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The 'Star of Peace' at Sydney
The wooden ship 'Star of Peace', 1114 tons, at East Circular Quay, Sydney 1860's [wooden ship, 1114 tons, ON6907, 215.2 x 35.9 x 22.5. Built 1855 Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: White Star Line (usually identified as 'The Aberdeen' White Star Line, and operated by George Thompson and Co.) Sold 1880 to Richard Grice and John Benn (and registered at Melbourne.) By this time, rigged down to a barque. July 1884 sold to Burns, Philp and Co. Ltd., Sydney and converted to a hulk and stationed at Thursday Island where the vessel was broken up in 1894/5. Well known in the Australian passenger trades before sale to Australian owners and general cargo work].
The 'St Lawrence' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden ship 'St Lawrence', 1094 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. The ship was built in 1862 [wooden ship, 1141 tons, ON29115, 179.1 x 37.4 x 21.4. Built 1861 (3) T&W Smith, Newcastle upon Tyne. Owners: T&W Smith, registered London c.1881 Messrs. Cowlishaw, registered Sydney and reduced to a barque. The vessel was abandoned off the coast of West Australia in a sinking condition in 1889. Considered to be a Blackwall Frigate and in her early career engaged in the Australian and New Zealand passenger trades. From the time acquired by Cowlishaw , if not before, was employed in the cargo trades, mainly conveying timber from the West Coast of North America and Australia and New Zealand].
The 'Teazer' in New York Harbour
The wooden snow 'Teazer', 401 tons, in New York Harbour. The ship was built in 1858 [wooden snow, 401 tons (old measurement), 293 tons (new measurement) ON21696. Built 1858 W Kelly, Dartmouth, Owners Cumming and Co. Plymouth. (NB: snow rig is a variant of a brig rig and in some reference works this vessel is listed as a brig).
The 'Wave of Life' at Sydney, NSW
The wooden barque 'Wave of Life', 887 tons, at Sydney. The ship was built in 1856 and fitted with double topsails in the late 1860s [wooden ship, 887 tons, ON14757, 187.0 x 33.5 x 19.2. B Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line, registered Aberdeen. Late 1870s sold to foreigners (Brazil?) and renamed 'Ida'. In 1891 became 'Henriqueta' registered at Lisbon, and broken up in 1897. By the time she had been renamed 'Ida' had been rigged down to a barque. Passenger ship - a clipper - in the Australian passenger trades under her original name].
The 'Soblomsten' moored in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Soblomsten', 319 tons, moored in an unidentified port. The photograph was taken in the 1870s when her masts had been reduced in height and double topsails provided. There is a Bentinck-boom to spead foot of foresail. The ship was built in 1807 [wooden 3 mast barque, 342 gross, 319 net tons. 99.4 x 28.4 x 16.7. Built 1807 Arendal. Owners in 1895 were Arent Larsen, registered Arendal, Norway].
The 'La Hogue' at Sydney
The wooden ship 'La Hogue', 1331 tons, at Sydney, built in 1855. In the late 1860s she was fitted with double topsails and the jib boom and flying jib boom have been run inboard. The stern of the 'Colonial Empire' is in front with a single topsail on the mizzenmast and stunsail booms in position [wooden ship, 1331 gross tons. ON26531, 226.0 x 35.0 x 22.9. Built 1855 J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: Duncan Dunbar, registered London. c.1862 Devitt and Moore, registered London. Became a coal hulk at Madeira and broken up in 1898. Famous passenger liner in the Australian trade for about thirty years and visited most ports, including one trip to New Zealand in 1874. When owned by Dunbar was frequently in keen competition with ships of Devitt and Moore who bought her upon the death of the first owner]. A researcher has claimed that the 'La Hogue' was not a barque, but a ship.
The 'Suffolk' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden ship 'Suffolk', 975 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K.. The ship has double topsails on fore and mainmasts [wooden ship, 975 tons, ON15823, 198.5 x 33.5 x 20.8. Built 1857 Money Wigram and Sons, Northam. Owners: Money Wigram and Sons, registered London, c.1875 H Ellis and Son and reduced to a barque and the vessel was broken up in 1892. In the Australian passenger trades until sold by Wigram. Noted for speedy passages].
The 'Hampshire' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden ship 'Hampshire', 1164 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. The ship has double topsails on each mast and a flying jib-boom in position.
The 'Scythia' in an unidentified port
The early iron vessel 'Scythia', 886 tons, in an unidentified port. The ship was built in 1868 and retained many of the features of wooden ships. Channels and chainplates may be seen and wooden stanchions and rails surround the poop deck and fo'c'sle head[iron ship, 937 tons, ON58945, 196.9 x 32.7 x 20.5. Built 1868 (11) Bowdler, Chaffer and Co., Seacombe. Owners: William Nicol, registered Liverpool].
