Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Prince Rupert' after being stranded
The wooden barque 'Prince Rupert', 491 tons, after being stranded [wooden 3 mast barque, 491 tons, ON52682, 146.3 x 29.0 x 18.4. Built 1865 (3) W Briggs and Sons, Pallion (near Sunderland) Owners: Hudsons Bay Co., registered London].
The 'Barfod' at Hobart
The wooden barque 'Barfod', 1127 tons, at Hobart. [wooden 3 mast barque, 1127 tons, 198.6 x 37.5 x 19.5. Built 1882. J. Lovitt, Church Point, NS.) as 'Neophyte' 1096 gross tons. Br. ON80639, owned by Lovitt and Co. registered Yarmouth, NS) Owners as Barfod H. Christensen, registered Norway.]
The 'Dilkoosh' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Dilkoosh', 816 tons, in an unidentified port [composite 3 mast barque. 835 tons, 816 net tons. ON48694. 167.2 x 32.4 x 21.2. Built 1864 (1) Major, London. Owners John Fleming, registered London later John Lidgett. c.1881 sold to J&R Grant and renamed Inveravon, registered London. Later became the German Gotha. Builder was J Major. As the German Gotha she was damaged on a voyage Hamburg-Rosario and was condemned and hulked at Rosario in August 1898] [Inveravon - composite ship of 1864 - formerly 'Dilkoosh' which see for full details].
The 'Pak Wan' under tow
The composite barque 'Pak Wan', 818 tons, under tow ['Mauna Ala' owned in Honolulu, formerly 'Pak Wan'] [composite barque 818 tons, ON47369. 186.2 x 32.6 x 19.0. Built 1863 (5) G Peverall. Sunderland. Owners: John Patton: registered London, then A Lawrence registered London: 1884 Gillian and Hay, registered Newcastle NSW and rigged as a ship. Sold to Honolulu, July 1889 and renamed 'Mauna Ala'. Tea clipper originally then transferred to the Australian trades. See 'The Down Easters' by Basil Lubbock, 1929, Brown, Son and Ferguson, contains some brief comment under the Honolulu flag].
The 'Howard' at Port Chalmers
The wooden barque 'Howard', 580 tons, at Port Chalmers [wooden 3 mast barque, 613 gross, ON49407. 148.0 x 33.2 x 18.8. Built 1864. Nova Scotia. Owners: William Rodgers, registered Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, later F Rodgers, registered Belfast].
The 'Bolivia' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Bolivia', 962 tons, at Port Adelaide. [Wooden 3 mast barque, 963 tons, ON66693. 179.4 x 35.2 x 21.4. Built 1873 by F. Weston, Nova Scotia. Owners: R. Dixon, reg. Belfast].
The 'Cereal' docked in an unidentified port
The Sunderland registered wooden barque 'Cereal', 298 tons, docked in an unidentified port. According to a researcher, it was built by Denniston, owned by Wilfred Hine, Maryport, but did not become part of the Hine Bros fleet, as it was lost beforehand. 28 Sept 1872 - burnt at sea 04:30S 27:45W. Information from 'Sea Breezes', September 1959.
The 'Joliba' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Joliba', 324 tons, at Port Adelaide.
The 'Ethel' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Ethel', 556 tons, in an unidentified port [composite 3 mast barque, 556 tons, ON54667. 164.0 x 29.4 x 17.1. Built 1866 (3) W Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners: Fenwick and Co., registered London. Ran for many years in the London-Hobart trade].
The prison ship 'Success' at anchor
The wooden barque prision ship 'Success', unkown tonnage, at anchor. Men are on the yards furling sails in this photograph [wooden 3 mast ship, 621 net tons, 117.3 x 26.8 x 22.5. Built 1840 Moulmein. First owners Phillips, Shaw and Lowther, registered London and engaged in carrying migranst to Australia from 1847 when she was owned by Nelson and Co., registered Liverpool. She arrived in Port Adelaide Jan. 27, 1848 with 245 immigrants. In 1852 she arrived in Melbourne with more emmigrants and the crew deserted for the goldfields. Abandoned she was sold to the government for use as a prison hulk and was employed as a hulk in various capacities until the mid 1870s. Lastly she was a storeship for explosives. Sold out of Government service and she was fitted out by some showmen and exhibited as a convict transport, which she never was, and claimed to have been built in 1790, which is untrue. Eventually taken to America and lasted until the 1930's at least. For full information regarding fraudulent claims to be a convict ship. see 'The Convict Ships, by CH Bateson, Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1959].
