Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Dalblair' after being wrecked
The steel barque 'Dalblair', 1629 tons, after being wrecked [steel single screw steamship, ON149413, 4608 gross, 2810 net tons. 406.5 x 54.1 x 24.7. Built 1926 (8) Scott's SB and E Co. Ltd. Greenock. Triple expansion recip steam eng. 442 nhp by shipbuilder. Owners United States Nav. Co. Ltd (Campbell Bros and Co) registered Newcastle upon Tyne]. A researcher states: 'Think you have the wrong vessel. This should be Dalblair of 1895, built by Ailsa Shipbuilding at Troon, ON 105965,went ashore 1902 at Point de Esny, Mahebourg harbour'.
The 'Record' at anchor
The iron barque 'Record', 322 tons, at anchor.
The 'Ravenhill' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The steel barque 'Ravenhill', 1826 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [possibly formerly known as the 'Ancaios'].
The 'R.A. Calderon' anchored in an unidentified harbour
The steel barque 'R.A. Calderon', 840 tons, anchored in an unidentified harbour [steel 3 mast barque, 840 gross tons, ON87890, 199.7 x 31.2 x 19.5. Built 1883 (9) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow: Owners: W&J Lockett, registered Liverpool].
The 'Raglan Castle' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Raglan Castle', 1086 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 3 mast barque, 1086 gross tons, ON74495, 215.7 x 34.8 x 21.1. Built 1876 (3) R&J Evans and Co., Liverpool. Owners: Richards, Mills and Co., registered Liverpool, then JG Evans].
The 'Lord Kinnaird' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Lord Kinnaird', 890 tons, docked in an unidentified port.
The 'Kirkdale' at Port Chalmers
The iron barque 'Kirkdale', 790 tons, at Port Chalmers [iron barque, 790 tons, ON76524, 191.7 x 31.1 x 19.3. Built 1877 (7) W Doxford and Sons, Sunderland. Owners: AJ Steel, registered Liverpool, later J Steel and Sons, c.1902 Lever Bros. Ltd.]
The 'Lord Kinnaird' at anchor
The iron barque 'Lord Kinnaird', 890 tons, at anchor [iron barque, 890 tons. ON73400, 195.7 x 32.7 x 19.2. Built 1876 (2) Brown and Simpson, Dundee. Owners: William Ritchie, registered Dundee, later Dundee Shipowners Co. Ltd. (WO Taylor managers) registered Dundee].
The 'Lord Templetown' under sail
The steel barque 'Lord Templetown', 2152 tons, under sail [steel 3 mast barque, 2152 tons, ON93156, 282.9 x 40.1 x 23.7. Built 1886 (5) Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Owners: Irish Shipowners Co. Ltd. (T Dixon and Sons, managers) registered Belfast. Sold in 1900 to Canadian owners. Laid up in 1921 and converted to a barge in 1925].
The 'Parsee' at Port Chalmers
The iron barque 'Parsee', 1282 tons, at Port Chalmers [iron ship, later barque, 1351 tons, ON62069, 227.4 x 35.9 x 22.4. Built 1868 (9) R Steele, Greenock. Owners: J&W Stewart, registered Greenock. Renamed 'Magdalene' by Norwegians c.1900].
The 'Frances Fisher' in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Frances Fisher', 1477 tons, in an unidentified port [steel barque, 1477 tons. ON91852. 244.0 x 37.5 x 21.3. Built 1885 (7) A McMillan and Son, Dumbarton. Owners: FR Fisher, registered London, then McIllwraith, McEachern and Co. Registered London by 1895 Frances Fisher Sailing Ship Co (Chadwick, Wainright and Co) registered London].
The 'Assel' at Port Chalmers
The iron barque 'Assel', 845 tons, at Port Chalmers. [ iron 3 masted barque. 845 gross tons. ON75283 190.4 x 33.0 x 19.2. Built 1876 (12) London and Glasgow Iron Engineering and SB Co. Glasgow. Owners: David Hunter reg. Ayr.]
The 'Belmont' in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Belmont', 1528 tons, in an unidentified port. [steel 3 masted barque, 1528 gross tons. ON98630. 236.4 x 38.1 x 21.8. Built 1891 (5) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Belmont Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered Yarmouth, Nova Scotia].
The 'Forfarshire' moored in an unidentified port
The barque 'Forfarshire', 1354 tons, moored in an unidentified port [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 'Carnarvon Castle' in an unidentified port
The iron barque (3 mast) 'Carnarvon Castle', GRT 1200, in an unidentified port. ON56926 69.8 m length x 11.0 m beam x 6.7 m draught. Built 1867 by Barclay, Curle & Co. at Glasgow with the United Kingdom flag. 1889 it was sold to Sinclair & Ellwood and was operated as 'Sailing Ship Carnarvon Castle Co'. 1897 sold to Flugge, Johannsen & Libinus of Hamburg and renamed Nurnberg. 1905 sold to Sven, O Stray of Christiansand (Norway). It was abandoned on January 10 1910 in the Atlantic Ocean at 35.30 N, 27.24 V, on the road Lobos de Tierra - Antwerp with guano.
