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The 'Carmanian' at Hobart

The 'Carmanian' at Hobart

The steel barque 'Carmanian', 1840 tons, at Hobart, Tasmania. The first Master of the 'Carmanian 'was Captain W.F. Bunn, who originated from Gt. Yarmouth, Norfolk, UK. He captained her for about four years, and the vessel then changed owners, but Captain Bunn still retained the command. The Carmanian's last visit to England under his command was in 1901. On 19th May 1904, whilst on his last voyage before retiring, a voyage from New Caledonia to Delaware, Captain Bunn died at sea and was buried at sea the next day, arriving at Delaware under the command of the First Mate. The following information is taken from the ship's entry at the Through Mighty Seas website : The 'Carmanian' was a steel ship built by R.Williamson & Son at Workington, UK, launched on Monday, 19th April 1897. She was operated by her builders until 1903, when she was sold to E.F.& W.Roberts, also of Workington. In 1910 the 'Carmanian' was sold to Norwegian owners and was registered at Stavanger, retaining her name. The 'Carmanian' was lost during the First World War, on passage from Buenos Aires (departed 18th February, 1916) to Queenstown with a wheat cargo. The barque was sunk by gunfire from a German submarine U19, 55 miles off the West coast of Ireland on Tuesday, 25th April 1916. The crew abandoned ship in two boats, one of which capsized, drowning all aboard. The other, containing the master and nine men, reached the Dingle peninsula in Ireland and the men were rescued by cliff ladders. Some of the rescuers were later commended by the King of Norway. Statistics: built 1897; 1867 gross tons; 260 feet long, 38/7 feet wide; 23.6 feet deep; 3 masts. Lloyds Classification:100 years A1, Special survey. [steel ship later barque 1867 tons, ON95406, 260.0 x 38.7 x 23.6. Built 1897 (5) R Williamson and Sons Workington. Owners Andrada Sailing Ship Co. Ltd (EF and W Roberts) reg. Workington, c.1910 to Norwegian owners without change of name.]

The 'Carmanian' under sail

The 'Carmanian' under sail

The steel barque 'Carmanian', 1840 tons, under sail. [steel ship later barque 1867 tons, ON95406, 260.0 x 38.7 x 23.6. Built 1897 (5) R Williamson and Sons Workington. Owners Andrada Sailing Ship Co. Ltd (EF and W Roberts) reg. Workington, c.1910 to Norwegian owners without change of name.]

The 'Astracana' in Port Adelaide

The 'Astracana' in Port Adelaide

The iron ship 'Astracana', 1725 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1725 tons. ON71674. 262.3 x 38.3 x 23.2. Built 1874 (9) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow as 'Charlotte Croom' for W & A Brown, registered Glasgow, later W. Mackinnon, registered Glasgow. c.1890 became 'Astracana' owned by E. Roberts, registered Liverpool, c.1908 sold to Norway and renamed 'Nor']. A researcher has provided the following information, from a duplicate copy of the photograph: 'Ship Astracana - Port Adelaide 1902'. Written in pencil on the reverse is the name '? ? Jones N.W.' and the name 'Beythien PHOTO' on the front bottom left. Mr Jones may have been a crew member, possibly and offiver. The crew knew that the image was being taken as they are to be seen along the rail and looking in the direction of the photographer.

The 'Loudon Hill' in the River Avon at Bristol

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 '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 'Pax' docked in an unidentified port

The 'Pax' docked in an unidentified port

The steel barque 'Pax', 1428 tons, docked in an unidentified port [steel barque, 1428 tons, later 1437 tons, ON113481. 236.5 x 36.1 x 21.8. Built 1891 (4) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow for German owners acquired c.1901 by Ship Pax Co. Ltd. (EF and W Roberts) registered Liverpool: sold Norway 1910 without change of name. c.1920 sold to French owners and registered at Noumea, probably for conversion into a barge or hulk].

