Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Argonaut' under sail
The iron ship 'Argonaut', 1563 tons, under sail. [iron ship 1563 tons. ON72412, 254.4 x 38.6 x 23.2. Built 1876 (5) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners A & JH Carmichael and Co. registered Greenock. c.1898 sold to Portugese owners and renamed 'Elvira'.]
The 'Phasis' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Phasis', 1564 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, 1564 tons, ON81803. 248.0 x 38.0 x 23.0. Built 1880 (10) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A&JH Carmichael and Co. registered Greenock. Wrecked on Royal Charlotte Shoal, Labuan, Sept. 13 1897 when in ballast on a voyage from Sourabaya to Manila].
The 'Phasis' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Phasis', 1564 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1564 tons, ON81803. 248.0 x 38.0 x 23.0. Built 1880 (10) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A&JH Carmichael and Co. registered Greenock. Wrecked on Royal Charlotte Shoal, Labuan, Sept. 13 1897 when in ballast on a voyage from Sourabaya to Manila].
The 'Mermerus' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Mermerus', 1671 tons, in an unidentified port [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 'Mermerus' at Port Adelaide when Russian owned
The iron ship 'Mermerus', 1671 tons, at Port Adelaide when Russian owned [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 'Mermerus' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Mermerus', 1671 tons, at Port Adelaide. Also refer to the print PRG 1371/11/26 [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 'Alcinous'
The iron ship 'Alcinous', 1653 tons, anchored in a port believed to be on the west coast of USA, possibly San Francisco. [I ship, 1653t, ON81836, 259.0 x 38.2 x 23.3, B.1882 (7) Barclay, Curle & Co. Glasgow. Owners: A & JH Carmichael & Co. reg. Greenock. Missing on a voyage from Lobos d'Afuera to Antwerp in 1905. ].
The 'Thessalus' moored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Thessalus', 1865 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1865 tons, ON67941, 269.0 x 41.2 x 23.7. Built 1874 (7) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A&JH Carmichael and Co. Registered Greenock. Sold c.1900 to Swedish owners without change of name].
The 'Thessalus' at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Thessalus', 1865 tons, at Port Adelaide. It is one of series taken by F. Wear in December 1898. See Macgregor, D.R., 1984. "Merchant Sailing Ships: 1850-1875", p.141. [iron ship, 1865 tons, ON67941, 269.0 x 41.2 x 23.7. Built 1874 (7) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: A&JH Carmichael and Co. Registered Greenock. Sold c.1900 to Swedish owners without change of name].
The 'Anaurus' at Port Pirie
The iron ship 'Anaurus', 1659 tons, at Port Pirie. [iron ship 1659 tons. ON87379 261.6 x 38.3 x 23.0. Built 1882 (12). Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: A and JH Carmichael registered Greenoch, sold c.1906 to Norway and renamed 'Mabella'.]
The 'Anaurus' anchored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Anaurus', 1659 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [iron ship 1659 tons. ON87379 261.6 x 38.3 x 23.0. Built 1882 (12). Barclay, Curle and Co., Glasgow. Owners: A and JH Carmichael registered Greenoch, sold c.1906 to Norway and renamed 'Mabella'.]
The 'Glaucus' at Bristol
The four masted steel barque (ex ship) 'Glaucus', 2056 tons, at Bristol [steel 4 mast ship, 2056 tons. ON93214, 278.7 x 41.1 x 24.2. Built 1889 (3) Barclay, Curle and Co. Ltd. Glasgow. Owners: A & JH Carmichael and Co. Registered Greenock. c.1910 sold to French owners for the nitrate trade and renamed 'Almendral' and under that name broken up in 1923].
The 'Brynhilda' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Brynhilda', 1502 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1502 tons, ON90043, 240.5 x 38.0 x 221.7. Built 1885 (4) Brynhilda Ship Co. (JW Carmichael) reg. Glasgow: c.1906 Harvard Shipping Co. (River Plate Co. Ltd) reg. Glasgow during WW1 she passed to American owners without change of name. It is said that her chief claim to fame was an exceptionally fast run from the River Plate to the Semaphore, Port Adelaide in 1905].
The 'Mermerus' anchored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Mermerus', 1750 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. Also refer to the prints PRG 1373/11/16, PRG 1373/11/17 and PRG 1373/11/18 [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 'Samoena' at anchor
The steel ship 'Samoena', 1962 tons, at anchor [steel ship, 1962 tons, ON99782, 272.0 x 40.0 x 23.6. Built 1892 (9) C Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: JD Clink, registered Greenock. Sold in 1910 to Russian owners without change of name].
The 'Arethusa' anchored in an undentified port
The steel barque 'Arethusa', 1279 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [steel barque 1279 tons. ON98314, 231.0 x 36.1 x 20.5. Built 1891 (11) A. McMillan and Sons. Ltd. Owners Arethusa Ship Co. Ltd. (The managers varied: originally they were JD Macfarlane and Co. then JD Clink and later Buchanan) registered Greenock. Sunk April 23 1917 when stopped by a German submarine and scuttled by bombs.]
The 'Calluna' at Halborg
The steel barque 'Calluna', 1396 tons, at Halborg [steel 3 mast barque 1396 tons. ON98304, 230.5 x 36.1 x 21.6 Built 1891 (4) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow as John Carswell for J. Carswell, sold c.1895 and renamed. Owners JD Clink registered Greenock. c. 1910 to Norwegian owners].