The prison ship 'Success' at West Circular Quay
The wooden barque prision ship 'Success', unkown tonnage, at West Circular Quay. This is after the vessel was turned into a museum. A Parramatta River Ferry (or Hunter's Hill) is alongside [wooden 3 mast ship, 621 net tons, 117.3 x 26.8 x 22.5. Built 1840 Moulmein. First owners Phillips, Shaw and Lowther, registered London and engaged in carrying migranst to Australia from 1847 when she was owned by Nelson and Co., registered Liverpool. She arrived in Port Adelaide Jan. 27, 1848 with 245 immigrants. In 1852 she arrived in Melbourne with more emmigrants and the crew deserted for the goldfields. Abandoned she was sold to the government for use as a prison hulk and was employed as a hulk in various capacities until the mid 1870s. Lastly she was a storeship for explosives. Sold out of Government service and she was fitted out by some showmen and exhibited as a convict transport, which she never was, and claimed to have been built in 1790, which is untrue. Eventually taken to America and lasted until the 1930's at least. For full information regarding fraudulent claims to be a convict ship. see 'The Convict Ships, by CH Bateson, Brown, Son and Ferguson, 1959].
The 'Auriga' in an unidentified waterway
The wooden barque 'Auriga', 919 tons, in the River Avon in the Avon Gorge, with the Portway Road running past. [wooden three masted barque, 919 tons. ON88645. 193.0 x 35.2 x 19.9. Built 1884 (7) W. Richards, Prince Edward Island. Owners: J W. Richards, registered Charlottestown. PEI.]
The 'Polmaise' moored in the River Thames, U.K.
The wooden barque 'Polmaise', 812 tons, moored in the River Thames, U.K. [wooden ship (later barque) 812 tons, ON10747, 171.2 x 28.9 x 21.0. Built 1853 Dundee. Owners: James Campbell of Liverpool; registered Glasgow. Wrecked Masthead Reef, Queensland, 2 February 1873 on her voyage from Keppel Bay of London].
The 'Indus' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden barque 'Indus', 1319 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [3 mast barque, 1319 tons. ON13884, 242.1 x 38.5 x 21.1. Built 1847 Money, Wigram and Sons, Blackwall, as a paddle wheel steamship 927 tons, 208.0 x 33.9 x 21.2. Lengthened in 1852. Engine removed in 1863. Owners: Peninsular and Oriental SN Co. registered London, Dec. 1869 Eastern and South African Telegraph Co., scuttled off Mombassa Dec. 8, 1894. P&O used the vessel as a store ship from 1863 until sold].
The 'Lumberman's Lassie' in Sydney Harbour
The wooden barque 'Lumberman's Lassie', 1020 tons, in Sydney Harbour [also known as 'Windsor Castle' of 1020 tons, Built 1869].
The 'Invercauld' after being renamed 'Orion'
The wooden barque 'Invercauld', 1247 tons, after being renamed 'Orion' [wooden ship, 1320 gross tons, 1247 net tons, ON70437, 222.6 x 36.9 x 21.3. Built 1874 (9) Humphrey, Aberdeen. Owners: 1882 = Aitken and Co. registered Aberdeen, by 1885 sold to renamed 'Orion' by owners in Arendal].
The 'William Leavitt' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'William Leavitt', 1183 tons, in an unidentified port.
The 'Schah Jehan' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Schah Jehan', 698 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 3 mast ship, 696 tons, ON15879, 148.0 x 30.2 x 22.0. Built 1848. Dumbarton, owners: formerly of London, and in 1861 sold to Walter Duffield and Partners, registered Port Adelaide. Scuttled at Wallaroo in 1862 to prevent further damage when holed in a gale but subsequently refloated and repaired. 1864 sold to Robert Towns, registered Sydney, following a grounding in Twofold Bay, NSW and finally became the property of Alexander Stuart of Sydney but was wrecked Feb. 3, 1867 when she missed stays and ran aground off Point Lobos; when entering San Francisco. She had loaded timber in Puget Sound for Sydney and was making a call at San Francisco at the time of the accident].
