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The 'Colonial Empire' at Geelong
The wooden ship 'Colonial Empire', 1270 tons, at Geelong. [wooden ship, 1305 tons. ON42706. 198.5 x 38.4 x 22.5. Built 1861 (5). Baldwin, Quebec. Owners Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson and Co.) registered Aberdeen. Abandoned at sea January 29 1880.]
The 'Kosciusco' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Kosciusco', 1192 tons, at Port Adelaide [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].
The 'Nineveh' at Sydney
The wooden ship 'Nineveh', 1174 tons, at Sydney [wooden ship, 1174 tons, ON48854, 209.9 x 36.3 x 22.6. Built 1864 (3) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson/George Thompson and Co.) Registered Aberdeen. Sold 1882 to owners in Sydney and wrecked in 1896. Well known and popular passenger vessel in the Australian trades and after sale was engaged in the trans Pacific lumber trades].
The 'Nineveh', 'Ann Duthie' and 'Harlaw' at Sydney
The wooden ships 'Ninevah' (left), 1174 tons, 'Ann Duthie' (middle), 994 tons, and 'Harlaw' (right), 894 tons, at Sydney [Ninevah = wooden ship, 1174 tons, ON48854, 209.9 x 36.3 x 22.6. Built 1864 (3) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson/George Thompson and Co.) Registered Aberdeen. Sold 1882 to owners in Sydney and wrecked in 1896. Well known and popular passenger vessel in the Australian trades and after sale was engaged in the trans Pacific lumber trades].
The 'Jerusalem' at Melbourne
The wooden barque 'Jerusalem', 901 tons, at Melbourne.
The 'Jerusalem' and 'Loch Garry' at Geelong
The wooden barque 'Jerusalem' (left), 901 tons, and the iron ship 'Loch Garry' (right), 1565 tons, at Geelong.
The 'Jerusalem' at Sydney
The wooden barque 'Jerusalem', 901 tons, at Sydney.
The 'George Thompson' tied up to a dock
The wooden barque (ex ship) 'George Thompson', 1128 tons, tied up to a dock. According to researcher John Anderson, this ship was built for Thompson but was sold to A. Nicol, Aberdeen in 1866, and subsequently had various Australian owners [wooden ship, later barque, 1128 tons. ON48866. 209.1 x 36.2 x 22.5. Built 1865 (5) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen (iron beams) Owners: Alex Nicol and Co. Registered Aberdeen 1883 sold to Sydney owners. Wrecked 13 June 1902, under the Chilean flag. Caption says 'composite' but this vessel was of wood construction].
The 'Harlaw' at Sydney
The wooden ship 'Harlaw', 894 tons, at Sydney [wooden ship, 894 tons. ON53248, 194.0 x 34.0 x 21.2. Built 1866 (12) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners Thompson Junior and Co. registered Aberdeen].
The 'Thyatira' at Melbourne
The wooden ship 'Thyatira', 962 tons, at Melboune [composite ship, 962 tons, ON56608, 201.0 x 33.9 x 21.7. Built 1867 (8) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen. Sold 1894 JW Woodside and Co., Belfast. Wrecked July 1896 at Pontal da Barra].
The 'Thyatira' and 'Loch Rannoch' at Geelong
The wooden ship 'Thyatira' (right), 962 tons, and the iron ship 'Loch Rannoch' (left), 1243 tons, at Geelong ['Thyatira' = composite ship, 962 tons, ON56608, 201.0 x 33.9 x 21.7. Built 1867 (8) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen. Sold 1894 JW Woodside and Co., Belfast. Wrecked July 1896 at Pontal da Barra].
The 'Ascalon' under the Norwegian Flag
The wooden barque (ex ship) 'Ascalon', 938 tons, under the Norwegian Flag. [Wooden bq. 998 tons, ON60682, 201.0 x 34.0 x 20.5. Built 1868 (4) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson) reg. Aberdeen. 1881 Trindeer, Anderson and Co. c.1890 sold to Norwegian owners. Wrecked 7 February 1907 at Annalong. Under both British owners this vessel was well known in Australian waters].
