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The 'Blythswood' at anchor
The iron ship 'Blythswood', 1691 tons, at anchor. [iron ship, 1691 tons, ON72388. 259.8 x 39.0 x 23.3 Built 1875 (6) R. Duncan and Co Port Glasgow. Owners: R. Cuthbert and Partners, registered Greenock mid 1880's Meldrum, Mackellar and Co. registered Greenock; then CE De Wolff and Co. registered Greenock, c.1914 renamed 'Pesca' and later became the Danish 'Lysglimt' and under this name was abandoned on fire in May 1921.]
The 'Goldenhorn' at anchor
The four masted iron barque 'Goldenhorn', unknown tonnage, at anchor [iron 4 mast barque, 1915 tons. ON86279, 268.6 x 40.2 x 23.7. Built 1883 (1) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: JR de Wolf, registered Liverpool. Wrecked on Santa Rosa Island, San Pedro, Sept. 12, 1892].
The 'Lyderhorn' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Lyderhorn' in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2914 tons, ON99409. 311.2 x 42.4 x 25.5. Built 1892 (6) TR Oswald and Co. Ltd. Milford Haven. Owners: Sailing Ship Lyderhorn Ltd. (CD De Wolf and Co.) Registered Liverpool, c.1910 sold to German owners who renamed her 'Jersbek'. Awarded to the French at the end of WW1 and converted into a hulk].
The 'Engelhorn' moored in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, moored in an unidentified port. The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, after being dismasted [steel 4 mast barque, 2461 tons. ON96388. 300.1 x 42.0 x 24.0. Built 1889 (11) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners Sailing Ship Engelhorn Co. Ltd (CE de Wolf Ltd) registered Liverpool. Drops from the registers c.1913/14].
The 'Engelhorn' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, under sail. The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, after being dismasted [steel 4 mast barque, 2461 tons. ON96388. 300.1 x 42.0 x 24.0. Built 1889 (11) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners Sailing Ship Engelhorn Co. Ltd (CE de Wolf Ltd) registered Liverpool. Drops from the registers c.1913/14].
The 'Engelhorn' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, in an unidentified port. The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, after being dismasted [steel 4 mast barque, 2461 tons. ON96388. 300.1 x 42.0 x 24.0. Built 1889 (11) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners Sailing Ship Engelhorn Co. Ltd (CE de Wolf Ltd) registered Liverpool. Drops from the registers c.1913/14].
The 'Engelhorn' on slip in Seattle
The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, on a slip in Seattle. The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, after being dismasted [steel 4 mast barque, 2461 tons. ON96388. 300.1 x 42.0 x 24.0. Built 1889 (11) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners Sailing Ship Engelhorn Co. Ltd (CE de Wolf Ltd) registered Liverpool. Drops from the registers c.1913/14].
The 'Engelhorn' dismasted
The four masted steel barque 'Engelhorn', 2461 tons, after being dismasted [steel 4 mast barque, 2461 tons. ON96388. 300.1 x 42.0 x 24.0. Built 1889 (11) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners Sailing Ship Engelhorn Co. Ltd (CE de Wolf Ltd) registered Liverpool. Drops from the registers c.1913/14].
The 'Glenelvan' at anchor
The steel ship 'Glenelvan', 1919 tons, at anchor [steel ship 1919 tons. ON102567, 265.4 x 23.1. Built 1895 (5) A Rodger and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Sterling and Co. Registered Glasgow, later Ship Glenelvan Co. (GM Steeves and Co.) c.1908 sold German owners and renamed 'Gluckstadt'] [The caption and tonnage as shown i.e. 'Glenelvan' ship, 1919 tons, describes a ship never owned by De Wolf but a steel vessel built in 1895 named 'Glenelvan' - De Wolf's vessel was named 'Glenalvon'].
