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The 'Galgorm Castle' docked in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Galgorm Castle', 1596 tons, docked in an unidentified port [steel barque, 1596 tons, ON99125, 256.2 x 38.0 x 22.0. Built 1892 (2) Workman, Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners: North Shipowners Co. Ltd, registered Belfast. Captured by German submarine 27 February 1917 and sunk by gunfire. 11 lives lost. Took place 90 miles west from the Fastnet. NB - this ship is in the wrong shipowner section - it was NOT owned by Chambers 'Castle Line'].
The 'Wynford' in an unidentified port
The stee; barque 'Wynford', 1983 tons, in an unidentified port [steel barque, 1983 tons, ON108192, 267.3 x 40.1 x 23.5. Built 1897 (4) W Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Wynford Ship Co. (Potter Bros.) registered London. Sold to Norway in 1911 and renamed 'Storegrund'. Converted into a lighter in 1921].
The 'Wynford' in an unidentified port
The stee; barque 'Wynford', 1983 tons, in an unidentified port [steel barque, 1983 tons, ON108192, 267.3 x 40.1 x 23.5. Built 1897 (4) W Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Wynford Ship Co. (Potter Bros.) registered London. Sold to Norway in 1911 and renamed 'Storegrund'. Converted into a lighter in 1921].
The 'Crown of Germany' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Crown of Germany', 2241 tons, in an unidentified port. This is the earliest photograph of the ship. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/5/90 [steel 4 mast barque, 2241 tons, ON99129. 284.4 x 41.9 x 24.5. Built 1892 (5) Workman, Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners Crown SS Co. Ltd. (J Reid and Co) registered Belfast c.1902/3 Crown of Germany Ship Co. Potter Bros. registered London. In 1910 sold to Hamburg and renamed Fischbek. On her first voyage was wrecked in Le Maire Straits near Cape Horn, August 1910].
The 'William Mitchell' under sail
The steel ship 'William Mitchell', 2035 tons, under sail [steel ship 2035 tons, ON94220. 272.7 x 41.0 x 23.7. Built 1892 (8) CJ Bigger, Londonderry. Owners: W Mitchell, registered Londonderry. c.1900 Potter Brothers, registered London; 1909 John Stewart and Co. Broken up 1927. Said to have been the last square rigged sailing vessel owned in England].
The 'Candahar' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Candahar', 1495 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1418 tons, later 1495 tons. ON54983, 239.4 x 36.0 x 23.6. Built 1866 (5) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: T&J Brocklebank. Registered Liverpool later S Goldberg and Sons, registered Swansea, eventually became the Norwegian Almedia].
The 'Bactria' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Bactria', 2170 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 2170 tons, ON91250. 279.0 x 40.2 x 24.3. Built 1885 (8) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co. Southampton. Owners: T & J Brocklebank, reg. Liverpool. c.1900 sold to other British owners and renamed 'Loch Finlas' owners Loch Finlas Ship Co (J. Sproat and Co) registered Liverpool. Wrecked off Foster's Island, near Cape Portland Tasmania 26 Sept.1908 while on a voyage from Port Pirie with wheat for Callao. Details of wreck to be found in 'Wrecks in Tasmanian Waters' O'May, Tasmanian Government Printer c.1951].
The 'Majestic' at Liverpool
The iron ship 'Majestic', 1974 tons, at Liverpool [iron ship, 1974 tons. ON70952, 273.4 x 40.2 x 24.3. Built 1875 (5) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: T&J Brocklebank, registered Liverpool sold to Chilean Government in 1899. One of the photographs listed below demonstrates the oft told story of how the ship, when repainted, had the name spelt wrongly and the photographer painstakingly painted out the error and touched up the print].
The 'Majestic' at Liverpool
The iron ship 'Majestic', 1974 tons, at Liverpool. There is an interesting story concerning the spelling of 'Magestic' in this photograph. One of the men had just painted the name on the bow--and mis-spelt it--when the vessel was photographed. After printing, the photographer carefully replaced the 'G' with a 'J' in each print. His retouching disappeared when the prints were soaked from the mounts [iron ship, 1974 tons. ON70952, 273.4 x 40.2 x 24.3. Built 1875 (5) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: T&J Brocklebank, registered Liverpool sold to Chilean Government in 1899. One of the photographs listed below demonstrates the oft told story of how the ship, when repainted, had the name spelt wrongly and the photographer painstakingly painted out the error and touched up the print].
The 'Majestic' at Liverpool
The iron ship 'Majestic', 1974 tons, at Liverpool [iron ship, 1974 tons. ON70952, 273.4 x 40.2 x 24.3. Built 1875 (5) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: T&J Brocklebank, registered Liverpool sold to Chilean Government in 1899. One of the photographs listed below demonstrates the oft told story of how the ship, when repainted, had the name spelt wrongly and the photographer painstakingly painted out the error and touched up the print].