The 'Gainsborough' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The iron ship 'Gainsborough', 974 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The 'Underley' moored in the Thames at Greenwich
The iron ship 'Underley', 1292 tons, moored in the Thames at Greenwich. The main skysail yard has been sent down and a long poop deck to provide additional accommodation [iron ship, 1292 tons, ON54549, 225.0 x 37.1 x 23.0. Built 1866 (10) Lune Shipbuilding Co., Lancaster. Owners: Lancaster Shipowners Co., registered Lancaster. Lost on a voyage to Melbourne in 1871 at the Isle of Wight].
The 'Mermerus' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Mermerus', 1671 tons, at Port Adelaide. The ship was built for the Australian wool trade. The masts have been reduced in height and main skysail has been discarded [iron ship, 1750 tons, ON67904. 264.2 x 39.8 x 23.7. Built 1872 (5) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A & J Carmichael and Co., Golden Fleece Line, registered Glasgow. 1898 sold to Russian owners. Wrecked 29 Nov 1909 outward for Melbourne with timber in a heavy fog near Christiansand, refloated but not found worth repairing and broken up in 1910. One of the best known clippers in the Australian wool trade. Lubbock gives considerable attention to the ship, including original sail plan].
The 'Kelat' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Kelat', 1894 tons, in an unidentified harbour. This is a handsome example of the later iron ships [see 'Hovding'] [iron ship, 1894 tons, ON84103, 261.0 x 41.0 x 23.5. Built 1881 (3) Richardson, Duck and Co. Stockton on Tees, Owners: Ed. Bates and Sons, registered Liverpool. Sold in 1904 and renamed 'Hovding' by Norwegian owners. Dismasted off the coast of NSW c.1914 and not considered worth repairing. Acquired by McIlwraith, McEacharn and Co., and converted into a coal hulk and subsequently stationed at Albany WA. In WW2 was taken over by RAN for use as a storeship and was converted at Fremantle in 1941, then towed to Darwin by the tug 'Uco' in November 1941. Bombed and sunk by the Japanese during the air raid of 19 February 1942. Hull subsquently salvaged by Japanese scrap merchants and cut up and taken to Japan].
The 'Ganymede' under sail
The iron barque 'Ganymede', 569 tons, under sail. This is a typical example of the numerous small iron barques built in the 1860s and early 1870s [iron barque, 586 tons, ON60041. 167.6 x 28.7 x 17.8. Built 1868 (1) W Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners: (and Captain) Thomas Thompson, registered Liverpool: Feb. 1880 acquired by Port Adelaide owners: (H Cruickshank); Nov. 1881 to New Zealand owners, registered at Lyttelton and then to Invercargill in June 1893. Converted to a hulk in New Zealand in 1912].
The 'Mallsgate' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Mallsgate', 1043 tons at Port Adelaide. This is a lofty fine-lined clipper-barque. The main skysail yard has been sent down [iron barque, 1073 gross tons. ON63889, 215.3 x 34.1 x 21.0. Built 1877 (5) R Williamson and Son, Harrington. Owners: John Sprott, registered Workington, later Fisher and Sprott. Wrecked on Middleton Reef, off the coast of Australia, 21 July 1889. Thought to have been designed by Captain James sprott, longtime master of the vessel and brother of the first owners, however this is quoted by Lubbock without supporting references. He also makes a series of other statements such as that the vessel was built regardless of cost; was the finest iron barque rigged ship built; carried little cargo, all apparently unsupported. She was wrecked when laden with coal and bound from Newcastle, NSW to San Francisco. 'Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 11 gives a lengthy report on the escape and open boat voyage of the crew].
The 'Gogoburn' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Gogoburn', 1098 tons, in an unidentified port. This is an example of a later, larger barque. ['Alfredo' registered in Montevideo, c. 1910. See 'Gogoburn'] [iron barque, 1098 tons. ON86722, 217.0 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1882 (11) Birrell, Stenhouse and Co. Dumbarton. Owners: M Carswell, registered Glasgow c.1910 became 'Alfredo' registered in Montevideo. Ref.5 (Vol 1) gives a description of heavy weather and the captain being washed overboard].
The 'Fort George' at San Francisco
The four masted iron barque (ex ship) 'Fort George', 1756 tons, at San Francisco. This vessel retains the bowsprit and jib-boom, and was built with masts of conventional design--each except the jigger-mast in three sections. After a serious dismasting late in her career, she was remasted with pole-type lower masts which appear as an anachronism. [iron 4 mast ship (later barque) 1756 tons, ON87748, 260.0 x 40.0 x 23.1. Built 1884 (2) Workman, Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners: Clark and Service, registered Glasgow. Later owned in San Francisco, and in 1907 or thereabouts, went missing on a voyage round Cape Horn] See 'The Downeasters' B. Lubbock. p.216.
