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The 'Cutty Sark' under sail
The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 921 tons, under sail [composite ship, 963 gross tons. ON63557. 212.5 x 36.0 x 21.6. Built 1869 (11) Scott and Linton, Dumbarton. Owners John Willis and Son, registered London. (The shipbuilders went bankrupt in the course of constructing the ship and it was completed by Denny Bros) Sold 1895 to Portuguese and renamed Ferreira. Bought in 1922 by Captain Dowman of Falmouth, named and restored and re-rigged to her original sail plan. Presented to the Thames Nautical Training College in 1938. Subsequently installed in a dry dock at Greenwich on permanent display. This vessel has probably had more written about her than any other sailing ship, including 'The Log of the Cutty Sark' by Lubbock, see for full details up to 1938. The name is taken from a poem by Burns - Tam O'Shanter and the best translation appears to be 'short chemise'. Built for the China trades and considered to be among the world's fastest sailing ships. she was transferred to the Australian trades in 1885-6, trading mainly to Sydney, until she made a few voyages to Brisbane in the 1890's prior to being withdrawn and sold foreign. See 'The Log of the cutty Sark', 'Colonial Clippers', 'China Clippers'].
The 'John R. Worcester' in an unidentified port
The composite barque (ex ship) 'John R. Worcester', 844 tons, in an unidentified port. She was a full-rigged clipper until her conversion to a barque rig about 1884. [from information supplied by great-grandson of its captain James Cawse in the mid 1870s] (possibly also known as 'L'Immacolata' of Naples].
The 'Guinevere' anchored in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Guinevere', 879 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [composite ship, later barque, 904 tons, ON62061. 197.0 x 34.0 x 19.7. Built 1868 (8) Randolph, Elder and Co. Glasgow. Owners. J. MacCunn and Co. registered Glasgow, later CS Caird, registered Greenock. c.1890 sold to Norwegians and renamed 'Luna'. MacCunn also owned an earlier ship of this name which was in the China Tea trades - do not confuse] Photographed wearing a foreign flag and probably under the name 'Luna' when barque rigged.
The 'Wynaud' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden barque 'Wynaud', 521 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [wooden ship, 546 tons, later c.1867 barque, 521 tons, ON32710, Built 1854 London. Owners: WH Tindall, registered London. 'The Opium Clippers', Basil Lubbock, Brown, Son and Ferguson, mentions this vessel as being originally built for the opium trade but also included in at least one Tea Race].
The 'Sir Lancelot' and 'Spindrift' at Foochow in 1868
The composite ships 'Sir Lancelot' (left), 886 tons, and 'Spindrift' (right), 899 tons, at Foochow in 1868. A researcher has suggested the ship on the right is not Spindrift, which 'has double topsails on the mizzen', and that it may be Thermopylae instead [Sir Lancelot = composite barque, 886 tons, ON49556, 197.6 x 33.7 x 21.0. Built 1865 (7) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: J MacCunn and Co., registered Greenock. c.1885 sold to Indian owners, Visram, Ebrahim and Co., Bombay, registered at Bombay. Foundered off the Sandheads, Calcutta in early October 1895 after sailing from Bombay on 4 May 1895. She was a crack china tea clipper] ['Spindrift' = composite ship, 899 tons, ON58329. 219.4 x 35.6 x 20.2. Built 1867 (7) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: James Findlay and Co., registered Glasgow. Wrecked on Dungeness, England, outward for China, in 1870].
The 'Serica' and 'Lahloo' at Foochow in 1868
The wooden ship 'Serica' (left), 708 tons, and the composite ship 'Lahloo' (right), 799 tons, at Foochow in 1868 ['Serica' = wooden ship, 708 tons, ON45261, 185.9 x 93.1 x 19.6. Built 1863 (8) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: James Findlay, registered Greenock. Wrecked on Paracells Reefs, China Seas, 1873].
The 'Lothair' under sail
The composite barque (ex ship) 'Lothair', 794 tons, under sail [composite ship (later barque) 824 tons, ON63633, 191.8 x 33.5 x 19.0. Built 1870 (7) Walker, London. Owners: Killick, Martin and Co. Registered London c.1885 to W Bowen junior, registered London, and rigged down to a barque, in 1890s passed to Italian and later Peruvian owners, without change of name. Said to have been the last vessel actually constructed as a Tea Clipper].
