Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Scottish Glens' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Scottish Glens', 2115 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 2115 tons, ON91205, 279.6 x 40.3 x 24.5. Built 1885 (4) Oswald, Mourdaunt and Co., Southampton. Owners: WH Ross and Co., registered Liverpool, later G Windram and co. registered Liverpool. c.1911 to Norwegian owners without change of name].
The 'Circe' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Circe', 1651 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [iron ship 1651 gross. 249.0 x 39.5 x 22.5. Built 1885 (11) A. Stephen and Sons. Glasgow. Owners: AC LeQuellec, registered Bordeaux. Became Norwegian Karmo c.1903.]
The 'Forth' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Forth', 1829 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel ship 1829 tons. ON102871. 270.7 x 39.0 x 22.5. Built 1894 (5) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: J Nourse, registered London, Sold 1910 to Norway] See 'Coolie Ships and Oil Sailers' by Basil Lubbock.
The 'Melpomene' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Melpomene', 1514 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship 1514 tons, ON63152. 242.0 x 38.4 x 23.7. Built 1869 (4) John Reid and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners HP Corsar (of Arbroath) registered Liverpool c.1875 Henry Fernie and Sons, registered Liverpool and drops from the register before 1882. Note from Ron Parsons "NB I do not believe that this photograph depicts the above ship but one of a later vintage - very likely the German ship of this name built in Scotland in 1891 - Lubbock has confused the two vessels - compare with photograph on page 81 in 'Square Riggers' "].
The 'Foyle' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Foyle', 1666 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1666 tons. ON70642, 243.0 x 38.8 x 24.2. Built 1874 (9) TR Oswald, Sunderland. Owners: James Nourse, registered London. Sold 1904 to Norway and renamed 'Jarlen'. 'Coolie Ships and Oil Sailers' by Basil Lubbock, gives some brief mention].
The 'Fulwood' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Fulwood', 2170 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 2170 tons, ON91270, 279.0 x 40.2 x 24.4. Built 1885 (1) Oswald, Mordaunt and Co. Southampton. Owners: RW Leyland and Co (later Sailing Chip Fulwood Ltd., managed by Leylands) registered Liverpool. c.1910 to Norwegian owners without change of name. When under Norwegian flag went missing in 1919 on a voyage from Buenos Aires to Korsor].
The 'Dharma' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Dharma', 1947 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel ship, 1947 gross tons. ON114736. 267.4 x 40.1 x 23.6. Built 1901 (8) W Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners W Montgomery, registered London, sold 1910 to Hamburg and renamed 'Oliva' held at Valapariso during WW1 and then alloted to France as reparations. Sold c.1923 to Chile and renamed 'Dharma'. Fate not located. Said to be one of the 'beautiful sisters' along with 'Eva Montgomery' In the nitrate trade after sale in 1910. See 'Square Riggers; the Final Epoch' by Hurst. The Last of the Windjammers, Vol. 2'.
The 'Garthforce' after striking iceberg
The steel ship 'Garthforce', 1941 tons, after striking iceberg [also known as 'Celtic Glen'].
The 'Crown of Denmark' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Crown of Denmark', 2103 tons, in an unidentified harbour. Also refer to print PRG 1373/26/100. The iron ship 'Craigmore', 2103 tons, in an unidentified harbour. Also refer to print PRG 1373/26/65 [iron ship 2103 tons. ON87930, 283.5 x 41.3 x 24.1. Built 1883 (12) A McMillan and Son, Dumbarton. Owners Robertson, Cruickshank and Co. (J&R Young managers) Often Young was shown as owner although they apparently continued to use Robertson and Cruickshank for years as the official owner) registered Liverpool. Sold c.1917 to Norway and renamed Saga].
The 'Carnarvon Bay' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Carnarvon Bay', 1932 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [steel ship, 1932 gross tons, ON102132, 265.4 x 40.1 x 22.9. Built 1894 (3) A. Rodger and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners, Roberts, Owen and co. (Ship Carnarvon Bay Co )registered Liverpool.]
