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The 'Loudon Hill' in the River Avon at Bristol
The four masted iron barque 'Loudon Hill', 2139 tons, in the River Avon at Bristol [known as 'Gullmarn, a Danish Vessel] [iron 4 mast barque, 2139 tons. ON93384. 283.4 x 40.4 x 24.5. Built 1887 (5) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Dickson and Co. Registered Glasgow, later EF and W Roberts, registered Liverpool. c.1910 became the Norwegian 'Erbrin' then during WW1 sold to Sweden and renamed 'Magda' c.1919/1920 renamed 'Gullmarn' under Danish flag].
The 'Loudon Hill' as the Danish vessel 'Gullmarn'
The four masted iron barque 'Loudon Hill', 2139 tons, as the Danish vessel 'Gullmarn' [iron 4 mast barque, 2139 tons. ON93384. 283.4 x 40.4 x 24.5. Built 1887 (5) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Dickson and Co. Registered Glasgow, later EF and W Roberts, registered Liverpool. c.1910 became the Norwegian 'Erbrin' then during WW1 sold to Sweden and renamed 'Magda' c.1919/1920 renamed 'Gullmarn' under Danish flag]. According to a researcher the name was changed to 'Gullmarn' under the Swedish flag in 1918 and kept the flag from 13 September 1915 to 5 September 5 1923. The homeport was Kobenhavn and only Danish from 5 September 1923 to January 1924, and is possibly the only existing photograph of 'Gullmarn' under the Danish flag.
The 'Semantha' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Semantha', 2280 tons, under sail [steel 4 mast barque, 2280 tons, ON93824, 296.7 x 43.2 x 23.8. Built 1888 (11) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Ship Semantha Ltd (JR Haws and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold Norway in 1911 without change of name and was sunk by German vessel 'Kronprinz Wilhem' in the Atlantic in February 1915].
The 'Semantha' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Semantha', 2280 tons, under sail [steel 4 mast barque, 2280 tons, ON93824, 296.7 x 43.2 x 23.8. Built 1888 (11) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Ship Semantha Ltd (JR Haws and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold Norway in 1911 without change of name and was sunk by German vessel 'Kronprinz Wilhem' in the Atlantic in February 1915].
The 'Lord Ripen' dismasted at Sydney
The four masted steel barque 'Lord Ripon', 2765 tons, dismasted at Sydney [steel 4 mast barque, 2765 tons, ON99385, 318.0 x 43.2 x 24.5. Built 1892 (3) Grangemouth Dockyard Co. Alloa. Owners: Sailing Ship Lord Ripon Ltd. (J Harron and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold 1898 to German owners and renamed 'Nal' after the war was allotted to the French who sold her to English buyers, and she was then sold to the free port of Dantzig, all without change of name. Abandoned in an apparently sinking condition off Cape Horn, January 16, 1922].
The 'Lord Ripen' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Lord Ripon', 2765 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Barcore' at anchor
The iron ship 'Barcore', 2134 tons, at anchor. [iron ship 2134 tons, ON87969, 278.6 x 40.8 x 24.5. Built 1884 (4) Richardson, Duck and Co. Stockton. Owners Eyre Evans and Co. registered Liverpool. Later Romeo Shipping Co. Ltd (T. Rome, manager) c. 1909 sold Norway and renamed 'Songvaar' and as such wrecked at Port Victoria, South Australia April 14 1912.]
The 'Barcore' after being sold and renamed 'Songvaar'
The iron ship 'Barcore', 2134 tons, after being sold and renamed 'Songvaar'. [iron ship 2134 tons, ON87969, 278.6 x 40.8 x 24.5. Built 1884 (4) Richardson, Duck and Co. Stockton. Owners Eyre Evans and Co. registered Liverpool. Later Romeo Shipping Co. Ltd (T. Rome, manager) c. 1909 sold Norway and renamed 'Songvaar' and as such wrecked at Port Victoria, South Australia April 14 1912.]
The 'Kirkdale' moored in Brisbane River, Short Street wharves
The iron barque 'Kirkdale', 790 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron barque, 790 tons, ON76524, 191.7 x 31.1 x 19.3. Built 1877 (7) W Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners: AJ Steel, registered Liverpool, later J Steel and Sons, c.1902 Lever Bros. Ltd.]
The 'Somali' at anchor
The four masted steel barque 'Somali', 3537 tons, at anchor [steel 4 mast barque, 3537 tons, ON99434, 329.9 x 47.0 x 27.0. Built 1892 (8) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow; owners: Hilsboro Ship Co. Ltd., GM Steeves registered Liverpool; c.1900 became the German 'Alsterdamm' and later the German 'Adolf Vinnen'. After WW1 became the American 'Mae Dollar' and was converted into a towing barge in the later 1920s, being given various names including 'Island Carrier' and finally was broken up in 1971 under the name of 'Crown Zellerbach No. 1'].
