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The 'Savoia' in Port Adelaide
The steel barquentine 'Savoia', 422 tons, in Port Adelaide [steel 3 mast schooner, later re-rigged as a barquentine, 422 gross, 417 net tons. 149.2 x 28.5 x 16.1. Built 1891 Fili Poli fu G, Chioggia, for Italian owners. c.1911 sold to American Trading Co., and registered at the British port of Castries, St. Lucia, ON108031 and rigged as a barquentine. After, or during WW1 sold to Portugese owners and registered in the Cape Verde Islands].
The 'Mary Barrow' wrecked on Cornish coast
The wooden schooner 'Mary Barrow', 163 tons, wrecked on the Cornish coast [wooden 3 mast schooner, 163 gross, 135 net tons, ON93424, 103.0 x 24.0 x 10.8. Built 1891 (10) WH Lean, Falmouth. Owners: J Barrow, registered Barrow].
The 'Euterpe' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Euterpe', 1197 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1197 gross tons. ON47617, 205.5 x 35.2 x 23.4. Built 1863 (11) Gibson and Co. Ramsey. Owners David Brown, registered London, then Shaw, Savill and Co. (later Shaw, Savill and Albion) registered Southampton. c.1900-1910 sold to Chile and rigged as a barque, later sold to Alaska Packers Assoc. renamed 'Star of India' and registered San Francisco].
The 'Turakina' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Turakina' ex 'City of Perth, 1247 tons, in an unidentified port. [As City of Perth = iron ship, 1247 tons, ON60352, 232.5 x 35.4 x 22.2. Built 1868 (5) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners George Smith and Sons. Registered Glasgow, renamed Turakina in 1882 by the New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered Lyttelton, register tansferred to London in 1888 and vessel sold in 1899 to Norwegians and renamed Elida and rigged as barque. Stranded at Timaru, NZ, when named City of Perth in May 1882, salvaged and returned to England for full repairs, and sold to New Zealand Shipping and renamed. Remained in New Zealand trade until sold in 1899. Made a famous run of about 14 days in company with and sometimes outdistancing the same owner's steamer Ruapehu in the southern Indian Ocean.]
The 'Waimea' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Waimea' ex German 'Dorette', 848 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 871 gross, 848 net tons. ON68507. 194.3 x 31.7 x 19.0. Built 1868 JC Godoffroy, Hamburg and named 'Dorette'. Sold 1874 to New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London and renamed. (Some reports say she made one voyage for NZ Company under original name) registered Lyttelton 1879-1888, reverted to London and in August 1895 sold to Norwegians without change of name. Wrecked on coast of South Africa in 1902].
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 'Commerce' and 'Ellis' on Cromer Beach
The wooden schooners 'Commerce', 68 tons, and 'Ellis' on Cromer Beach in the 1870's.
The 'Invermore' in the River Avon at Bristol
The Aux. wooden schooner 'Invermore', 146 tons, in the Avon Gorge near the Clifton Suspension bridge, Bristol.
The 'Glenlora' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Glenlora', 774 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, re-rigged as 3 mast barque, c.1880 764 gross and net tons. ON50084. 192.2 x 31.2 x 18.4. Built 1864 (7) T Vernon and Son, Liverpool. Owners: T Stenhouse, reigstered London. c.1872/3 Shaw Savill and Co: who later became Shaw Savill and Albion Ltd. registered Southampton. c.1898 to Swedish owners without change of name. In 1918 was listed as being Norwegian owned. Well known New Zealand emmigrant trades].
The 'Creek Fisher' in an unidentified harbour
The steel schooner 'Creek Fisher', 144 tons in an unidentified harbour [steel 3 mast schooner, 144 gross, 118 net tons. ON93418, 109.7 x 22.3 x 8.7 Built 1890 P Rodgers, Carrickfergus. Owners J Fisher and Sons, registered Barrow].
The 'Lindfield' in an unidentified harbour
The steel 4 masted barque 'Lindfield', 2280 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque, 2280 gross, ON98682, 277.5 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1891 (12) Russell and Co. Greenock: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow].
The 'Pharos' in an unidentified harbour
The steel barque 'Pharos', 1293 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 3 mast barque, 1293 tons, 230.5 x 36.2 x 20.4. Built 1891 (9) Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Grangemouth. Owners: Red.Act. 'Pharos'. E Collett. registered Christiana Norway - now Oslo].
The 'Perriton' unloading at Minehead, Somerset, U.K. [Source: researcher, Minehead, Somerset}.
The wooden schooner 'Perriton', 80 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 2 mast schooner, 90 gross, 80 net tons, ON81527. 74.0 x 21.1 x 10.1. Built 1881 (3) B Williams, Minehead (Somerset) Owners: TK Ridler, registered Bridgwater, thence Mrs SA Perkins].
