Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Formosa' under sail
The iron barque 'Formosa', 945 tons, under sail [iron 3 mast barque, 945 tons, ON70969, 201.6 x 32.8 x 19.8. Built 1875 (8) A McMillan and Sons, Dumbarton. Owners: Flinn Main and Montgomery, registered Liverpool].
The 'Ironside' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Ironside', 899 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, later re-rigged as 3 mast barque, 899 gross tons, ON29768. 185.0 x 32.7 x 20.4. Built 1861 (4) TR Oswald, Sunderland. Owners: Temperleys, Carter and Drake, registered London].
The 'Golden Gate' in an unidentified port
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Golden Gate', 899 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, later barque rigged, 932 gross tons. ON63198, 195.6 x 33.7 x 21.0. Built 1869 (7) T Royden and Sons, Liverpool. Owners: Cotesworth, Lyne and Co. registered Liverpool].
The 'Charles Cotesworth' in the United States
The iron barque 'Charles Cotesworth', 1079 tons, in the United States. [iron 3 mast barque, 1079 gross tons. ON74526, 205.5 x 34.7 x 21.5. Built 1876 (4) T. Royden and Son, Liverpool. Owners Cotesworth, Lyne and Co. registered Liverpool.]
The 'Bolivia' docked in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Bolivia', 904 tons, docked in an unidentified port.
The 'Edinburgh Castle' wrecked at Warrnambool
The iron barque 'Edinburgh Castle', 627 tons, wrecked at Warrnambool. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/21/54 [iron 3 mast barque 627 gross tons. ON45971. 185.5 x 29.3 x 18.7. Built 1863 (5) JG Lawrie, Glasgow. Owners T Skinner and Co. registered Glasgow. Wrecked at Warrnambool Victoria January 15, 1888 when she struck while entering in charge of a pilot. Efforts to save the vessel proved useless. She was inward with a cargo of cement for the new breakwater].
The 'Marlborough' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Marlborough', unknown tonnage, in an unidentified port.
The 'Newfield' after being stranded
The steel barque 'Newfield', 1512 tons, after being stranded [possibly also known as the 'Gwydyr Castle']. According to a researcher, the 'Newfield' was built by Alexander Stephen in Dundee & built for Brownells & Co. of Liverpool. 29 Aug 1892 - stranded when Cape Otway light was mistaken for King Island on passage Sharpness - Brisbane with 1850Te salt. 9 crew were lost. The next Newfield ON 102113 was built at the same yard in 1893, presumably as a replacement for the same owner. She was later called Gwydyr Castle and was scrapped in 1932.
The 'Oriana' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Oriana', 1050 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, rigged down to barque c.1880. 1050 tons, ON45267. 201.8 x 33.2 x 21.3. Built 1864 (2) Scott and Co., Greenock. Owner: William Orr, registered Greenock. c.1880 Trinder, Anderson and Co., registered London, c.1900 to Italian owners without change of name].
The 'Oaklands' at anchor
The iron barque 'Oaklands', 1013 tons, at anchor [iron 3 mast barque, 1013 gross tons, ON73645, 203.8 x 33.8 x 19.9. Built 1876 (3) Gourlay Bros. and Co. Dundee: Owners: AM Lawrence and Co., registered London. Later: Bank Shipping Co. (W Just and Co.) registered Liverpool. Became Norwegian without change of name and now measures 990 gross tons].
The 'Oaklands' at Port Augusta
The iron barque 'Oaklands', 1013 tons, at Port Augusta [iron 3 mast barque, 1013 gross tons, ON73645, 203.8 x 33.8 x 19.9. Built 1876 (3) Gourlay Bros. and Co. Dundee: Owners: AM Lawrence and Co., registered London. Later: Bank Shipping Co. (W Just and Co.) registered Liverpool. Became Norwegian without change of name and now measures 990 gross tons]. According to a researcher, this is a detail from a larger photograph taken by James Taylor on Sept. 27, 1884. The view is from the north shore near the jetty and looking south. The original mount also identifies the ship to the left as the Duresdeop, and the ketch to the right as the Copella.
The 'Northernhay' under sail
The iron barque 'Northernhay', 1269 tons, under sail [iron 3 mast barque, 1269 gross tons ON90319, 225.5 x 35.1 x 20.9. Built 1885 (1) J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: RH Gayner, registered Sunderland].
The 'Oakhurst' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Oakhurst', 1068 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 1068 gross tons, ON79122, 216.0 x 34.0 x 21.0. Built 1879 (1) R. Williamson and Son, Harrington. Owners: T Thompson, registered Liverpool].
The 'Onyx' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Onyx' 420 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 420 gross tons. ON51153. 136.6 x 25.8 x 16.5. Built 1864 (11) J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: Robert Weatherley, registered Sunderland, then Robert Sharp: 1881 WR Williams, registered Wellington NZ: 1885 H Guthrie, registered Dunedin: 1908 sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd. for use as a coal hulk at Auckland. Scuttled off Cuvier Island, Oct. 11, 1925].
The 'Queen Mab' being towed to safety after stranding
The iron barque 'Queen Mab', 1027 tons, being towed to safety after stranding [iron 3 mast barque, 1027 gross tons, ON93370, 205.0 x 33.5 x 19.8. Built 1887 (3) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Fairlie, registered Glasgow. Became the Norwegian 'Alfa' (NB: 'Alfa' is described as steel hulled, it was iron hulled)].