The 'Traveller' anchored at Port Adelaide

The 'Traveller' anchored at Port Adelaide

The iron ship 'Traveller', 1492 tons, anchored at Port Adelaide [iron ship 1492 tons, ON78838, 228.1 x 38.2 x 24.0. Built 1879 (1) Birrell, Stenhouse and Co., Dumbarton, owners: RC Haws, registered Liverpool, later Ship Traveller Co. Ltd., JR Haws and Co. Wrecked Feb. 4, 1897 at Rodrigues (in Indian Ocean) while on a voyage from Sourabaya to USA with sugar].

The 'Semantha' under sail

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 '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 'Aladdin' in an unidentified port

The 'Aladdin' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Aladdin', 1689 tons, in an unidentified port. [I ship, 1689t, ON91194, 244.8 x 38.3 x 24.2. B. 1885 (2) Oswald, Mordaunt & Co. Southampton. Owners: Haws, Lawson and Co., reg. Liverpool, later Ship Aladdin Co. Ltd (JR Haws & Co)].

The 'Alcides' docked in an unidentified port

The 'Alcides' docked in an unidentified port

The four masted steel barque 'Alcides', 2704 tons, docked in an unidentified port.

The 'Alumbagh' moored at Gravesend, U.K.

The 'Alumbagh' moored at Gravesend, U.K.

The composite ship 'Alumbagh', 1138 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [C ship, 1138 tons. ON47375, 193.0 x 36.2 x 23.8. Built 1863 (5) J. Laing Sunderland. Owners: Duncan Dunbar, registered London, then John Dunbar, then J. Heron.]

The 'Edinburgh' Hobart, Tasmania

The 'Edinburgh' Hobart, Tasmania

The wooden barque 'Edinburgh', 1318 tons, at Hobart, Tasmania [wooden barque, 1336 tons. ON85741. 203.5 x 38.6 x 23.9. Built 1883. W Charland jnr. Quebec. Owners J Herron, registered Quebec].

The 'Edinburgh' in an unidentified port

The 'Edinburgh' in an unidentified port

The wooden barque 'Edinburgh', 1318 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden barque, 1336 tons. ON85741. 203.5 x 38.6 x 23.9. Built 1883. W Charland jnr. Quebec. Owners J Herron, registered Quebec].

The 'Sir Henry Lawrence' in an unidentified port

The 'Sir Henry Lawrence' in an unidentified port

The iron barque 'Sir Henry Lawrence', 1221 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, later barque, 1221 tons, ON51496, 214.4 x 35.9 x 22.9. Built 1865 (4) T Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: John Farnworth, registered Liverpool, later Farnworth and Jardine: c.1891/2 J Herron and Co. Later sold Norway without change of name. Missing on a voyage from Scotland to Monte Video with a cargo of coal, bricks and fire clay. Sailed December 30, 1898].

The 'Hilston' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Hilston' in an unidentified harbour

The iron ship 'Hilston', 2085 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 2085 tons. ON91851, 278.1 x 40.0 x 24.4. Built 1885 (6) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: Hilston Ship Co. Ltd (Grahams and Co.) registered London, then in late 1890s J Herron and Co. registered Liverpool, later Beynon Shipping Co. Ltd (T Beynon and Co) registered London].

The 'Hilston' in an unidentified port

The 'Hilston' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Hilston', 2085 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 2085 tons. ON91851, 278.1 x 40.0 x 24.4. Built 1885 (6) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: Hilston Ship Co. Ltd (Grahams and Co.) registered London, then in late 1890s J Herron and Co. registered Liverpool, later Beynon Shipping Co. Ltd (T Beynon and Co) registered London].

The 'Lord Elgin' under sail

The 'Lord Elgin' under sail

The steel barque 'Lord Elgin', 1557 tons, under sail [steel 3 mast barque, 1557 tons, ON97886, 256.2 x 38.0 x 21.9. Built 1891 (8) Workman, Clark and Co. Ltd., Belfast as 'Archdale' and renamed in 1894. Owners: Sailing Ship Lord Elgin Co. Ltd. (J Herron and Co.) registered Liverpool: later managers were R Russell and Co.]

The 'Lord Spencer' in an unidentified port

The 'Lord Spencer' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Lord Spencer', 2675 tons, in an unidentified port.

