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The 'Sofala' at Port Augusta
The four masted steel barque 'Sofala', 2301 tons, at Port Augusta [steel 4 mast barque, 2301 tons, ON99399. 277.5 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1892 (5) Russell and Co., Greenock, Owners: Ship Sofala Co. Ltd. (GM Steeves) registered Liverpool; later Sofala Shipping Co. Ltd. (J Edgar and Co.) Foundered Sept. 28, 1911 when bound Montevideo to Sydney, in ballast when about 600 miles from Montevideo].
The 'Earl Granville' at Port Augusta
The iron barque 'Earl Granville', 1009 tons, at Port Augusta [iron barque, 1009 tons. ON76754, 207.7 x 33.4 x 20.0. Built 1877 (3) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners A McAlister, registered Glasgow then J Lidgett and Sons].
The 'Simla' anchored in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Simla', 2214 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2214 tons, ON97766, 278.2 x 41.9 x 24.4. Built 1890 (3) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Ship Simla Co. Ltd., (GM Steeves) registered Liverpool. Took fire in a coal cargo in Sept. 1908, at Acapulco. Converted to a hulk. Later purchased by Union Oil Co. of California and refitted as a 4 mast barge, without change of name, and registered in San Francisco].
The 'Simla' at Wallaroo
The four masted steel barque 'Simla', 2214 tons, at Wallaroo [steel 4 mast barque, 2214 tons, ON97766, 278.2 x 41.9 x 24.4. Built 1890 (3) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Ship Simla Co. Ltd., (GM Steeves) registered Liverpool. Took fire in a coal cargo in Sept. 1908, at Acapulco. Converted to a hulk. Later purchased by Union Oil Co. of California and refitted as a 4 mast barge, without change of name, and registered in San Francisco].
The 'Sokoto' at Port Adelaide with rudder trouble
The four masted iron barque 'Sokoto', 2262 tons, at Port Adelaide. Vessel undergoing rudder repairs following a collision at Port Victoria in July 1907. Norwegian owned from 1910 to 1916, then sold to Danish shipowner O. J. Eskildsen in May 1916. On 25 April 1917 she was sunk by German submarine U-58 off Scotland, when en route from Baltimore USA to Aarhus, Denmark carrying a cargo of superphosphates. [Iron 4 mast barque, eventually, original ship rigged, 2262 tons, ON93741, 278.5 x 41.9 x 24.5. Built 1887 (8) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: GM Steeves and J McGrindell, registered Liverpool. Became Norwegian 1910].
The 'Sokoto' at Port Adelaide after repairs and painting
The four masted iron barque 'Sokoto', 2262 tons, at Port Adelaide. [iron 4 mast barque, eventually, original ship rigged, 2262 tons, ON93741, 278.5 x 41.9 x 24.5. Built 1887 (8) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: GM Steeves and J McGrindell, registered Liverpool. Became Norwegian 1910]. Norwegian owned from 1910 to 1916, then sold to Danish shipowner O. J. Eskildsen in May 1916. On 25 April 1917 she was sunk by German submarine U-58 off Scotland, when en route from Baltimore USA to Aarhus, Denmark carrying a cargo of superphosphates.
The 'Saratoga' under tow
The four masted steel barque 'Saratoga', 2297 tons, under tow [steel 4 mast barque, 2297 tons, ON102074, 277.1 x 41.9 x 24.2. Built 1893 (1) Russell and Co., Greenock. Owners: Ship Saratoga Co. Ltd. GM Steeves, registered Liverpool. Missing in 1896. Last reported August 20. On a voyage from New York towards Shanghai with case oil, left 20 August, 1896 and disappeared].
The 'County of Pembroke' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'County of Pembroke', 1065 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque, 1098 tons, ON84171, 221.5 x 35.0 x 20.9. Built 1881 (10) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland, W. Thomas and Co. Registered Liverpool].
The 'County of Flint' under sail
The iron barque 'County of Flint', 1083 tons, under sail [iron barque, 1111 tons, ON76505, 219.5 x 35.1 x 21.3. Built 1877 (4) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners W Thomas and Co. Registered Liverpool later sold to Chile and renamed Zelbio].
