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P.S. Sapphire steaming
Side view of 'P.S. Sapphire' steaming, with shade or cargo cover on foredeck, crew standing on port side, and several passengers on open deck behind the wheelhouse.
P.S. Sturt tied to tree trunk and P.S. Jane Eliza at high river
Bow and side view of 'P.S. Sturt' secured to tree trunk, funnel steaming, with man and boys at gangplank, P.S. Jane Eliza further back, at high river, with flooded trees on opposite bank.
P.S. Sturt with barge tied up and a horse in the foreground
Stern view of 'P.S. Sturt' with barge alongside, tied up at river bank, with a horse drinking from the water's edge in the foreground.
The 'Shannon' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The composite ship 'Shannon', 1292 tons, moored Gravesend, UK. [wooden ship, 1292 gross tons, ON44996, 217.0 x 37.7 x 22.8. Built 1862 (5) R&H Green, Blackwall, London. Owners: R&H Green, registered London (iron beams) Sold May 1883 to Wright Bros. registered London: 1887 James C Ellis, registered Sydney who were the owners when she sprang a leak while en route to Newcastle, NSW - Wellington, and put into Papeete where she was condemned, in June 1888. Ran for Greens regularly in the Melbourne trade and made some notable passages. Was employed as a collier when abandoned. In Blackwall Frigates story is recalled when some of the apprentices passed the ship off as a former warship involved with the 'Chesapeake'].
The 'May Queen' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The iron ship 'May Queen', 733 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [iron ship, later barque, 781 gross tons, 733 net tons. ON60694, 178.6 x 31.2 x 19.0. Owner: William Shirres, registered Aberdeen, master J Leslie. c.1879 owner John Leslie, registered London. Wrecked at Lyttelton New Zealand 26 January 1888. Apparently rigged down to a barque about the time of her sale. Always in the New Zealand trade. In all made 17 voyages between UK and New Zealand. From 1871 till 1876 she was under charter to Shaw Savill and Co. and usually made a fair passage. Although her main port was Dunedin, she also visited Auckland, Wellington, Lyttelton, Nelson and Napier. See 'White Wings' for full details of trips to New Zealand and 'NZ Shipwrecks' p. 234 for details of loss].
The 'Fitzjames' under sail
The steel ship 'Fitzjames', 1951 tons, under sail [steel ship 1851gross tons. ON115795. 267.1 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1902 (4) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. W Montgomery, registered London. Sold in 1909 to F Laiesz and renamed 'Pinnas'. Abandoned in a sinking condition in the South Atlantic 25 April 1929. While under the British flag made some visits to Australia but was better known under the Flying 'P' house flag of Laiesz in the South American nitrate trades. See 'The Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 11. Square Riggers - final Epoch - Hurst'].
The 'Grace Harwar' under sail
The steel ship 'Grace Harwar', 1877 tons, under sail [steel ship, 1877 gross tons. ON96655, 266.7 x 39.1 x 23.5. Built 1889 (10) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: W Montgomery, registered London, during WW1 sold to G Erikson of Mariehamn, broken up in 1935. Well known in Australian waters for most of her life; a frequent visitor when owned in England, and after WW1 in most of the 'grain races'. See 'Square Riggers - The Final Epoch' by Hurst, for full details of postwar trips and passage times etc. See 'The Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 2 for pre-war information].
The 'Grace Harwar' under sail
The steel ship 'Grace Harwar', 1877 tons, under sail [steel ship, 1877 gross tons. ON96655, 266.7 x 39.1 x 23.5. Built 1889 (10) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: W Montgomery, registered London, during WW1 sold to G Erikson of Mariehamn, broken up in 1935. Well known in Australian waters for most of her life; a frequent visitor when owned in England, and after WW1 in most of the 'grain races'. See 'Square Riggers - The Final Epoch' by Hurst, for full details of postwar trips and passage times etc. See 'The Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 2 for pre-war information].
The 'Abergeldie' at Circular Quay, Sydney Harbour
The wooden ship 'Abergeldie', 1152 tons, at Circular Quay, Sydney. [w ship, 1180t, ON60693, 218.2 x 37.2 x 21.8, B.1869 (4) J. Duthie, Sons & Co, Aberdeen, Owners: J. Duthie, Sons & Co, reg. Aberdeen. Iron beams, sometimes incorrectly described as a composite ship.] A researcher indicates that the port could be Circular Quay in Sydney. The large warehouse could be the Commissariat Stores. The church tower that can be seen between the forward and centre masts is almost certainly St Phillips Church which was constructed in 1856 on Church Hill.
The 'Invermay' at Wallaroo
The steel barque 'Invermay', 1471 tons, at Wallaroo [steel barque 1471 tons. ON104514, 238.0 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1895 (10) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow, Owners G Milne and Co. Registered Aberdeen. Sold 1916 to Sir William Garthwaite. Captured by German submarine 25 April 1917, and sunk by bombs].
