Aagot (1882)

Wreck of Aagot
History
Name:
  • Firth of Clyde (1882-1904)
  • Aagot (1904-1907)
Owner:
Builder: Dobie & Company, Govan
Yard number: 118
Launched: 1 June 1882
Identification: UK Official Number: 85945
Fate: Wrecked, Wardang Island, SA,1907
Status: protected wreck site
General characteristics
Tonnage: 1268 gross tons, 1207 nrt
Length: 228 feet (69 m)
Beam: 36 feet (11 m)
Depth: 21.5 feet (6.6 m)
Sail plan: Square rig, later converted to barque rig

Aagot was a three masted square rig sailing ship built by Dobie & Company, Govan for the Firth Line, as Firth of Clyde and was launched on 1 June 1882. She was wrecked on Wardang Island on 11 October 1907.[1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "The Aagot Wreck". Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, October 18, 1907, p.8. Retrieved 5 July 2012.

Coordinates: 34°29′43″S 137°20′11″E / 34.495349°S 137.336373°E / -34.495349; 137.336373

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