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The 'Flora' in an unidentified port
The wooden brigantine 'Flora', 136 tons, in an unidentified port.
The 'Woodville' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden brigantine 'Woodville', 120 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Lizzie R. Wilce' wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall
The wooden schooner 'Lizze R. Wilce', 162 tons, wrecked at St. Ives, Cornwall [wooden 3 mast schooner, 162 gross, 130 net tons. ON75155. 102.9 x 23.2 x 11.7. Built 1876 (10) Stephens, Point. Owners: E Wilce and others, registered Falmouth, later Mrs E Randell].
The 'Ystwyth' wrecked on Cornish coast
The wooden schooner 'Ystwyth', 63 tons, wrecked on the Cornish coast [wooden 2 mast schooner, 63 gross and net tons. ON42580. 68.4 x 18.3 x 8.1. Built 1861 (6) Evans, Aberystwith. Owners: c.1870 John Jones, registered Aberystwith. c. 1880 D Thomas].
The 'John Ewing' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'John Ewing', 117 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Bessie' in an unidentified port
The wooden schooner 'Bessie', 189 tons, in an unidentified port. [wooden 3 masted schooner. 189 gross, 149 net tons. ON67266. 102.0 x 23.5 x 12.9. Built 1871 (11) W. Date. Kingsbridge, Devon. Owners Friend and Co. registered Salcombe: later HR & JO Bennett.
The 'Squirrel' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Squirrel', 103 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, 103 gross, 98 net tons. ON44112. 83.8 x 19.5 x 11.0. Built 1862 (7) Peters, Bristol. Owners: c.1870 Richard Edwards, registered Aberystwith].
The 'Dolphine' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Dolphine',110 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, 110 gross tons. ON33211. 80.4 x 23.2 x 8.8. Built 1856 Gentilly. Owners: c.1870 T. Chartier, registered Quebec].
The 'Gladys' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Gladys',152 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Robert Morris' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Robert Morris', 146 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 3 mast schooner, 146 gross, 123 net tons. ON70312. 92.7 x 22.2 x 11.8. Built 1876 (1) Williams, Portmadog, Morris and Co., registered Carnarvon].
Coasters at Minehead
Coasters docked at Minehead, Somerset.
Coaster in the River Avon at Bristol
A coaster in the Avon Gorge near the Clifton Suspension bridge, Bristol. Coaster docked at Minehead, Somerset.
The 'Sabrina' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden jackass barque 'Sabrina', 317 tons, in an unidentified harbour. Coaster docked at Minehead, Somerset.
Unknown wooden yacht
An unknown wooden yacht in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Bellmore' in an unidentified harbour
The steel barquentine 'Bellmore', 313 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [steel auxiliary twin screw motor vessel, barquentine rigged 313 gross, 272 net tons. ON139315, 146.8 x 27.2 x 11.2, built 1892 (6) Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Grangemouth as the barquentine rigged sailing ship 'Maracaibo' for Danish owners. In 1917 fitted with two paraffin motors, coupled to twin screws and now owned by The Bell Lines Ltd. registered Hull.]
The 'C. and F. Nurse' in an unidentified harbour
The steel schooner 'C. and F. Nurse', 119 tons in an unidentified harbour [steel 2 mast schooner, 119 gross, 98 net tons. ON109222. 89.7 x 21.8 x 9.9. Built 1900 (5) WH Lean Falmouth, Owners Nurse Bros, registered Falmouth].
The 'Edwin Fox' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Edwin Fox' as hulk, 836 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 3 mast barque, 836 gross and net tons. ON4673. 144.8 x 29.8 x 23.6. Built 1853 Calcutta. Owners c.1870 E Gellately, registered London c.1874 Shaw, Savill who later merged with the Albion Company form Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd., who registered their ships in Southampton,eventually converted into a freezer hulk in New Zealand and the remains were recently subject of an attempt to restore the vessel as a museum].
The 'Brussels' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Brussels', 991 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship 991 tons, ON45969, 211.3 x 31.9 x 21.5. Built 1863 (5) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow as City of Brussels for George Smith and Sons, registered Glasgow and c.1880 sold to N. Hogarth, reg. Glasgow and by 1885 sold to Hugh Hogarth registered at Ardrossan and renamed Brussels later passed to Shaw Savill and Co. and then Niger Co. Ltd.]
The 'St. Leonards' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'St. Leonards', 1054 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron, 3 mast ship, 1054 tons, ON50198, 204.0 x 34.0 x 20.3. Built 1864 (9) Pile, Hay and Co. Sunderland. Owners: John Bonus, registered London c.1873. Shaw Savill and Co., registered Southampton. Wrecked in a collision off Start Point Sept. 17, 1883. All saved. From 1873-1883 well known in the New Zealand trades].
The 'Helen Denny' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Helen Denny', 728 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, re-rigged as a 3 mast barque c.1880,728 gross and net tons. ON56168. 187.5 x 31.2 x 19.1. Built 1866 (11) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: James Galbraith (Partner in P. Henderson and Co.) registered Glasgow: c.1872/3 Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Southampton, later Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd. 1896 G McClatchie, registered Lyttelton: 1900 F Holm, registered Wellington: 1911 Helen Denny Ltd: 1912 Paparoa Coal Co. and converted to a hulk. Sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd., 1928. Sunk off Cuvier Island, NZ April 27 1948 at the end of a useful life. Built for the UK -Burma run but quickly transferred to UK-NZ line where she enjoyed a good reputation. Sold in 1896 continued trade out of NZ until converted into a coal hulk. See also 'Union Fleet' by IJ Farquhar 1968].
