Find • 1907 • Results 1,441 to 1,470 of 2,028
The 'Bargany' after being reduced to a barque
The iron ship 'Bargany', 1295 tons, after being reduced to a barque. [iron ship, 1295 tons. ON72371, 226.3 x 37.1 x 21.9. Built 1874 (10) A. McMillan and Sons, Dumbarton. Owners: J. Kerr and Co. registered Greenock. c. 1900 sold Norway without change of name and reduced to barque rig.]
The 'Dechmont' at Port Adelaide
The steel ship 'Dechmont', 1727 tons, at Port Adelaide [steel ship, 1727 tons. ON98660, 260.4 x 38.2 x 23.1. Built 1891 (7) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Dechmont Ship Co. Ltd; various managers, including AR Hom and Co. who registered the ship at Glasgow and Lang and Fulton registered Greenock].
The 'Mooltan' at anchor
The iron ship 'Mooltan', 1725 tons, at anchor [iron ship 1725 tons, ON81370, 251.0 x 39.0 x 24.0. Built 1880 (6) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton. Owners: British and Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd., registered Liverpool c.1907 became the Norwegian 'Olav'. Note from Parsons "Lubbock seems to confuse this vessel with the former P&O steamer of this name which became the sailing vessel 'Eleanor Margaret'].
The 'Reliance' at anchor
The four masted iron barque 'Reliance', 2631 tons, at anchor [iron 4 mast barque, 2631 tons, ON87937, 313.7 x 42.3 x 24.9. Built 1884 (1) WH Potter and Son, Liverpool: owners: WT Dixon and Sons, registered Liverpool, later CW Corsar. Badly burnt in Iquique in 1907, abandoned as constructive total loss. The hull was purchased and refitted and renamed 'Ricart de Soler' under Chilean flag. Sold 1917 she became 'Iberia' under Spanish colours. Broken up in 1924].
The 'Howth' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Howth', 2244 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [possibly previously called 'Horn Shell'] [steel 4 mast barque, 2244 tons. ON99741, 284.4 x 41.9 x 24.5. Built 1892 (3) Workman, Clark and Co. Ltd. Belfast. Owners: Sir R Martin and Co. registered Dublin later CE Martin. 1905 J Edgar and Co (Howth Shipping Co.) registered Liverpool. c.1913 Windram and Co.; During WW1 fitted as a tanker and renamed 'Horn Shell' by Anglo Saxon Petroleum Co. registered London. Broken up early 1920s].
The 'Dumfriesshire' under sail
The iron barque 'Dumfriesshire', 1262 tons, under sail. [Formerly 'Alfheim'] [iron barque, 1262 tons. ON76508, 226.7 x 36.2 x 21.5. Built 1877 (5) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners J&W Goffey, registered Liverpool. c.1907 to Norwegian owners and renamed Alfheim].
The 'Knight of the Garter' anchored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Knight of the Garter', 1494 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron ship 1494 tons, ON78724, 233.0 x 37.9 x 22.8. Built 1877 (10) T Royden and Son, Liverpool. Owners: Greeshields, Cowie and Co. Registered Liverpool, sold to Italians and renamed 'Papa Emanuele', renamed by other Italian owners in 1907 'Montevideo', the ship eventually was renamed 'Gaspare S' and was broken up in 1923].
The 'Melanope' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Melanope', 1686 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship 1686 tons ON74550, 258.2 x 40.2 x 23.8. Built 1876 (6) WH Potter and Son, Liverpool. Owners: J Heap and Son, registered Liverpool 1882: Australasian Shipping Co. Ltd. (Gracie, Beazley and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold late 1898 without change of name and again in 1899 to HC Oswald (JJ Moore and Co. managers) Registered London. Abandoned after going on her beam ends off the west coast of Canada in 1907, drifted into the Columbia River and salvaged but not repaired and eventually converted into a coal hulk].
The 'Parthenope' in dry dock
The iron ship 'Parthenope', 1646 tons, in dry dock [iron ship, 1646 tons, ON70948. 250.6 x 39.9 x 23.6. Built 1875 (4) R&J Evans and Co., Liverpool. Owners: J Heap and Sons, registered Liverpool. 1882 Australasian Shipping Co. Ltd. (Gracie, Beazley and Co.) rergistered Liverpool. Sold c.1898 to Italian owners and renamed 'Pellegrina O' and as such was posted missing on a voyage from Newcastle, NSW to Antofagasta. She had sailed July 31, 1907].
The 'Melanope' when new
The iron ship 'Melanope', 1686 tons, when new [iron ship 1686 tons ON74550, 258.2 x 40.2 x 23.8. Built 1876 (6) WH Potter and Son, Liverpool. Owners: J Heap and Son, registered Liverpool 1882: Australasian Shipping Co. Ltd. (Gracie, Beazley and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold late 1898 without change of name and again in 1899 to HC Oswald (JJ Moore and Co. managers) Registered London. Abandoned after going on her beam ends off the west coast of Canada in 1907, drifted into the Columbia River and salvaged but not repaired and eventually converted into a coal hulk].
