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The 'Trafalgar' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Trafalgar', 1492 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1492 tons, ON70446, 242.0 x 38.4 x 22.0. Built 1875 (11) JE Scott, Aberdeen. Owners: D Rose and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold foreign. Well known trader to Sydney. Note from Parsons "There was another ship of this name, an iron 4 mast ship built 1877 - do not confuse"].
The 'George Thompson' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'George Thompson', 1128 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden ship, later barque, 1128 tons. ON48866. 209.1 x 36.2 x 22.5. Built 1865 (5) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen (iron beams) Owners: Alex Nicol and Co. Registered Aberdeen 1883 sold to Sydney owners. Wrecked 13 June 1902, under the Chilean flag. Caption says 'composite' but this vessel was of wood construction].
The 'Macquarie' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The iron ship 'Macquarie', 1857 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [built as 'Melbourne' in 1875 (see 'Melbourne' for basic detail) and renamed in 1888. Well known in the Australian passenger trade, trading mainly to Sydney].
The 'Illawarra' in The Thames
The iron ship 'Illawarra', 1963 tons, at Gravesend, U.K. [iron ship, 1963 tons, ON85076, 269.1 x 40.6 x 24.0. Built 1881 (10) Dobie and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Devitt and Moore, registered London. Sold 1907 to Norwegian owners, without change of name. Abandoned in the North Atlantic, March 1912, in sinking condition. Employed in Devitt and Moore's Sydney trade, and in their cadet training scheme in association with Lord Brassey].
The 'Illawarra' under sail
The iron ship 'Illawarra', 1963 tons, under sail [iron ship, 1963 tons, ON85076, 269.1 x 40.6 x 24.0. Built 1881 (10) Dobie and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Devitt and Moore, registered London. Sold 1907 to Norwegian owners, without change of name. Abandoned in the North Atlantic, March 1912, in sinking condition. Employed in Devitt and Moore's Sydney trade, and in their cadet training scheme in association with Lord Brassey].
The 'Illawarra' moored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Illawarra', 1963 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1963 tons, ON85076, 269.1 x 40.6 x 24.0. Built 1881 (10) Dobie and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Devitt and Moore, registered London. Sold 1907 to Norwegian owners, without change of name. Abandoned in the North Atlantic, March 1912, in sinking condition. Employed in Devitt and Moore's Sydney trade, and in their cadet training scheme in association with Lord Brassey].
The 'Illawarra' in a boatyard
The iron ship 'Illawarra', 1963 tons, at the Alfred Graving Dock, Williamstown, Victoria [iron ship, 1963 tons, ON85076, 269.1 x 40.6 x 24.0. Built 1881 (10) Dobie and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Devitt and Moore, registered London. Sold 1907 to Norwegian owners, without change of name. Abandoned in the North Atlantic, March 1912, in sinking condition. Employed in Devitt and Moore's Sydney trade, and in their cadet training scheme in association with Lord Brassey]. The 'Illawarra' is in the Williamstown Dockyard in Victoria in the Alfred Graving Dock.
The 'Hawkesbury' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The composite ship 'Hawkesbury', 1120 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [composite ship 1179 tons, ON60903. 203.0 x 36.2 x 21.5. Built 1868 (11) W Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners: Devitt and Moore, registered London. Became Swedish without change of name, c.1890. Built for, and usually employed in, the Sydney trade].
The 'Dilpussund' under sail
The composite barque 'Dilpussund', 624 tons, under sail [composite barque, 625 tons. ON50043. 180.0 x 29.0 x 18.0 Built 1864 (6) C. Lungley, Deptford, London. Owners: John Fleming, registered London, c.1881 SD Grant and Co. registered London, Feb.1883 sold to Germans and renamed Europe, (or Europa?) returns to British ownership in 1892 and reverts to original name, Owner JJ Hanks, registered London, 1897 - Robertson and Richards, registered Sydney, 1907 Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd, registered Dunedin and converted to a coal hulk. Broken up in Wellington, NZ 1933. Employed in troop duties to India, initially. In Australian ownership employed in timber and collier trades. DIL prefix is Hindustani for heart. See 'Union Fleet' by IJ Farquhar, 1968 and Index to the NZ Section of the Register of British Ships, MN Watt, nd].
