| Date of launch | 1905 |
|---|---|
| Place of launch | Greenock |
| Type | 4-masted steel barque |
| GRT | 2354 |
| NRT | 2048 |
| DWT | 2950 |
| Length | 88.8 m (291.3 ft) |
| Beam | 13.1 m (43.0 ft) |
| Draft | 7.3 m (24.0 ft) |
- 1905
Built of steel by Scott Shipbuilding and Engineering Co., Greenock. She was rigged as a four-masted barque carrying royals over double topgallant sails. - December 1923
Sold to Gustaf Erikson, Mariehamn and put on the Australian wheat trade. - 1941
Detained by the British government. - March 1948
Returned to Erikson but didn't go to sea. - 1949
Scrapped
Pictures:
 | The Archibald Russell under sail |  | The Archibald Russell in port |
References:
- Sten Lille, Lars Grönstrand: Suomen valtameripurjehtijat, ISBN 951-9064-31-1, published by Etelä-Suomen Kustannus Oy 1979
- Alex A. Hurst: Hur all världens råtacklade fyr- och femmastade skepp slutade sin levnad, Longitude - tidskrift från de sju haven 23 pp. 76 - 93, ISSN 0024-6328, published by Carlstedt Förlag AB, Stockholm 1987
- Alex A. Hurst: En lista på all världens 4- och 5-mastade råtacklade skepp, Longitude - tidskrift från de sju haven 22 pp. 7 - 31, ISSN 0024-6328, published by Carlstedt Förlag AB, Stockholm 1986
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