The 'Invermay' under sail
The steel barque 'Invermay', 1471 tons, under sail [steel barque 1471 tons. ON104514, 238.0 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1895 (10) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow, Owners G Milne and Co. Registered Aberdeen. Sold 1916 to Sir William Garthwaite. Captured by German submarine 25 April 1917, and sunk by bombs].
The 'Inverneill' under sail
The steel barque 'Inverneill', 1470 tons, under sail [steel barque, 1470 tons, ON104512, 238.0 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1895 (7) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners G Milne and Co. Registered Aberdeen. Sold c.1919 and renamed 'Garthneill' by Sir William Garthwaite. Sold 1926 and hulked in South Australia].
The 'La Hogue' at Circular Quay, Sydney
The wooden ship 'La Hogue', 1331 tons, at East Circular Quay, Sydney, with Government House in background [wooden ship, 1331 gross tons. ON26531, 226.0 x 35.0 x 22.9. Built 1855 J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: Duncan Dunbar, registered London. c.1862 Devitt and Moore, registered London. Became a coal hulk at Madeira and broken up in 1898. Famous passenger liner in the Australian trade for about thirty years and visited most ports, including one trip to New Zealand in 1874. When owned by Dunbar was frequently in keen competition with ships of Devitt and Moore who bought her upon the death of the first owner].
The 'La Hogue' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden ship 'La Hogue', 1331 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [wooden ship, 1331 gross tons. ON26531, 226.0 x 35.0 x 22.9. Built 1855 J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: Duncan Dunbar, registered London. c.1862 Devitt and Moore, registered London. Became a coal hulk at Madeira and broken up in 1898. Famous passenger liner in the Australian trade for about thirty years and visited most ports, including one trip to New Zealand in 1874. When owned by Dunbar was frequently in keen competition with ships of Devitt and Moore who bought her upon the death of the first owner].
The 'La Hogue' docked at Circular Quay, Sydney
The wooden ship 'La Hogue', 1331 tons, docked at Circular Quay, Sydney [wooden ship, 1331 gross tons. ON26531, 226.0 x 35.0 x 22.9. Built 1855 J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: Duncan Dunbar, registered London. c.1862 Devitt and Moore, registered London. Became a coal hulk at Madeira and broken up in 1898. Famous passenger liner in the Australian trade for about thirty years and visited most ports, including one trip to New Zealand in 1874. When owned by Dunbar was frequently in keen competition with ships of Devitt and Moore who bought her upon the death of the first owner].
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'].
Hongkong from Kowloon
Hongkong from Kowloon with Tea Clippers visible in the port.
The 'Volga' moored in Sydney Harbour
The iron ship 'Volga', 1620 tons, moored in Sydney Harbour [iron ship, 1698 tons, ON94338, 257.5 x 38.2 x 23.2. Built 1887 (11) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Nourse, registered London. Wrecked off the Beresford Shoals, Torres Straits, on a voyage from Fiji to Calcutta, August 6, 1890].
The 'Elbe' at anchor in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Elbe', 1693 tons, at anchor in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1693 tons, ON94299, 257.0 x 38.2 x 23.1. Built 1887 (7) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners J Nourse, registered London. Sold Dec. 1907, presumably to shipbreakers. See 'Coolie Ships and Oil Traders' by Basil Lubbock, gives some brief mention].
The 'Riversdale' moored in the Thames River, U.K.
The steel ship 'Riversdale', 2206 tons, moored in the Thames River, U.K. [steel ship 2206 tons, ON102129, 275.8 x 41.9 x 24.3. Built 1894 (3) W Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Sailing Ship Riversdale Ltd. (RW Leyland and Co.) registered Liverpool renamed 'Harvesthude' c. 1912/13, German flag, to USA after WW1 and owned by Robert Dollar and Co., registered San Francisco and converted to a barge at Vancouver in 1925. Used as a breakwater in 1961 at Royston, Vancouver].
The 'Liverpool' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The four masted iron ship 'Liverpool', 3400 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour. Also refer to the prints PRG 1373/5/52 and PRG 1373/5/53 [iron 4 mast ship,3400 tons, ON93835, 333.2 x 47.9 x 26.5. Built 1889 (1) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Sailing Ship Liverpool Ltd, (RW Leyland and Co.) registered Liverpool. Wrecked on the coast of Alderney, Channel Isles, Feb. 25, 1902. For some years the largest sailing ship under the Red Ensign. Maiden voyage was made to Melbourne].
The 'Liverpool' wrecked at Alderney, Channel Islands
The four masted iron ship 'Liverpool', 3400 tons, wrecked at Alderney, Channel Islands on 25.2.1902 [iron 4 mast ship,3400 tons, ON93835, 333.2 x 47.9 x 26.5. Built 1889 (1) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Sailing Ship Liverpool Ltd, (RW Leyland and Co.) registered Liverpool. Wrecked on the coast of Alderney, Channel Isles, Feb. 25, 1902. For some years the largest sailing ship under the Red Ensign. Maiden voyage was made to Melbourne].