The 'Cutty Sark' under sail
The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 921 tons, under sail [composite ship, 963 gross tons. ON63557. 212.5 x 36.0 x 21.6. Built 1869 (11) Scott and Linton, Dumbarton. Owners John Willis and Son, registered London. (The shipbuilders went bankrupt in the course of constructing the ship and it was completed by Denny Bros) Sold 1895 to Portuguese and renamed Ferreira. Bought in 1922 by Captain Dowman of Falmouth, named and restored and re-rigged to her original sail plan. Presented to the Thames Nautical Training College in 1938. Subsequently installed in a dry dock at Greenwich on permanent display. This vessel has probably had more written about her than any other sailing ship, including 'The Log of the Cutty Sark' by Lubbock, see for full details up to 1938. The name is taken from a poem by Burns - Tam O'Shanter and the best translation appears to be 'short chemise'. Built for the China trades and considered to be among the world's fastest sailing ships. she was transferred to the Australian trades in 1885-6, trading mainly to Sydney, until she made a few voyages to Brisbane in the 1890's prior to being withdrawn and sold foreign. See 'The Log of the cutty Sark', 'Colonial Clippers', 'China Clippers'].
The 'William Manson' as an Australian Tea Clipper
The wooden barque 'William Manson', 366 tons, as an Australian Tea Clipper [wooden barque, 380 tons, ON64420 147.7 x 27.4 x 15.7. Built 1872 (7) John Duthie and Sons, Aberdeen. Owners: John Frazer and James Ewan, registered Sydney; June 1878 James Ewan; May 1893 Joseph Vos and ES Ebsworth' 1897 Union of SS Co., of New Zealand Ltd., registered Dunedin, converted to a coal hulk in 1914 and burnt at Ward Island 24 May, 1939. She was an Australian tea clipper. In the early part of the 1980s employed in timber trades. Union Line employed the vessel mainly on the carriage of coals].
The 'Thermopylae' at anchor in Sydney Harbour
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 947 tons, at anchor composite ship, 948 tons, ON60688, 212.0 x 36.0 x 21.0. Built 1868 (8) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: George Thompson and Co. (Aberdeen White Star Line) registered Aberdeen. Sold to Portugese in 1896 and employed as a Naval Training ship. Built as a China Tea Clipper and then moved into the Australian trades where she became very famous and said to have been one of the fastest clippers in the trade].
The 'Thermopylae' at anchor in Sydney Harbour
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 947 tons, at anchor composite ship, 948 tons, ON60688, 212.0 x 36.0 x 21.0. Built 1868 (8) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: George Thompson and Co. (Aberdeen White Star Line) registered Aberdeen. Sold to Portugese in 1896 and employed as a Naval Training ship. Built as a China Tea Clipper and then moved into the Australian trades where she became very famous and said to have been one of the fastest clippers in the trade].
The 'Montgomeryshire' wrecked at Tonga
The iron barque 'Montgomeryshire', 886 tons, wrecked at Tonga [iron ship, 1452 tons, ON76520. 235.4 x 38.1 x 23.0 Built 1877 (6) T Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: Hughes and Co., registered Liverpool later sold to Norwegian owners without change of name. Wrecked on her voyage from Peru to Sydney 12 February 1907 at Tonga. No lives lost].
The 'Montgomeryshire' docked at Port Chalmers, New Zealand
The iron barque 'Montgomeryshire', 886 tons, docked at Port Chalmers, New Zealand [iron ship, 1452 tons, ON76520. 235.4 x 38.1 x 23.0 Built 1877 (6) T Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: Hughes and Co., registered Liverpool later sold to Norwegian owners without change of name. Wrecked on her voyage from Peru to Sydney 12 February 1907 at Tonga. No lives lost].
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 'Great Victoria' in Sydney at Circular Quay in 1860s
The iron ship 'Great Victoria', 2278 tons, in an unidentified port [Ronald Parsons expanded notes state this is an iron ship = iron ship, 2386 tons. ON47465, 286.1 x 39.4 x 22.9. Built 1854 Guilbert Fils, Nantes as the ss 'Jacquard' and rebuilt in 1863 by W Patterson, Bristol as an auxiliary screw steamship. Converted to sailing vessel c. 1873/4 on acquisition by Henry Fernie and Sons. Registered Liverpool. Early 1880s sold to WT Dixon and Sons, registered Liverpool. Drops from register early 1890s. As an auxiliary steamer was a frequent visitor to Australia under the auspices of the Black Ball Line. See also 'North Star to Southern Cross' Maber, Stephensons 1967.