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 'Arranmore' after being stranded in Algoa Bay from a gale
The steel ship 'Arranmore', 1946 tons, after being stranded in Algoa Bay from a gale. [steel ship 1946 tons. ON102634, 263.8 x 39.0 x 23.6. Built 1893 (10) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Sailing Ship Arranmore Co. Ltd. (Thomson, Dickie and Co) registered Glasgow 1910 sold to German owners and renamed 'Waltraute'. In 1913 converted into Sailors Mission in Hamburg. During WW1 was used as submarine depot ship at Heliogland. After war taken to UK under the name 'Vindicatrix' and used to house the crews of surrendered German ships. Later was used as seamen's hostel in West India Docks during the strike of 1925. Was stranded in Algoa Bay Nov. 14 1903, following damage in a gale. She was later refloated and towed to England by the Dutch tug 'Swartezee' for repairs. Dragged her anchors and stranded at Inchkeith while on duty with German surrendered ships, but refloated without damage.] Further information has been provided by Roy Derham MBE, the author of the book 'Vindicatrix': 'The information given beneath the pictures of the Ship Arranmore is in several places, incorrect. The book 'Vindicatrix' was fully researched over two years and records her history from her keel being laid until she was broken up in Newport, Wales, in 1967. She was part of the Maiden City Line managed by Thomson, Dickie & Co. After being pulled from the beach at Algoa Bay in 1903 she was towed home by the Tug Zwart Zee to Greenock in Scotland, NOT England, where she arrived on 26th April, 1904 and she was repaired by her builders. She sailed again just 14 weeks later. She was sold to the Germans in 1910 but was severely damaged off the Falklands inJuly 1913 and under a jury rigged sail, took 40 days to reach Montivideo. From there she was towed back to Hamburg by the tug 'Thames' and turned into a Depot ship for seamen in Hamburg Harbour. In that same year, the Imperial German Navy commandeered her and took her to Heligoland to be decked over and provided with boiler and generator, then she was taken through the Kiel Canal to Eckernfiorde in the Baltic on 10th September 1915 where she provided accommodation for Uboat officers whist they trained. After the war she was anchored in the Firth of Forth off Lieth, Scotland, whilst she was providing accommodation for German crews who had been delivering their ships under the Reparation scheme, On 15th November, 1920, a storm blew her on to the Inchkeith Rocks. She WAS holed and when towed clear, was taken into drydock in Lieth for repair. She should have returned to Hamburg but instead, was handed over to the Shipping Federation who took her to the West India Docks, London. She remained the Waltraute until 1922, when she was named 'Vindicatrix'.
The 'Largiemore' under sail
The steel ship 'Largiemore', 1938 tons, under sail [steel ship 1938 tons, ON99864. 262.8 x 39.0 x 23.6. Built 1892 (12) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Sailing Ship 'Largiemore' Ltd. (Thomson, Dickie and Co.) registered Glasgow. Sold 1910 to Norwegians without change of name. Posted 'missing' in 1914].
The 'Ardenclutha' under sail
The iron ship 'Ardenclutha', 1222 tons, under sail. [iron ship, 1293 tons. ON76719, 229.8 x 35.5 x 21.2. Built 1876 (10) A. Stephens and Sons, Glasgow. Owners Edmiston and Mitchells. Registered Glasgow. Wrecked April 12, 1895, Iquique at the end of a voyage from Port Blakeny with lumber.]
The 'Ardenclutha' at anchor
The iron ship 'Ardenclutha', 1222 tons, at anchor. [iron ship, 1293 tons. ON76719, 229.8 x 35.5 x 21.2. Built 1876 (10) A. Stephens and Sons, Glasgow. Owners Edmiston and Mitchells. Registered Glasgow. Wrecked April 12, 1895, Iquique at the end of a voyage from Port Blakeny with lumber.]
The 'Pinmore' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Pinmore', 2431 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast ship, later reduced to a 4 mast barque. 2431 tons, ON81840. 310.1 x 43.7 x 24.7. Built 1882 (10) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: J Kerr and Co. registered Greenock, later JD Clink, and finally A Mackay and Co., Sunk by bombs after capture by German raider 'Seeadler' (Von Luckner) in South Atlantic Feb. 19, 1917 (Von Luckner sailed the ship into Rio, under the British flag, purchased stores and returned to his own ship before scuttling 'Pinmore').
The 'Pinmore' in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Pinmore', 2431 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast ship, later reduced to a 4 mast barque. 2431 tons, ON81840. 310.1 x 43.7 x 24.7. Built 1882 (10) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: J Kerr and Co. registered Greenock, later JD Clink, and finally A Mackay and Co., Sunk by bombs after capture by German raider 'Seeadler' (Von Luckner) in South Atlantic Feb. 19, 1917 (Von Luckner sailed the ship into Rio, under the British flag, purchased stores and returned to his own ship before scuttling 'Pinmore').
The 'Pinmore' at Melbourne
The four masted steel barque 'Pinmore', 2431 tons, at Melbourne [steel 4 mast ship, later reduced to a 4 mast barque. 2431 tons, ON81840. 310.1 x 43.7 x 24.7. Built 1882 (10) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: J Kerr and Co. registered Greenock, later JD Clink, and finally A Mackay and Co., Sunk by bombs after capture by German raider 'Seeadler' (Von Luckner) in South Atlantic Feb. 19, 1917 (Von Luckner sailed the ship into Rio, under the British flag, purchased stores and returned to his own ship before scuttling 'Pinmore').