The 'Glenesslin' wrecked on the Oregon Coast
The iron ship 'Glenesslin', 1821 tons, wrecked on the Oregan Coast on 2.10.1913 [iron ship 1821 tons, ON91227, 260.0 x 39.2 x 23.4. Built 1885 (6) T Royden and Sons. Liverpool. Owners: CE De Wolf and Co. registered Liverpool. Wrecked near Tillanook Head, Oregon coast, 1/2 October, 1910].
The 'River Lune' wrecked at Scilly Islands
The iron barque 'River Lune', 1163 tons, wrecked at Scilly Islands [iron ship, 1172 tons, ON58952, 216.0 x 35.6 x 22.3. Built 1868 (11) Schlesinger, Davis and Co. Newcastle upon Tyne. Owners: John Hargrove, registered Liverpool. Wrecked at Scilly Isles].
The 'River Ganges' on the River Avon
The iron barque 'River Ganges', 642 tons, on the River Avon in the Avon Gorge, with the Portway Road running alongside [iron barque, 498 tons, lengthened 1871 = 662 tons, ON55094. Built 1867 (5) Kirkpatrick, McIntyre and Co., Port Glasgow. Lengthened 1871 = 192.8 x 28.0 x 17.5: owners John Hargrove, registered Liverpool, later Hargrove and Hellon].
The 'River Nith' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'River Nith', 1175 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship 1137 tons, later converted to barque and became 1175 tons, 216.3 x 35.6 x 22.3. Built 1869 (4) Schlesinger, Davis and Co., Newcastle: Owners: John Hargrove, registered Liverpool, later Hargrove and Hellon].
The 'River Thames' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'River Thames', 507 tons, in an unidentified port.
The 'Oakworth' wrecked at Port Elizabeth
The iron ship 'Oakworth', 1242 tons, wrecked at Port Elizabeth [iron ship, 1242 tons, ON69332. 236.7 x 36.3 x 21.2. Built 1874 (1) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: John Hargrove, registered Liverpool. Later Hargrove and Hellon. Driven ashore in the great gale of Sept. 1, 1902 at Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, South Africa (Sydney Morning Herald Sept. 4, 1902).
The 'Hospodar' at anchor
The iron ship 'Hospodar', 1625 tons, at anchor [iron ship, 1625 tons, ON70984. 249.8 x 38.8 x 23.7. Built 1875 (8) TR Oswald. Sunderland. Owners: John Hargrove, registered Liverpool. Later Hargrove and Hellon].
The 'Conference' on a slip
The iron barque 'Conference', 421 tons, on a slip. [iron barque, 421 tons. ON25992, 164.8 x 26.3 x 15.9. Built 1855. Tayleur and Co. Warrington. Owner John Hargrove, registered Liverpool 1877 Thomas J Parker. Registered Melbourne, 1878 TJ Parker James Huddart and John Traill, registered Geelong. Jan. 1882. James Dransfield (of Christchurch, NZ) Oct 1888 EJ Lusher registered Wellington NZ, 1889 John Gilchrist, registered Sydney, 1890 Alfred J. Simpson. Vessel dismantled and register closed in 1904.]
The 'River Indus' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'River Indus', 1056 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1056 tons, rigged down to a barque c. 1890 ON60089 214.1 x 34.9 x 21.2. Built 1868 (7) Dobie and Co. Glasgow. Owners: John Hargrove, registered Liverpool, later Hargrove and Hellon then R Ferguson and Co., registered Liverpool].
The 'Combermere' at Dunedin
The iron ship 'Combermere', 1727 tons, at Dunedin. [iron ship, 1727 tons, ON84113, 251.3 x 39.0 x 24.0. Built 1881 (5). Richardson, Duck and Co. Stockton. Owners CW Kellock and Co. Registered Liverpool, later J Edgar and Co. registered Liverpool, passed to Italian owners in first decade 20th century without change of name.] [Note from R Parsons - Although included in the Mere Line I find no evidence of ever having been owned or chartered by that firm. Presumably in error due to the similarity of nomenclature] Various fleeting references to this vessel in both volumes of The Last of the Windjammers by Lubbock. However nothing of particular interest.