The 'Drumcraig' under sail
The four masted iron barque 'Drumcraig', 1979 tons, under sail [iron 4 mast barque, 1979 tons. ON91178, 280.4 x 41.1. x 23.5. Built 1885 (1) Barrow SB Co. Ltd. Barrow. Owners Gillison and Chadwick, registered Liverpool. Went missing in 1906 on a voyage from Astoria to Manila].
The 'Buckingham' in an unidentified harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Buckingham', 2668 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [steel 4 metre ship (converted to 4 m bq upon sale overseas c. 1901) 2668 tons, ON 93809, 307.7 x 45.1 x 24.2. Built 1888 (9) T. Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: Steel Sailing Ship Buckingham Co. Ltd (Macvicar, Marshall and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold in 1901and became the German ship Bertha. Later renamed Ottawa. Taken over by the USA during WW1and renamed Muscoota. Was in collision off Wilsons Promontory Dec 25 1922 with SS Yarra, but was able to reach port, but was eventually sold in 1924 and became a coal hulk in Sydney - said to have been sunk at Milne Bay New Guinea in an accident c.1942. She was also briefly known as Flying Cloud.]
The 'Buckingham' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Buckingham', 2668 tons, under sail. [steel 4 metre ship (converted to 4 m bq upon sale overseas c. 1901) 2668 tons, ON 93809, 307.7 x 45.1 x 24.2. Built 1888 (9) T. Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: Steel Sailing Ship Buckingham Co. Ltd (Macvicar, Marshall and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold in 1901and became the German ship Bertha. Later renamed Ottawa. Taken over by the USA during WW1and renamed Muscoota. Was in collision off Wilsons Promontory Dec 25 1922 with SS Yarra, but was able to reach port, but was eventually sold in 1924 and became a coal hulk in Sydney - said to have been sunk at Milne Bay New Guinea in an accident c.1942. She was also briefly known as Flying Cloud.]
The 'Hollinwood' at anchor
The four masted steel barque 'Hollinwood', 2673 tons, at anchor [steel 4 mast ship, 2673 tons, ON96346. 307.7 x 45.1 x 24.2. Built 1889 (8) T Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: Steel Ship Hollinwood Ltd (Macvicar, Marshall and Co.) registered Liverpool. Abandoned on fire 26 August 1898 when on a voyage from Sydney to London].
The 'St Lawrence' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden ship 'St Lawrence', 1094 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. The ship was built in 1862 [wooden ship, 1141 tons, ON29115, 179.1 x 37.4 x 21.4. Built 1861 (3) T&W Smith, Newcastle upon Tyne. Owners: T&W Smith, registered London c.1881 Messrs. Cowlishaw, registered Sydney and reduced to a barque. The vessel was abandoned off the coast of West Australia in a sinking condition in 1889. Considered to be a Blackwall Frigate and in her early career engaged in the Australian and New Zealand passenger trades. From the time acquired by Cowlishaw , if not before, was employed in the cargo trades, mainly conveying timber from the West Coast of North America and Australia and New Zealand].
The 'Cutty Sark' at anchor at Falmouth, U.K.
The compsite ship 'Cutty Sark', 921 tons, at anchor at Falmouth, U.K. The ship was built in 1869 [composite ship, 963 gross tons. ON63557. 212.5 x 36.0 x 21.6. Built 1869 (11) Scott and Linton, Dumbarton. Owners John Willis and Son, registered London. (The shipbuilders went bankrupt in the course of constructing the ship and it was completed by Denny Bros) Sold 1895 to Portuguese and renamed Ferreira. Bought in 1922 by Captain Dowman of Falmouth, named and restored and re-rigged to her original sail plan. Presented to the Thames Nautical Training College in 1938. Subsequently installed in a dry dock at Greenwich on permanent display. This vessel has probably had more written about her than any other sailing ship, including 'The Log of the Cutty Sark' by Lubbock, see for full details up to 1938. The name is taken from a poem by Burns - Tam O'Shanter and the best translation appears to be 'short chemise'. Built for the China trades and considered to be among the world's fastest sailing ships. she was transferred to the Australian trades in 1885-6, trading mainly to Sydney, until she made a few voyages to Brisbane in the 1890's prior to being withdrawn and sold foreign. See 'The Log of the cutty Sark', 'Colonial Clippers', 'China Clippers'].
