Archibald Russell (ship)
Archibald Russell under full sail | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Archibald Russell |
| Builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. |
| Cost | £20,750 |
| Launched | 23 January 1905 |
| Out of service | 1948 |
| Fate | Broken up (1949) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Four-masted steel barque |
| Tonnage | 2354 GRT / 2048 NRT / 3950 DWT |
| Length | 291.3 ft (88.8 m) |
| Beam | 42.8 ft (13 m) |
| Depth | 24 ft (7.3 m) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
Archibald Russell was a tall ship built in 1905 by Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock, for John Hardie & Son, Glasgow. She was a four-masted steel barque, equipped with two 120' long bilge keels, and rigged with royal sails over double top-gallant sails.
The Archibald Russell sailed the world delivering a variety of cargo (including timber, grain, nitrate, and coal) to various ports in the UK, Germany, Spain, Australia, Brazil and other countries.