Aberdeen Maritime Museum

Background information
A modern museum, opened in May 1997, covering the history of Aberdeen's close connection with the sea. Subjects covered include North Sea Oil and Gas; Shipbuilding; Fishing; asnd harbour history. Maritime paintings include 150 ships' portraits of clippers ships through to fishing vessels.

Particularly interesting for Drawings and Watercolours   Paintings   Sculpture  

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Highlights of the Collection

Other artists represented in the Collection

Visitors Forum

Dear Sir/Madam,

I recently came across an incident when in 1832 a distressed ship off Scarborough -'John' of Aberdeen required the use of the town's lifeboat. The following short statement form a Scarborough newspaper highlights the tragedy that followed:

The Lifeboats. - The first lifeboat belonging to this port was built at Scarborough, in 1801. A second boat was built in 1822, upon a new and improved plan; but, by the tremendous gale which visited this coast in February, 1836, it was upset whilst assisting a distressed ship, the John, of Aberdeen, and 10, out of a crew of 14, were drowned, only four being rescued whilst clinging to the capsized boat.

Do you have any information on the ship- 'John' at all please it would be interesting to discover if possible what happened to her.

A family ancestor of mine William Mollon wa sone of the men sent to rescue the stricken ship and he was one of the four who survived.

Thank you

Dave Bean - 2006-10-22

Would you be so kind as to tell me what happened to items donated to the Maritime Museum after World War II ?

My father, Capt. James McGill Ovenston M.B.E. donated a goodly number of naval flags to the museum when he returned from the Mediterranean after the war. I enquired about them when I was back in Aberdeen about four years ago but nobody seemed very interested in my query.
Colin Ovenston - 2005-11-13

Could you PLEASE, assist me in locating plans for an early 18th century British merchantman and a sloop of the same period? I realize that I am asking the impossible, but I would very much like to recreate these vessels--starting next year. I suppose, even though I prefer accuracy, that something similat would do. If you can be of ANY assistance at all...please, contact me. Thank you so much!

Jane H Wheeler - 2002-04-23