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Painting of the ship 'Mountain Lass' which was built at Aberaeron
'Mountain Lass' was built in Aberaeron in 1849 by John and Henry Harries. She was a brigantine of 112 tons and Abraham Thomas (1824-1913) was given command of her when he was 29 years old, with a crew of 6, including himself.
Source: 'Aberayron 1971 Exhibition of Paintings of Sailing Ships and Ships Equipment by Gwilym M. Jones' (Exhibition Catalogue)