The 'Ascalon' at Sydney
The wooden ship 'Ascalon', 938 tons, at Sydney. [Wooden bq. 998 tons, ON60682, 201.0 x 34.0 x 20.5. Built 1868 (4) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson) reg. Aberdeen. 1881 Trindeer, Anderson and Co. c.1890 sold to Norwegian owners. Wrecked 7 February 1907 at Annalong. Under both British owners this vessel was well known in Australian waters].
The 'Thermopylae' at Sydney
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 948 tons, at Sydney 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' at Sydney
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 948 tons, at Sydney 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 'Patriarch' leaving Sydney
The iron ship 'Patriarch', 1339 tons, leaving Sydney [iron ship, 1405 tons, ON60696, 221.1 x 38.1 x 22.3. Built 1869 (9) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen: sold 1898 to Norwegian owners. Name unchanged. Wrecked 23 February 1912 on Cape Corrienties, south of River Plate, South America. First iron hulled ship for Aberdeen White Star Line. Said to have never had a serious accident or a bad passage in her career under the British flag and made some notable runs] [one of the photographs of the 'Patriarch' was taken in Neutral Bay, Sydney and shows some of the Manly ferries in the foreground].
The 'Patriarch' at Port Adelaide while Norwegian owned
The iron ship 'Patriarch', 1339 tons, at Port Adelaide while Norwegian owned [iron ship, 1405 tons, ON60696, 221.1 x 38.1 x 22.3. Built 1869 (9) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen: sold 1898 to Norwegian owners. Name unchanged. Wrecked 23 February 1912 on Cape Corrienties, south of River Plate, South America. First iron hulled ship for Aberdeen White Star Line. Said to have never had a serious accident or a bad passage in her career under the British flag and made some notable runs].
The 'Patriarch' moored in unidentified port
The iron ship 'Patriarch', 1339 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1405 tons, ON60696, 221.1 x 38.1 x 22.3. Built 1869 (9) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen: sold 1898 to Norwegian owners. Name unchanged. Wrecked 23 February 1912 on Cape Corrienties, south of River Plate, South America. First iron hulled ship for Aberdeen White Star Line. Said to have never had a serious accident or a bad passage in her career under the British flag and made some notable runs].
The 'Aviemore' at Sydney
The wooden ship 'Aviemore', 1091 tons, at Sydney. [Wooden ship, 1147 tons. ON60709, 214.9 x 36.8 x 22.2. Built 1870 (8) W. Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners George Thomson, Registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegian owners c. 1910. Last wooden ship built for the Aberdeen White Star Line].
The 'Aviemore' at Sydney
The wooden ship 'Aviemore', 1091 tons, at Sydney. [Wooden ship, 1147 tons. ON60709, 214.9 x 36.8 x 22.2. Built 1870 (8) W. Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners George Thomson, Registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegian owners c. 1910. Last wooden ship built for the Aberdeen White Star Line].
The 'Aviemore' under the Norwegian flag
The wooden barque (ex ship) 'Aviemore', 1091 tons. The location is most likely Bristol, England, where Warriner's warehouse was located. [Wooden ship, 1147 tons. ON60709, 214.9 x 36.8 x 22.2. Built 1870 (8) W. Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners George Thomson, Registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegian owners c. 1910. Last wooden ship built for the Aberdeen White Star Line].
The 'Miltiades' at Sydney
The iron ship 'Miltiades', 1452 tons, at Sydney [iron ship, 1495 tons, ON60710. 240.5 x 39.3 x 23.3. Built 1871 (4) W Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: G Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold Italians, c.1900 Usually in the Australian migrant trades but made a number of voyages to New Zealand].
