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The 'Esmeralda' after a collision near Monte Video
The iron barque 'Esmeralda', 730 tons, after a collision near Monte Video [iron ship, later barque, 730 tons. ON54982, 188.4 x 31.1 x 19.0. Built 1866 (4) T Verson and Son, Liverpool. TH Ismay and Co and successors. (White Star Line), registered Liverpool, sold 1894 to Danish owners without change of name. Sold 1909 to Italian owners without change of name. Converted into a lightship in the River Plate in 1910 and in the 1950s still engaged in the same capacity].
The 'Swanmore' at Cardiff
The iron barque 'Swanmore', 1822 tons, at Cardiff [iron barque, 1822 tons, ON93682, 268.6 x 38.2 x 23.3. Built 1886 (6) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: WH Meyers and Son, registered Liverpool (managed by Ismay, Imrie and Co.) c.1900 sold Danish owners and renamed 'Sixtus'. Wrecked near Cape Horn in August 1905. Note from Parsons = two photographs of the 'Sixtus'. 'Stanmore became the 'Deudraeth Castle'].
The 'Stanmore' as the Danish vessel 'Sixtus'
Iron Barque "Swanmore" as the Danish vessel "Sixtus" c.1901. Iron barque (1822 tons ON93682) built in 1886 by Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners W.H. Meyers & Son, registered in Liverpool. (Sister ship was the "Stanmore") "Swanmore" became the "Sixtus" after being sold to the Danish company fronted by Casper P. Holm for £8,300 on 22 May 1896. It foundered at Volunteer Point, Falkland Islands on the 27th July 1905.
The 'Callao' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Callao', 1017 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque, 1017 tons, ON91179, 206.7 x 33.1 x 20.0. Built 1885 (1) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: North Western Shipping Co. Ltd. (White Star Line) registered Liverpool, 1894 sold to German owners without change of name and finally hulked at Coldeta Buena after catching fire in 1926].
The 'Dawpool' at anchor
The iron ship 'Dawpool', 1788 tons, at anchor [iron ship 1778 tons. ON81323, 262.9 x 38.3 x 23.3. Built 1880 (1) Harland and Wolff. Belfast Owners Ismay and Co. later North Western Shipping Co. (White Star Line) registered Liverpool. 1895 sold to German owners and renamed 'Willkommen'; in 1905 became Norwegian 'Haakon' and renamed 'Vestelv' in 1916. Torpedoed by German submarine off Tory Island, April 23, 1917. See White Star, Anderson, 1964].
The 'Copley' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Copley', 1794 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1794 tons. ON84097, 263.0 x 39.1 x 24.1. Built 1881 (3) WH Potter and Son, Liverpool. Owners Ismay and Co. later North Western Shipping Co (White Star Line) registered Liverpool. Sold 1895 to Danish owners, without change of name and broken up at Antwerp in 1911. See 'White Star' by Anderson, 1964.]
The 'Garfield' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Garfield', 2347 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [steel ship, 2347 tons, ON86155, 299.8 x 41.2 x 24.8. Built 1882 (2) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: NorthWestern Shipping Co. Ltd. (Ismay, Imrie and Co. managers) registered Liverpool. Abandoned on fire on a passage from Liverpool to Valparaiso, Oct. 5, 1895. Hulk later towed into Coquimbo and lay there in badly damaged state for many years].
The 'Gilcruix' under sail
The four masted iron barque 'Gilcruix', 2304 tons, under sail. [see 'Barmbeck'] [iron 4 mast ship, later barque, 2304 tons. ON93695, 289.3 x 42.0 x 24.3. Built 1886 (8) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners: North Western Shipping Co. Ltd. (Ismay, Imrie and Co. managers) registered Liverpool. Sold 1895 to German owners and renamed 'Barmbeck' sold 1914 to French owners and renamed 'Pacifique'. Broken up following a collision at Le Havre in 1921].
