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The 'Lady Jocelyn' in an unidentified port
The iron ship ex S.S. 'Lady Jocelyn', 2138 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship, 2138 gross and net tons. ON11923, 254.0 x 39.0 x 24.9. Built 1852 CJ Mare and Co. London as auxiliary screw steamship for General Screw Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London. In 1860 sold and renamed 'Brazil' reverts to original name in 1861: owners Holmes and Rawson, registered London 1861 - East India and London Shipping Co. Ltd.: January 1868 sold to E Boult and converted into a sailing ship and lengthened from original dimensions of 238.3 x 38.2 x 25.2 and owners JW Temple, London. Then owners became Park Bros, registered London until sold to Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd in mid 1880s and registered Southampton. Subsequently hulked. Was hulked in March 1899. As an auxiliary steamer visited Australia and New Zealand but as a full sailing ship became extremely well known in the emmigrant trades].
The 'Lyttelton' wrecked at Timaru
The iron ship 'Lyttelton', 1111 tons, wrecked at Timaru [iron ship rigged, 1180 gross, 1111 net tons. ON78620. 223.8 x 35.0 x 21.0. Built 1878 (3) R Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co., registered Glasgow. Totally wrecked at Timaru, New Zealand, when leaving for England June 12, 1886. Built for and usually employed in the England-New Zealand passenger and cargo trade].
The 'Mary Hannah' wrecked on Cornish coast
The wooden schooner 'Mary Hannah', 109 tons, wrecked on the Cornish coast [wooden 2 mast schooner, 109 gross, 98 net tons. ON29764. 81.9 x 21.1 x 11.0. Built 1861 (4) Thomas, Nevin (Wales) Owners: c.1870 RT Mitchell, registered Truro. c.1880 H Rowe].
The 'City of Dunedin' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ship 'City of Dunedin', 1085 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wooden three mast ship, 1085 tons. ON45966, 195.0 x 34.6 x 22.0. Built 1863 (4) Rankin, Dumbarton. Owners: Albion Shipping Co. registered Glasgow].
The 'Crusader' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Crusader', 1058 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1058 gross tons. ON52696, 210.7 x 35.1 x 21.2 built 1865 (3) Charles Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners JW Temple and W Savage registered London. c.1873/4. Shaw Savill and Co. Registered Glasgow (and possibly chartered to the Albion Line?) later Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd. 1902 to Norwegian owners without change of name].
The 'Otaki' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Otaki', 1014 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1014 net tons, ON73576. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (8) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold Jan. 1892 to German owners, re-rigged as a barque, and renamed 'Dr. Siegert'. Wrecked July 4, 1895 at Chacachacar, when on a voyage Port of Spain - Bremen. Built for the UK-NZ trade].
The 'City of Dunedin' in an unidentified port
The wooden ship 'City of Dunedin', 1085 tons, at Port Chalmers. [wooden three mast ship, 1085 tons. ON45966, 195.0 x 34.6 x 22.0. Built 1863 (4) Rankin, Dumbarton. Owners: Albion Shipping Co. registered Glasgow].
The 'Charles Francis' wrecked on Scilly Islands
The wooden schooner 'Charlie Francis', 76 tons, wrecked on Scilly Islands.
The 'Halland' in an unidentified harbour
The steel schooner 'Halland', 132 tons in an unidentified harbour [steel 3 mast schooner, 132 gross, 100 net tons. 110.0 x 22.3 x 8.6. Built 1892 (7) P Rodgers and Co. Carrickfergus (as the British 'Ford Fisher', ON99936. J Fisher and Sons, Barrow) Owners: F Nilsson, registered in Sweden].
The 'E.J. Spence' in Melbourne
The iron barque 'E.J. Spence', 537 tons, in Melbourne [iron 3 mast barque, 537 gross, 519 net tons. ON64766. 159.7 x 28.1 x 17.0. Built 1871 (4) John Blumer, Sunderland. Owners John and David Spence, registered Melbourne. August 1884 A Brown and JH Gibb, June 1889. MC Jacobs. September 1896 transferred to Port Louis, Mauritius. Still in existence in mid 1920's].
Building the 'Euterpe'
Building the iron ship 'Euterpe', 1197 tons.
The 'Alastor' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Alastor', 824 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Rangitiki' in Otago Harbour rigged as a barque
The iron ship 'Rangitiki', 1188 tons, in an unidentified harbour [As the 'Scimitar = iron 3 mast ship 1227 gross, 1188 net tons. ON47395. 212.0 x 35.0 x 22.8. Built 1863 (7) Humber Iron Works Co., M Samuelson, Hull. Owners: Finlay, Campbell and Co., registered London. c.1865 Bombay Shipping Co. Ltd., registered Bombay: c.1873 New Zealand Shipping Co., registered London. Renamed 'Rangitiki' in 1874 and registered at Lyttelton. Re-rigged as a barque in 1889-90. Sold to Norwegians in 1898 and renamed 'Dalston' later sold to French owners and converted into a hulk at Noumea, about 1909].
The 'Dover Castle' in an unidentified port
The wooden ship 'Dover Castle', 1003 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden ship, 1003 gross tons. ON20847, 185.0 x 34.0 x 22.0. Built 1858 Pile Sunderland. Owners R&H Green, registered London 1872 Shaw, Savill and Co. c.1880-1 sold to CY Boe of Arendal and renamed Kem and under this name finally broken up after many years. (Her being broken up resulted from a standing upon the coast of Norway) Under the ownership of Greens was employed in the Australian trade. From 1872 made several voyages to New Zealand, the first being to Lyttelton and where she arrived May 7, 1872. On her arrival at Auckland in August 1875 she had aboard the only survivor of the Cospatrick. Ref. Blackwall Frigates, White Wings Vol. 1 Breet, 1924].