The 'Majestic' under sail
The iron ship 'Majestic', 1974 tons, under sail [iron ship, 1974 tons. ON70952, 273.4 x 40.2 x 24.3. Built 1875 (5) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: T&J Brocklebank, registered Liverpool sold to Chilean Government in 1899. One of the photographs listed below demonstrates the oft told story of how the ship, when repainted, had the name spelt wrongly and the photographer painstakingly painted out the error and touched up the print].
The 'Belfast' moored in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Belfast', 1957 tons, moored in an unidentified harbour. [iron ship, 1957 tons. ON70875. 260.6 x 40.2 x 24.2 Built 1874 (8) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners TJ Brocklehurst registered Liverpool sold 1901 and converted to barque, now owned by Shaw Savill and Co. Registered London c.1906 to South American owners without change of name, then passed to WR Grace and Co. registered San Francisco. Said to have been broken up in 1926].
The 'Belfast' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Belfast', 1957 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1957 tons. ON70875. 260.6 x 40.2 x 24.2 Built 1874 (8) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners TJ Brocklehurst registered Liverpool sold 1901 and converted to barque, now owned by Shaw Savill and Co. Registered London c.1906 to South American owners without change of name, then passed to WR Grace and Co. registered San Francisco. Said to have been broken up in 1926].
The 'Holkar' as 'Hippalos'
The four masted steel barque 'Holkar', 3073 tons, after being renamed 'Hippalos' [steel 4 mast barque, 3073 tons. ON93772, 329.3 x 45.2 x 26.7. Built 1888 (4) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: T & J Brocklebank, registered Liverpool to DH Watjen and Co. Bremen and renamed 'Adelaide'; in 1913 sold to Norway and renamed 'Odessa' and was later known as 'Souverain' and last of all 'Hippalos' (all Norwegian owners) She was broken up in 1924.
The 'Leicester Castle' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Leicester Castle', 2067 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 2067 tons, ON87031. 273.4 x 40.3 x 24.2. Built 1882 (9) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: Leicester Castle Ship Co. (J Coupland) registered Liverpool. c.1899 RA Smith and Co; c1902/3 J Joyce, later became the Norwegian vessel 'Vik'. Broken up in 1924. Notable for a mutiny staged in 1902 in the South Pacific].
The 'Leicester Castle' docked in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Leicester Castle', 2067 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron ship, 2067 tons, ON87031. 273.4 x 40.3 x 24.2. Built 1882 (9) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: Leicester Castle Ship Co. (J Coupland) registered Liverpool. c.1899 RA Smith and Co; c1902/3 J Joyce, later became the Norwegian vessel 'Vik'. Broken up in 1924. Notable for a mutiny staged in 1902 in the South Pacific].
The 'Sam Mendel' dismasted, at Port Chalmers, New Zealand
The iron ship 'Sam Mendel', 1034 tons, after being dismasted, at Port Chalmers, New Zealand [iron ship, 1034 tons, ON28288, 215.6 x 35.0 x 20.6. Built 1861 (1) Pile, Spence and Co., West Hartlepool. Owners: John Coupland, registered Liverpool: later H Ellis and Sons, registered Liverpool, then T Roberts, registered Llanelly].
The 'Victoria Regina' as the Danish ship 'Esbern Snare'
The iron ship 'Victoria Regina', 2000 tons, as the Danish ship 'Esbern Snare' [iron ship, 2000 tons, ON84191, 269.9 x 39.6 x 24.1. Built 1881 (12) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: J Coupland registered Liverpool; later Oceana Shipping Co. Ltd. (P Strange and Co.) registered Liverpool; c.1898 sold to Italians and renamed 'Maria Teresa (often wrongly spelt 'Marie Theresa') disappears from the registeres before WW1]. The ship was also formerly known as 'Nicolas Colcagno', and was owned by Rederiet Frode A/S, København (Copenhagen), and its home port was Kalundborg.
0The 'Victoria Regina' under sail
The iron ship 'Victoria Regina', 2000 tons, under sail [iron ship, 2000 tons, ON84191, 269.9 x 39.6 x 24.1. Built 1881 (12) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: J Coupland registered Liverpool; later Oceana Shipping Co. Ltd. (P Strange and Co.) registered Liverpool; c.1898 sold to Italians and renamed 'Maria Teresa (often wrongly spelt 'Marie Theresa') disappears from the registeres before WW1].
