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Kangaroo Beach, Kangaroo Island
Kangaroo Beach. Kangaroo Island. SS 'Governor Musgrave'.
'Agnes Jessie' wooden barquentine 187 tons
'Agnes Jessie' wooden barquentine 187 tons. [wood 3 mast brigantine rigged, 187 tons, ON28889, 102.2 x 22.9 x 12.0. Built 1860 Garmouth, Scot. Owners: 1863 enrolled at Lunaceston, previously in Glasgow: George Fisher owner; 1873 WH Cheserton and various partners, reg. Hobart: July 1880 Henry Chesterman. Wrecked June 24, 1882 at Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.]
'Rothesay Bay' iron barque
'Rothesay Bay' iron barque 775 tons [iron 3 mast barque, 775 tons, ON78553, 186.9 x 31.1 x 18.5 Built 1877 (9) Birrell, Stenhouse and Co., Dumbarton. Owners: JS Hatfield, registered Glasgow, later Hatfield, Cameron and Co., c.1910 sold to Norway and renamed 'Activ'. Reverted to original name and was enrolled at Sydney in 1916. Owned by Australian Ship Activ Ltd. Converted into a hulk and register closed October 1921. Sold 1921 to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd and hulked in Wellington c. 1921, later used at Auckland vide 'Union fleet 1875-1975' by IJ Farquhar, and broken up up in 1936]
'Emily Downing' wooden barque
'Emily Downing' wooden barque 269 tons [wooden 3 mast barque, 269 tons, ON32047. 90.0 x 26.3 x 17.8. Built 1841 Port Arthur VDL and named Lady Franklin and was used by the colonial government. Sold out of government service in 1855 and she was renamed. Owners FA Downing and Charles DeGraves, registered Hobart Town. July 1859 James Lucas; Sept. 1864 Alexander McGregor. Register closed in 1898 'Broken up'. 'Wrecks in Tasmanian Waters' by O'May. Government Printer, Tasmania. '...whaler..continued to whale out of Hobart until 1883 when she returned from her last cruise with 47 tuns of oil...she was sold to the government and became a powder hulk....]
Shipping, Wallaroo 1914
Shipping, Wallaroo 1914. Schooner 'Yatala, ship 'Carl', barque 'Cambrian Chieftain'.
'Annie' wooden ketch
'Annie' wooden ketch 30 tons. [wooden 2 mast schooner (sometimes described as a ketch) 35 tons, later 30 tons, ON31938, 55.4 x 14.4 x 5.9. Built 1853 John Watson, Hobart Town. Register closed June 1921 'Broken up'.]
'Alexa' steel barquentine
'Alexa' steel barquentine 286 tons. [steel 3 mast brigantine, 334 gross, 286 nett tons, ON118466, 143.5 x 25.8 x 11.0. Built 1904. J. Verstockt, Marenshoek, Holland and named 'Voorburg' rn. 1904 and reg. London. 111 of 1904 March 1905. Alexander Hatrick, Merchant of Wanganui reg. vessel at Wellington (2/1905) 1912 sold to Tom Fin Loo, island merchant of Sydney. Totally destroyed by fire at Butaritari, Gilbert Islands during the night of Feb.14, 1929. ]
'Kassa' wooden barque
'Kassa' wooden barque 287 tons dismasted [wooden 3 mast barque, 325 tons, later 287 tons. ON55310, 125.1 x 25.1 x 12.6. Built 1868 (8) Esnouf and Mauger, Jersey. Owners: Edward Esnouf, registered Jersey. 1873 William Wells, registered Port Adelaide. July 1874 William Lee Murrell. registered Melbourne. January 1877 Robert Harper. December 1883 ET Miles (of Hobart) November 1884 TM Fisher and others , registered Hobart]
'Genevie M. Tucker' wooden barque
'Genevie M. Tucker' wooden barque 524 tons [wooden 3 mast barque, 519 tons, 1890 =524 gross , 499 net tons. ON69006. 136.4 x 29.8 xz 16.8. Built 1870 William A Curtis, Portland Maine and registered in that port. Sold Feb. 1879 to William Williams coal merchant and registered Wellington NZ 1885 Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd (who acquired Williams Black Diamond Line) 1889 Martin Kennedy (Brunner Coal Co) 1889 - Ferdinand Holm: 1901 HW Henderson, registered Sydney; 1902 Westport Coal Co. Ltd registered Dunedin, and converted into a coal hulk]
'Natal Queen' wooden barque
'Natal Queen' wooden barque 230 tons [wooden barque, 230 tons, ON54719, 113.8 x 23.5 x 12.6. Built 1866 (1) Adamson, Grangemouth, Owners: c. 1869 Jas. Tozer, registered London: 1873 owned by Hobart, Tasmania. Wrecked in Adventure Bay, June 1909 while the property of Mr. C Almond, of Adelaide. While owned in Australia was noted for some fast passages. See 'Wrecks in Tasmanian Waters' H O'May, for loss]
Port Lincoln about 1870
Port Lincoln about 1870.
Hulks of 'Concordia' and 'Jessie Craig'
Hulk of 'Concordia' steel ship 1913 tons and hulk of 'Jessie Craig' iron barque 680 tons at Hobart.
Shipping at Hobart in the 1860's
Shipping at Hobart in the 1860's.
The Bluff, 1925. (Boat landing)
The Bluff, 1925. Boat landing.