The 'Wellington' at Port Chalmers
The iron ship 'Wellington', 1247 tons at Port Chalmers [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 'Forfarshire' in an unidentified port
The composite ship 'Forfarshire', 1238 tons, in an unidentified port [composite ship, 1238 tons. ON50779, 210.9 x 37.1 x 22.1. Built 1867 (3) J Morison, Sunderland. Owners: John Morison, registered London 1872 Shaw Savill and Co. registered Southampton. Well known in New Zealand passenger and cargo trades].
The 'Invercargill' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Invercargill', 1246 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1310 gross, ON68117, 239.7 x 36.0 x 20.8. Built 1874 (6) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: P Henderson and Co., who formed Albion Shipping Co. at a later date, and eventually merged with Shaw Savill to form Shaw, Savill and Albion, registered Glasgow. Sold 1905 to Norwegians and left Glasgow Feb. 20 for Oslo but failed to arrive].
The 'Alliance' wrecked in Mounts Bay and the 'Golden Light' stranded
The wooden schooner 'Alliance' on the right, 115 tons, wrecked in Mounts Bay and the wooden schooner 'Golden Light' on the left, 120 tons, stranded.
The 'Soukar' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Soukar', 1304 tons, in an unidentified port.
The 'Lapwing' in graving dock Port Chalmers, New Zealand
The iron barquentine 'Lapwing', 747 tons in an unidentified port [iron barquentine (from about 1897 - formerly barque rigged) 747 gross and net tons. ON62609. 189.0 x 30.8 x 19.1 Built 1870 (4) Iliff, Mounsey and Co., Sunderland. Owners: (originally named 'Juno' and built for owners in Newcastle-upon-Tyne) then, after renaming was owned in Liverpool. In 1897 sold to Norway and re-rigged].
The 'E.J. Spence' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'E.J. Spence', 537 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 537 gross, 519 net tons. ON64766. 159.7 x 28.1 x 17.0. Built 1871 (4) John Blumer, Sunderland. Owners John and David Spence, registered Melbourne. August 1884 A Brown and JH Gibb, June 1889. MC Jacobs. September 1896 transferred to Port Louis, Mauritius. Still in existence in mid 1920's].
The 'Doris' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Doris', 115 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner, 115 gross 97 net tons. ON1642. 69.2 x 18.8 x 12.0. Built 1841 Runcorn by J Southarn. Owners: c.1870 Michael Kelly registered Drogheda. c.1880 J Gilmore registered Liverpool].
The 'Gulnare' in Roper River, Northern Territory
The wooden schooner 'Gulnare', 64 tons, in Roper River, Northern Territory [wooden 2 mast schooner, 151 tons, ON41724, 103.6 x 24.2 x 10.7. Built 1856. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, formerly owned in London and arrived in Port Adelaide Dec. 1863, having been purchased by Captain Alex McCoy and Mr E Jenkins, registered Port Adelaide as 1/1864. Sold to the South Australian Government 1869 for use in connection with the Overland Telegraph Line, and while conveying supplies to the Roper River working party, was stranded on a reef near the Vernon Islands (about 30 miles from Darwin) and after survey was condemned in October 1871. See 'Ships of the Overland Telegraph, Australasian Shipping Record' Vol.3(5) page 129 Sept. 1972. Port Adelaide Customs Register 1/1864].
The 'Hudson' at Port Chalmers
The iron barque 'Hudson', 848 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship, re-rigged 3 mast barque 1878/9. 848 gross, 797 net tons. ON58998, 194.2 x 30.6 x 19.4. Built 1869 (3) M Pearse and Co. Stockton. Owners: William W Tapscott, registered Liverpool. c.1875 Shaw, Savill and Co. registered Southampton. c.1900 sold to Norway without change of name].
The 'John Ewing' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'John Ewing', 117 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Orari' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Orari', 1011 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, c.1890, 3 mast barque, 1051 gross, 1011 tons ON73568, 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (7) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (Lyttelton 1879 - 1888) c.1890 to Mrs E. Page, then WG Irvine. Sold to Italians in 1906/7 and was hulked in 1909. Built for the New Zealand - UK trade, but voyage to Brisbane in 1894/5/6 and 1901].
The 'Alexander Newton' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Alexander Newton', 309 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wood 3 mast barque, 309 tons, ON73360, 151.8 x 25.5 x 12.0, built 1876 Manning River, NSW. Owners: Alexander Newton, reg. Sydney. c.1885 Alexander Newton jnr 1893 William Johnson. Wrecked near Portland Island NZ June 18 1894. ].
The 'Jessie Readman' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Jessie Readman', 962 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Grove Hill' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ketch 'Grove Hill', 90 tons in an unidentified harbour [iron smack rigged trawler (not ketch as captioned) 91 gross, 72 net tons. ON91397, 79.4 x 20.3 x 10.1. Built 1884 (11) Cochrane and Co. Beverley. Owners: JW Hellyer , registered Hull, later JW Craven].
The 'Cambria' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Cambria', 234 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden three mast barque, later 3 mast schooner (caption states 2 mast fore and aft schooner) 1866 = 238 gross tons, 233 net tons, later 234 gross and 221 net. ON23526, length 1866 110.2 x 24.2 x 13.2. Built 1853 (4) T. Thomas, Newquay, Owners c.1870 David Jenkins registered Aberystwith c. 1880. E. Thomas and Company later Norwegian owner without change of name.]