Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Arab Steed' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ship 'Arab Steed', 686 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden ship later barque. 635 tons, later 664 tons. ON47311, 162.7 x 32.1 x19.0. Built 1863 (2) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners: Messrs Hawley. Registered London. Eventually owned in Gothenburg. Photograph shows 'Arab Steed" rigged as a ship'.
The 'Arab Steed' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden ship 'Arab Steed', 686 tons, in an unidentified harbour [[wooden ship later barque. 635 tons, later 664 tons. ON47311, 162.7 x 32.1 x19.0. Built 1863 (2) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners: Messrs Hawley. Registered London. Eventually owned in Gothenburg. Photograph shows 'Arab Steed' rigged as a barque].
The 'Alfred Hawley'
The wooden barque 'Alfred Hawley', 420 tons, docked in Port Adelaide near a Harrold Brothers building. [W 3 m. bq. 420t. ON29015, 135.5 x 28.9 x 17.1. Built 1860. Wm. Pile, the younger, Sunderland. Owners: Walker & Fowler, reg. London: 1881. GA Phillips, reg. Newcastle, NSW and transferred to Port Adelaide in Oct. 1883. Owners W. Llewellin, Wm. McLean & John Whittingham. Transferred to Melbourne June 1885 by the same owners. In November 1898 the ship was sold by order of the Court of the Cape of Good Hope and was re-registered in Port Natal. Returned to Australian owners in 1900 at Newcastle NSW and sold to Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd for use as a hulk at Launceston, Tas., and later was used in the same capacity at Devonport. Was sold for breaking up in January 1927. In the early part of her career was employed in the UK-Tasmania run.]
The 'Lanoma', at Launceston, Tasmania
The iron barque 'Lanoma', 700 tons, docked at Launceston, Tasmania [iron barque, 700 tons, ON73710, 184.6 x 31.1 x 17.9. Built 1876 (6) SP Austin and Hunter, Sunderland. Owners: TB Walker, registered London. Wrecked on a voyage from Australia to England on Chesil Beach, near Portland Bill, England, in March 1888. The Captain and eleven others being lost. She struck at midnight in bad weather].
The 'Westbury' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Westbury', 493 tons, docked on the North Esk River, Launceston, Tasmania. The vessel ran regular trade between London and Launceston for T.B. Walker. The Harden Flour Mill building on the far left of the picture was established in Launceston in 1859 by James Scott. [iron barque, 493 tons, ON56787, 154.2 x 29.1 x 17.0. Built 1867 (4) Pile, Hay and Co., Sunderland. Owners: Thomas B Walker, registered London; late 1890s passed into Russian hands without change of name].
The 'Corinth' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Corinth', 614 tons, in an unidentified port. [Composite barque 686 tons, ON63602. 165.0 x 31.1 x 18.3. Built 1870 (4) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London. Burnt at sea in 1890 when her cargo of wool loaded in Launceston ignited through spontaneous combustion, about a week out from port. The crew abandoned the burning ship in the boats and were picked up by SS Fifeshire.] A researcher at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania disputes the date that the barque was lost. It was lost on 19 February 1893 after sailing from Tasmania on 11 February. 'The error was noted when dates didn't match up - the vessel sailed from Launceston on 4 March 1890 with a similar cargo and this may have caused confusion. The rescue vessel SS Fifeshire sailed from NZ both in February 1890 and February 1893.'
The 'Corinth' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Corinth', 614 tons, in an unidentified port. [Composite barque 686 tons, ON63602. 165.0 x 31.1 x 18.3. Built 1870 (4) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London. According to a researcher, the 'Corinth' sailed from London to Melbourne in 1876 with Thomas Watson Henderson as First Mate. 'Corinth' sailed to Calcutta in 1877. Burnt at sea in 1890 when her cargo of wool loaded in Launceston ignited through spontaneous combustion, about a week out from port. The crew abandoned the burning ship in the boats and were picked up by SS Fifeshire.] A researcher at the Maritime Museum of Tasmania disputes the date that the barque was lost. It was lost on 19 February 1893 after sailing from Tasmania on 11 February. 'The error was noted when dates didn't match up - the vessel sailed from Launceston on 4 March 1890 with a similar cargo and this may have caused confusion. The rescue vessel SS Fifeshire sailed from NZ both in February 1890 and February 1893.'