The 'Lord Shaftesbury' in an unidentified port

The 'Lord Shaftesbury' in an unidentified port

The four masted steel barque 'Lord Shaftesbury', 2341 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2341 tons, ON93830. 293.3 x 42.8 x 24.0. Built 1888 (12) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners: Sailing Ship Lord Shaftesbury Ltd., (J Herron and Co.) registered Liverpool. c.1915 became the American owned 'Golden Gate' laid up after WW1 and was broken up in 1934].

The 'Lord Shaftesbury' in an unidentified port

The 'Lord Shaftesbury' in an unidentified port

The four masted steel barque 'Lord Shaftesbury', 2341 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2341 tons, ON93830. 293.3 x 42.8 x 24.0. Built 1888 (12) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven. Owners: Sailing Ship Lord Shaftesbury Ltd., (J Herron and Co.) registered Liverpool. c.1915 became the American owned 'Golden Gate' laid up after WW1 and was broken up in 1934].

The 'Lord Rosebery' at anchor

The 'Lord Rosebery' at anchor

The four masted steel barque 'Lord Rosebery', 2833 tons, at anchor [steel 4 mast ship, 2833 tons. ON96579. 304.1 x 46.0 x 25.0. Built 1889 (5) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven Ltd Rosebery Ltd. (J Herron and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold to Germany in 1910 and renamed 'Reinbek'. After WW1 allocated to the French who sold her to Robert Dollar and Co. and she was registered at San Francisco] ['Windermere' was built for Fisher and Sprott in 1889. NB Be careful two ships of this name about the same era].

The 'Lord Rosebery' under sail

The 'Lord Rosebery' under sail

The four masted steel barque 'Lord Rosebery', 2833 tons, under sail [steel 4 mast ship, 2833 tons. ON96579. 304.1 x 46.0 x 25.0. Built 1889 (5) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Whitehaven Ltd Rosebery Ltd. (J Herron and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold to Germany in 1910 and renamed 'Reinbek'. After WW1 allocated to the French who sold her to Robert Dollar and Co. and she was registered at San Francisco][ 'Windermere' built for Fisher and Sprott in 1889. NB be careful, two ships of this name about the same era].

The 'Lord Ripen' dismasted at Sydney

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 'Lord Ripen' anchored in an unidentified harbour

The four masted steel barque 'Lord Ripon', 2765 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour.

The 'Glenfinlas' anchored in an unidentified harbour

The 'Glenfinlas' anchored in an unidentified harbour

The four masted iron barque 'Glenfinlas', 2228 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [iron 4 mast ship, 2228 tons. ON86292, 280.7 x 41.9 x 24.8. Built 1882 (12) Sunderland SB Co. Ltd. Sunderland. Owners: HL MacIntyre, registered Liverpool, later Red Cross Shipping Co. Ltd (CT Bowring and Co) Missing on a voyage from Newcastle NSW to Manila with coal. Left Newcastle Oct. 6, 1897].

The 'Glenorchy' in an unidentified port

The 'Glenorchy' in an unidentified port

The four masted iron barque 'Glenorchy', 2229 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast ship, later barque 2229 tons. ON86224. 280.7 x 42.0 x 24.8. Built 1882 (8) Sunderland SB Co. Ltd. Sunderland. Owners: HL MacIntyre registered Liverpool, later Red Cross Shipping Co. Ltd (CT Bowring and Co) registered Liverpool. Became the Italian 'Fratelli Beverino'].

The 'Glenericht' after being renamed 'Mariechen'

The 'Glenericht' after being renamed 'Mariechen'

The four masted iron barque 'Glenericht', 2434 tons, after being renamed 'Mariechen'. According to a researcher, the 'Glenericht' ON 91285 was built by T. Royden & Sons, Liverpool in 1885.

The 'Glenricht' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Glenricht' in an unidentified harbour

The four masted iron barque 'Glenricht', 2434 tons, in an unidentified harbour.

The 'Glenricht' docked in an unidentified port

The 'Glenricht' docked in an unidentified port

The four masted iron barque 'Glenricht', 2434 tons, in an unidentified port.