The 'County of Merioneth' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'County of Merioneth', 1065 tons, in an unidentified port [[iron barque, 1098 tons, ON81341, 221.5 x 35.1 x 20.9. Built 1880 (3) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners W. Thomas and Co. Registered Liverpool c.1908 passed to Russian ownership without change of name. Sold and converted into a hulk at Sydney in 1911 and given the name Merion. Taken to Fremantle for Adelaide Steamship Company in 1919 and then to Port Adelaide in 1927. Broken up at Port Adelaide].
The 'County of Merioneth' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'County of Merioneth', 1065 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque, 1098 tons, ON81341, 221.5 x 35.1 x 20.9. Built 1880 (3) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners W. Thomas and Co. Registered Liverpool c.1908 passed to Russian ownership without change of name. Sold and converted into a hulk at Sydney in 1911 and given the name Merion. Taken to Fremantle for Adelaide Steamship Company in 1919 and then to Port Adelaide in 1927. Broken up at Port Adelaide].
The 'County of Anglesea' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'County of Anglesea', 1067 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron barque, 1103 tons, ON76506, 214.4 x 35.2 x 21.2. Built 1877 (4) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners: W Thomas and Co. registered Liverpool. Sold 1905 to Russian owners without change of name. Sold and converted to a hulk at Auckland in 1911, the property of Union SS Co. Re-rigged as a sailing vessel; in 1918 and renamed Gladbrook. Once more converted to a hulk in 1921, this time at Suva for Union Line. Taken to Auckland in 1924 and the hull abandoned on Rangitoto Island Dec. 19, 1945] See Union Line by IJ Farquhar, 1968.
The 'County of Cardigan' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'County of Cardigan', 1323 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1323 tons, ON78749, 229.4 x 37.1 x 22.7. Built 1877 (12) R&J Evans, Liverpool. Owners W. Thomas and Co. Registered Liverpool. Broken up in France in August 1911].
The 'Dominion' at anchor
The four masted steel barque 'Dominion', 2539 tons, at anchor [steel 4 mast barque, 2539 tons, ON 99334. 294.0 x 43.0 x 24.0. Built 1891 (12) W. Doxford and Sons Ltd. Sunderland. Owners: Dominion Ship Co. Ltd (W Thomas and Co.) registered Liverpool. Missing in January 1899 on a voyage from Honolulu to Vancouver. Left Honolulu in ballast Jan. 19, 1899].
The 'Kate Thomas' anchored in an unidentified port
The four masted iron barque 'Kate Thomas', 1748 tons, anchored in San Francisco. The Captain was James William Thomas (nickname Caecoch William). He married Mary Anna Rose Smith in 1896, daughter of James Smith of Mauritius. She often voyaged with her husband. Information courtesy of a family member living in Barbados. [iron 4 mast ship, 1748 tons, ON91233. 258.0 x 39.5 x 23.1. Built 1885 (6) W Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Kate Thomas Sailing Ship Co. Ltd. (W Thomas and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sunk by collision in April 1910 off Lands End while under tow].
The 'Portia' under sail
The iron ship 'Portia', 1434 tons, under sail [iron ship, 1434 tons, ON56910, 221.6 x 36.1 x 24.7. Built 1868 (1) Palmer Bros. and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne. Owners: Robert Carlyle, registered London, later SR Gaves and Son: c.1883 Ship Portia Co. Ltd., (W Thomas and Co.) Became the Norwegian 'Oddero'].
The 'Metropolis' in an unidentified port
The four masted iron barque 'Metropolis', 1811 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast ship, later barque, 1811 tons. ON93736. 265.7 x 40.0 x 22.9.Built 1887 (7) R&J Evans, Liverpool. Owners: Metropolis Ship Co. Ltd. (W Thomas and Co.) registered Liverpool. c.1914 sold to Norway without change of name].
The 'Republic' anchored in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Republic', 2539 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2539 tons, ON99314, 294.0 x 43.0 x 24.0. Built 1891 (10) W Doxford and Sons Ltd., Sunderland. Owners: Republic Ship Co. Ltd. (W Thomas and Co.) registered Liverpool: abandoned on fire with a coal cargo from Newcastle NSW toward San Francisco in 1896].
