Sailing Vessel FALLS OF AFTON built by Russell & Co in 1882 for Falls Line, Michael Breakenridge, Glasgow. , Cargo

Name	Official number	Flag	IMO
FALLS OF AFTON	85918	GBR
Year built	Date launched	Date completed
1882	20/02/1882
Vessel type	Vessel description
Cargo General	Iron Sailing Vessel 4 Masted Ship
Builder		Yard	Yard no
Russell & Co, Greenock		Cartsdyke West	46

First owner	First port of register	Registration date
Falls Line, Michael Breakenridge, Glasgow.	Glasgow	10/04/1882
Other names
FRANCESCO GIUSEPPE I - FALLS OF AFTON
Subsequent owner and registration history
1892 Wright, Graham & Co, Glasgow. 1901 F. G. Leva, Lussingrande. Austro-Hungary. 1907 Acties Falls of Afton (Alexander Bech) Tvedestrand. Norway.
Vessel history
Board of Trade Inquiry Report on incident where ship on her first trip was 'improperly and prematurely abandoned 28/04/1882' on voyage Glasgow/Calcutta with 29 hands. Salvaged and taken to Madeira and returned to service.
Remarks

End year	Fate / Status
1917	Sunk 20/02/1917
Disposal Detail
20/02/1917 sunk by submarine.

Falls of Afton
Image courtesy of : Green Collection – State of Victoria Library