List of ships built by Hall, Russell & Company (1-200)

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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.

List of Hall, Russell & Company built ships (to 200)
NameImageYard NumberConstructionTypeYearLength OverallBreadthDepthTonnageRef(s)
Kwang Tung256IronCargo Steamer1868220 feet (67 m)31 feet (9.4 m)14 feet (4.3 m)492 long tons (500 t) [1]
Firefly262IronYacht186862 feet 2 inches (18.95 m)13 feet (4.0 m)7 feet (2.1 m)Unknown [2]
Inverness Inverness (ship, 1869) SLV H91.250-444.jpg 168Wood with Iron FramesCargo Steamer1869180 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 Maru169Cargo Steamer1870126 feet 4 inches (38.51 m)24 feet 7 inches (7.49 m)10 feet (3.0 m)239 long tons (243 t) [4]
Unknown170Sailing Barge187049 feet 10 inches (15.19 m)12 feet 1 inch (3.68 m)5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) [5]
James Hall171Cargo Steamer1871174 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 Adam172IronCargo Steamer1870201 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]
Unknown173Steam Yacht187046 feet 1 inch (14.05 m)9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m)4 feet 6 inches (1.37 m) [8]
Emerald174IronCargo Steamer1871170 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]
Aberdeen175IronCargo Steamer1871230 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]
Unknown176Cargo Steamer (Paddle)1871100 feet 3 inches (30.56 m)26 feet 1 inch (7.95 m)5 feet (1.5 m) [11]
Bon-Accord177IronCargo - Collier (Coal)1871170 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 Loong179IronCargo - Steamer1871155 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]
Lotus180IronCargo - Steamer1871174 feet 3 inches (53.11 m)25 feet (7.6 m)19 feet 7 inches (5.97 m)565 long tons (574 t) [14]
Benachie181Cargo - Steamer1871230 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]
Gassendi182IronCargo - Steamer1872238 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]
Spray183IronCargo - Steamer1872181 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]
Namoa184Cargo Steamer1872240 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]
Douglas185IronCargo Steamer1872240 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]
Matin186IronCargo Steamer1873175 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]
Thales187IronCargo Steamer1873266 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]
Gloamin188Cargo Steamer1873189 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]
Leonor189IronCargo Steamer1873180 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 Macdui190Cargo Steamer1874185 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]
Waratah191Cargo - Collier (Coal)1874160 feet 5 inches (48.90 m)24 feet 1 inch (7.34 m)13 feet (4.0 m)425 long tons (432 t) [26]
Archimedes192IronCargo Steamer1874271 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]
Duncan193Cargo Steamer1874189 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]
Esmeralda194Cargo Steamer1874185 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 Avon195IronCargo Steamer1875189 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]
Braemar196Cargo Steamer1875200 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]
Merlin197IronCargo Steamer1875189 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]
Firefly198WoodYacht (Steam)187555 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]
Ballater199Iron ScrewCargo Steamer1876200 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]
Ferrifer200Iron ScrewCargo Steamer187685 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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