The 'Antiope' under sail
The iron barque 'Antiope', 1443 tons, under sail. [iron ship 1443 tons, ON55014, 242.3 x 38.4 x 23.7. Built 1866 (8). J. Reid & Co. Port Glasgow, RR Heap, registered Liverpool: 1882 Australasian Shipping Co. Ltd) Gracie Beazley & Co. 1897 GW Murray by 1904 rigged as a barque and now 1486 tons and owned by Barque Antiope Ltd registered Victoria, BC: 1915 Pararoa Coal Mining Co. Registered Wellington (for use as a coal hulk) 1915 Otago Iron Rolling Mills Ltd. and refitted for sea. Burnt by fire at Delgoa Bay South Africa January 13 1921 and abandoned as constructive total loss. Refitted as store ship.]
The 'Anglo Norman' wrecked on the New Zealand coast
The iron barque 'Anglo Norman', 864 tons, wrecked on the New Zealand coast on September 26, 1914. [iron 3 masted mbq. 864 gross tons. ON73634, 192.4 x 32.2 x 18.9. Built 1876 (1) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Edmund Frost and Partners. Registered London, then Maxwell Eastham and Co., later C & G Jamieson, eventually sold to Norway without change of name and wrecked Sept. 26 1914 on coast of New Zealand.]
The 'Anglo Norman' wrecked on the New Zealand coast
The iron barque 'Anglo Norman', 864 tons, wrecked on the New Zealand coast on September 26, 1914. [iron 3 masted mbq. 864 gross tons. ON73634, 192.4 x 32.2 x 18.9. Built 1876 (1) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Edmund Frost and Partners. Registered London, then Maxwell Eastham and Co., later C & G Jamieson, eventually sold to Norway without change of name and wrecked Sept. 26 1914 on coast of New Zealand.]
The 'Araby Maid' under sail
The iron barque 'Araby Maid', 863 tons, under sail.
The 'Allegiance' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Allegiance', 1236 tons, at Port Adelaide. [iron ship later bq. 1236t. ON76368. 217.5 x 36.7 x 22.0: Built 1876 (10) W. Potter and Co. Liverpool. Owners David Morgan. reg. Liverpool then Mrs. ME Morgan. ].
The 'Abernyte' in an unidentified harbour
The iron barque 'Abernyte', 728 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Loch Bredan' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Loch Bredan', 982 tons, at Port Adelaide. The vessel was lost on a passage from Port Adelaide to Capetown with bales of compressed fodder. Captain Williams was accompanied by his wife on that passage [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 'Inversnaid' at anchor
The steel barque 'Inversnaid', 1418 tons, at anchor [steel barque, 1418 tons. ON99639, 238.0 x 36.2 x 21.7. Built 1892 (6) A McMillan and Son Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: G Milne and Co. Registered Aberdeen c.1920 renamed 'Garthsnaid' by Sir William Garthwaite. Dismasted off Gabo in 1922 and towed into Melbourne by 'ss Zealandic' and hulked].
The 'Inversnaid' in the River Avon
The steel barque 'Inversnaid', 1418 tons, in the River Avon steel barque, 1418 tons. ON99639, 238.0 x 36.2 x 21.7. Built 1892 (6) A McMillan and Son Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: G Milne and Co. Registered Aberdeen c.1920 renamed 'Garthsnaid' by Sir William Garthwaite. Dismasted off Gabo in 1922 and towed into Melbourne by 'ss Zealandic' and hulked].
The 'Meinwen' at Port Adelaide
The steel barque 'Meinwen', 1538 tons, at Port Adelaide. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/22/136 [steel 3 mast barque, 1538 gross tons. ON99413, 240.0 x 38.1 x 22.2. Built 1892 (6) R&J Evans and Co. Liverpool. Meinwen Ship Co. JG Evans, registered Liverpool. Became the Norwegian 'Alfhild' c. 1910].
The 'Eden' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Eden', 493 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 519 gross tons, later 493 tons. ON45949. 165.0 x 26.2 x 17.5. Built 1863 (4) M Pearse and Co. Stockton. Owners Joseph Steel, registered Liverpool, then Hope Bros. Later sold to German owners without change of name].
The 'Lanoma' at Launceston, Tasmania
The iron barque 'Lanoma', 700 tons, at Launceston, Tasmania.
The 'Scythia' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Scythia', 937 tons, docked in an unidentified port. Note that image PRG 1373/1/27 labelled 'Scythia' ca. 1876, 886 tons, is the same vessel. [As noted by researcher Cheryl Hill] [iron ship, 937 tons, ON58945, 196.9 x 32.7 x 20.5. Built 1868 (11) Bowdler, Chaffer and Co., Seacombe. Owners: William Nicol, registered Liverpool] The ship was built in 1868 and retained many of the features of wooden ships. Channels and chainplates may be seen and wooden stanchions and rails surround the poop deck and fo'c'sle head.
The 'Golden Gate' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Golden Gate', 932 tons, docked 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 'Kinclune' at Port Chalmers
The iron barque 'Kinclune', 741 tons, at Port Chalmers [iron 3 mast barque, 741 gross tons. ON75194, 184.7 x 30.1 x 18.4. Built 1876 (11) A Stephens and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: David Couper, registered Dundee. 1910 AH Turnbull and H Munro, registered Lyttleton. Wrecked Nov. 15, 1904 near Kaipara Harbour, New Zealand].