Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Port Jackson' moored in The Thames
The four masted iron barque 'Port Jackson', 2212 tons, moored in The Thames. Also refer to the print PRG 1373/4/47 [iron 4 mast barque, 2212 tons, ON84362, 286.2 x 41.1 x 25.2. Built 1882 (8) A Hall and Co., Aberdeen. Owners: Duthie Bros. registered Aberdeen later Devitt and Moore's Ocean Training Ships Ltd. Torpedoed April 28, 1917. Regular Australian trader and when sold to Devitt and Moore became a cadet training ship, remaining in the Australian trade].
The 'Medway' in an unidentified port
The four masted steel barque 'Medway', 2511 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2511 tons, ON129109. 300.0 x 43.2 x 24.8. Built 1902 (7) A McMillan and Son Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: Devitt and Moore's Ocean Training Ships Ltd, registered London. Formerly named 'Ama Begonakoa' of Monte Video and acquired by Moore in 1910. As a wartime measure was converted to an oil carrier at Hong Kong but the war was over before conversion was completed and she became a harbour oiler at Singapore under the name of 'Myr Shell' until sold for scrap in 1933].
The 'Medway' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Medway', 2511 tons, under sail. [Possibly formerly 'Ama Begonakoa'. Montevideo owned cadet training ship built in 1902, sold in 1910 to Devitt & Moore and renamed 'Medway'.] [steel 4 mast barque, 2511 tons, ON129109. 300.0 x 43.2 x 24.8. Built 1902 (7) A McMillan and Son Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: Devitt and Moore's Ocean Training Ships Ltd, registered London. Formerly named 'Ama Begonakoa' of Monte Video and acquired by Moore in 1910. As a wartime measure was converted to an oil carrier at Hong Kong but the war was over before conversion was completed and she became a harbour oiler at Singapore under the name of 'Myr Shell' until sold for scrap in 1933].
The 'Medway' under sail
The four masted steel barque 'Medway', 2511 tons, under sail. [Possibly formerly 'Ama Begonakoa'. Montevideo owned cadet training ship built in 1902, sold in 1910 to Devitt & Moore and renamed 'Medway'.] [steel 4 mast barque, 2511 tons, ON129109. 300.0 x 43.2 x 24.8. Built 1902 (7) A McMillan and Son Ltd. Dumbarton. Owners: Devitt and Moore's Ocean Training Ships Ltd, registered London. Formerly named 'Ama Begonakoa' of Monte Video and acquired by Moore in 1910. As a wartime measure was converted to an oil carrier at Hong Kong but the war was over before conversion was completed and she became a harbour oiler at Singapore under the name of 'Myr Shell' until sold for scrap in 1933].
The 'Port Jackson' decorated for Christmas at Sydney
The four masted iron barque 'Port Jackson', 2212 tons, decorated for Christmas at Sydney. Also refer to the prints PRG 1373/4/41, PRG 1373/4/42 and PRG 1373/4/43.
The 'Chrysolite' under sail
The wooden ship 'Chrysolite', 471 tons, under sail. [wooden ship, 471 tons. ON6083. 149.3 x 26.1 x 17.0. Built 1851 A. Hall and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Taylor and Potter, registered Liverpool, later Hugh McPherson, registered Liverpool. Said to be one of the first British tea clippers.]
'The Caliph' under sail
The composite ship 'The Caliph'. 914 tons, under sail- an etching [see under The Caliph and Caliph] [composite ship, 914 tons, ON63508, 215.1 x 36.1 x 20.4. Built by A Hall and Co. Aberdeen, owners = A Hector, registered London. Loaded tea in China on her first voyage and left for England but vanished. Generally supposed to have been taken by pirates while becalmed on the China coast and destroyed].
The 'Dilpussund' under sail
The composite barque 'Dilpussund', 624 tons, under sail [composite barque, 625 tons. ON50043. 180.0 x 29.0 x 18.0 Built 1864 (6) C. Lungley, Deptford, London. Owners: John Fleming, registered London, c.1881 SD Grant and Co. registered London, Feb.1883 sold to Germans and renamed Europe, (or Europa?) returns to British ownership in 1892 and reverts to original name, Owner JJ Hanks, registered London, 1897 - Robertson and Richards, registered Sydney, 1907 Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd, registered Dunedin and converted to a coal hulk. Broken up in Wellington, NZ 1933. Employed in troop duties to India, initially. In Australian ownership employed in timber and collier trades. DIL prefix is Hindustani for heart. See 'Union Fleet' by IJ Farquhar, 1968 and Index to the NZ Section of the Register of British Ships, MN Watt, nd].
The 'Polmaise' moored in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Polmaise', 812 tons, moored in an unidentified port [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 'Harlaw' at Circular Quay, Sydney
The wooden ship 'Harlaw', 894 tons, at Circular Quay, Sydney [wooden ship, 894 tons. ON53248, 194.0 x 34.0 x 21.2. Built 1866 (12) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners Thompson Junior and Co. registered Aberdeen].