The 'Principality' in wet dock, Port Adelaide
The four masted iron barque 'Principality', 1758 tons, in wet dock Port Adelaide [iron 4 mast barque, 1758 tons, ON91258, 258.5 x 39.6 x 23.1. Built 1885 (9) W Doxford and sons, Sunderland. Owners: Principality Ship Co. Ltd. (W Thomas and Co.) registered Liverpool. Missing in 1905 on a voyage to Rotterdam from South America with nitrate].
The 'County of Anglesea' after being stranded
The iron barque 'County of Anglesea', 1067 tons, after being stranded. [iron barque, 1103 tons, ON76506, 214.4 x 35.2 x 21.2. Built 1877 (4) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners: W Thomas and Co. registered Liverpool. Sold 1905 to Russian owners without change of name. Sold and converted to a hulk at Auckland in 1911, the property of Union SS Co. Re-rigged as a sailing vessel; in 1918 and renamed Gladbrook. Once more converted to a hulk in 1921, this time at Suva for Union Line. Taken to Auckland in 1924 and the hull abandoned on Rangitoto Island Dec. 19, 1945] See Union Line by IJ Farquhar, 1968.
The 'Colony' in an unidentified port
The four masted iron barque 'Colony', 1750 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron 4 mast ship, later barque, ON93697, 258.0 x 39.5 x 23.1. Built 1886 (2) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners Ogwen Shipping Co. Ltd. W. Thomas registered Liverpool.]
The 'Colony' anchored in an unidentified port
The four masted iron barque 'Colony', 1750 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [iron 4 mast ship, later barque, ON93697, 258.0 x 39.5 x 23.1. Built 1886 (2) W. Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners Ogwen Shipping Co. Ltd. W. Thomas registered Liverpool.]
The 'Crocodile' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Crocodile', 2555 tons, in an unidentified port.
The 'Wray Castle' docked in an unidentified port
The steel ship 'Wray Castle', 1937 tons, docked in an unidentified port [steel ship, 1937 tons, ON93850, 264.0 x 39.0 x 23.6. Built 1889 (3) R Williamson and Son, Workington. Owners: Wray Castle Sailing Ship Co. Ltd. (J Chalmers and Co.) registered Liverpool; later JB Walmsley and Co., registered Liverpool. 1918 sold to Marine Navigation Co. of Canada Ltd., registered Liverpool and renamed 'Garthwray'. Wrecked April 1924 on one of the Coronel Islands, and became a total wreck]. One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Sorato' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Sorato', 813 tons, at Port Adelaide. A researcher suggests that this might be the 'Sorata' of 1869, built by Bowdler, Chaffer & Co., Liverpool for J. B. Walmsley & Co., Liverpool ON 63170. One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Beechwood' moored at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Beechwood', 815 tons, moored at Port Adelaide. [iron barque, 815 tons. ON70933. 186.4 x 31.6 x 19.8. Built 1875 (2) T. Royden and Son. Liverpool. Owners JB Walmsley and Co. Registered Liverpool.] One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Killarney' under sail
The iron barque 'Killarney', 1413 tons, under sail [iron barque 1413 tons, ON99370, 229.8 x 37.2 x 22.0. Built 1892 (3) R & J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners JB Walmsley and Co. Registered Liverpool. Captured by German submarine 200 miles west by north from Fastnet, and sunk by gunfire May 8, 1917]. One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Killarney' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Killarney', 1413 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque 1413 tons, ON99370, 229.8 x 37.2 x 22.0. Built 1892 (3) R & J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners JB Walmsley and Co. Registered Liverpool. Captured by German submarine 200 miles west by north from Fastnet, and sunk by gunfire May 8, 1917]. One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Naiad' at anchor
The iron barque 'Naiad', 1076 tons, at anchor [iron ship, later barque, 1076 tons, ON74527. 204.8 x 34.7 x 21.5. Built 1876 (5) Bowdler, Chaffer and Co., Seacombe. Owners: JB Walmsley and Co., registered Liverpool]. One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.
The 'Hartfield' at anchor
The iron ship 'Hartfield', 1867 tons, at anchor [iron ship, 1867 tons, ON87961, 261.7 x 39.3 x 24.1. Built 1884 (4) Whitehaven SB Co. Ltd. Whitehaven, Owners: JB Walmsley and Co. registered Liverpool]. One of the ships owned by J.B. Walmsley and Co., Liverpool.