The 'Brownrigg' in an unidentified port
The four masted iron ship 'Brownrigg', 2279 tons, in an unidentified port. The large topgallant sails have been divided to make double topgallant sails--a rig which came to be widely adopted. Skysails are set on the fore and mainmasts. The spike bowsprit, which replaces the bowsprit and jib-boom is another innovation. [iron 4 mast ship, 2375 tons, ON87976, 301.1 x 42.0 x 24.3. Built 1884 (4) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owneers: John Houston, reg. Liverpool. Wrecked near Hull, c. 1888. Reputed to be a very fast sailing ship].
The 'Thermopylae' at anchor in Sydney Harbour
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 948 tons, at anchor in Sydney Harbour. She was built in 1868 [composite ship, 948 tons, ON60688, 212.0 x 36.0 x 21.0. Built 1868 (8) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: George Thompson and Co. (Aberdeen White Star Line) registered Aberdeen. Sold to Portugese in 1896 and employed as a Naval Training ship. Built as a China Tea Clipper and then moved into the Australian trades where she became very famous and said to have been one of the fastest clippers in the trade]. The 'Thermopylae' is at Johnston's Bay, with the hill of Prymont behind the ship. At the far right are the buildings of Sydney University, and closer to the ship is the Glebe Island Bridge and part of the premises of Brown Iron Foundry [information provided by a researcher].
The 'Cutty Sark' at anchor at Falmouth, U.K.
The compsite ship 'Cutty Sark', 921 tons, at anchor at Falmouth, U.K. The ship was built in 1869 [composite ship, 963 gross tons. ON63557. 212.5 x 36.0 x 21.6. Built 1869 (11) Scott and Linton, Dumbarton. Owners John Willis and Son, registered London. (The shipbuilders went bankrupt in the course of constructing the ship and it was completed by Denny Bros) Sold 1895 to Portuguese and renamed Ferreira. Bought in 1922 by Captain Dowman of Falmouth, named and restored and re-rigged to her original sail plan. Presented to the Thames Nautical Training College in 1938. Subsequently installed in a dry dock at Greenwich on permanent display. This vessel has probably had more written about her than any other sailing ship, including 'The Log of the Cutty Sark' by Lubbock, see for full details up to 1938. The name is taken from a poem by Burns - Tam O'Shanter and the best translation appears to be 'short chemise'. Built for the China trades and considered to be among the world's fastest sailing ships. she was transferred to the Australian trades in 1885-6, trading mainly to Sydney, until she made a few voyages to Brisbane in the 1890's prior to being withdrawn and sold foreign. See 'The Log of the cutty Sark', 'Colonial Clippers', 'China Clippers'].
The 'Lufra' anchored in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Lufra', 672 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. The ship was built in 1870 [iron ship, altered to barque c.1875. 705 tons. ON62437. 179.7 x 31.7 x 17.9. Built 1870 (1) A Hall and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: William Anderson and Co. registered Banff; by 1875 AG Webster and Co., registered Hobart; c.1877 Alex. McGregor, registered Hobart, and later AE Risby of Hobart. About the turn of the century sold to Scandinavia and drops from the register c.1909. Lubbock claims the vessel was built as a China Clipper but was too late for the trade. She spent most of her life in the England-Australia trade, and when enrolled at Hobart was a regular trader to England].
The 'Inverness' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The composite ship 'Inverness', 725 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. A beautiful example of a composite built ship with main skysail [composite ship, 744 tons, ON63519, 177.6 x 32.0 x 18.9. Built 1869 (9) Hall, Russell and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: J&R Grant, registered London, passed to owners in Swansea and reduced to a barque c.1880. In 1896 sold to Amazon Telegraph Co. registered Swansea (Wales). Wrecked 20 Dec. 1896 on the Japarica Bank between Caste and Salinas laden with cable, coal and general on a voyage from London to Para].