The 'Lynton' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Lynton', 2531 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2531 gross tons. ON102141. 299.8 x 43.7 x 24.5. Built 1894 (1) R&J Evans, Liverpool. Owners: Liver Shipping Co. Ltd. (Johnston, Sproule and Co., managers) registered Liverpool: 1899 W Montgomery registered London: 1906 to Thomas A Shute: in 1914 sold to Russian owners: torpedoed off the south coast of Ireland, May 21, 1917. Said to have been one of the most handsome barques built on the Mersey with excellent accommodation and a good turn of speed. Described as a 'Skysailyarder'. While sometimes seen in Australia, was more generally employed in the South American nitrate trades. See 'Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 2]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Indore' raising her anchor
The iron ship 'Indore', 2146 tons, raising her anchor [iron ship, 2146 tons, ON91276, 279.0 x 40.7 x 24.6 Built 1885 (11) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton. Owners: Eyre Evans and Co. registered Liverpool; later Romeo Shipping Co. Ltd. (T Rome, manager) c.1906 sold to Norway without change of name, and wrecked on Staten Island in 1907].
The 'Indore' docked in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Indore', 2146 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron ship, 2146 tons, ON91276, 279.0 x 40.7 x 24.6 Built 1885 (11) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton. Owners: Eyre Evans and Co. registered Liverpool; later Romeo Shipping Co. Ltd. (T Rome, manager) c.1906 sold to Norway without change of name, and wrecked on Staten Island in 1907].
The 'Sokoto' at Port Adelaide after repairs and painting
The four masted iron barque 'Sokoto', 2262 tons, at Port Adelaide. [iron 4 mast barque, eventually, original ship rigged, 2262 tons, ON93741, 278.5 x 41.9 x 24.5. Built 1887 (8) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: GM Steeves and J McGrindell, registered Liverpool. Became Norwegian 1910]. Norwegian owned from 1910 to 1916, then sold to Danish shipowner O. J. Eskildsen in May 1916. On 25 April 1917 she was sunk by German submarine U-58 off Scotland, when en route from Baltimore USA to Aarhus, Denmark carrying a cargo of superphosphates.
The 'Beeswing' at Port Adelaide
The steel barque 'Beeswing', 1462 tons, at Port Adelaide. [steel barque, 1462tons ON101969. 236.5 x 36.0 x21.7. Built 1893 (2) Russell and Co. Greenock Owners Beeswing Sailing Ship Co. Ltd (Prichard Bros and Co) registered London, c.1907 JB Walmsley and co. registered Liverpool. Captured by German submarine May 3 1917 about 140 miles west by north from the Fastnet and sunk by gunfire.] One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.
The 'City of Glasgow' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'City of Glasgow', 1168 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1168 later 1198 tons. ON56172, 228.0 x 34.0 x 22.2. Built 1867 (2) Barclay Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners George Smith and Sons. Registered Glasgow c.1903 sold Norwegian owners and renamed Albania. Abandoned at sea May 17, 1907 while on a voyage from New Caledonia and Germany.]
The 'Ardencraig' anchored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Ardencraig', 2153 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 2153 tons. ON93332, 277.7 x 40.0 x 24.9. Built 1886 (8) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: Edmiston and Mitchells, registered Glasgow: c 1896/7 Crawford and Rowat registered Glasgow. Wrecked when homeward from Australia with grain, in January 1911 on Crim Rocks, Scilly Isles. Earlier had achieved notoriety by running into and sinking 'Norma' at the Semaphore, South Australia, April 21, 1907.] ['Percy' along side Ardencraig = wooden 2 mast ketch, 35 tons. ON57572. 63.0 x 18.0 x 5.3. Built 1876 Shipwrights Point, Tas. Lengthened 1891 - 78.1 x 18.0 x 5.2. 39 tons. Owners: Nov. 1876 John Styles, registered Port Adelaide: Sept. 1882 Port Wakefield Shipping Co. Ltd; 1895 A Le Messurier: C McKay and J Yeo. By 1919 R Fricker and WJ Spells: 1921 M & JB Spells: 1922 R&FB Fricker and R Deex. Broken up in 1936].
The 'Glencairn' anchored in an unidentified port
The four masted iron barque 'Glencairn', 1619 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast barque, 1619 tons. ON78625, 252.4 x 40.0 x 22.4. Built 1878 (6) Dobie and Co. Glasgow. Owners: J&A Allan, registered Glasgow. c.1892. T. Law and Co. registered Glasgow. Lost off Cape Horn in 1907].
The 'Saint Mirren' under sail
The steel ship 'Saint Mirren', 1956 tons, under sail [steel ship, 1956 tons, ON99852, 272.0 x 40.0 x 23.6. Built 1892 (10) C Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Saint Mirren Sailing Ship Co., (A Mackay and Co.) registered Glasgow, passed during WW1 to R Thomas and Co.]