The 'Miltiades' at Sydney
The iron ship 'Miltiades', 1452 tons, at Sydney [iron ship, 1495 tons, ON60710. 240.5 x 39.3 x 23.3. Built 1871 (4) W Hood and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: G Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold Italians, c.1900 Usually in the Australian migrant trades but made a number of voyages to New Zealand].
The 'Samuel Plimsoll' at Sydney
The iron ship 'Samuel Plimsoll', 1444 tons, at Sydney [iron ship, 1510 tons, ON65097, 241.3 x 30.0 x 23.1. Built 1873 (9) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: owners George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold 1899. Dismasted in 1902 on a voyage to Port Chalmers and sold for use as a coal hulk was stationed in Fremantle. After many years service as a coal hulk, she was scuttled. Named for the British politician who strove to improve the conditions of seamen. His efforts saw the introduction of a load line, or mark, to show that the vessel should not be loaded beyond a certain depth - commonly called the 'Plimsoll Mark'. Well known in the Australian passenger trades and made some voyages to New Zealand] The ship left Melbourne pm 9th November, 1898, bound for London around the Horn. Two days out on the 11th, she encountered increasing WSW winds, which caused the vessel to roll suddenly to port, breaking off the foretopmast and all it's rigging, which was cut away from over the ship's side. The vessel proceeded North to Sydney, where she was towed in through the heads by the steam tug 'Champion' at 6 am, Thursday 17th November, 1898. She anchored in Neutral Bay. [Source - Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November 1902.] She was subsequently acquired in 1903 by J. & A. Brown, coal merchants, of Newcastle, NSW, converted to a coal hulk and towed to Albany, W.A. by S.S 'Duckenfield'. Bought in January 1922 by McIlwraith, Mc Eacharn & Co. & registered in Fremantle, she sank in Fremantle Harbour as a result of a collision with British India's 'Dalgoma' on June 18, 1945 and later raised in sections with the pieces being dumped on the wreck site of the 'Lygnern', Beagle Rocks, to the south of the South Mole (entrance breakwater), Fremantle.
The 'Samuel Plimsoll' at Melbourne
The iron ship 'Samuel Plimsoll', 1444 tons, at Melbourne [iron ship, 1510 tons, ON65097, 241.3 x 30.0 x 23.1. Built 1873 (9) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: owners George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold 1899. Dismasted in 1902 on a voyage to Port Chalmers and sold for use as a coal hulk was stationed in Fremantle. After many years service as a coal hulk, she was scuttled. Named for the British politician who strove to improve the conditions of seamen. His efforts saw the introduction of a load line, or mark, to show that the vessel should not be loaded beyond a certain depth - commonly called the 'Plimsoll Mark'. Well known in the Australian passenger trades and made some voyages to New Zealand] The ship left Melbourne pm 9th November, 1898, bound for London around the Horn. Two days out on the 11th, she encountered increasing WSW winds, which caused the vessel to roll suddenly to port, breaking off the foretopmast and all it's rigging, which was cut away from over the ship's side. The vessel proceeded North to Sydney, where she was towed in through the heads by the steam tug 'Champion' at 6 am, Thursday 17th November, 1898. She anchored in Neutral Bay. [Source - Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November 1902.] She was subsequently acquired in 1903 by J. & A. Brown, coal merchants, of Newcastle, NSW, converted to a coal hulk and towed to Albany, W.A. by S.S 'Duckenfield'. Bought in January 1922 by McIlwraith, Mc Eacharn & Co. & registered in Fremantle, she sank in Fremantle Harbour as a result of a collision with British India's 'Dalgoma' on June 18, 1945 and later raised in sections with the pieces being dumped on the wreck site of the 'Lygnern', Beagle Rocks, to the south of the South Mole (entrance breakwater), Fremantle.
