Engineering:Agnes Muir (clipper)

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Short description: Scottish iron full-rigged ship
Agnes Muir (ship, 1869) - NLNZ.jpg
A photo of Agnes Muir
History
United Kingdom
Name: Agnes Muir
Owner: James Galbraith and partners, Glasgow
Builder: Robert Duncan & Co, Glasgow
Launched: 13 March 1869
United Kingdom
Owner: Killick Martin & Company
Acquired: 27 July 1874
Germany
Owner: E. Tobias
Acquired: 19 May 1885
Renamed: Adele
Germany
Owner: Lübken, Elsfleth
Acquired: 1899
General characteristics
Class and type: Iron full-rigged ship
Tonnage: 851 NRT
Length: 197.5 ft (60.2 m)
Beam: 32.2 ft (9.8 m)
Depth: 19.9 ft (6.1 m)

Agnes Muir was an iron full-rigged ship built in 1869 by Robert Duncan & Co at Port Glasgow. Yard No. 32, her dimensions were 60.24 by 9.82 by 6.07 meters (197.6 ft × 32.2 ft × 19.9 ft) and 901 GRT, 851 NRT and 799 tons under deck.[1]

She was launched on 13 March 1869, built for James Galbraith and partners, Glasgow.[1]

On 27 July 1874 she was sold to Killick Martin & Company, and was initially placed under the command of Captain Evan Lloud. Later that year however the captaincy changed to James Lowe, who remained with her until she was sold by Killick Martin & Company in 1885.[1][2]

On 19 May 1885 Killick Martin & Company Sold Agnes Muir to E. Tobias in Germany and she was renamed Adele.[1]

She was subsequently sold in 1899 to Lübken, Elsfleth, and again in 1993 to Aktieselskabet Adele (E.M. Olsen), Tønsberg, Norway .[1]

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