The 'Victoria Cross' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Victoria Cross', 1262 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque, 1262 tons, ON47578, 217.8 x 36.8 x 22.7. Built 1863 (9) Pile, Spence and Co., West Hartlepool. Owners: J Coupland, registered Liverpool c.1890 sold and renamed 'Auguste' and registered in Germany].
The 'Great Victoria' in Sydney at Circular Quay in 1860s
The iron ship 'Great Victoria', 2278 tons, in an unidentified port [Ronald Parsons expanded notes state this is an iron ship = iron ship, 2386 tons. ON47465, 286.1 x 39.4 x 22.9. Built 1854 Guilbert Fils, Nantes as the ss 'Jacquard' and rebuilt in 1863 by W Patterson, Bristol as an auxiliary screw steamship. Converted to sailing vessel c. 1873/4 on acquisition by Henry Fernie and Sons. Registered Liverpool. Early 1880s sold to WT Dixon and Sons, registered Liverpool. Drops from register early 1890s. As an auxiliary steamer was a frequent visitor to Australia under the auspices of the Black Ball Line. See also 'North Star to Southern Cross' Maber, Stephensons 1967.
The 'Iron Cross' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Iron Cross', 1508 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1552 tons. ON9965. 247.0 x 35.2 x 18.7. Built 1854 Scott and Co. Greenock as the screw steamship 'Robert Lowe' and converted to sailing ship early 1870s upon acquisition by H Fernie and sons, registered Liverpool. Wrecked while on a voyage from Gefle to Melbourne with pig iron and deals, at Storgrun Berden, 7 September 1891].
The 'Staffordshire' anchored in an unidentified port
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Staffordshire', 1168 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron ship, made into barque c.1880. 1173 tons, later 1197 tons. ON45399. 207.1 x 34.4 x 23.3. Built 1862 (10) Jones, Quiggin and Co. Liverpool. Owners: 1870 CJ English, registered Liverpool. Then David Stuart and Co., registered Liverpool. c.1880 H Fernie and Sons, registered Liverpool. c.1891 renamed 'Mimi' and registered in Hamburg].
The 'Dynomene' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Dynomene', 1949 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [iron ship 1949 tons. ON86204. 270.0 x 39.8 x 24.1. Built 1882 (6) WH Potter and Sons, Liverpool. Owners H Fernie and Sons, registered Liverpool, later Liverpool Shipping Co. Ltd, managed by H Fernie and Sons. Sold for hulking in 1910].
The 'Dynomene' anchored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Dynomene', 1949 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron ship 1949 tons. ON86204. 270.0 x 39.8 x 24.1. Built 1882 (6) WH Potter and Sons, Liverpool. Owners H Fernie and Sons, registered Liverpool, later Liverpool Shipping Co. Ltd, managed by H Fernie and Sons. Sold for hulking in 1910].
The 'Chrysomene' docked in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Chrysomene', 1835 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1835 tons, ON69328, 261.6 x 41.8 x 23.8. Built 1873 (11). Potter and Hodgkinson. Liverpool. Owners: H. Fernie and Sons. registered Liverpool. c.1900 sold to German owners and renamed Elfrieda taken over by British Government during WW1 and renamed Clevedon. Hulked at Fremantle in 1922.]
The 'Philomene' under sail
The iron ship 'Philomene', 1465 tons, under sail [iron ship 1465 tons, ON70956. 240.7 x 37.1 x 23.2. Built 1875 (5) TR Oswald and Co., Southampton. Owners: H Fernie and Sons, registered Liverpool. Drops from the registers c.1905] [Note from Ron Parsons "Lubbock and Hurst have become confused with the two ships of this fleet, Pythomene and Philomene and attribute subsequent names to the incorrect ships - be careful"].
The 'Philomene' docked in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Philomene', 1465 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron ship 1465 tons, ON70956. 240.7 x 37.1 x 23.2. Built 1875 (5) TR Oswald and Co., Southampton. Owners: H Fernie and Sons, registered Liverpool. Drops from the registers c.1905] [Note from Ron Parsons "Lubbock and Hurst have become confused with the two ships of this fleet, Pythomene and Philomene and attribute subsequent names to the incorrect ships - be careful"].
The 'Cleomene' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Cleomene', 1790 tons, docked in an unidentified port [possibly also known as the 'Mincio'].
The 'Aristomene' at anchor
The iron ship 'Aristomene', 1795 tons, at anchor [iron ship, 1795 tons. ON84076, 263.0 x 39.1 x 24.1. Built 1881 (1) WH Potter and sons. Registered Liverpool: Owners H. Fernie and Sons, registered Liverpool c. 1910 became Italian 'Olona' and in 1918 had a diesel engine installed and was then an auxiliary barque. Broken up in c.1922. Note from Parsons says 'Ref 5 Vol. 1 gives incorrect detail re fate".]