The 'Mayhill' at anchor
The four masted iron and steel barque 'Mayhill', 2121 tons, at anchor [iron and steel 4 mast barque, 2121 tons, ON97768. 292.0 x 41.0 x 23.7. Built 1890 (4) Alex. Stephens and Son, Dundee. Owners: WH Myers (Ismay, Imrie and Co. managers) registered Liverpool. Wrecked August 10, 1895 Gerald, West Australia. Loaded with railway iron for the Mullewa - Cue railway. After an enquiry the master, Captain Hume lost his certificate but it was later found that he had been supplied with out of date charts. See 'White Star' by Anderson, 1964 and 'Treasure Lies Buried Here' by Goldsmith].
The 'California' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'California', 3099 tons, in an unidentified port. [steel 4 mast ship, later 4 mast barque, 3099 tons, ON97769, 329.3 x 45.2 x 26.7. Built 1890 (4) Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Owners: North Western Shipping Co. Ltd (Ismay, Imrie and Co. managers) reg. Liverpool: sold 1896 to Ritson and Livesey, registered Liverpool: sold 1897 to German owners and renamed Alster, sold 1912 and renamed Christel Vinnen interned at Valparaiso during WW1 and allocated to Italians. Employed by them as a hulk until 1926 when refitted for sea. Stranded April 15, 1927 on Old Providence Island, near Panama, and became a total loss.]
The 'California' in Liverpool
The four masted steel barque 'California', 3099 tons, in an unidentified port. [steel 4 mast ship, later 4 mast barque, 3099 tons, ON97769, 329.3 x 45.2 x 26.7. Built 1890 (4) Harland and Wolff, Belfast, Owners: North Western Shipping Co. Ltd (Ismay, Imrie and Co. managers) reg. Liverpool: sold 1896 to Ritson and Livesey, registered Liverpool: sold 1897 to German owners and renamed Alster, sold 1912 and renamed Christel Vinnen interned at Valparaiso during WW1 and allocated to Italians. Employed by them as a hulk until 1926 when refitted for sea. Stranded April 15, 1927 on Old Providence Island, near Panama, and became a total loss.] A researcher has identified the port as Liverpool, England. The church in the background on the right is the Church of Our Lady and Saint Nicholas, located by the River Mersey near the Pier Head.
The 'Valparaiso' under tow
The iron barque 'Valparaiso', 742 tons, under tow [iron barque, 730 tons, later 742 tons. ON54957. 188.5 x 31.1 x 19.0 Built 1866 (4) T. Vernon and Son, Liverpool: Owners: Balfour, Wiliamson and Co., registered Liverpool (various claims the vessel sold to White Star Line, c.1867, but this does not appear in Lloyds, Liverpool Underwriters, or MNL - perhaps it was managed by Ismay, Imrie and Co.) Sold 1892 to Norwegian owners without change of name. Posted missing in December 1905].
The 'Irby' under sail
The iron ship 'Irby', 1523 tons, under sail [iron ship 1523 tons. ON84074, 237.6 x 38.9 x 23.3. Built 1881 (1) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners: Chadwick and Pritchard, registered Liverpool, later Irby Ship Co. Ltd (J Joyce) later Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce managers); was held at Hamburg during WW1]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Irby' at anchor
The iron ship 'Irby', 1523 tons, at anchor [iron ship 1523 tons. ON84074, 237.6 x 38.9 x 23.3. Built 1881 (1) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners: Chadwick and Pritchard, registered Liverpool, later Irby Ship Co. Ltd (J Joyce) later Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce managers); was held at Hamburg during WW1]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Irby' at Hobart Tasmania
The iron ship 'Irby', 1523 tons, at Hobart, Tasmania [iron ship 1523 tons. ON84074, 237.6 x 38.9 x 23.3. Built 1881 (1) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners: Chadwick and Pritchard, registered Liverpool, later Irby Ship Co. Ltd (J Joyce) later Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce managers); was held at Hamburg during WW1]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Galgate' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Galgate', 2356 tons, under sail. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool [steel 4 mast ship, 2356 tons. ON93808, 293.5 x 42.8 x 24.2. Built 1888 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Whitehaven. Owners: Galgate Ship Co. (J Joyce) registered Liverpool; later Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce and Co) Captured May 6, 1916 by a German submarine and sunk by gunfire about 170 miles west by north from Ushant].
