Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Cardigan Castle' docked in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Cardigan Castle', 1233 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron ship, later barque, 1233 tons, ON63296, 228.0 x 35.7 x 21.6. Built 1870 (7) R & J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners Richards, Mills and Co. reg. Liverpool, mid 1880's to L. Davies and Co. reg. Liverpool].
The 'Cardigan Castle' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Cardigan Castle', 1233 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron ship, later barque, 1233 tons, ON63296, 228.0 x 35.7 x 21.6. Built 1870 (7) R & J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners Richards, Mills and Co. reg. Liverpool, mid 1880's to L. Davies and Co. reg. Liverpool].
The 'General Picton' at Port Augusta
The iron ship 'General Picton', 1580 tons, at Port Augusta [iron ship, 1660 tons. ON87123, 258.9 x 38.2 x 22.8. Built 1883 (5) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners L Davies and Co. Registered London. Stranded off Foster Island, July 24, 1888].
The 'General Gordon' at anchor
The four masted iron barque 'General Gordon', 1690 tons, at anchor [iron 4 mast ship, 1690 tons. ON93678, 258.0 x 38.8 x 22.7. Built 1886 (5) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners L Davies and Co. Registered Liverpool c.1910 to Norway without change of name].
The 'General Gordon' in an unidentified port
The four masted iron barque 'General Gordon', 1690 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 4 mast ship, 1690 tons. ON93678, 258.0 x 38.8 x 22.7. Built 1886 (5) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners L Davies and Co. Registered Liverpool c.1910 to Norway without change of name].
The 'Penrhyn Castle' at anchor
The steel barque 'Penrhyn Castle', 1367 tons, at anchor [steel barque, 1367 tons, ON98072, 237.7 x 36.2 x 21.2. Built 1890 (3) C Hill and Sons, Bristol. Owners: Ship Penrhyn Castle Ltd (R Thomas and Co.) registered London].
The 'Criccieth Castle' at anchor
The iron ship 'Criccieth Castle', 1920 tons, at anchor [iron ship 1920 tons, ON79127, 263.9 x 39.0 x 23.7. Built 1887 (3) R. Williamson and Son, Workington as Silverdale and operated by the builders until sold and renamed by Ship Criccieth Castle Co Ltd, R Thomas and Co. registered London].
The 'Conway Castle' in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Conway Castle', 1694 tons, in an unidentified port. [steel barque, 1694 tons. ON101959. 258.0 x 38.3 x 22.0. Built 1893 (1) W. Pickersgill and Sons, Sunderland. Owners Ship Conway Castle Ltd (R Thomas and Co) registered London. Captured by the German cruiser Dresden Feb 27, 1915 about 560 miles SW by W from Valparaiso, and scuttled.]
The 'Ednyfed' in an unidentified waterway
The iron barque 'Ednyfed', 1115 tons, in the River Avon in the Avong Gorge with the Portway Road running alongside [iron barque, 1115 tons, ON87026. 221.0 x 35.0 x 21.3. Built 1882 (11) W Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners R Thomas and Co. Registered London c.1910 renamed Edith Jones and registered in Buenos Ayres].
The 'Eastern Monarch' moored in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Eastern Monarch', 1769 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship 1769 tons ON68536. 256.5 x 40.3 x 23.5. Built 1874 (3) Mounsey and Foster. Sunderland. Royal Exchange Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered London, later R Thomas and Co. Abandoned at sea 28 Oct. 1896 in the Atlantic when loaded with coal and bound from Swansea to Callao. Built for and well known in the New Zealand and Australian migrant trade. Said to have had accommodation equal to, if not better than most steamers of her time].
The 'Western Monarch' under sail
The iron ship 'Western Monarch', 1385 tons, under sail [iron ship, 1385 tons, ON73584. 237.0 x 37.2 x 22.2. Built 1875 (8) Barrow Shipbuilding Co. Barrow. Owners: Royal Exchange Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London, then R Thomas and Co. Sold to Norwegians in 1900 without change of name but later rigged as a barque. Originally employed in the Australian and New Zealand migrant and passenger trades].