The 'Sobraon' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The composite ship 'Sobraon', 2131 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. This is the largest composite ship built. It has iron frames and lower masts. The lower yards of made of steel [composite ship, 2131 tons, ON54680. 272.0 x 40.0 x 27.0. Built 1866 (4) Hall, Russell and Co., Aberdeen [per Ron Parsons, however a researcher advises that it was built by the neighbouring yard of Alexander Hall & Co., Aberdeen]. Owners: Lowther, Maxton and Co., registered London. c.1870 Devitt and Moore: 1892 NSW Government; 1911 Federal Government for Naval Training ship and renamed 'HMAS Tingira'. Sold out of the service in 1928, it was reported she was to be broken up, but in 1934 she was reported to be in use as a 'rest home for out of work boys'. In 1937 sold for conversion to a museum but the buyer went bankrupt and the vessel passed to Mr. W Ford, Berry's Bay, North Sydney and was finally demolished in WW2. There seems to be no foundation for the story that the vessel was laid down as a auxiliary steamer for the Black Ball Line. Even before she was purchased by Devitt and Moore whenever she loaded on the Australian berth she was under charter to that firm. Her first owners were in the China tea trade. claimed to have been the largest composite ship built. The ship was named after a decisive battle in the Sutlij war of 1846. Accommodation was for 90 first and 40 second class passengers. Her first trip to Australia was in 1866 when she made the trip to Sydney in 75 days. For a description of a passage made in 1882 see SB Vol. XVII (New Series) Jan. 1954 page 4 et seq.] [Tingira = native term for The Open Sea. While under this name was employed as a training ship for boy entries to RAN and was moored usually in Rose Bay, Sydney. 1914-1928].
The 'Smart' in the Danish port, Marstal
The Danish schooner 'Smart', 241 tons, in the Danish port of Marstal. This is an unusual looking schooner with a convex stem. Many such vessels were built in Denmark to serve as Baltic Traders [wooden 3 mast schooner, 241 tons, 119.4 x 26.9 x 12.0. Built 1901 Chr. Christensen, Kolding. Owners: RJ Albertsen, registered Marstal]. According to a researcher, "'Smart' sank on 11 November 1912, on a journey from Rabat to Lisbon in ballast. Rammed by Portuguese steam ship SS 'Elite' off Lisbon and sunk, near Cape Espichel, with the pilot on board. The steamship, which did not look out, rammed 'Smart' with great force, and 'Smart' got a significant leak. The crew ran aboard the SS 'Elite' while 'Smart' sank." Hundreds of this type of schooner were built in Denmark between 1880 and 1930. They were built for the triangle trading route between Denmark - Newfoundland - Mediterranean - Denmark. The trade stopped at the outbreak of World War II in 1939.
The 'Sea Flower' at Port Adelaide
The typical South Australian wooden ketch 'Sea Flower', 66 tons, at Port Adelaide. This photograph was taken by Francis Wear, a travelling photographer who had a business under the name of "F.E. Wear" at Rann Street, Port Adelaide from 1896-1907. According to a researcher, the Le Messurier family bought the ship from Tasmania and registered it in Port Adelaide in 1899. It was sold to Fremantle in aproximately 1913 and wrecked there in 1923. (Sources - "Le Messuriers of Port Adelaide" , John Tregenza, 1991 and "Ketches of South Australia", Ronald Parsons).
The 'Independence' under sail
The United States wooden ship 'Independence', 952 tons, under sail. A fine example of a 'Down Easter' as such Californian traders were called.
The 'Eugene Hale' docked in an unidentified port
The United States wooden brigantine 'Eugene Hale', 443 tons, docked in an unidentified port. A lofty little vessel which could set a cloud of canvas [wooden brigantine, 443 tons. US ON 135360. 124.0 x 29.0 x 17.0. Built 1878. Rideout and Lord, Calais, Maine. Owners: S Harding, registered Calais, Maine].
The 'Fort Stuart' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Fort Stuart', 2433 tons, in an unidentified harbour. The ship as double topgallant sails. [steel ship, 2433 tons. ON99373. 302.0 x 42.3 x 24.0. Built 1892 (2) Sunderland SB Co. Ltd. Sunderland. Owners: Stuart and Douglas. Registered Liverpool. Abandoned in position 35.37S x 19.2E. 4th October 1899 on a voyage from Middlesbro' towards Calcutta with salt].
The 'Balclutha' at anchor
The steel ship 'Balclutha', 1689 tons, at anchor. A typical steel ship of the 1880s with lower masts and topmasts in one, and spike bowsprit.
The 'Dunsyre' under sail
The steel ship 'Dunsyre', 2149 tons, under sail. A typical steel ship of the 1890s. She was built when cargo capacity was of prime importance, not speed [ [steel ship, 2149 tons. ON98965. 277.8 x 41.8 x 24.4. Built 1891 (8) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Potter Bros. registered London, subsequently became American owned, by Robert Dollar and Co., and ended up as a barge in USA West Coast. 'The Down Easters' by B Lubbock, p.248 comments upon her trip to Wellington from San Francisco in 31 days] [c.1909/10 registered in Vancouver during WW1 became the property of Standard Oil Co. registered San Francisco. Converted to a barge after a long period of idelness at Oakland California].