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The 'William Mitchell' at Port Adelaide
The steel ship 'William Mitchell', 2035 tons, at Port Adelaide [steel ship 2035 tons, ON94220. 272.7 x 41.0 x 23.7. Built 1892 (8) CJ Bigger, Londonderry. Owners: W Mitchell, registered Londonderry. c.1900 Potter Brothers, registered London; 1909 John Stewart and Co. Broken up 1927. Said to have been the last square rigged sailing vessel owned in England].
The 'Galgorm Castle' at Port Adelaide
The steel barque 'Galgorm Castle', 1596 tons, at Port Adelaide [steel barque, 1596 tons, ON99125, 256.2 x 38.0 x 22.0. Built 1892 (2) Workman, Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners: North Shipowners Co. Ltd, registered Belfast. Captured by German submarine 27 February 1917 and sunk by gunfire. 11 lives lost. Took place 90 miles west from the Fastnet. NB - this ship is in the wrong shipowner section - it was NOT owned by Chambers 'Castle Line'].
The 'Candahar' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Candahar', 1495 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1418 tons, later 1495 tons. ON54983, 239.4 x 36.0 x 23.6. Built 1866 (5) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: T&J Brocklebank. Registered Liverpool later S Goldberg and Sons, registered Swansea, eventually became the Norwegian Almedia].
The 'Swanhilda' at Port Adelaide
The four masted steel barque 'Swanhilda', 2150 tons, at Port Adelaide [steel 4 mast barque, 2150 tons, ON97669, 273.0 x 42.3 x 24.0. Built 1890 (8) A McMillan and Son Ltd., Dumbarton. Owners: Swanhilda Ship Co. (JW Carmichael and Co.) registered Glasgow. c.1904. Sailing Ship Swanhilda Co. (W Lewis and Co.) registered Glasgow. Wrecked in 1910 on a voyage from Cardiff to West Coast, USA. Said to have made some smart passages to South Australia].
The 'Marlborough Hill' at Port Adelaide
The four masted iron barque 'Marlborough Hill', 2452 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 4 mast barque, 2452 tons, ON91176, 300.5 x 42.2. x 24.7. Built 1885 (1) WH Potter and Sons, Liverpool, Sailing Ship Marlborough Hill Co. (W Price and Co.) registered Liverpool, later was owned in Finland under the same name and was broken up in 1925].
The 'Coeur de Lion' at Port Adelaide
The wooden ship 'Coeur de Lion', 848 tons, at Port Adelaide. In the photograph the ship has double topsails on the fore and mainmasts. [wooden ship, 848 tons, ON55294. 181.8 x 33.4 x 20.5. Built 1867 (8) Jersey Channel Islands. Owners Jersey Shipping Co. Registered Jersey].
The 'Mermerus' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Mermerus', 1671 tons, at Port Adelaide. The ship was built for the Australian wool trade. The masts have been reduced in height and main skysail has been discarded [iron ship, 1750 tons, ON67904. 264.2 x 39.8 x 23.7. Built 1872 (5) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A & J Carmichael and Co., Golden Fleece Line, registered Glasgow. 1898 sold to Russian owners. Wrecked 29 Nov 1909 outward for Melbourne with timber in a heavy fog near Christiansand, refloated but not found worth repairing and broken up in 1910. One of the best known clippers in the Australian wool trade. Lubbock gives considerable attention to the ship, including original sail plan].
The 'Mallsgate' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Mallsgate', 1043 tons at Port Adelaide. This is a lofty fine-lined clipper-barque. The main skysail yard has been sent down [iron barque, 1073 gross tons. ON63889, 215.3 x 34.1 x 21.0. Built 1877 (5) R Williamson and Son, Harrington. Owners: John Sprott, registered Workington, later Fisher and Sprott. Wrecked on Middleton Reef, off the coast of Australia, 21 July 1889. Thought to have been designed by Captain James sprott, longtime master of the vessel and brother of the first owners, however this is quoted by Lubbock without supporting references. He also makes a series of other statements such as that the vessel was built regardless of cost; was the finest iron barque rigged ship built; carried little cargo, all apparently unsupported. She was wrecked when laden with coal and bound from Newcastle, NSW to San Francisco. 'Last of the Windjammers' Vol. 11 gives a lengthy report on the escape and open boat voyage of the crew].
