet 5 inches (54.99 m) | 27 feet 1 inch (8.26 m) | 12 feet (3.7 m) | 640 long tons (650 t) | [24] | |
Ben Macdui | 190 | Cargo Steamer | 1874 | 185 feet 6 inches (56.54 m) | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) | 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) | 592 long tons (601 t) | [25] | ||
Waratah | 191 | Cargo - Collier (Coal) | 1874 | 160 feet 5 inches (48.90 m) | 24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m) | 13 feet (4.0 m) | 425 long tons (432 t) | [26] | ||
Archimedes | 192 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1874 | 271 feet (83 m) | 32 feet 1 inch (9.78 m) | 17 feet 7 inches (5.36 m) | 1,520 long tons (1,540 t) | [27] | |
Duncan | 193 | Cargo Steamer | 1874 | 189 feet 6 inches (57.76 m) | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) | 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) | 627 long tons (637 t) | [28] | ||
Esmeralda | 194 | Cargo Steamer | 1874 | 185 feet 6 inches (56.54 m) | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) | 12 feet 2 inches (3.71 m) | 638 long tons (648 t) | [29] | ||
Ben Avon | 195 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1875 | 189 feet 9 inches (57.84 m) | 26 feet 2 inches (7.98 m) | 14 feet 4 inches (4.37 m) | 632 long tons (642 t) | [30] | |
Braemar | 196 | Cargo Steamer | 1875 | 200 feet 6 inches (61.11 m) | 27 feet 1 inch (8.26 m) | 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m) | 725 long tons (737 t) | [31] | ||
Merlin | 197 | Iron | Cargo Steamer | 1875 | 189 feet 6 inches (57.76 m) | 26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m) | 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m) | 643 long tons (653 t) | [32] | |
Firefly | 198 | Wood | Yacht (Steam) | 1875 | 55 feet 4 inches (16.87 m) | 10 feet 4 inches (3.15 m) | 5 feet 2 inches (1.57 m) | 30 long tons (30 t) | [33] | |
Ballater | 199 | Iron Screw | Cargo Steamer | 1876 | 200 feet 6 inches (61.11 m) | 27 feet 1 inch (8.26 m) | 15 feet 6 inches (4.72 m) | 780 long tons (790 t) | [34] | |
Ferrifer | 200 | Iron Screw | Cargo Steamer | 1876 | 85 feet 3 inches (25.98 m) | 17 feet 7 inches (5.36 m) | 8 feet 6 inches (2.59 m) | 84 long tons (85 t) | [35] | |
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