An Unknown Wooden Barque at Liverpool
An unknown wooden barque at Liverpool in the 1870s.
The 'Alexandrina' moored in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Alexandrina', 670 tons, moored in an unidentified port.
The 'Tarquin' in Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Tarquin', 609 tons, in Adelaide on December 4th.
The 'Procyon' in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Procyon', 2122 tons, in an unidentified port [steel barque, 2122 tons, ON99210, 279.8 x 41.2 x 23.9. Built 1892 (1) Ramage and Ferguson, Leith. Owners: Mrs EM Croudace, registered Dundee. Later J Wilson of Dundee. Sold to Russian owners c.1910. Unusally large to be rigged as a three mast barque].
The 'Rialto' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Rialto', 1233 tons, docked in an unidentified port. A researcher has suggested the port is either Lyttleton (NZ), Hamburg or Bremenhaven (Germany) [iron barque, 1233 gross, ON58992, 211.3 x 36.5 x 22.0. Built 1869 (2) Oswald and Co. Sunderland. Merchant Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London owners for many years, although built for Charles Saunders of Liverpool. About 1888 sold to German owners without change of name].
The 'Savernake' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Savernake', 1334 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 3 mast barque, 1344 gross, ON63182. 218.0 x 37.1 x 22.7. Built 1869 (7) Richardson, Duck and Co. Stockton. Owners: AE Byrne, registered Liverpool, then J Owne and later R Hodgens].
The 'Ravenhill' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Ravenhill', 1826 tons, in an unidentified harbour [possibly formerly known as the 'Ancaios'].
The 'Roscrana' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Roscrana', 1195 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast barque, 1239 gross tons, ON45937, 210.5 x 34.8 x 22.8. Built 1863 (4) T Vernon and Sons, Liverpool as the full rigged ship 'Robert Lees' of Liston and Co., registered Liverpool; renamed in 1881/82 and then the property of JH Worthington and Co., registered Liverpool].
The 'Scottish Hero' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Scottish Hero', 869 tons, in an unidentified port. [From information supplied: This ship made several voyages to Brisbane, Maryborough, Rocky, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns dropping passengers off along the way. It usually sailed out of Plymouth and London. The ship looks like it is up the Fitzroy River, Rockhampton, but it might also be the Mary River, Maryborough, Queensland. Also known as the 'Saturnus'] [iron barque, 911 tons, ON73670, 196.6 x 33.0 x 19.1. Built 1876 (5) W Doxford and Sons., Sunderland. Owners: McIllwraith, McEacharn and Co., registered London: c.1894 'Saturnus' sold German owners and renamed].
The 'Spirit of the Dawn' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Spirit of the Dawn', 692 tons, at Port Adelaide, November 1892 [iron barque, 716 tons, ON63151, 175.1 x 30.7 x 19.7. Built 1869 (3) TR Oswald and Co. Sunderland. James Jackson, registered Liverpool, later J Bell and Co., registered Liverpool. Wrecked at Auckland Islands, September 4, 1893].
The 'Shakespeare' and 'Shamrock' under sail
The iron barque 'Shakespeare' (left), 767 tons, and the sloop 'Shamrock' (right) under sail ['Shakespeare' = iron 3 mast barque, 794 tons, ON74517, 191.8 x 31.8 x 19.2. Built 1876 (4) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Owners: EC Friend and Co., registered Liverpool, later passed to Finish owners and was wrecked, without change of name, in 1930] ['Shamrock' = famous America Cup racing yacht].
The 'Stuart' at Hobart
The iron barque 'Stuart', 881 tons, at Hobart [iron 3 mast barque, 912 gross tons. ON76549, 202.5 x 34.2 x 19.1. Built 1877 (9) A Stephen and Sons, Dundee. Owners: Howard Dickson and Co., registered Liverpool].