The 'Cairnsmore' docked near a cliff
The steel barque 'Cairnsmore', 906 tons, docked near a cliff. [steel barque 906 tons. ON91146, 199.1 x 32.8 x 20.3. Built 1884 (8) J. Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Nicholson and McGill, reg. Liverpool then other Liverpool owners until c.1910 when she passed, without change of name to Norwegian owners. Does not appear to have survived WW1. Note from Parsons = Lubbock is completely confused with this vessel. In Volume 1 'Last of the Windjammers' he gives some information about an accident which occurred in 1904. In Volume 2, he says it was built in 1854 and was wrecked on her second voyage. At the time he was talking about vessels of the 1880's, so presumably the date was a typographical error)].
The 'Kylemore' moored in he shipyard at Uusikaupunki, Finland.
The steel barque 'Kylemore', 1245 tons, in the shipyard at Uusikaupunki, Finland owned by Gustaf Erikson. [steel barque, 1245 tons, ON81381, 226.2 x 36.4 x 22.1. Built 1880 (7) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Nicholson and McGill, registered Liverpool: c.1910 to Norwegian owners without change of name, thence to Danish owners, again without change of name. c.1925 renamed 'Suzanne' under the Danish flag. About 1930 passed to French control but remaining under the Danish flag. About 1934 purchased by Gustav Erikson, and reverted to the name 'Kylemore' and broken up in 1936].
The 'Tacora' under sail
The four masted iron barquentine 'Tacora', 911 tons, under sail [iron 4 mast F&A schooner, altered later to 4 mast barquentine, 911 tons, ON93806. 204.7 x 35.6 x 18.3. Built 1888 (8) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Nicholson and McGill, registered Liverpool c.1910 to Norwegian owners without change of name and appears to have been lost or broken up in WW1].
The 'Hereward' wrecked on Maroubra beach, Sydney
The iron ship 'Hereward', 1593 tons, wrecked on Maroubra beach, Sydney [iron ship, 1593 tons, ON77010, 254.0 x 39.0 x 23.2. Built 1877 (8) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: JC Campbell registered London c.1885 J Potter, later Hereward Ship Co. (Potter Bros.) registered London. Stranded during an easterly gale on Marboubra Beach (now a Sydney suburb) 6 May 1898. After considerable trouble she was refloated but broke adrift and went ashore again in the same bay. A total loss. For many years her remains were considered to be a danger to surfers and were ultimately removed by explosives. See 'Sail in the South'. Named for Hereward the Wake. Carried a figurehead depicting this character].
The 'Hereward' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Hereward', 1593 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1593 tons, ON77010, 254.0 x 39.0 x 23.2. Built 1877 (8) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: JC Campbell registered London c.1885 J Potter, later Hereward Ship Co. (Potter Bros.) registered London. Stranded during an easterly gale on Marboubra Beach (now a Sydney suburb) 6 May 1898. After considerable trouble she was refloated but broke adrift and went ashore again in the same bay. A total loss. For many years her remains were considered to be a danger to surfers and were ultimately removed by explosives. See 'Sail in the South'. Named for Hereward the Wake. Carried a figurehead depicting this character].
The 'Hereward' wrecked on Maroubra beach, Sydney
The iron ship 'Hereward', 1593 tons, wrecked on Maroubra beach, Sydney on 5 May 1898 [iron ship, 1593 tons, ON77010, 254.0 x 39.0 x 23.2. Built 1877 (8) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: JC Campbell registered London c.1885 J Potter, later Hereward Ship Co. (Potter Bros.) registered London. Stranded during an easterly gale on Marboubra Beach (now a Sydney suburb) 6 May 1898. After considerable trouble she was refloated but broke adrift and went ashore again in the same bay. A total loss. For many years her remains were considered to be a danger to surfers and were ultimately removed by explosives. See 'Sail in the South'. Named for Hereward the Wake. Carried a figurehead depicting this character].
The 'Hereward' wrecked on Maroubra beach, Sydney
The iron ship 'Hereward', 1593 tons, wrecked on Maroubra beach, Sydney. The wreckage is still visible today [iron ship, 1593 tons, ON77010, 254.0 x 39.0 x 23.2. Built 1877 (8) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: JC Campbell registered London c.1885 J Potter, later Hereward Ship Co. (Potter Bros.) registered London. Stranded during an easterly gale on Marboubra Beach (now a Sydney suburb) 6 May 1898. After considerable trouble she was refloated but broke adrift and went ashore again in the same bay. A total loss. For many years her remains were considered to be a danger to surfers and were ultimately removed by explosives. See 'Sail in the South'. Named for Hereward the Wake. Carried a figurehead depicting this character].
The 'Blackbraes' at anchor
The steel ship 'Blackbraes', 2207 tons, at anchor. [steel ship, 2207 tons. ON101922. 277.1 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1892 (9) W. Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Blackbraes Ship Co (Potter Bros) reg. London. Later became 'Luna' owned by Wachsmuth and Krogman in 1913 became 'Kassai', owned in Antwerp. In 1919 became 'Monte Bianco' owned by Armatori Riuniti Liguri Lombardi. Took fire through spontaneous combustion on a voyage from Newcastle NSW and was abandoned in the Pacific 23 June 1921.]