The 'Vincennes' under sail entering the Golden Gate
The French steel barque 'Vincennes', 2311 tons, under sail entering the Golden Gate. A typical French steel barque that loaded grain cargoes at Australian ports. France continued to build sailing ships long after most British shipbuilders had turned to steam construction [steel 3 mast barque, 2311 gross, 1740 net tons, later 2210 gross 1964 net tons. 277.7 x 40.3 x 22.5. Built 1900 Chant. Nantais de Construction Maritime. Nantes. Owners: Soc. Annoyme des Longs Courriers Francais, Nantes, later Soc. General d'Armement. Broken up 1926. The view taken when the vessel was stranded on Manley Beach, Sydney].
The 'Coriolanus' under tow
The iron barque 'Coriolanus', 1046 tons, under tow. [iron ship, 1074 tons, later barque rigged 1055 tons, ON73665. 217.4 x 35.2 x 20.1 Built 1876 (5) A. McMillan and Son, Dumbarton. Owners J. Patton Junior and Co. Registered London. c.1885. J. Stewart and Co. London. c.1891 to German owners and later Norwegian owners without change of name. In 1922 sold and renamed Tiburon and not long after became Eugenia Emilia in American ownership and registered in Panama, and under this name was caught rum running and sold to Portuguese owners by the authorities and c.1924 renamed Lina. Ultimately resold by Portuguese owners and reverted to her original name. Broken up c.1936. Driven ashore in the great gale of Sept. 1, 1902 at Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, South Africa (See Sydney Morning Herald 4/9/02)].
The 'Coriolanus' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Coriolanus', 1046 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1074 tons, later barque rigged 1055 tons, ON73665. 217.4 x 35.2 x 20.1 Built 1876 (5) A. McMillan and Son, Dumbarton. Owners J. Patton Junior and Co. Registered London. c.1885. J. Stewart and Co. London. c.1891 to German owners and later Norwegian owners without change of name. In 1922 sold and renamed Tiburon and not long after became Eugenia Emilia in American ownership and registered in Panama, and under this name was caught rum running and sold to Portuguese owners by the authorities and c.1924 renamed Lina. Ultimately resold by Portuguese owners and reverted to her original name. Broken up c.1936. Driven ashore in the great gale of Sept. 1, 1902 at Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, South Africa (See Sydney Morning Herald 4/9/02)].
The 'Eclipse' later named 'Janet Dollar' in Sydney Harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Eclipse', 3090 tons, after being renamed 'Janet Dollar' [Eclipse = steel 4 mast barque. ON115842. 326.8 x 46.4 x 26.2. Built 1902 (6) A Rodger and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Anglo- american Oil Co. Ltd. registered London, 1912 sold German owners and renamed Egon and was interned in Mexico most of WW1 and was then sold and renamed Janet Dollar. Last voyage in 1924 when she took timber to Tsingtao. She then lay idle for three years before being sold to become a hulk in China].
The 'Eclipse' later named 'Janet Dollar' in Sydney Harbour
The four masted steel barque 'Eclipse', 3090 tons, after being renamed 'Janet Dollar' [Eclipse = steel 4 mast barque. ON115842. 326.8 x 46.4 x 26.2. Built 1902 (6) A Rodger and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Anglo- american Oil Co. Ltd. registered London, 1912 sold German owners and renamed Egon and was interned in Mexico most of WW1 and was then sold and renamed Janet Dollar. Last voyage in 1924 when she took timber to Tsingtao. She then lay idle for three years before being sold to become a hulk in China].
The 'Silberhorn'
The four masted iron barque 'Silberhorn', 1920 tons, believed to be docked in Wellington, New Zealand [see Daily Commercial News and Shipping List (Sydney, NSW : 1891-1954) Wed 20 Apr 1892, page 6].
The 'Oakworth' wrecked at Port Elizabeth
The iron ship 'Oakworth', 1242 tons, wrecked at Port Elizabeth [iron ship, 1242 tons, ON69332. 236.7 x 36.3 x 21.2. Built 1874 (1) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: John Hargrove, registered Liverpool. Later Hargrove and Hellon. Driven ashore in the great gale of Sept. 1, 1902 at Port Elizabeth, Algoa Bay, South Africa (Sydney Morning Herald Sept. 4, 1902).