The 'Gwrtheyrn Castle' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Gwrtheyrn Castle', 803 tons, in an undidentified harbour [iron, 3 mast barque, 803 gross tons. ON70315, 191.7 x 31.8 x 19.2. Built 1876 (1) Osbourne, Graham and Co. Sunderland. Owners: Robert Rees and Others, registered Carnarvon, later R. Thomas and Co. registered Canarvon, c.1910 sold to Italian owners without change of name. c.1913 to Russian owners renamed 'Ira' and after the war to Finnish owners without change of name].
The 'Gwydyr Castle' at anchor
The steel barque 'Gwydyr Castle', 1512 tons, at anchor [steel barque, 1512 tons, ON102113. 249.2 x 37.2 x 21.5. Built 1893 (10) A Stephen and Sons, Dundee, as 'Newfield' for Ship 'Newfield' Ltd (Brownells and Co.) registered Liverpool sold before 1904 to R Thomas and Co. (Ship Gwydir Castle Ltd) and renamed. Passed to owners in St. Johns, Newfoundland, and finally still without change of name, to owners in Port Louis, Mauritius and was broken up in 1932].
The 'Gwydyr Castle' under sail
The steel barque 'Gwydyr Castle', 1512 tons, under sail [steel barque, 1512 tons, ON102113. 249.2 x 37.2 x 21.5. Built 1893 (10) A Stephen and Sons, Dundee, as 'Newfield' for Ship 'Newfield' Ltd (Brownells and Co.) registered Liverpool sold before 1904 to R Thomas and Co. (Ship Gwydir Castle Ltd) and renamed. Passed to owners in St. Johns, Newfoundland, and finally still without change of name, to owners in Port Louis, Mauritius and was broken up in 1932].
The 'Isle of Arran' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Isle of Arran', 1918 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel ship, 1918 tons. ON99844, 263.3 x 39.0 x 23.0. Built 1892 (9) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Isle of Arran Ship Co (W Jeffrey and Co.) registered Glasgow, later Andrew Weir and Co. became mangers of the Company. Captured Feb. 2, 1917 by a German submarine about 100 miles south of Old Head of Kinsale, and sunk by bombs].
The 'Milverton' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Milverton', 2192 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship 2192 tons, ON93673, 280.0 x 40.2 x 25.1. Built 1886 (5) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: F Nodin, registered Liverpool, then Sailing Ship Milverton Co. Ltd. (F&A Nodin) later c.1910 Powys Castle Shipping Co. Ltd (R Thomas and Co.) then JGP Murphy, registered Liverpool. Finally passed to Finnish owners without change of name and was broken up in 1925].
The 'Milverton' at anchor
The iron ship 'Milverton', 2192 tons, at anchor [iron ship 2192 tons, ON93673, 280.0 x 40.2 x 25.1. Built 1886 (5) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: F Nodin, registered Liverpool, then Sailing Ship Milverton Co. Ltd. (F&A Nodin) later c.1910 Powys Castle Shipping Co. Ltd (R Thomas and Co.) then JGP Murphy, registered Liverpool. Finally passed to Finnish owners without change of name and was broken up in 1925].
The 'Milverton' at anchor
The iron ship 'Milverton', 2192 tons, at anchor [iron ship 2192 tons, ON93673, 280.0 x 40.2 x 25.1. Built 1886 (5) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: F Nodin, registered Liverpool, then Sailing Ship Milverton Co. Ltd. (F&A Nodin) later c.1910 Powys Castle Shipping Co. Ltd (R Thomas and Co.) then JGP Murphy, registered Liverpool. Finally passed to Finnish owners without change of name and was broken up in 1925].
The 'Belford' anchored in an unidentified port
The steel ship 'Belford', 1905 tons, anchored in an unidentified port. [steel ship 1905 tons. ON104589 267.0 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1894 (11) A. McMillan and Co. Dumbarton Owners Belford Ship Co. (Briggs Harvie and Co. )registered Glasgow then Ruthin Castle Ship Co (R. Thomas and Co.) Captured by a German submarine Feb 3 1917 about 110 miles west from Fastnet and sunk by bombs.]
