Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph

The 'Pekina' at Port Augusta

The 'Pekina' at Port Augusta

The wooden ship 'Pekina', 770 tons, at Port Augusta [wooden ship 770 tons, ON52717, 177.0 x 30.6 x 18.4. Built 1865 (4) Smith, Aberdeen. Owners: Devitt and Moore, registered London. Sold 1880 to Norwegian owners].

The 'South Australian' in an unidentified port

The 'South Australian' in an unidentified port

The composite ship 'South Australian', 1040 tons, in an unidentified port [composite ship, 1078 tons, ON60837, 201.0 x 36.0 x 20.1. Built 1868 (2) W Pile and Co., Sunderland. Owners: Devitt and Moore, registered London. Regular trader to South Australia for Devitt and Moore although sometimes to be seen in Melbourne. Withdrawn c.1890].

The 'Forfarshire' in an unidentified port

The 'Forfarshire' in an unidentified port

The composite ship 'Forfarshire', 1238 tons, in an unidentified port. The inscription on the photograph reads 'built by Morrison Sunderland, 1867, owned by Shaw Savill and Co.' [composite ship, 1238 tons. ON50779, 210.9 x 37.1 x 22.1. Built 1867 (3) J Morison, Sunderland. Owners: John Morison, registered London 1872 Shaw Savill and Co. registered Southampton. Well known in New Zealand passenger and cargo trades].

The 'Torrens' at Port Adelaide

The 'Torrens' at Port Adelaide

The composite ship 'Torrens', 1335 tons, at Port Adelaide.

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

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

The composite ship 'Inverness', 756 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [composite ship, 744 tons, ON63519, 177.6 x 32.0 x 18.9. Built 1869 (9) Hall, Russell and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: J&R Grant, registered London, passed to owners in Swansea and reduced to a barque c.1880. In 1896 sold to Amazon Telegraph Co. registered Swansea (Wales). Wrecked 20 Dec. 1896 on the Japarica Bank between Caste and Salinas laden with cable, coal and general on a voyage from London to Para].

The 'Carnaquheen' at Port Adelaide

The 'Carnaquheen' at Port Adelaide

The wooden ship 'Carnaquheen', 826 tons, at Port Adelaide. [wooden ship, later barque 826 tons, ON56603, 187.2 x 32.7 x 19.5. Built 1867 (4) Humphrey, Aberdeen. Owner: Richard Connon, registered Aberdeen, later Jacobs Bros and Co. registered London. Drops from Registers about 1885. Built for the Australian passenger and cargo trades.]

The 'Arab Steed' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Arab Steed' in an unidentified harbour

The wooden ship 'Arab Steed', 835 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wooden ship later barque. 635 tons, later 664 tons. ON47311, 162.7 x 32.1 x19.0. Built 1863 (2) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners: Messrs Hawley. Registered London. Eventually owned in Gothenburg].

The 'Windsor Castle' moored in an unidentified port

The 'Windsor Castle' moored in an unidentified port

The wooden ship 'Windsor Castle', 1075 tons, moored in an unidentified port [wooden ship, 1075 gross tons. ON15822, 195.5 x 36.2 x 22.5. Built 1857 W Pile, Junior, Sunderland. Owners: R&H Green, registered London. Sold 1882 to E Cox, registered London. Foundered off Algoa Bay in 1884. Built for the Australian passenger trade and toward the end of her career on the run was well known in the Brisbane run. NB. Do not confuse with vessel of the same name and similar size operating about the same period. Early career spent in the Melbourne trade with occasional visits to Sydney, but for the last few years under the flag of Green she was a regular visitor at Brisbane. See 'Blackwall Frigates' and 'Colonial Clippers'].

The 'Thyatira' in an unidentified port

The 'Thyatira' in an unidentified port

The composite ship 'Thyatira', 962 tons, in an unidentified port. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/19/5 [composite ship, 962 tons, ON56608, 201.0 x 33.9 x 21.7. Built 1867 (8) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (George Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen. Sold 1894 JW Woodside and Co., Belfast. Wrecked July 1896 at Pontal da Barra].

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

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

The wooden ship 'Clyde', unknown tonnage, moored at Gravesend, U.K.

The 'Clyde' moored in an unidentified port

The 'Clyde' moored in an unidentified port

The wooden ship 'Clyde', unknown tonnage, moored in an unidentified port.

The 'Dover Castle' docked in an unidentified port

The 'Dover Castle' docked in an unidentified port

The wooden ship 'Dover Castle', 1003 tons, docked in an unidentified port [wooden ship, 1003 gross tons. ON20847, 185.0 x 34.0 x 22.0. Built 1858 Pile Sunderland. Owners R&H Green, registered London 1872 Shaw, Savill and Co. c.1880-1 sold to CY Boe of Arendal and renamed Kem and under this name finally broken up after many years. (Her being broken up resulted from a standing upon the coast of Norway) Under the ownership of Greens was employed in the Australian trade. From 1872 made several voyages to New Zealand, the first being to Lyttelton and where she arrived May 7, 1872. On her arrival at Auckland in August 1875 she had aboard the only survivor of the Cospatrick. Ref. Blackwall Frigates, White Wings Vol. 1 Breet, 1924].

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

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

The composite ship 'Hampshire', 1214 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [composite ship, 1214 tons, ON63589, 209.2 x 34.3 x 22.0. Built 1870 R. Steele. Greenock. Owners: M Wigram and Sons, registered London. c.1883 sold to J Hossack, registered Liverpool. This shipowner had two vessels of this name. The earlier one being built in 1852].