The 'Sir Lancelot' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Sir Lancelot', 886 tons, in an unidentified port [composite barque, 886 tons, ON49556, 197.6 x 33.7 x 21.0. Built 1865 (7) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: J MacCunn and Co., registered Greenock. c.1885 sold to Indian owners, Visram, Ebrahim and Co., Bombay, registered at Bombay. Foundered off the Sandheads, Calcutta in early October 1895 after sailing from Bombay on 4 May 1895. She was a crack china tea clipper].
The 'Sir Lancelot' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Sir Lancelot', 886 tons, in an unidentified port [composite barque, 886 tons, ON49556, 197.6 x 33.7 x 21.0. Built 1865 (7) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: J MacCunn and Co., registered Greenock. c.1885 sold to Indian owners, Visram, Ebrahim and Co., Bombay, registered at Bombay. Foundered off the Sandheads, Calcutta in early October 1895 after sailing from Bombay on 4 May 1895. She was a crack china tea clipper].
The 'Taeping' in an unidentified port
The composite ship 'Taeping', 767 tons, in an unidentified port [composite ship, 767 tons, ON47842, 183.7 x 31.1 x 19.9. Built 1863 (12) Robert Steele and Co. Greenock. Owners: A Rodger and Co., registered Glasgow. Wrecked 1870. Perhaps one of the most famous China Tea Clippers].
The 'Cutty Sark' in Sydney Harbour
The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 921 tons, in Sydney Harbour. One of the ships known as the Tea Clippers and China Traders [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' under sail
The composite ship 'Cutty Sark', 921 tons, under sail [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 'John R. Worcester' in an unidentified port
The composite barque (ex ship) 'John R. Worcester', 844 tons, in an unidentified port. She was a full-rigged clipper until her conversion to a barque rig about 1884. [from information supplied by great-grandson of its captain James Cawse in the mid 1870s] (possibly also known as 'L'Immacolata' of Naples].
The 'Guinevere' anchored in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Guinevere', 879 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [composite ship, later barque, 904 tons, ON62061. 197.0 x 34.0 x 19.7. Built 1868 (8) Randolph, Elder and Co. Glasgow. Owners. J. MacCunn and Co. registered Glasgow, later CS Caird, registered Greenock. c.1890 sold to Norwegians and renamed 'Luna'. MacCunn also owned an earlier ship of this name which was in the China Tea trades - do not confuse] Photographed wearing a foreign flag and probably under the name 'Luna' when barque rigged.
The 'Harlaw' and 'Nineveh' at East Circular Quay, Sydney
The wooden ships 'Harlaw' (right), 894 tons, and 'Nineveh' (left), 1174 tons, at East Circular Quay, Sydney [Harlaw = wooden ship, 894 tons. ON53248, 194.0 x 34.0 x 21.2. Built 1866 (12) W Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners Thompson Junior and Co. registered Aberdeen].[Enlargement of PRG 1373/4/52.]
The 'Wynaud' moored at Gravesend, U.K.
The wooden barque 'Wynaud', 521 tons, moored at Gravesend, U.K. [wooden ship, 546 tons, later c.1867 barque, 521 tons, ON32710, Built 1854 London. Owners: WH Tindall, registered London. 'The Opium Clippers', Basil Lubbock, Brown, Son and Ferguson, mentions this vessel as being originally built for the opium trade but also included in at least one Tea Race].
The 'Sir Lancelot' and 'Spindrift' at Foochow in 1868
The composite ships 'Sir Lancelot' (left), 886 tons, and 'Spindrift' (right), 899 tons, at Foochow in 1868. A researcher has suggested the ship on the right is not Spindrift, which 'has double topsails on the mizzen', and that it may be Thermopylae instead [Sir Lancelot = composite barque, 886 tons, ON49556, 197.6 x 33.7 x 21.0. Built 1865 (7) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: J MacCunn and Co., registered Greenock. c.1885 sold to Indian owners, Visram, Ebrahim and Co., Bombay, registered at Bombay. Foundered off the Sandheads, Calcutta in early October 1895 after sailing from Bombay on 4 May 1895. She was a crack china tea clipper] ['Spindrift' = composite ship, 899 tons, ON58329. 219.4 x 35.6 x 20.2. Built 1867 (7) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: James Findlay and Co., registered Glasgow. Wrecked on Dungeness, England, outward for China, in 1870].
The 'Serica' and 'Lahloo' at Foochow in 1868
The wooden ship 'Serica' (left), 708 tons, and the composite ship 'Lahloo' (right), 799 tons, at Foochow in 1868 ['Serica' = wooden ship, 708 tons, ON45261, 185.9 x 93.1 x 19.6. Built 1863 (8) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: James Findlay, registered Greenock. Wrecked on Paracells Reefs, China Seas, 1873].