The 'Kinpurnie' at anchor
The steel ship 'Kinpurnie', 1944 tons, at anchor [steel ship 1944 tons, ON136741, 267.5 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1902 (9) A McMillan and Sons Ltd. Dumbarton, as 'S Margherita' for Italian owners, in 1915 called 'Ossa' and in March 1915 renamed 'Kinpurney' and enrolled by J Stewart and Co. registered London (Edwardes says owner Robert Thomas and Co. Caernarvon) Captured by a German submarine 110 miles west from Bishop Rock Jan. 15, 1917 and sunk by a torpedo no lives lost].
The 'Dolbadern Castle' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Dolbadern Castle', 989 tons, at Sharpness Dock in Gloucestershire [iron ship, 989 tons. ON48593, 198.9 x 34.1 x 20.9. Built 1863 (11) TR Oswald, Sunderland, Owners Robert Davies registered Liverpool, later Hughes and Co. Liverpool. Converted into a hulk at Delagoa Bay, Nov. 1896].
The 'Dolbadern Castle' at anchor
The iron barque 'Dolbadern Castle', 989 tons, at anchor [iron ship, 989 tons. ON48593, 198.9 x 34.1 x 20.9. Built 1863 (11) TR Oswald, Sunderland, Owners Robert Davies registered Liverpool, later Hughes and Co. Liverpool. Converted into a hulk at Delagoa Bay, Nov. 1896].
The 'Islamount' in Victoria dock, Melbourne
The steel barque 'Islamount', 1620 tons, in Victoria Dock, Melbourne.. See also Clarastella.
The 'Powys Castle' docked in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Powys Castle', 1367 tons, docked in an unidentified port [steel barque 1367 tons, ON99045, 237.5 x 36.2 x 21.2.. Built 1892 (2) C Hill and Sons, Bristol, owners: Ship Powys Castle Co. Ltd. (R Thomas and Co.) registered London].
The 'Loch Dee' at Port Chalmers
The iron barque 'Loch Dee', 700 tons, at Port Chalmers [iron 3 mast barque, 726 tons, ON63248, 187.6 x 30.1 x 18.6. Built 1870 (3) McCulloch, Patterson and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: James Sproat, registered Liverpool. Missing, left Lyttelton for England March 3, 1883, and not seen again].
The 'Loch Doon' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Loch Doon', 786 tons, in an unidentified port. [also known as 'Birger'] [iron 3 mast barque, 812 tons, ON65963, 195.6 x 31.0 x 19.0. Built 1872 (7) W Hamilton and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: James Sproat, registered Liverpool. Sold about 1900 to Norway and renamed 'Birger' and she went ashore in April 1902 and was subsequently condemned and sold for scrap].
The 'Loch Trool' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Loch Trool', 1438 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 1438 tons. ON87950. 244.3 x 37.2 x 21.5. Built 1884 (3) Govan Sailing Boat Co., Glasgow. Owners: James Sproat, registered Liverpool. Sold c.1910 for conversion into a hulk at Para].
The 'Loch Finlas' formerly the vessel 'Bactria'
The iron ship 'Loch Finlas', 2170 tons, formerly the vessel 'Bactria' [wrecked on Tasmanian coast 1908].
The 'Loch Bredan' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Loch Bredan', 982 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 982 tons, ON86201. 203.4 x 33.6 x 19.9. Built 1882 (7) Dobie and Co. Glasgow. Owners: James Sproat, registered Liverpool. missing, last seen in September 1903].
The 'Loch Cree' at Hobart
The iron barque 'Loch Cree', 821 tons, at Hobart [ship possibly also know as 'Giovanna B'] [iron 3 mast barque, 821 tons, ON69353, 197.6 x 32.1 x 18.4. Built 1874 (3) Macfayden and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: James Sproat, registered Liverpool. Sold to Italy and renamed 'Giovanna B' about 1908].