The 'Canterbury' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Canterbury', 1245 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship 1309 gross, 1245 net tons. ON68016, 239.7 x 36.0 x 20.8. Built 1874 (5) R. Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Albion Shipping Co. Registered Glasgow. 1882, Shaw Savill and Albion Ltd. c.1904/5 sold to Norwegian without change of name. Broken up in 1926 re-rigged as a barque in 1904/5. Built for the UK-NZ emmigrant service. ].
The 'Island' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden schooner 'Island', 67 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Nelson' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Nelson', 1247 tons, in an unidentified harbour [see other entry in this name. Some confusion exists but it is recommended to those interested that they compare the illustration of the New Zealand trader 'Nelson', correctly identified, that appears at page 105, v.1 in White Wings, ref. 7. iron 3 mast ship, 1310 gross, 1247 net tons. ON71668, 239.3 x 36.0 x 20.7. Built 1874 (8) R Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co. Ltd., registered Glasgow 1882 Shaw Savill and Albion Ltd. c.1907 sold to owners in Chile and re-rigged as a barque without change of name. She was wrecked in 1943].
The 'Piako' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Piako', 1075 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1136 gross, 1075 net tons, ON73745. 215.3 x 34.0 x 20.5. Built 1876 (12) A Stephen and Sons. Glasgow. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd, registered Lyttelton. 1888 transferred to London. Sold 1892 to German owners without change of name. Missing in 1900 on a voyage from Melbourne towards Cape Town].
The 'Euterpe' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Euterpe', 1197 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1197 gross tons. ON47617, 205.5 x 35.2 x 23.4. Built 1863 (11) Gibson and Co. Ramsey. Owners David Brown, registered London, then Shaw, Savill and Co. (later Shaw, Savill and Albion) registered Southampton. c.1900-1910 sold to Chile and rigged as a barque, later sold to Alaska Packers Assoc. renamed 'Star of India' and registered San Francisco].
The 'Valparaiso' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Valparaiso', 512 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Mildred' wrecked on Cornish coast
The wooden schooner 'Mildred', 207 tons, wrecked on the Cornish coast [wooden 3 mast schooner, 207 gross, 189 net tons. ON84980. 115.5 x 24.4 x 12.5. Built 1889 (3) C Rawle. Padstow: Owners: WC Phillips, registered Padstow].
The 'Little Gem' in an unidentified port
The wooden schooner 'Little Gem',114 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden 2 mast schooner, 114 gross, 99 net tons. ON95729. 84.9 x 21.8 x 10.8. Built 1893 (3) W Date and Sons, Kingsbridge, Owners: J Stephens. Registered Fowey, Cornwall].
The 'Welcome Home' wrecked on Cornish coast
The wooden schooner 'Welcome Home', 115 tons, wrecked on the Cornish coast [wooden 2 mast schooner, 115 gross, 97 net tons. ON79955. 85.0 x 21.5 x 10.6. Built 1881 (7) AM Mackenzie, Stornoway. Owners: J McWilliam, registered Banff, thence F Moses. c.1910 A Johns, registered Gloucester].
The 'C.J.S.' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'C.J.S.', 720 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [iron 3 mast barque, 720 gross, 700 net tons. ON74558, 188.4 x 31.1 x 18.6. Built 1876 (8) J. Dobie and Co. Glasgow as West Glen for Lawson Hodgson, reg. Liverpool, sold and renamed in 1897. Owners MC Jacobs, registered Melbourne August 1918. John Jacobs. Sunk 30 miles from Mauritius Feb 1, 1920. Melbourne Customs Register (transcript in AMHS files 13 of 1897.]
The 'Shandon' in an unidentified harbour, rigged as a barque
The iron barque 'Shandon', 1442 tons, in an unidentified harbour rigged as a barque [iron 3 mast ship, later 3 mast barque, 1442 gross, 1397 net tons ON86743, 245.9 x 37.8 x 21.3. Built 1883 (1) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Thom and Cameron Ltd., registered Glasgow. c.1906 sold to Norwegian owners, re-rigged as a barque and renamed 'Victor'. Reverts to 'Shandon' 1914 and converted into a coal hulk at Melbourne. Re-rigged as a barque c.1915 and owned by the Commonwealth Government, registered Melbourne. Sold to Bellambi Coal Co., 1921 and in 1922 converted to a coal hulk and broken up at Melbourne in 1960. In 1912 on a voyage from Sourabayqa towards Newcastle, NSW illness caused many deaths and the ship was found drifting near Dirk Hartog Island, WA. by some local fishermen who helped get the ship into Fremantle. The ship was laid up at Newcastle until the outbreak of WW1 when she was sold to J Paterson and Co., Melbourne, loaded with coal and sailed to Melbourne for conversion to a coal hulk. Sold to the Commonwealth Government and was re-rigged and engaged in the Trans-Pacific trade until once again converted to a coal hulk] notes from 'The Argus' Jan. 2, 1932 and April 26, 1922.