The 'Silverhow' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Silverhow', 1247 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1279 gross (as a 3 mast barque, in later years 1247 gross) ON69719, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1875 (10) Whitehaven SB Co. Whitehaven: G Nelson (and later & Sons) registered Whitehaven].
The 'Clackmannanshire' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Clackmannanshire', 1583 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [iron ship 1583 tons, ON89960. 250.0 x 38.3 x 22.0. Built 1884 (9). Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners Thomas Law and Co. Registered Glasgow. Sold to German shipbreakers in 1922.]
The 'Clan Mac Pherson' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Clan Mac Pherson', 1680 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [iron ship 1680 tons. ON90066. 260.5 x 38.2 x 23.2. Built 1885 (6) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners, T. Dunlop and Sons, registered Glasgow. Missing on a voyage from Newcastle to Valparaiso in 1900.]
The 'Loch Garry' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Loch Garry', 1565 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1565 tons, ON73788. 250.5 x 38.4 x 22.6. Built 1875 (10) J&G Thomson, Glasgow. Owners: Glasgow Shipping Co. (Aitken, Lilburn and Co. - Loch Line) registered Glasgow. Sold to Italian ship breakers in March 1911].
The 'John Cooke' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'John Cooke', 1879 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Loch Ard' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Loch Ard', 1624 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1693 tons, ON68061, 262.7 x 38.3 x 23.0. Built 1873 (11) Charles Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: General Shipping Co., (Aitken and Lilburn, managers) registered Glasgow. Wrecked at Curdie's Inlet, June 1, 1878. About 27 miles west of Cape Otway, Victoria, with the loss of all but two of her complement of 52. One of the most sensational wrecks on the Australian coast and a whole body of literature has been built up around this disaster. Much too voluminous to list here. Almost any publication touching upon shipwreck in Australia will mention this wreck - a number of full length books have been written on the subject].
The 'Drumpark' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Drumpark', 1551 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1551 tons. ON76529, 243.6 x 37.9 x 22.6. Built 1877 (7) WH Potter and Son, Liverpool. Owners Gillison and Chadwick, registered Liverpool c.1900 to Italian owners without change of name].
The 'Celtic Glen' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Celtic Glen', 1941 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [steel ship, 1941 tons. ON99427, 267.9 x 39.7 x 23.4. Built 1892 (7) W. Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow as Iquique for Iquique Sailing Ship Co. (Brodersen Vaughan and Co. registered Liverpool sold c.1910 and renamed Celtic Glen by Celtic Glen Co. (R. Hughes-Jones and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold and renamed Riverford, then in 1918 sold Marine Nav. Co. of Canada Ltd and renamed Garthforce. Collided with an iceberg sout of Cape of Good Hope in 1921 and was towed into Durban and sold for conversion into a hulk.]
The 'Celtic Glen' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Celtic Glen', 1941 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [steel ship, 1941 tons. ON99427, 267.9 x 39.7 x 23.4. Built 1892 (7) W. Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow as Iquique for Iquique Sailing Ship Co. (Brodersen Vaughan and Co. registered Liverpool sold c.1910 and renamed Celtic Glen by Celtic Glen Co. (R. Hughes-Jones and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold and renamed Riverford, then in 1918 sold Marine Nav. Co. of Canada Ltd and renamed Garthforce. Collided with an iceberg sout of Cape of Good Hope in 1921 and was towed into Durban and sold for conversion into a hulk.]
The 'Celtic Glen' in an unidentified harbour
The steel ship 'Celtic Glen', 1941 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [steel ship, 1941 tons. ON99427, 267.9 x 39.7 x 23.4. Built 1892 (7) W. Hamilton and Co. Port Glasgow as Iquique for Iquique Sailing Ship Co. (Brodersen Vaughan and Co. registered Liverpool sold c.1910 and renamed Celtic Glen by Celtic Glen Co. (R. Hughes-Jones and Co.) registered Liverpool. Sold and renamed Riverford, then in 1918 sold Marine Nav. Co. of Canada Ltd and renamed Garthforce. Collided with an iceberg sout of Cape of Good Hope in 1921 and was towed into Durban and sold for conversion into a hulk.]