The 'Linlithgowshire' under sail
The iron ship 'Linlithgowshire', 1425 tons, under sail [iron ship 1425 tons, ON76785, 244.7 x 37.4 x 21.7. Built 1877 (6) Henry Murray and Co. Glasgow, as 'Jeanie Landles' for David Law, rergistered Glasgow. c.1883 sold to Thomas Law and Co., registered Glasgow and renamed 'Linlithgowshire'. Sold c.1907 and become the Belgian sail training ship 'Comte de Smet de Naeyer'].
The 'Berwickshire' at Bristol
The iron barque 'Berwickshire', 943 tons, at Bristol. [Iron three masted barque, 943 tons. ON84278, 200.0 x 32.8 x 19.5. Built 1880 (11) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners Thomas Law and Co. registered Glasgow c. 1907 became the Italian 'Papa' and broken up at Genoa in 1923.]
The 'Loch Rannoch' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Loch Rannoch', 1243 tons, in an unidentified port iron ship, 1243 tons. ON60354, 217.8 x 35.5 x 21.0. Built 1868 (8) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: Glasgow Shipping Co., (Aitken, Lilburn and Co., - Loch Line) registered Glasgow. Built as 'Clanranald ' for JP Kidston, registered Glasgow. Sold 1907 to Norwegians and later German owned. Broken up. In the Australian cargo trades until 1906-7].
The 'Loch Rannoch' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Loch Rannoch', 1243 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1243 tons. ON60354, 217.8 x 35.5 x 21.0. Built 1868 (8) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: Glasgow Shipping Co., (Aitken, Lilburn and Co., - Loch Line) registered Glasgow. Built as 'Clanranald ' for JP Kidston, registered Glasgow. Sold 1907 to Norwegians and later German owned. Broken up. In the Australian cargo trades until 1906-7].
The 'Brabloch' in an unidentified port
The steel ship 'Brabloch', 2062 tons, in an unidentified port. She is renamed 'Vinga' in 1917 and broken up in 1924. [steel ship, 2062 tons, ON96072, 278.7 x 41.1 x 24.2. Built 1889 (6) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: RK Holms-Kerr, (Aitken, Lilburn & Co. mgrs) reg. Glasgow: later Brabloch Ship Co. (JR Cuthbertson) reg. Glasgow sold 1912 to Norway and renamed 'Vinga' and became Swedish without change of name in 1917. Breakers in 1922].
The 'Loch Rannoch' and 'Loch Tay' at Geelong
The iron ship 'Loch Rannoch' (left), 1243 tons, and 'Loch Tay' (right), 1250 tons, at Geelong [Loch Rannoch = iron ship, 1243 tons. ON60354, 217.8 x 35.5 x 21.0. Built 1868 (8) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: Glasgow Shipping Co., (Aitken, Lilburn and Co., - Loch Line) registered Glasgow. Built as 'Clanranald ' for JP Kidston, registered Glasgow. Sold 1907 to Norwegians and later German owned. Broken up. In the Australian cargo trades until 1906-7].
The 'Pyrenees' after being renamed the 'Manga Reva'
The four masted steel barque 'Pyrenees', 2243 tons, after being renamed the 'Manga Reva' [steel 4 mast barque, 2243 tons, ON98670, 284.5 x 42.5 x 24.7. Built 1891 (9) Charles Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: J Hardie and Co., registered Glasgow. Took fire while on a voyage from Tacoma to Leith and was beached Nov. 16, 1900 at Manga Reva Lagoon, in the South Pacific. Abandoned, she was later salvaged and re-registered as the American vessel 'Manga Reva' in 1905].
The 'Killoran' at Port Victoria
The steel barque 'Killoran', 1757 tons, at Port Victoria.
The 'Monkbarns' under sail
The steel ship 'Monkbarns', 1911 tons, under sail [steel ship, 1911 tons, ON105321. 267.0 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1895 (7) A McMillan and Sons Ltd., Dumbarton. Owners: D Corsar and Sons. Registered Liverpool, J Stewart and Co. Broken up in 1926].
The 'Dundonald' in the River Avon at Bristol
The four masted steel barque 'Dundonald', 2205 tons, in the River Avon at Bristol [steel 4 mast barque 2205 tons. ON99121. 284.2 x 42.0 x 24.4. Built 1891 (11) Workman, Clarke and Co. Belfast. Owners T Dixon and Sons, registered Belfast. c.1900 Dundonald Ship Co. (Kerr, Newton and Co.) registered Glasgow. Wrecked March 7, 1907. Disappointment Island, off the Auckland Islands, south of New Zealand, on her voyage from Australia to England. Eleven lives lost].
The 'Grenada' anchored in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Grenada', 2268 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2268 tons. ON104591, 278.4 x 42.0 x 24.1. Built 1894 (11) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: P Denniston and Co. registered Glasgow c.1900 Lang and Fulton then Gwalia Shipping Co. (Roberts, Owen and Co. ) Captured by German submarine 32 miles SW by S from Beachy Head, Nov. 22, 1916 and sunk by gunfire].