The 'Gulf Stream' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Gulf Stream, 1458 tons, in and unidentified harbour. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/14/94 [iron 3 mast barque, 1458 tons. ON89987, 234.2 x 38.1 x 21.8. Built 1884 (10) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow for AL Polson , registered Glasgow and acquired by Thomas Law and Co. c.1892. Missing on a voyage from the Clyde to Vancouver. Spoken to May 27, 1912 and never seen again].
The 'Cromartyshire' at anchor
The iron ship 'Cromartyshire', 1554 tons, at anchor [iron ship 1554 tons, ON82253 248.8 x 38.1 x 22.8. Built 1879 (8) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Thomas Law and Co. Registered Glasgow. Wrecked at Printabu Oct 24, 1906].
The 'Inverness-Shire' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Inverness-Shire', 2307 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque, ON102686, 282.9 x 42.8 x 24.7. Built 1894 (5) R Duncan and Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow. Owners Thomas Law and Co. Registered Glasgow, sold c.1916 to Norway and renamed 'Svartskog' and went missing in October 1920 on a voyage towards Buenos Ayres].
The 'Inverness-Shire' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Inverness-Shire', 2307 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque, ON102686, 282.9 x 42.8 x 24.7. Built 1894 (5) R Duncan and Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow. Owners Thomas Law and Co. Registered Glasgow, sold c.1916 to Norway and renamed 'Svartskog' and went missing in October 1920 on a voyage towards Buenos Ayres].
The 'Inverness-Shire' anchored in a harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Inverness-Shire', 2307 tons, anchored in a harbour, thought to be Greenock (from information supplied by a researcher) [steel 4 mast barque, ON102686, 282.9 x 42.8 x 24.7. Built 1894 (5) R Duncan and Co. Ltd. Port Glasgow. Owners Thomas Law and Co. Registered Glasgow, sold c.1916 to Norway and renamed 'Svartskog' and went missing in October 1920 on a voyage towards Buenos Ayres].
The 'Dumfriesshire' in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Dumfriesshire', 2565 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [steel 4 mast barque 2565 tons. ON97594, 313.6 x 42.1 x 24.4. Built 1890 (1) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Thomas Law and Co. registered Glasgow. Torpedoed by a German submarine, without warning, June 28 1915 when about 25 miles SW from the Smalls].
The 'Dumfriesshire' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Dumfriesshire', 2565 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque 2565 tons. ON97594, 313.6 x 42.1 x 24.4. Built 1890 (1) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Thomas Law and Co. registered Glasgow. Torpedoed by a German submarine, without warning, June 28 1915 when about 25 miles SW from the Smalls].
The 'Gulf Stream' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Gulf Stream', 1458 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast barque, 1458 tons. ON89987, 234.2 x 38.1 x 21.8. Built 1884 (10) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow for AL Polson , registered Glasgow and acquired by Thomas Law and Co. c.1892. Missing on a voyage from the Clyde to Vancouver. Spoken to May 27, 1912 and never seen again].
The 'King Edward' at anchor
The steel ship 'King Edward', 1734 tons, at anchor [steel ship, 1734 tons, ON98625, 260.0 x 38.0 x 23.0. Built 1891 (4) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. c.1910 sold to Russian owners, without change of name. No further trace].
The 'King David' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'King David', 2240 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [steel ship, 2240 tons, ON102699. 279.4 x 42.1 x 24.2. Built 1894 (6) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: JA Walker and Co., registered Glasgow. Wrecked December 1905 Vancouver Island].
The 'Earnock' at Brisbane
The iron ship 'Earnock', 1255 tons, at Brisbane [iron ship, 1255 tons. ON76755. 227.7 x 35.7 x 21.5. Built 1877 (3) Birrell, Stenhouse and Co. Dumbarton. Owners C Smith and others. Registered Glasgow within a year or two J Shepherd and Co. registered Belfast. Sold 1902/3 to Norway and renamed Sator. From information provided by a researcher, the captain was John Wingfield Wildman Yates. According to the 'Brisbane Courier' of 30 June 1902, Captain J W W Yates was the captain of the vessel which had left London on 17th March and arrived at South Brisbane on 27 June after visiting other ports. He died in Perth in 1930.
The 'Pass of Balmaha' at anchor
The steel ship 'Pass of Balmaha', 1571 tons, at anchor [steel ship, 1571 tons, ON95087, 245.5 x 38.8 x 22.5. Built 1888 (8) R Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Gibson and Clark, registered Glasgow. During WW1 was captured and taken to Germany and refitted as a commerce raider and named 'Seeadler' under the command of von Luckner and sank a number of ships before being wrecked in August 1917 in the Society group. 'The Sea Devil' by Lowell Thomas, (W Heinemann Ltd., 1928) gives extensive coverage to this vessel)].