The 'Linlithgowshire' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Linlithgowshire', 1425 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship 1425 tons, ON76785, 244.7 x 37.4 x 21.7. Built 1877 (6) Henry Murray and Co. Glasgow, as 'Jeanie Landles' for David Law, rergistered Glasgow. c.1883 sold to Thomas Law and Co., registered Glasgow and renamed 'Linlithgowshire'. Sold c.1907 and become the Belgian sail training ship 'Comte de Smet de Naeyer'].
The 'Angerona' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Angerona', 1292 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship, 1292 tons. ON70894, 226.0 x 36.1 x 22.1. Built 1874 (11) Whitehaven Shipbuilding Co. Whitehaven: William Lowden, registered Liverpool, then Lowden Edgar and Co. c.1890 W. Lowden and Co., eventually became Norwegian owned without change of name and finally 'Hippen' and broken up under that name in 1924.]
The 'Lady Isabella' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Lady Isabella', 1520 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1520 gross tons, ON86691, 255.7 x 38.3 x 20.6. Built 1882 (8) A McMillan and Son, Dumbarton. Owners: North British Shipping Co., Ltd., registered Glasgow, later G Gordon and Company].
The 'Sutlej' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Sutlej', 1742 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1742 tons, ON94365, 260.3 x 38.2 x 23.1. Built 1888 (2) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Foley and Co., registered London. Sold c.1907 and renamed 'Antares' by Italian owners. Wrecked off the Victorian coast, west of Peterborough late in 1914, with the loss of her entire crew when on a voyage from Marseilles to Melbourne. Apparently struck the base of a high cliff and foundered].
The 'Ben Voirlich' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Ben Voirlich', 1540 tons, in an unidentified port. [Iron ship, later barque 1540 tons. ON68067, 255.6 x 37.1 x 21.8. Built 1873 (12) Barclay, Curle and Co. Glasgow. Owners: Watson Bros. registered Glasgow. Sold 1891 to German owners and ultimately converted to a barque rig, without change of name. In 1903 sold to Italian owners without change of name. Well known clipper in the Australian trade.]
The 'Euterpe' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Euterpe', 1197 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1197 gross tons. ON47617, 205.5 x 35.2 x 23.4. Built 1863 (11) Gibson and Co. Ramsey. Owners David Brown, registered London, then Shaw, Savill and Co. (later Shaw, Savill and Albion) registered Southampton. c.1900-1910 sold to Chile and rigged as a barque, later sold to Alaska Packers Assoc. renamed 'Star of India' and registered San Francisco].
The 'Duncan Coupland' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Duncan Coupland', 1436 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'Indore' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Indore', 2146 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 2146 tons, ON91276, 279.0 x 40.7 x 24.6 Built 1885 (11) Richardson, Duck and Co., Stockton. Owners: Eyre Evans and Co. registered Liverpool; later Romeo Shipping Co. Ltd. (T Rome, manager) c.1906 sold to Norway without change of name, and wrecked on Staten Island in 1907].
The 'Oamaru' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Oamaru', 1364 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron ship, 1364 gross tons ON71682. 239.1 x 36.1 x 21.0. Built 1874 (10) Scott and Co. Greenock. Owners: P Henderson and Co., (Albion Line) who merged with Shaw Savill to form Shaw, Savill and Albion Line, registered Glasgow. Sold 1905 and renamed 'Fox' by her Norwegian owners. She was abandoned in a sinking condition, timber laden off Pensacola, USA. Her new owners had reduced her to a barque. The timber kept her afloat in a waterlogged condition and she was towed to port but condemned and broken up in 1912. Spent most of her life in the UK-NZ trades].
The 'Desdemona' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Desdemona', 1564 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship 1564 tons. ON70911, 242.0 x 37.7 x 22.9. Built 1875 (1) WH Potter and Co. Liverpool. Owners CT Bowring and Co. Registered Liverpool].