The 'Loch Torridon' at Port Adelaide
The four masted iron barque 'Loch Torridon', 2081 tons, at Port Adelaide. She is one of the finest and fastest vessels of her type [iron 4 mast ship, later barque, 2081 tons. ON85876. 287.4 x 42.6 x 24.0. Built 1881 (11) Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Aitken and Lilburn. (The Loch Line) registered Glasgow. Sold to Russian owners in 1912 and foundered near the entrance to the English Channel January 1915. Well known in the Australian trades but also visited India frequently. Lubbock gives great attention to the activities of this ship].
The 'Fortuna' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Fortuna', 1366 tons, at Port Adelaide. She is one of the great fleet of Norwegian wooden vessels which brought timber to Australia. 'Fortuna' was one of the few to set skysails on the fore and mainmasts. In this photograph she is carrying a heavy deckload of timber [wooden barque 1366 tons, no official number, 208.8 x 42.4 x 21.9. Built 1892 CC Framnaes, Sandefjord. Owners: Actie Selsk. 'Fortuna' Johan Bryde, registered Sandefjord, Norway].
The 'Duchalburn' at Port Adelaide
The four masted steel barque 'Duchalburn', unknown tonnage, at Port Adelaide. Built in 1887, she was the first vessel to be launch without royal--thus the rig came to be termed 'Jubilee-rig' [steel 4 mast barque, 2058 tons. ON93194, 287.0 x 42.4 x 24.0. Built 1887 (8) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners R Shankland and Co. Registered Greenock. Renamed Freden by Norwegian owners c.1908].
The 'Kapunda' on Fletcher's Slip at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Kapunda', 1084 tons, on Fletcher's Slip at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1146 tons. ON70733. 221.5 x 34.6 x 19.6. Built 1875 (6) A McMillan and Sons, Dumbarton. Owners: Trinder, Anderson and Co., registered London. Missing, while on a voyage from London to Australia in January 1887 with the loss of 298 lives. A vessel, believed to have been 'Kapunda' was in a collision with the barque 'Ada Melmore' off the Brazilian coast 20 January 1887].
The 'Gwalla' in the New Dock at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Gwalla', 1493 tons, at Port Adelaide [owned by Trinder Anderson, formerly named 'Wiltshire'] [iron ship, 1530 gross tons, 1461 net tons ON60906. 239.4 x 23.0 x 37.7. Built 1869 (1) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: G Marshall and Sons, registered London. c.1890 sold to Trinder, Anderson and Co., and renamed 'Gwalla' registered London. Sold c.1905 and became firstly 'Gesine' then 'Valborg'. Does not appear to have survived WW1. As the 'Wiltshire' was chartered for 2 voyages to New Zealand in 1875-77 with immigrants. As 'Gwalla' was employed in the trades to West Australia. See 'White Wings'].
The 'Oriana' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Oriana', 997 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, rigged down to barque c.1880. 1050 tons, ON45267. 201.8 x 33.2 x 21.3. Built 1864 (2) Scott and Co., Greenock. Owner: William Orr, registered Greenock. c.1880 Trinder, Anderson and Co., registered London, c.1900 to Italian owners without change of name].
The 'Morialta' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Morialta', 1292 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1267 tons, ON55011. 214.9 x 36.0 x 22.6. Built 1866 (8) T Royden and Sons, Liverpool as 'British Consul' for British Shipowners Ltd. registered Liverpool. c.1882 to Trinder, Anderson and Co., registered London and renamed 1883/4].
The 'Northern Monarch' on slip at Port Adelaide
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Northern Monarch', 1274 tons, on slip at Port Adelaide [iron ship, later barque. 1280 tons, later 1274 tons. ON73614. Built 1875 (12) A McMillan and Sons. Dumbarton. Owners: Royal Exchange Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered London. Then J Edgar and Co., registered Liverpool. Wrecked on the Taranaki coast of north island of New Zealand, about 34 miles from New Plymouth, Nov. 7, 1903 when on a voyage from Newcastle NSW, to Callao, Peru. Originally in the New Zealand migrant trades].
The 'Westgate' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Westgate', 1921 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1921 tons. ON91188. 259.0 x 40.4 x 24.2. Built 1885 (1) R&J Evans and Co., Liverpool. Owners: Chadwick and Pritchard, registered Liverpool, then Gracie, Beazley and Co., 1905 J Stewart and Co. and by 1920 CJ Murphy, of Liverpool].
The 'J.T. North' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'J.T. North', 828 tons, at Port Adelaide. Robert Andrews was Second Mate on board the 'J.T. North' between February 1908 and October 1909.
The 'British General' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'British General', 1810 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1810 tons, ON69366. 257.6 x 41.9 x 23.9. Built 1874 (4) T. Royden and Sons. Liverpool Owners British Shipowners Co. registered Liverpool. Sold to be hulked in Germany c.1908.]