The 'Galgate' in the River Avon
The four masted steel barque 'Galgate', 2356 tons, in the River Avon under the suspension bridge [steel 4 mast ship, 2356 tons. ON93808, 293.5 x 42.8 x 24.2. Built 1888 (9) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Whitehaven. Owners: Galgate Ship Co. (J Joyce) registered Liverpool; later Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce and Co) Captured May 6, 1916 by a German submarine and sunk by gunfire about 170 miles west by north from Ushant]. Captain Bill Griffiths of Milford Haven was the master of the 'Galgate'. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Vincent' at anchor
The steel ship 'Vincent', 1904 tons, at anchor [steel ship, 1904 tons, ON102137, 267.0 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1894 (3) A McMillan and Son Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: Ship Vincent Co. Ltd (RN Smith) registered Liverpool, later J Joyce (c.1900)]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Alice A. Leigh' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Alice A. Leigh', 2999 tons, under sail. [steel 4 mast ship, altered to 4m bq, 1900: 2999t, ON96349, Built 1889 (3) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven: Owners Alice A. Leigh Co. Ltd. (J Joyce) reg. Liverpool: then Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce and Co.): then New York and Pacific Shipping Co. Ltd; 1921 sold to Geo. Scales Ltd. Wellington and renamed 'Rewa', reg. Wellington. Laid up in 1923 and subsequently converted to a hulk with register closed in 1930.] One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool. In 1901 the captain was Allan Davison. It is reported by a researcher that Captain Davison named his daughter, born that year, Alice A. Leigh Davison in honour of the ship.
The 'Alice A. Leigh' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Alice A. Leigh', 2999 tons, in an unidentified port. [steel 4 mast ship, altered to 4m bq, 1900: 2999t, ON96349, Built 1889 (3) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven: Owners Alice A. Leigh Co. Ltd. (J Joyce) reg. Liverpool: then Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce and Co.): then New York and Pacific Shipping Co. Ltd; 1921 sold to Geo. Scales Ltd. Wellington and renamed 'Rewa', reg. Wellington. Laid up in 1923 and subsequently converted to a hulk with register closed in 1930.] One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Alice A. Leigh' anchored in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Alice A. Leigh', 2999 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [steel 4 mast ship, altered to 4m bq, 1900: 2999t, ON96349, Built 1889 (3) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven: Owners Alice A. Leigh Co. Ltd. (J Joyce) reg. Liverpool: then Galgate Shipping Co. Ltd (J Joyce and Co.): then New York and Pacific Shipping Co. Ltd; 1921 sold to Geo. Scales Ltd. Wellington and renamed 'Rewa', reg. Wellington. Laid up in 1923 and subsequently converted to a hulk with register closed in 1930.] One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Leicester Castle' dimasted at Auckland, New Zealand
The iron ship 'Leicester Castle', 2067 tons, dismasted at Auckland, New Zealand. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool [iron ship, 2067 tons, ON87031. 273.4 x 40.3 x 24.2. Built 1882 (9) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: Leicester Castle Ship Co. (J Coupland) registered Liverpool. c.1899 RA Smith and Co; c1902/3 J Joyce, later became the Norwegian vessel 'Vik'. Broken up in 1924. Notable for a mutiny staged in 1902 in the South Pacific].