The 'Belted Will' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Belted Will', 812 tons, in an unidentified port. [wooden barque 812 tons. ON47146, 186.4 x 32.4 x 20.8. Built 1863 (7) Fell, Workington. Owners, Shaw Bushby and Co. registered Workington, mid 1880's to Helsingborg owners.]
The 'Titania' in the boatyard
The composite barque (ex ship) 'Titania', 879 tons, in the boatyard [composite ship, later barque, 879 tons, ON56745. 200.0 x 36.0 x 21.0. Built 1866 (11) R Steele and Co., Greenock. Owners: Shaw Bushby and Co., registered London. c.1885 Hudson Bay Co., registered London: passed into Italian hands without change of name in early 1890s. Broken up in France in 1910. Career as a tea clipper].
The 'Black Prince', 'Fiery Cross', 'Taeping', 'Ariel' and 'Flying Spur' at Foochow
The composite ships 'Black Prince' (1), 751 tons. [composite ship, 751 tons. ON48501. 185.0 x 32.0 x 19.0. Built 1863 (8) A. Hall and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Charles L. Norman, registered London, later W. Inglis. Drops from the register before 1887.] 'Taeping' (3), 767 tons, 'Ariel' (4), 853 tons, and the wooden ships 'Fiery Cross' (2), 888 tons, 'Flying Spur' (5), 735 tons, at Foochow.
The 'William Manson' as an Australian Tea Clipper
The wooden barque 'William Manson', 366 tons, as an Australian Tea Clipper [wooden barque, 380 tons, ON64420 147.7 x 27.4 x 15.7. Built 1872 (7) John Duthie and Sons, Aberdeen. Owners: John Frazer and James Ewan, registered Sydney; June 1878 James Ewan; May 1893 Joseph Vos and ES Ebsworth' 1897 Union of SS Co., of New Zealand Ltd., registered Dunedin, converted to a coal hulk in 1914 and burnt at Ward Island 24 May, 1939. She was an Australian tea clipper. In the early part of the 1980s employed in timber trades. Union Line employed the vessel mainly on the carriage of coals].
The 'Thermopylae' at anchor in Sydney Harbour
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 947 tons, at anchor 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 anchor in Sydney Harbour
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 947 tons, at anchor 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 'Kaisow' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Kaisow', 795 tons, in an unidentified port [composite barque, 820 tons. ON60392. 193.2 x 32.0 x 20.3. Built 1868 (11) Robert Steele. Greenock. Owners: Killick Martin and Co. Registered London. c.1885 W Bowen junior. Foundered 15 Nov. 1891, repeat 1891, when about 60 miles WSW of Valparaiso when her cargo of manganese ore shifted while on a voyage from Valparaiso towards England].
The 'Northfleet' moored in The Thames
The wooden ship 'Northfleet', 895 tons, moored in The Thames [wooden ship, 895 tons. ON11967, 180.0 x 32.3 x 20.0. Built 1853, Northfleet. Owners: J Patton, jnr., registered London (when in the China trades) Built for Duncan Dunbar but sold upon his death. While anchored at Dungeness outbound with migrants for Tasmania she was cut down by an unknown steamer with the loss of 293 lives, 22 January 1873. The vessel causing the damage was later identified as a Spanish ship].
The 'Lahloo' moored in Foochow Anchorage
The composite ship 'Lahloo', 799 tons, moored in an unidentified port [composite ship, 799 tons, ON58330, 191.6 x 32.9 x 19.9. Built 1867 (7) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: A Rodger and Co., registered Glasgow. Considerable detail of passage in 'Tea Trades to China'].
The 'Black Prince' after her launch
The composite ship 'Black Prince', 751 tons, after her launch.
The 'Pak Wan' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Pak Wan', 818 tons, in an unidentified port ['Mauna Ala' owned in Honolulu, formerly 'Pak Wan'] [composite barque 818 tons, ON47369. 186.2 x 32.6 x 19.0. Built 1863 (5) G Peverall. Sunderland. Owners: John Patton: registered London, then A Lawrence registered London: 1884 Gillian and Hay, registered Newcastle NSW and rigged as a ship. Sold to Honolulu, July 1889 and renamed 'Mauna Ala'. Tea clipper originally then transferred to the Australian trades. See 'The Down Easters' by Basil Lubbock, 1929, Brown, Son and Ferguson, contains some brief comment under the Honolulu flag].