The 'Fiery Cross' moored in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Fiery Cross', 1456 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship , later re-rigged as a 3 mast barque, 1456 gross tons. ON78647. 243.6 x 37.0 x 21.9. Built 1878 (9) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners JD Clink, registered Glasgow. Sold to Norway without change of name].
The 'Thistle' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Thistle', 2284 tons, under sail [steel 4 mast barque, 2284 tons, ON98308. 284.0 x 42.5 x 24.7. Built 1891 (8) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: Thistle Ship Co. Ltd. (JD Clink) registered Greenock, later Andrew Weir and Co. Wrecked Palmerston Reef, South Pacific, Nov. 8, 1905].
The 'Vanduara' in an unidentified port
The four masted iron ship 'Vanduara', 2079 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast ship, later reduced to 4 mast barque. 2086 tons (as ship) 2079 tons (as barque) ON86695, 291.8 x 42.0 x 24.0. Built 1882 (9) C Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: JD Clink and Co., registered Greenoc; c.1894 sold to S Goldberg and Sons, registered Swansea; c.1909 to Norwegian owners without change of name. sunk during WW1 in May 1917].
The 'Vanduara' in an unidentified port
The four masted iron barque (ex ship) 'Vanduara', 2079 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast ship, later reduced to 4 mast barque. 2086 tons (as ship) 2079 tons (as barque) ON86695, 291.8 x 42.0 x 24.0. Built 1882 (9) C Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: JD Clink and Co., registered Greenoc; c.1894 sold to S Goldberg and Sons, registered Swansea; c.1909 to Norwegian owners without change of name. sunk during WW1 in May 1917].
The 'Vanduara' at anchor
The four masted iron barque (ex ship) 'Vanduara', 2079 tons, at anchor [iron 4 mast ship, later reduced to 4 mast barque. 2086 tons (as ship) 2079 tons (as barque) ON86695, 291.8 x 42.0 x 24.0. Built 1882 (9) C Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: JD Clink and Co., registered Greenoc; c.1894 sold to S Goldberg and Sons, registered Swansea; c.1909 to Norwegian owners without change of name. sunk during WW1 in May 1917].
The 'Zinita' after being stranded on the shore
The steel barque 'Zinita', 1633 tons, after being stranded on the shore. The 'Zinita' was a three masted steel barque of 1633 tons gross, built in 1894 by Charles Connell & Co., Glasgow. On 10/11/1896 whilst travelling from Nagasaki to Portland, Oregon, she went ashore five miles north of Gray's Harbour, Washington State, USA. She was refloated on 20/11/1896 almost undamaged. Master James Fraser, Aberdeen. [Information supplied by G. Fraser Morrison] ['Zinita' Norwegian barque, renamed the 'Sorknes'] [steel barque, 1633 tons, ON102384, 251.2 x 38.1 x 21.6. Built 1894 (1) C Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: JD Clink, registered Greenock (later Clink formed Zinita Ship Co. Ltd.) Sold c.1910 and became Norwegian 'Sorknes'].
The 'Zinita' after being stranded on the shore
The steel barque 'Zinita', 1633 tons, after being stranded on the shore. [The 'Zinita' was a three masted steel barque of 1633 tons gross, built in 1894 by Charles Connell & Co., Glasgow. On 10/11/1896 whilst travelling from Nagasaki to Portland, Oregon, she went ashore five miles north of Gray's Harbour, Washington State, USA. She was refloated on 20/11/1896 almost undamaged. Master James Fraser, Aberdeen. [Information supplied by G. Fraser Morrison] ['Zinita' Norwegian barque, renamed the 'Sorknes'] [steel barque, 1633 tons, ON102384, 251.2 x 38.1 x 21.6. Built 1894 (1) C Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: JD Clink, registered Greenock (later Clink formed Zinita Ship Co. Ltd.) Sold c.1910 and became Norwegian 'Sorknes'].
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 'Pinmore' anchored in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Pinmore', 2431 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [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 'Travancore' anchored in an unidentified port
The steel ship 'Travancore', 1936 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [steel ship, 1936 tons, ON99769, 269.0 x 39.7 x 23.3. Built 1892 (4) W Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Travancore Ship Co. Ltd. (W&J Crawford) registered Greenock. 1908 sold to Germany and renamed 'Claus'. c.1919 renamed 'Laura' registered in Valparaiso. Wrecked in Pacific in 1930].
The 'Baroda' after being wrecked
The steel barque 'Baroda', 1417 tons, after being wrecked. Time and place of loss not yet located. [steel barque 1417 ton, ON98301, 237.5 x 36.2 x 21.5. Built 1891 (3) A. McMillan and Sons Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: Baroda Ship Co. Ltd. (W & J. Crawford) registered Greenock.
The 'Baroda' after being wrecked
The steel barque 'Baroda', 1417 tons, after being wrecked. Time and place of loss not yet located. [steel barque 1417 ton, ON98301, 237.5 x 36.2 x 21.5. Built 1891 (3) A. McMillan and Sons Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: Baroda Ship Co. Ltd. (W & J. Crawford) registered Greenock.]
The 'Lucknow' anchored in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Lucknow', 1408 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [steel barque, 1408 tons, ON98305, 229.5 x 36.1 x 21.7. Built 1891 (4) C Connell and Co., Glasgow. Owners: Lucknow Ship Co. Ltd (W&J Crawford) registered Greenock. c.1910 became Norwegian 'Kirsten' and later renamed 'Vision'].