The 'Crown of India' dismasted at Sydney
The four masted iron barque 'Crown of India', 2057 tons, dismasted at Sydney [iron 4 mast barque 2057 tons. ON91231. 276.7 x 41.3 x 24.1. Built 1885 (6) Ramage and Ferguson, Leith. Owners Robertson, Cruickshank and Co. J&R Young managers, registered Liverpool. c.1905 Henderson, Tucker and Co. c.1908/9 J Joyce and Co. Captured by German submarine 12 June 1915, 70 miles WSW from St Anne's Head and sunk by gunfire]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Crown of India' after being re-rigged
The four masted iron barque 'Crown of India', 2057 tons, after being re-rigged [iron 4 mast barque 2057 tons. ON91231. 276.7 x 41.3 x 24.1. Built 1885 (6) Ramage and Ferguson, Leith. Owners Robertson, Cruickshank and Co. J&R Young managers, registered Liverpool. c.1905 Henderson, Tucker and Co. c.1908/9 J Joyce and Co. Captured by German submarine 12 June 1915, 70 miles WSW from St Anne's Head and sunk by gunfire]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Lynton' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Lynton', 2531 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2531 gross tons. ON102141. 299.8 x 43.7 x 24.5. Built 1894 (1) R&J Evans, Liverpool. Owners: Liver Shipping Co. Ltd. (Johnston, Sproule and Co., managers) registered Liverpool: 1899 W Montgomery registered London: 1906 to Thomas A Shute: in 1914 sold to Russian owners: torpedoed off the south coast of Ireland, May 21, 1917. Said to have been one of the most handsome barques built on the Mersey with excellent accommodation and a good turn of speed. Described as a 'Skysailyarder'. While sometimes seen in Australia, was more generally employed in the South American nitrate trades. See 'Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 2]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Lynton' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Lynton', 2531 tons, under sail [steel 4 mast barque, 2531 gross tons. ON102141. 299.8 x 43.7 x 24.5. Built 1894 (1) R&J Evans, Liverpool. Owners: Liver Shipping Co. Ltd. (Johnston, Sproule and Co., managers) registered Liverpool: 1899 W Montgomery registered London: 1906 to Thomas A Shute: in 1914 sold to Russian owners: torpedoed off the south coast of Ireland, May 21, 1917. Said to have been one of the most handsome barques built on the Mersey with excellent accommodation and a good turn of speed. Described as a 'Skysailyarder'. While sometimes seen in Australia, was more generally employed in the South American nitrate trades. See 'Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 2]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Lynton' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Lynton', 2531 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2531 gross tons. ON102141. 299.8 x 43.7 x 24.5. Built 1894 (1) R&J Evans, Liverpool. Owners: Liver Shipping Co. Ltd. (Johnston, Sproule and Co., managers) registered Liverpool: 1899 W Montgomery registered London: 1906 to Thomas A Shute: in 1914 sold to Russian owners: torpedoed off the south coast of Ireland, May 21, 1917. Said to have been one of the most handsome barques built on the Mersey with excellent accommodation and a good turn of speed. Described as a 'Skysailyarder'. While sometimes seen in Australia, was more generally employed in the South American nitrate trades. See 'Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 2]. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Lydgate' moored in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Lydgate', 2534 tons, moored in an unidentified port. One of the ships owned by John Joyce and Co., Liverpool [steel 4 mast barque, 2534 tons, ON102120, 304.3 x 43.2 x 24.3. Built 1893 (12) Palmers Co. Ltd. Newcastle upon Tyne: Owners: Honresfield Ship Co. (J Joyce) Registered Liverpool. Sold 1915 to Norway and renamed 'Skansen I'].
The 'Camphill' being towed by a tug
The steel barque 'Camphill', 1240 tons, being towed by a tug [steel three mast barque, 1240 tons. ON96333, 226.0 x 36.4 x 21.9. Built 1889 (6) CJ Bigger, Londonderry. Owners Camphill Ship Co. (Squarey and Kendall) registered Liverpool. c.1905 J & J Rae and Co. Wrecked October 6 1906 on a rock off Tumbes Peninsula]. One of the ships owned by J. and J. Rae and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Antilles' as 'Hedvig' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Antilles' as 'Hedvig', 510 tons, at Port Adelaide. [iron 3 masted barque, 514 tons later 510. ON62078. 158.5 x 27.8 x 16.5. Built 1869 (1) A. McMillan and Sons. Dumbarton. Owners: John McArthur, reg. Greenock early 1870s Alex Rae and others. Registered Liverpool (Including the master James Rae) later John Rae. Sold 1894 to Swedish owners and renamed 'Hedvig'. On the slip at Port Adelaide under the name 'Hedvig']. One of the ships owned by J. and J. Rae and Co., Liverpool.