The 'Lammermuir' moored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Lammermuir', 1054 tons, moored in an unidentified port (possibly Port Pirie) [iron ship, 1054 gross tons. ON50192, 200.4 x 35.5 x 20.9. Built 1864 (11) West Hartlepool. Owners: J Willis and Son, registered London. Posted missing on a voyage from Port Adelaide to London in 1876. (NB - there were two vessels of this name owned by Willis - Lubbock confuses them and apparently only believed there was one - note by Ron Parsons) In connection with this ship there is the oft told tale about the carpenter's box and 'Lammermuir' being overtaken by 'Orient' to deliver it - see Lubbock's 'Colonial Clippers'. An account of part of her maiden voyage in 'Sea Breezes' Vol. XVII (new series) pg. 408. (Jan. Jun. 1954) 'Colonial Clippers', 'China Clippers' and 'Log of the Cutty Sark']. Date is approximate.
The 'Vanguard' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Vanguard', 688 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship (barque in mid 1880s), 688 tons, ON13682, 171.0 x 26.8 x 19.4. Built 1852 J Reid, Port Glasgow. Owners: BC Nicholson, registered Liverpool. Later J Boumphrey, registered Liverpool. Sold c.1890 and renamed 'Carl' registered in Germany].
The 'Anna' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Anna', 688 tons, docked in an unidentified port.
The 'Spirit of the Dawn' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Spirit of the Dawn', 692 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron barque, 716 tons, ON63151, 175.1 x 30.7 x 19.7. Built 1869 (3) TR Oswald and Co. Sunderland. James Jackson, registered Liverpool, later J Bell and Co., registered Liverpool. Wrecked at Auckland Islands, September 4, 1893].
The 'Osaka' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Osaka', 527 tons, in an unidentified port [composite barque, 546 tons, ON60965. 165.0 x 30.1 x 17.2. Built 1869 (7) W Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners: Killick, Martin and Co. registered London].
The 'Wild Deer' docked at Port Chalmers, New Zealand
The composite ship 'Wild Deer', 1016 tons, docked near a rocky outcropping at Port Chalmers [composite ship, 1016 tons, ON48652, 211.0 x 33.2 x 20.7. Built 1863 (12) C. Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co., registered Glasgow. Wrecked 12 January, 1883 on the Irish coast. Built for the China Tea trades but early passed into the Australian and New Zealand migrant trades].
The 'Highflyer' moored in an unidentified port
The wooden ship 'Highflyer', 1012 tons, moored in an unidentified port [wooden ship (later barque) 1012 gross tons. ON43956, 193.7 x 35.5 x 20.0. Built 1861 (10) R&H Green, Blackwall, London. Registered London. Sold c.1880 H Ramien. registered Elsfleth (and probably at this time rigged down to a barque) Still listed till late 1890s under Norwegian flag and her original name. Built as a tea clipper but made some runs to Australia - it was not unusual for a ship to load for Australia, then go north to China for tea and then home, making a rough triangle or 'round' voyage].
The 'Duke of Abercorn' at Port Adelaide
The composite ship 'Duke of Abercorn', 1050 tons, at Port Adelaide [composite ship, 1096 tons, ON63513, 212.0 x 35.1 x 20.5. Built 1869 (10) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners Montgomerie and Co. Registered London. Drops from register c.1890-4. Missing. Left Cardiff with coal for Callao May 3, 1892 and was last seen May 21, 1892].
The 'Halloween' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The iron ship 'Halloween', 920 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [iron ship, 971 gross tons 920 net tons ON65706, 216.6 x 35.2 x 20.5. Built 1870 (6) Maudslay, Sons and Field. Greenwich. Owners: John Willis and Son, registered London. Drops from the record c.1890. Made some very fast passages in the China and Australian trades. A sister to 'Blackadder'. Usually loaded for Australia thence to China for teas and then home].
The 'Serapis' docked at Sydney
The iron ship 'Serapis', 995 tons, docked in Sydney Harbour [iron ship, later barque, 1037 tons, ON73730, 224.6 x 35.5 x 20.2. Built 1876 (11) James E Scott, Greenock. Owners: William Lund, registered London].
The 'Serapis' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Serapis', 995 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron ship, later barque, 1037 tons, ON73730, 224.6 x 35.5 x 20.2. Built 1876 (11) James E Scott, Greenock. Owners: William Lund, registered London].
Hongkong from Kowloon
Hongkong from Kowloon with Tea Clippers visible in the port.