The 'Samuel Plimsoll' dismasted at Sydney
The iron ship 'Samuel Plimsoll', 1524 tons. The ship left Melbourne pm 9th November, 1898, bound for London around the Horn. Two days out on the 11th, she encountered increasing WSW winds, which caused the vessel to roll suddenly to port, breaking off the foretopmast and all it's rigging, which was cut away from over the ship's side. The vessel proceeded North to Sydney, where she was towed in through the heads by the steam tug 'Champion' at 6 am, Thursday 17th November, 1898. She anchored in Neutral Bay. [Source - Sydney Morning Herald, 18 November 1902.] She was subsequently acquired in 1903 by J. & A. Brown, coal merchants, of Newcastle, NSW, converted to a coal hulk and towed to Albany, W.A. by S.S 'Duckenfield'. Bought in January 1922 by McIlwraith, Mc Eacharn & Co. & registered in Fremantle, she sank in Fremantle Harbour as a result of a collision with British India's 'Dalgoma' on June 18, 1945 and later raised in sections with the pieces being dumped on the wreck site of the 'Lygnern', Beagle Rocks, to the south of the South Mole (entrance breakwater), Fremantle [iron ship, 1510 tons, ON65097, 241.3 x 30.0 x 23.1. Built 1873 (9) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: owners George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold 1899. Dismasted in 1902 on a voyage to Port Chalmers and sold for use as a coal hulk was stationed in Fremantle. After many years service as a coal hulk, she was scuttled. Named for the British politician who strove to improve the conditions of seamen. His efforts saw the introduction of a load line, or mark, to show that the vessel should not be loaded beyond a certain depth - commonly called the 'Plimsoll Mark'. Well known in the Australian passenger trades and made some voyages to New Zealand].
The 'Salamis' at Porsgrund, Norway
The iron ship 'Salamis', 1079 tons, at Porsgrund, Norway [iron ship (later barque) 1130 tons, ON70443, 221.6 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1875 (5) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegians, c.1900 and reputedly it was these owners who reduced her to a barque. Wrecked 20 May 1905, Malden Island, South Pacific. Built for the triangular run, outward to Australia with passengers and general cargo, thence to China, probably with coal, then home to England with tea, but actually arrived too late to participate in the tea trades and spent most of her active career in the Australian trades, taking wool cargoes back to UK].
The 'Salamis' at Newcastle
The iron ship 'Salamis', 1079 tons, at Newcastle [iron ship (later barque) 1130 tons, ON70443, 221.6 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1875 (5) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegians, c.1900 and reputedly it was these owners who reduced her to a barque. Wrecked 20 May 1905, Malden Island, South Pacific. Built for the triangular run, outward to Australia with passengers and general cargo, thence to China, probably with coal, then home to England with tea, but actually arrived too late to participate in the tea trades and spent most of her active career in the Australian trades, taking wool cargoes back to UK].
The 'Salamis' at Geelong
The iron ship 'Salamis', 1079 tons, at Geelong [iron ship (later barque) 1130 tons, ON70443, 221.6 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1875 (5) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegians, c.1900 and reputedly it was these owners who reduced her to a barque. Wrecked 20 May 1905, Malden Island, South Pacific. Built for the triangular run, outward to Australia with passengers and general cargo, thence to China, probably with coal, then home to England with tea, but actually arrived too late to participate in the tea trades and spent most of her active career in the Australian trades, taking wool cargoes back to UK].
The 'Salamis' in the dock at Melbourne
The iron ship 'Salamis', 1079 tons, in the dock at Melbourne [iron ship (later barque) 1130 tons, ON70443, 221.6 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1875 (5) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegians, c.1900 and reputedly it was these owners who reduced her to a barque. Wrecked 20 May 1905, Malden Island, South Pacific. Built for the triangular run, outward to Australia with passengers and general cargo, thence to China, probably with coal, then home to England with tea, but actually arrived too late to participate in the tea trades and spent most of her active career in the Australian trades, taking wool cargoes back to UK].