The 'Sir Lancelot', 'Spindrift', 'Serica' and 'Lahloo' at Foochow in 1868
The composite ships 'Sir Lancelot' (far left), 886 tons, 'Spindrift' (left), 899 tons, 'Lahloo' (far right), 799 tons, and the wooden ship 'Serica' (right), 708 tons, at Foochow in 1868 ['Serica' = 'Serica' = wooden ship, 708 tons, ON45261, 185.9 x 93.1 x 19.6. Built 1863 (8) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: James Findlay, registered Greenock. Wrecked on Paracells Reefs, China Seas, 1873] ['Sir Lancelot = composite barque, 886 tons, ON49556, 197.6 x 33.7 x 21.0. Built 1865 (7) Robert Steele, Greenock. Owners: J MacCunn and Co., registered Greenock. c.1885 sold to Indian owners, Visram, Ebrahim and Co., Bombay, registered at Bombay. Foundered off the Sandheads, Calcutta in early October 1895 after sailing from Bombay on 4 May 1895. She was a crack china tea clipper] ['Spindrift' = composite ship, 899 tons, ON58329. 219.4 x 35.6 x 20.2. Built 1867 (7) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners: James Findlay and Co., registered Glasgow. Wrecked on Dungeness, England, outward for China, in 1870].
The 'Lothair' under sail
The composite barque (ex ship) 'Lothair', 794 tons, under sail [composite ship (later barque) 824 tons, ON63633, 191.8 x 33.5 x 19.0. Built 1870 (7) Walker, London. Owners: Killick, Martin and Co. Registered London c.1885 to W Bowen junior, registered London, and rigged down to a barque, in 1890s passed to Italian and later Peruvian owners, without change of name. Said to have been the last vessel actually constructed as a Tea Clipper].
The 'Belted Will' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Belted Will', 812 tons, in an unidentified port. [wooden barque 812 tons. ON47146, 186.4 x 32.4 x 20.8. Built 1863 (7) Fell, Workington. Owners, Shaw Bushby and Co. registered Workington, mid 1880's to Helsingborg owners.]
The 'Titania' in the boatyard
The composite barque (ex ship) 'Titania', 879 tons, in the boatyard [composite ship, later barque, 879 tons, ON56745. 200.0 x 36.0 x 21.0. Built 1866 (11) R Steele and Co., Greenock. Owners: Shaw Bushby and Co., registered London. c.1885 Hudson Bay Co., registered London: passed into Italian hands without change of name in early 1890s. Broken up in France in 1910. Career as a tea clipper].
The 'Black Prince', 'Fiery Cross', 'Taeping', 'Ariel' and 'Flying Spur' at Foochow
The composite ships 'Black Prince' (1), 751 tons. [composite ship, 751 tons. ON48501. 185.0 x 32.0 x 19.0. Built 1863 (8) A. Hall and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Charles L. Norman, registered London, later W. Inglis. Drops from the register before 1887.] 'Taeping' (3), 767 tons, 'Ariel' (4), 853 tons, and the wooden ships 'Fiery Cross' (2), 888 tons, 'Flying Spur' (5), 735 tons, at Foochow.
The 'William Manson' as an Australian Tea Clipper
The wooden barque 'William Manson', 366 tons, as an Australian Tea Clipper [wooden barque, 380 tons, ON64420 147.7 x 27.4 x 15.7. Built 1872 (7) John Duthie and Sons, Aberdeen. Owners: John Frazer and James Ewan, registered Sydney; June 1878 James Ewan; May 1893 Joseph Vos and ES Ebsworth' 1897 Union of SS Co., of New Zealand Ltd., registered Dunedin, converted to a coal hulk in 1914 and burnt at Ward Island 24 May, 1939. She was an Australian tea clipper. In the early part of the 1980s employed in timber trades. Union Line employed the vessel mainly on the carriage of coals].
The 'Thermopylae' at anchor in Sydney Harbour
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 947 tons, at anchor composite ship, 948 tons, ON60688, 212.0 x 36.0 x 21.0. Built 1868 (8) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: George Thompson and Co. (Aberdeen White Star Line) registered Aberdeen. Sold to Portugese in 1896 and employed as a Naval Training ship. Built as a China Tea Clipper and then moved into the Australian trades where she became very famous and said to have been one of the fastest clippers in the trade].
The 'Thermopylae' at anchor in Sydney Harbour
The composite ship 'Thermopylae', 947 tons, at anchor composite ship, 948 tons, ON60688, 212.0 x 36.0 x 21.0. Built 1868 (8) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: George Thompson and Co. (Aberdeen White Star Line) registered Aberdeen. Sold to Portugese in 1896 and employed as a Naval Training ship. Built as a China Tea Clipper and then moved into the Australian trades where she became very famous and said to have been one of the fastest clippers in the trade].
The 'Kaisow' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Kaisow', 795 tons, in an unidentified port [composite barque, 820 tons. ON60392. 193.2 x 32.0 x 20.3. Built 1868 (11) Robert Steele. Greenock. Owners: Killick Martin and Co. Registered London. c.1885 W Bowen junior. Foundered 15 Nov. 1891, repeat 1891, when about 60 miles WSW of Valparaiso when her cargo of manganese ore shifted while on a voyage from Valparaiso towards England].