The 'Cutty Sark' under sail in her prime

The 'Cutty Sark' under sail in her prime

The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 962 tons, under sail in her prime [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 'Cutty Sark' drying sails in Sydney Harbour

The 'Cutty Sark' drying sails in Sydney Harbour

The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 962 tons, drying sails at Sydney Harbour as a wool clipper in August 1891. At the time of the photograph, she was under the command of Captain Woodgate [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 'Cutty Sark' at Falmouth as a barquentine

The 'Cutty Sark' at Falmouth as a barquentine

The composite barquentine (ex ship) 'Cutty Sark', 962 tons, at Falmouth as a barquentine [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 'Cutty Sark' re-rigged at Falmouth

The 'Cutty Sark' re-rigged at Falmouth

The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 962 tons, re-rigged at Falmouth [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 'Cutty Sark' re-rigged at Falmouth

The 'Cutty Sark' re-rigged at Falmouth

The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 962 tons, re-rigged at Falmouth. The photograph was taken by Judges Ltd. photographic company [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 'Essex' docked in an unidentified port

The 'Essex' docked in an unidentified port

The wooden ship 'Essex', 1042 tons, docked in an unidentified port.

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

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

The wooden ship 'Essex', 1042 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [wooden barque, 1042 tons, ON45025. 197.5 x 33.1 x 20.8. Built 1862 (7) Wigram and Son. Blackwall Yard, London. Owners: Wigram and Son, Registered London. Abandoned at sea c.1881].

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

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

The composite ship 'Essex', 1256 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K.

The 'Great Victoria' at Sydney

The 'Great Victoria' at Sydney

The wooden ship 'Great Victoria', 2386 tons, at Sydney with the ferry 'Herald' in the foreground [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. NB caption is wrong, the ferry is the 'Herald' and not as the caption claims, the first ferry in Sydney].

The 'Kagosima' at Dundee

The 'Kagosima' at Dundee

The wooden ship 'Kagosima', 394 tons, at Dundee [wooden ship 394 tons, 143.0 x 26.3 x 15.6. Built 1863 (3) J Glover, Aberdeen. Owners: Humphrey, registered Aberdeen. Only a short life under the British flag as not listed in any reference work of 1869 onward].

The 'Mary Augusta' at Dover

The 'Mary Augusta' at Dover

The wooden ship 'Mary Augusta', unknown tonnage, at Granville Dock, Dover.

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

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

The wooden ship 'Lincolnshire', 1025 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K.t [wooden ship later barque 1025 tons, ON21172, 197.4 x 33.0 x 20.8 Built 1858 at the yard of the owners, Money, Wigram and Sons, Blackwall London. Registered London, Sold about 1880 after being condemned, to Norwegian owners and lost about 1883].

The 'Sally' in dry dock at Sharpness

The 'Sally' in dry dock at Sharpness

The wooden ship 'Sally', 1400 tons, in dry dock at Sharpness [wooden ship 1400 tons, ON60523, 199.8 x 38.8 x 25.8. Built 1854 in USA. Owners in 1876 R Stoker, registered South Shields].

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

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

The wooden ship 'Norfolk', 953 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [wooden ship, 953 tons, ON11920, 196.6 x 32.6 x 20.8. Built 1857 London. Owners: M Wigram, registered London. Wrecked 1890].

The 'Lufra' at anchor

The 'Lufra' at anchor

The composite ship 'Lufra', 705 tons, at anchor [iron ship, altered to barque c.1875. 705 tons. ON62437. 179.7 x 31.7 x 17.9. Built 1870 (1) A Hall and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: William Anderson and Co. registered Banff; by 1875 AG Webster and Co., registered Hobart; c.1877 Alex. McGregor, registered Hobart, and later AE Risby of Hobart. About the turn of the century sold to Scandinavia and drops from the register c.1909. Lubbock claims the vessel was built as a China Clipper but was too late for the trade. She spent most of her life in the England-Australia trade, and when enrolled at Hobart was a regular trader to England].

The 'Schomberg' at Aberdeen

The 'Schomberg' at Aberdeen

The wooden ship 'Schomberg', 2284 tons, at Aberdeen [ wooden ship, 2284 tons, 262.0 x 45.0 x 29.2. Built 1855 A Hall and Co. Aberdeen. Owners James Baines and Co., registered Liverpool. In charge of Captain James 'Bully' Forbes she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage in October 1855 flying a signal 'To Melbourne in 60 days' but she was a very heavy ship carrying railway iron etc., and was proving rather slow. She was wrecked on her maiden voyage on the Victorian coast 27 Dec. 1855, at a spot near Curdie's Inlet, now called 'Schomberg Reef'. Her captain was charged with wrecking her, and other offences in Melbourne as a result of the accident. He was cleared but it was the end of his career as a commander of fast sailing clippers. The Christchurch NZ paper Sun, 15 March 1975 published an article stating that the remains of a large portion of this ship had been discovered on the West Coast of New Zealand. It is claimed that the major portion of the upperworks had broken free from the bottom of the ship and had been carried across the Tasman as a partically submerged wreck].

Ship 'Storm King' moored in River Thames at Gravesend, U.K.

Ship 'Storm King' moored in River Thames at Gravesend, U.K.

The wooden ship 'Storm King', 1408 tons, moored in the River Thames, at Gravesend, U.K.. Built in 1853 by Issac Taylor of Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Later owned by Black Ball line.