TAMH: Source Material
Fleet of P M Duncan (Gem Line)
SHIPPING COMPANIES
P M DUNCAN and GEM Line
P M Duncan's own sailing vessels
Vessel
|
Type
|
Tonnage
|
Built
|
Date
|
Bought
|
Notes
|
Achilles
|
Ship
|
376
|
Burntisland
|
1845
|
1860
|
Sold Shields, 1860
|
Albion
|
Schnr
|
103
|
Perth
|
1847
|
1856
|
Foundered off St Abb's Head 6.1.1865 |
Britannia
|
Brig
|
119
|
Arbroath
|
1844
|
1866
|
Sold Maldon 1880. Broken up 1887. |
Isa
|
Schnr
|
103
|
Dundee
|
1847
|
1855
|
Wrecked Tentsmuir, 27.10.1859 |
Judith
|
Schnr
|
90
|
Perth
|
1850
|
1853
|
Sold Perth, 1870; Fraserburgh, 1892 |
Liverpool
|
Schnr
|
86
|
Dundee
|
1841
|
|
Wrecked Dunbar 14.11.1861 |
Lorina
|
Schnr
|
79
|
Yarmouth
|
1828
|
|
Sold Dundee. Foundered 30.7.1869 |
Margaret Littlejohn
|
Brig
|
132
|
Aberdeen
|
1832
|
|
Converted to lighter, 1878 |
Pilot
|
Schnr
|
116
|
Newburgh, Aberdeen
|
1845
|
1853
|
Sold Dundee, 1853; Melbourne, 1854 |
Vistula
|
Schnr
|
133
|
Arbroath
|
1856
|
New
|
Sold Melbourne, 1864 |
William
|
Schnr
|
119
|
Dundee
|
1839
|
1859
|
Sold Dundee 1869; Wrecked Sunderland 26.11.1874 |
William Thrift
|
Brig
|
160
|
Perth
|
1852
|
1853
|
Sold Seaham, 1870. Wrecked Pakefield 28.10.1882 |
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P M Duncan's steamers
Vessel
|
Type
|
Tonnage
|
Built
|
Date
|
Bought
|
Notes
|
Harvest Queen
|
Steamer
|
532
|
Sunderland
|
1866
|
1869
|
Sold Derry, 1879
|
Duncan
|
Steamer
|
626
|
Aberdeen
|
1874
|
-
|
Wrecked Fair Isle 19.7.1877 |
Gem Line
Vessel
|
Type
|
Tonnage
|
Built
|
Date
|
Bought
|
Notes
|
Amethyst
|
SS
|
601
|
Dundee
|
1879
|
New
|
Wrecked Fair Isle 19.7.1877
|
Beryl
|
SS
|
1125
|
Dundee
|
1881
|
New
|
Sold Greece 1910. War loss, 1917.
|
Diamond (I)
|
SS
|
621
|
Dundee
|
1877
|
New
|
Wrecked Anholt 28.10.1880
|
Diamond (II)
|
SS
|
1126
|
Dundee
|
1881
|
New
|
Sold Greece, 1909 Aghios Georgios and France Sidi Abdullah. Sunk collision 21.9.1922
|
Emerald
|
SS
|
618
|
Dundee
|
1877
|
New
|
Sold Spain, Esmerelda, Isabel, Koldobika and Yturri Bide |
Garnet (I)
|
SS
|
1004
|
Dundee
|
1880
|
New
|
Missing Burntisland --> Flensburg 9.12.1880
|
Garnet (II)
|
SS
|
1608
|
Dundee
|
1890
|
New
|
Sold Sweden 1900 as Kaja |
Jasper (I)
|
SS
|
1260
|
Dundee
|
1883
|
New
|
Wrecked May Island 16.4.1904 |
Jasper (II)
|
SS
|
1521
|
Dundee
|
1879
|
-
|
Ex-W W Machan Balmuir. Sold Greece 1909 as Hellespont and France 1911 as St Clair. Burned Alexandria 12.8.1921 |
Opal
|
SS
|
1124
|
Dundee
|
1881
|
New
|
Sold Greece, 1910 as Markella. War loss 1917 |
Ruby
|
SS
|
1260
|
Dundee
|
1883
|
New
|
Broken up 1909 |
Sapphire
|
SS
|
862
|
Sunderland
|
1879
|
-
|
Sold Russia, 1909 |
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