The 'Lord Canning' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Lord Canning', 1518 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1518 tons. ON60038. 224.2 x 37.8 x 23.5. Built 1867 (12) T Royden and Son, Liverpool. Owners: John Farnworth, registered Liverpool then CW Kellock and Co., registered Liverpool].
The 'Adderley' under sail
The steel barque 'Adderley', 1239 tons, under sail. [Steel barque, 1239t, ON93773, 225.7 x 36.3 x 22.0, B. 1888 (4) J. Reid & Co, Port Glasgow. Owners: CW Kellock & Co. reg. Liverpool c.1898 Cowlishaw Bros, reg. Sydney (following her stranding at Morna Point in 1897) Hulked in Wellington, New Zealand in 1910.]
'The Highfields' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'The Highfields', 2280 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2280 tons, ON99390, 291.3 x 42.0 x 24.5. Built 1892 (4) Richardson, Duck and Co. Stockton. Owners: CW Kellock and Co., registered Liverpool. Later Macvicar, Marshall and Co. Sunk following collision in 1902 with the loss of a large number of her crew].
The 'Hahnemann' moored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Hahnemann', 1997 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1997 tons, ON86176, 269.8 x 39.5 x 24.1. Built 1882 (3) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co. Southampton. Owners: Stuart and Douglas, registered Liverpool, later Milton Stuart].
The 'Northbrook' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Northbrook', 1876 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1876 tons, ON70586, 263.0 x 41.4 x 23.8. Built 1874 (5) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton, owners: Adamson and Ronaldson, registered London: 1880s Stuart and Douglas, registered Liverpool, then Northbrook Ship Co. Ltd., (Stuart and Douglas).
The 'Candida' at anchor
The iron ship 'Candida', 1279 tons, at anchor [iron ship, 1279 tons, ON70990, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven. Owners: William Lowden registered Liverpool then Lowden, Edgar and Co. c. 1890 W. Lowden and Co and rigged as barque. Stranded at Wardang Island South Australia 1898, later refloated and taken to Port Adelaide and converted into a hulk].
The 'Candida' at Circular Quay, Sydney
The iron ship 'Candida', 1279 tons, at Circular Quay, Sydney [iron ship, 1279 tons, ON70990, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven. Owners: William Lowden registered Liverpool then Lowden, Edgar and Co. c. 1890 W. Lowden and Co and rigged as barque. Stranded at Wardang Island South Australia 1898, later refloated and taken to Port Adelaide and converted into a hulk].
The 'Candida' wrecked at Wardang Island
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Candida', 1279 tons, wrecked at Wardang Island [iron ship, 1279 tons, ON70990, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven. Owners: William Lowden registered Liverpool then Lowden, Edgar and Co. c. 1890 W. Lowden and Co and rigged as barque. Stranded at Wardang Island South Australia 1898, later refloated and taken to Port Adelaide and converted into a hulk].
The 'Candida' refloated at Port Adelaide
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Candida', 1279 tons, refloated at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1279 tons, ON70990, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven. Owners: William Lowden registered Liverpool then Lowden, Edgar and Co. c. 1890 W. Lowden and Co and rigged as barque. Stranded at Wardang Island South Australia 1898, later refloated and taken to Port Adelaide and converted into a hulk].
The 'Angerona' being painted
The iron ship 'Angerona', 1292 tons, being painted. [iron ship, 1292 tons. ON70894, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1874 (11) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven: William Lowden, registered Liverpool, then Lowden Edgar and Co. c.1890 W. Lowden and Co., eventually became Norwegian owned without change of name and finally 'Hippen' and broken up under that name in 1924.] [Possible also known as 'Hippen'].
The 'Angerona' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Angerona', 1292 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1292 tons. ON70894, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1874 (11) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven: William Lowden, registered Liverpool, then Lowden Edgar and Co. c.1890 W. Lowden and Co., eventually became Norwegian owned without change of name and finally 'Hippen' and broken up under that name in 1924].