The 'Queen Mab' in Hobart at Princes Wharf
The iron barque 'Queen Mab', 1027 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 1027 gross tons, ON93370, 205.0 x 33.5 x 19.8. Built 1887 (3) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J Fairlie, registered Glasgow. Became the Norwegian 'Alfa' (NB: 'Alfa' is described as steel hulled, it was iron hulled)].
The 'Queen of Cambria' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Queen of Cambria', 888 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 888 gross tons, ON74867, 194.2 x 32.8 x 20.2. Built 1876 (10) Osbourne, Graham and Co., Sunderland. Owners: R Thomas and Co., registered Carnarvon].
The 'Quilpue' in at Newcastle, NSW
The steel barque 'Quilpue', 1387 tons, at Newcastle, NSW [steel 3 mast barque, 1387 gross tons, ON97828. 231.7 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1890 (11) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Barque Quilpue Ltd. (FH Vaughan) registered Liverpool, renamed 'Roald Amundsen' in 1910, then renamed 'Mimosa' in 1916].
The 'Seiriol Wyn' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Seiriol Wyn', 115 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 1115 gross tons, ON76740, 211.3 x 34.0 x 21.1. Built 1877 (2) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow, owners: H Pritchard, registered Glasgow].
The 'Salamis' at anchor
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Salamis', 1130 tons, at anchor [iron ship (later barque) 1130 tons, ON70443, 221.6 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1875 (5) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegians, c.1900 and reputedly it was these owners who reduced her to a barque. Wrecked 20 May 1905, Malden Island, South Pacific. Built for the triangular run, outward to Australia with passengers and general cargo, thence to China, probably with coal, then home to England with tea, but actually arrived too late to participate in the tea trades and spent most of her active career in the Australian trades, taking wool cargoes back to UK].
The 'Salamis' wrecked at Malden Island, South Pacific
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Salamis', 1130 tons, wrecked at Malden Island, South Pacific [iron ship (later barque) 1130 tons, ON70443, 221.6 x 36.0 x 21.7. Built 1875 (5) Walter Hood and Co., Aberdeen: George Thompson and Co., registered Aberdeen. Sold to Norwegians, c.1900 and reputedly it was these owners who reduced her to a barque. Wrecked 20 May 1905, Malden Island, South Pacific, belonging to the Republic of Kiribati. Malden Island, sometimes called Independence Island in the nineteenth century, was a source for guano. The ship was built for the triangular run, outward to Australia with passengers and general cargo, thence to China, probably with coal, then home to England with tea, but actually arrived too late to participate in the tea trades and spent most of her active career in the Australian trades, taking wool cargoes back to UK].
The 'Silverstream' in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Silverstream', 1242 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 3 mast barque, 1242 gross tons, ON87794, 226.0 x 36.4 x 21.9. Built 1891 (2) CJ Bigger, Londonderry. Owners: WP Herdman, registered Belfast]. A researcher has identified the port as Wellington, New Zealand. The 'Silverstream' arrived there on 9 November 1982.
The 'Thurland Castle' moored in an unidentified port
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Thurland Castle', 1306 tons, moored in an unidentified port [iron ship later barque, 1306 tons, ON56962, 226.1 x 34.8 x 21.5. Owners:Lancaster Shipowners Co. (J Chambers and Co. managers) registered Lancaster].
The 'Trongate' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Trongate', 987 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque, 987 tons, ON78598, 204.0 x 33.6 x 20.0. Built 1878 (4) Dobie and Co., Glasgow: WD Denny, registered Glasgow, then Andrew Weir and Co.]
The 'Unicorn' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Unicorn', 499 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 519 gross tons, ON48544, 163.0 x 27.0 x 16.2. Built 1863 (9) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton. Owners: Gillespy and Scott, registered London, later PH Dixson and Co., registered Glasgow].
The 'Thelma' under sail
The iron barque 'Thelma', unknown tonnage, under sail.
The 'West Australian' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'West Australian', 596 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 596 gross tons, ON72455, 164.7 x 29.3 x 17.1. Built 1876 (1) JL Thompson, Sunderland and named 'GBS', owned by George B Sully, registered Bridgewater. Sold c.1880 and renamed, now owned by Bethell and Co., registered London. NB: Two vessels of this name and similar size].
The 'Wychwood' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Wychwood', 1272 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 1272 gross tons. ON95290, 226.5 x 34.9 x 20.6. Built 1889 (6) J Laing, Sunderland. Owners: RH Gayner, registered Sunderland].
The 'Holywood' in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Holywood', 1633 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 3 mast barque, 1633 gross tons. ON102617. 256.5 x 38.2 x 21.4. Built 1893 (8) Ailsa Sailing Boat Co. Troon. Owners: TC Guthrie, registered Glasgow. Renamed 'Acadia' c.1909].
The 'Warwick Castle' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Warwick Castle', 1158 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, c.1880 re-rigged as 3 mast barque, 1208 gross tons, ON47486. 209.4 x 34.1 x 22.3. Built 1863 (5) R Napier and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Donald Currie, registered Liverpool. c.1877 Barque Warwick Castle Ltd (Woodside and Workman) registered Belfast].