The 'Lowther Castle' as 'Marie' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Lowther Castle' as Marie', 1868 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship 1868 tons, ON91291. 262.1 x 39.0 x 23.3. Built 1886 (1) R Williamson and Son. Workington. Owners: Lancaster Shipowners Co. (J Chambers and Co.) registered Liverpool, later renamed 'Marie' and owned in Germany].
The 'Lancaster Castle' as 'Margretha' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Lancaster Castle' as 'Margretha', 2155 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 2155 tons, ON91170, 278.8 x 40.4 x 24.4. Built 1884 (10) R Williamson and Son. Workington, Owners: Lancaster Castle Ship Co. Ltd. (J Chambers and Co.) registered Liverpool. c.1901 sold to German owners and renamed 'Margretha'. Run down and sunk by the steamer 'Mascot' of Rotterdam, in the North Sea in March 1909].
The 'Hornby Castle' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Hornby Castle', 1495 tons, at Port Adelaide [formerly Duncan Coupland] [iron ship, 1495 tons. ON78745, 233.7 x 37.9 x 22.9. Built 1877 (11) T Royden and Son, Liverpool as 'Duncan Coupland' for John Coupland, registered Liverpool; c.1880 became 'Hornby Castle' owners: Lancaster Shipowners Co. (J Chambers and Co.) registered Liverpool c.1900 Trinder, Anderson and Co. Ltd, apparently broken up c.1910-14].
The 'Galgorm Castle' at Port Adelaide
The steel barque 'Galgorm Castle', 1596 tons, at Port Adelaide [steel barque, 1596 tons, ON99125, 256.2 x 38.0 x 22.0. Built 1892 (2) Workman, Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners: North Shipowners Co. Ltd, registered Belfast. Captured by German submarine 27 February 1917 and sunk by gunfire. 11 lives lost. Took place 90 miles west from the Fastnet. NB - this ship is in the wrong shipowner section - it was NOT owned by Chambers 'Castle Line'].
The 'Primera' in New Dock, Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Primera', 597 tons, in New Dock, Port Adelaide [iron barque, 619 tons, ON74484, 173.7 x 28.6 x 17.5. Built 1875 (11) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: William Sherwen and Co., registered Liverpool. Note from Ron Parsons "I find no reference to this vessel being owned by Lowden and Co.] [also at 1373/21/34].
The 'Cockermouth' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Cockermouth', 1377 tons, at Port Adelaide. [iron ship, 1377 tons. ON74544, 238.8 x 36.7 x 21.4. Built 1876 (8). A. Stephen and Sons. Glasgow. Owners P Iredale, registered Liverpool later Iredale and Porter. c.1909 sold to Peru and renamed G Mazzini.]
The 'Lizzie Bell' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Lizzie Bell', 1070 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron barque, 1070 tons, ON78731, 214.5 x 34.4 x 21.3. Built 1877 (11) R Thompson, junior. Sunderland. Owners: P Iredale and Son, registered Liverpool, later Iredale and Porter].
The 'Astoria' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Astoria', 1477 tons, at Port Adelaide. [iron barque, 1477tons. ON91198. 240.7 x 38.0 x 21.7. Built 1885 (2) R. Thompson and Sons. Sunderland. Owners: P. Iredale and Porter, registered Liverpool.]
The 'Cumbrian' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Cumbrian', 1083 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron barque 1083 tons, ON81309, 214.5 x 34.4 x 21.4. Built 1879 (9) R Thompson jnr. Sunderland. Owners P Iredale and Porter registered Liverpool].
The 'Royal George' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Royal George', 1452 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1452 tons, ON51418, 221.3 x 38.4 x 22.9. Built 1864 (11) Westwood, Baillie and Co., London. Owners: Richard Wright, registered Liverpool; 1878 McDiarmid, Greenshields and Co., registered Liverpool. Sold c.1896/7 to Norway and renamed 'Alabama'. Missing on a voyage from Pensacola to Rotterdam with pitch pine. Left 7 January 1899].
The 'Criffel' as 'Baunen' at Port Adelaide
The steel barque 'Criffel' as 'Baunen', 1250 tons, at Port Adelaide [steel barque, 1250 tons. ON97838, 221.4 x 36.6 x 21.5. Built 1891 (1) Ritson and Co. Maryport. Owners McDiarmid Greenshields and Co. registered Liverpool c.1910 became the Norwegian Baunen and disappears from the registers in the early 1920's].