The 'Alfred Hawley' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Alfred Hawley', 420 tons, in an unidentified port. [W 3 m. bq. 420t. ON29015, 135.5 x 28.9 x 17.1. Built 1860. Wm. Pile, the younger, Sunderland. Owners: Walker & Fowler, reg. London: 1881. GA Phillips, reg. Newcastle, NSW and transferred to Port Adelaide in Oct. 1883. Owners W. Llewellin, Wm. McLean & John Whittingham. Transferred to Melbourne June 1885 by the same owners. In November 1898 the ship was sold by order of the Court of the Cape of Good Hope and was re-registered in Port Natal. Returned to Australian owners in 1900 at Newcastle NSW and sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd for use as a hulk at Launceston, Tas., and later was used in the same capacity at Devonport. Was sold for breaking up in January 1927. In the early part of her career was employed in the UK-Tasmania run.]
The 'Elsinore' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ketch 'Elsinore', 36 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 2 mast schooner (all her life, according to official recoards - caption says 'ketch') 36 tons. ON70337. 55.0 x 16.6 x 6.5. Built 1875 Sims and Brown, Auckland. Owners: Ernest Ford and CF Hulme, registered Auckland; 1879 CV Dacre, JT Hendry and GC Gordon; 1880 DH McKenzie; 1881 William Roberts; 1884 James Johnston and partners, registered Sydney. March 1891 W& RF Gow, registered Melbourne; Jan. 1897 WE Telford (of Apollo Bay) May 1895 A Prince; Jan. 1898 G Currie August 1911 William Knights. Register closed in 1929 with 'lost at sea some years ago'].
The 'John Murray' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'John Murray', 1264 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, c.1898-1900 barque. 1264 tons. ON76738. 228.5 x 35.8 x 10.7. Built 1877 (1) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: James Arthur and others, registered Glasgow. Later General Shipping Co. (Aitken and Lilburn, managers) sold 1910 to Defence Department of Government of Victoria, for use as a training ship, and renamed 'John Murray'. Used for commerical purposes during WW1 she was wrecked at Malden Island, mid - Pacific, July 1918. No lives lost].
The 'Shandon' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Shandon', 1442 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, later 3 mast barque, 1442 gross, 1397 net tons ON86743, 245.9 x 37.8 x 21.3. Built 1883 (1) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Thom and Cameron Ltd., registered Glasgow. c.1906 sold to Norwegian owners, re-rigged as a barque and renamed 'Victor'. Reverts to 'Shandon' 1914 and converted into a coal hulk at Melbourne. Re-rigged as a barque c.1915 and owned by the Commonwealth Government, registered Melbourne. Sold to Bellambi Coal Co., 1921 and in 1922 converted to a coal hulk and broken up at Melbourne in 1960. In 1912 on a voyage from Sourabayqa towards Newcastle, NSW illness caused many deaths and the ship was found drifting near Dirk Hartog Island, WA. by some local fishermen who helped get the ship into Fremantle. The ship was laid up at Newcastle until the outbreak of WW1 when she was sold to J Paterson and Co., Melbourne, loaded with coal and sailed to Melbourne for conversion to a coal hulk. Sold to the Commonwealth Government and was re-rigged and engaged in the Trans-Pacific trade until once again converted to a coal hulk] notes from 'The Argus' Jan. 2, 1932 and April 26, 1922.
The 'Carrabin' in an unidentified harbour
The steel 4 masted barque 'Carrabin', 2761 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [steel hulled 4 mast barque built 1892 and named North Star, and sold to German owners and became Alster Rufer and then Susanne Vinnen. Taken over by British authorities on outbreak of WW1 and registered at London, with ON99085. This vessel was porpedoed Oct 1 1917, 10 miles south of Daunts Rock, without warning. There was no loss of life.] [steel 4 mast barque, 2761 gross ON99085. 316.8 x 43.2 x 24.5. Built 1892 (5) Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Alloa. Owners: Bilbrough and Co. Registerd London. Sold c.1899 to German owners and renamed 'Alsterufer'. c.1913 'Suzanne Vinnen'. Torpedoed under the name 'Carrabin' q.v.]
The 'Miss Kilmansegg' on Fletcher's Slip, Port Adelaide
The wooden brig 'Miss Kilmansegg', 229 tons, on Fletcher's Slip, Port Adelaide [wooden 2 mast brig, 229 gross, 218 net tons. ON47830. 107.3 x 24.5 x 12.4. built 1863 at Dumbarton for owners in Glasgow, 1867 E Finlayson, registered Melbourne: April 1878 James Crooker, registered Port Adelaide. Wrecked Semaphore Beach, South Australia, October 10, 1882. (Refloated and taken to Port Adelaide but apparently beyond economical repair as did not resume trading)].