The 'Helen Denny' as barque
The iron ship 'Helen Denny' as barque, 728 tons [iron 3 mast ship, re-rigged as a 3 mast barque c.1880,728 gross and net tons. ON56168. 187.5 x 31.2 x 19.1. Built 1866 (11) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: James Galbraith (Partner in P. Henderson and Co.) registered Glasgow: c.1872/3 Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Southampton, later Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd. 1896 G McClatchie, registered Lyttelton: 1900 F Holm, registered Wellington: 1911 Helen Denny Ltd: 1912 Paparoa Coal Co. and converted to a hulk. Sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd., 1928. Sunk off Cuvier Island, NZ April 27 1948 at the end of a useful life. Built for the UK -Burma run but quickly transferred to UK-NZ line where she enjoyed a good reputation. Sold in 1896 continued trade out of NZ until converted into a coal hulk. See also 'Union Fleet' by IJ Farquhar 1968].
The 'Lutterworth' at Port Chalmers
The iron barque 'Lutterworth', 916 tons, at Port Chalmers [iron ship, re-rigged as 3 mast barque c.1880, 915 gross, 883 net tons. ON60895. 209.2 x 33.1 x 19.9, built 1868 (11) Denton, Gray and Co. Hartlepool. Owners: William Milburn, registered London. c.1875 WH Taylor. c.1880 Shaw, Savill and Co. Later Shaw, Savill and Albion. 1906 Colonial Sailing Ship Co. Ltd. (Turnbull and Co.) registered Lyttelton. Severely damanged in a gale, and dismasted, off Kaikoura, New Zealand Sept. 30, 1906. Towed into port but sold to Union Sailing Ship Co. of New Zealand Ltd., who converted the vessel into a coal hulk. In June 1950, vessel was sunk in Cook Strait by Airforce planes in bombing practice. Well known in the New Zealand emmigrant trade].
The 'Kosciusco' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Kosciusco', 1192 tons, at Port Adelaide.
The 'Asterion' entering harbour at Nelson
The iron barque 'Asterion', 509 tons, entering the harbour, Tyree, Nelson, New Zealand. [iron 3 masted barque. 528tons. ON62506. 163.0 x 28.1 x 17.4. Built 1869 (1) Iliff, Mounsey and Co. Sunderland. Owners: RH Penney and Co. Registered Shoreham. c.1883/4 Shaw Savill and Co. c.1896 Swedish owners without change of name. For many years employed in New Zealand migrant trade.]
The 'Wellington' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Wellington', 1247 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1309 gross, 1247 net tons. ON71676, 239.9 x 36.0 x 20.8. Built 1874 (9) R Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co., registered Glasgow.1882 - Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd.; 1906 sold to Norwegians without change of name. Abandoned in sinking condition Dec. 3, 1906 while under tow from Gulfport, USA towards Argentina. Constantly engaged in the UK-NZ emmigrant trade most of her life and was involved in some exciting incidents].
The 'Timaru' in Port Chalmers
The iron ship 'Timaru', 1306 tons, in Port Chalmers [iron 3 mast ship, 1363 gross, 1306 net tons. ON71689, 239.3 x 36.1 x 21.1. Built 1874 (12) Scott and Co. Greenock. Owners: Albion Shipping Co., registered Glasgow, later Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Ltd., c.1899 converted into a freezer-storage hulk in South Africa. (Some reports say she was wrecked under Norwegian ownership Feb. 22, 1907)].
The 'Pleione' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Pleione', 1092 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1139 gross, 1092 net tons. ON72369, 209.7 x 34.6 x 20.3. Built 1876 (9) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow: 1882 - Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd., registered Southampton. About 1899 sold to Norway without immediately changing her name but eventually became re-rigged as a barque and renamed 'Esov' and then 'Elvine Homuth' and finally 'Tamara XI'. Under this name she was wrecked in 1923 in the Gulf of Bothnia. Suffered a bad stranding in New Zealand in 1888 but was refloated and repaired] [Pleione = Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and mother of the Pleiades].
The 'Akaroa' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Akaroa', 1334 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [iron 3 mast barque, 1334g, 1298 tons, ON82424. 221.0 x 36.5 x 22.7. Built: 1881 (10) Osborne, Graham & Co. Sunderland. Owners: Shaw, Savill & Co. Reg. Southhampton. 1882. Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd. c1899/1900 to Norwegian owners without change of name (and well known in the Australian wheat export trade). Survived WWI but appears to have been broken up in the early 1920s. Note Ref 7, v1 is wrong in stating built for Patrick Henderson. This ship was built for Shaw Savill.]
The 'Mayfield' in an unidentified harbour
The steel 4 masted barque 'Mayfield', 2285 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque, 2285 gross tons, ON89695. 277.5 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1892 (2) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: Shaw Savill and Co, registered Glasgow].
The 'Kosciusko' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Kosciusko', 1192 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden barque, 1192 tons, ON45202, 212.5 x 36.3 x 22.2. Built 1862 (8) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson, later G Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen. Sold 1881 to Sydney owners, and broken up in 1899. Owners: 1881 - J. Williams, Sydney, then Cowlishaw Bros. and finally (c.1890) Hy. S. Forsyth. Popular passenger ship in the Australian trades].