'Volador' wooden barquentine 214 tons
'Volador' wooden barquentine 214 tons [wooden 3 mast barquentine (Lloyds and other sources sometimes say 3 mast schooner) 213 gross, 197 net tons. ON78860. 117.5 x 22.8 x 11.7. Built 1884 (4) Troon SB Co. Troon. Owners: Built for owners who registered the ship at Ayr, in Scotland. Subsequently sold to Norway and enrolled at Sydney, ex foreign ownership in 1900 - Nelson (Ivor Nelson) and Robertson, registered Sydney. c.1908 Edward Pike and Co. Ltd.; About 1914 EJ MA and Edward Taylor. Wrecked at Mussel Roe Bay, Tasmania. February 1916]
'Valmarie' wooden schooner
'Valmarie' wooden schooner 288 tons [wooden 3 mast schooner, 288 gross, 246 net tons. ON136445, 130.0 x 30.5 x 11.6. Built 1919 Purdon and Featherstone, Hobart. Owners: Rosenfeld and Co. Ltd, registered Sydney. Stranded Farewell Spit, NZ. Feb. 16, 1922 and abandoned as a total loss but later salvaged, repaired and re-registered as 'Mapu' in Wellington. converted to a hulk in 1929 and register closed]
'Southern Cross' wooden barquetine
'Southern Cross' wooden barquentine 257 tons [wooden barquentine (ex-auxiliary steamer) 291 gross, 257 net tons. ON98988, 131.0 x 26.6 x 14.2. Built 1891 (5) Forrest and son, Wyevenhoe. Originally a steam yacht built for missionary purposes by Missions to the South Pacific. Sold for commerical purposes and converted to a sailing ship in 1904. Owners 1909 = Ivan Nelson and GJ Robertson, registered Sydney; c.1913 RF Davidson, John Hay and E Taylor; c.1916 G Dunkley, registered Hobart who in 1918 transferred registration to Melbourne. Missing. Left Melbourne Sept. 11, 1920 for Hobart, with a cargo of case oil and is believed to have taken fire, exploded and lost with all hands]
Port Vincent 1937
Port Vincent 1937.
'Empress of China' wooden barquentine
'Empress of China' wooden barquentine 256 tons [wooden 3 mast brigantine (Lloyd's say 3 mast schooner) 267 gross, 256 net tons, ON68526. 120.7 x 26.1 x 12.8. Built 1874 (2) Stribley, Padstow. Owners: 1877 Peter Facy and others, registered Hobart Town. Wrecked Dec. 31, 1888 near Hunter Island, Bass Strait on a voyage Geelong-Hobart]
Port Victoria 1934
Port Victoria 1934. 'Priwall', 'Viking', 'Pamir', 'Padua', 'Archibald Russell'.
'Maggie' wooden ketch
'Maggie' wooden ketch 24 tons [wooden 2 mast ketch, 27 gross, 24 net tons. ON102346, 62.5 x 17.5 x 3.2. Built 1902 Bailey and Lowe, Auckland. Altered in Sept. 1909 = 27 gross tons, 20 net tons. 1922 made into an auxiliary ketch with an 83hp engine = 28 gross tons, 6 net tons. Owners: JP Kasper, registered Auckland. 1905 Hugh Kasper; 1920 JJ Craig Ltd.; 1943 requisitioned for war service and register closed. Vessel surveyed and condemned in Milne Bay, New Guinea in Feb. 1945 and abandoned as incapable of reconditioning for return]
Shipping, Port Victoria 1934
Shipping, Port Victoria 1934. Left Panel. 4 masted barques 'Priwall', 'Pamir', 'Viking'. Right Panel. Ketches at jetty. Barque 'Penang', 4 masted barques 'Pommern', 'Archibald Russell'.
'Eucalyptus' wooden barque
'Eucalyptus' wooden barque 200 tons [wooden 2 mast square rig (schooner) 1856 - re-rigged 3 mast barque. 194 tons originally, later 173 tons. 101.0 x 22.4 x 9.7. Built 1852 John Ross, Battery Point, Hobart. Owners: CM Maxwell and partners, registered Hobart. June 1864. Charles Dowdell and William Belbin: August 1868 William Belbin. Wrecked Nov. 28, 1870 on a voyage Hobart Town towards Port Adelaide on an uncharted rock near Black Reef, off Swan Island, Bass Strait]
Port Augusta 1889
Port Augusta 1889.
Port Pirie 1876
Port Pirie 1876. 'Water Lily', 'Spindrift' and 'Lillie May' at Galloway's wharf. Opposite Wills' and Knapman's Hotel, Ellen Street.
'Lemael' wooden schooner
'Lemael' wooden schooner 98 tons ashore at Semaphore South Australia [wooden 2 mast schooner, 98 tons. ON79300, 101.7 x 26.3 x 7.7. Built 1892 James Dyson, Duck River, Tasmania, as a 3 mast fore and aft schooner, altered in 1905. First owner, Joseph Lee, registered Launceston. By 1921 T Holyman. Wrecked at Cape Banks, South Australia, July 21, 1921]
'Huon Chief' wooden ketch
'Huon Chief' wooden ketch 32 tons [wooden 2 mast schooner, later altered to 2 mast aux. ketch. 32 tons, ON57491, 58.4 x 14.5 x 4.7. Built 1849 George Griggs, Huon River Tasmania. Register closed with 'lost' and undated but in an article in the Hobart 'Mercury' Dec. 31, 1984 it is stated she was retired in April 1956 and subsequently broken up in Prince of Wales Bay]
Shipping at Hobart
Shipping at Hobart. SF 'Hervey', 'Ethel', 'Acacia', 'Handa Isle', 'Lufra'.
Shipping, Wallaroo in the 1870s
Wallaroo in the 1870s'.
Galloway's wharf 1876
Galloway's wharf, 1876.