The 'Berean' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Berean', 542 tons, in an unidentified port. [Composite barque, 542 tons. ON60996, 160.5 x 30.2 x 17.2 Built 1869 (8) W Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London sold c.1896 Norwegian owners. In 1910 suffered severe damage after a collision with a steamer in the Thames and sunk. Raised and converted into a hulk and subsequently broken up. Under the British flag was well known in the Tasmanian trades.]
The 'Berean' sunk by a collision in the Thames
The composite barque 'Berean', 542 tons, sunk by a collision in the Thames. [Composite barque, 542 tons. ON60996, 160.5 x 30.2 x 17.2 Built 1869 (8) W Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London sold c.1896 Norwegian owners. In 1910 suffered severe damage after a collision with a steamer in the Thames and sunk. Raised and converted into a hulk and subsequently broken up. Under the British flag was well known in the Tasmanian trades.]
The 'Berean' being broken up
The composite barque 'Berean', 542 tons, being broken up. [Composite barque, 542 tons. ON60996, 160.5 x 30.2 x 17.2 Built 1869 (8) W Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London sold c.1896 Norwegian owners. In 1910 suffered severe damage after a collision with a steamer in the Thames and sunk. Raised and converted into a hulk and subsequently broken up. Under the British flag was well known in the Tasmanian trades.]
The 'Barossa' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Barossa', 1019 tons, in Port Adelaide. [iron ship later barque 1019 tons ON68904 210.7 x 35.3 x 20.0. Built 1873 (5) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London 1894 CJ Isles, registered London (and converted to barque) then to Norwegian owners without change of name but now 991 tons. Having rolled over in dock she was sold for breaking up. Well known in her early days in the Adelaide passenger trades.]
The 'Barossa' docked in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Barossa', 1019 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [iron ship later barque 1019 tons ON68904 210.7 x 35.3 x 20.0. Built 1873 (5) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London 1894 CJ Isles, registered London (and converted to barque) then to Norwegian owners without change of name but now 991 tons. Having rolled over in dock she was sold for breaking up. Well known in her early days in the Adelaide passenger trades.]
The 'Barossa' docked in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Barossa', 1019 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [iron ship later barque 1019 tons ON68904 210.7 x 35.3 x 20.0. Built 1873 (5) W. Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker registered London 1894 CJ Isles, registered London (and converted to barque) then to Norwegian owners without change of name but now 991 tons. Having rolled over in dock she was sold for breaking up. Well known in her early days in the Adelaide passenger trades.]
The 'Decapolis' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Decapolis', 669 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque 669 tons. ON60858, 187.5 x 30.0 x 18.0. Built 1868 (8) W Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker, registered London c.1895 sold to Italian owners without immediate change of name,c.1908 renamed Nostra Madre. Torpedoed in Mediterranean in WW1. Sometimes employed in West Australian wool trade. Well known in the Brisbane trade and later in the Tasmanian trade].
The 'Decapolis' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Decapolis', 669 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque 669 tons. ON60858, 187.5 x 30.0 x 18.0. Built 1868 (8) W Pile and Co. Sunderland. Owners TB Walker, registered London c.1895 sold to Italian owners without immediate change of name,c.1908 renamed Nostra Madre. Torpedoed in Mediterranean in WW1. Sometimes employed in West Australian wool trade. Well known in the Brisbane trade and later in the Tasmanian trade].
The 'Peri' docked at Port Chalmers, New Zealand
The iron barque 'Peri', 897 tons, docked at Port Chalmers, Dunedin New Zealand.
The 'Peri' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Peri', 897 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, later barque orginally 776 tons, 1877 = 932 tons, ON58717 after lengthening in 1877 = 212.0 x 32.1 x 19.7. Built 1868 (12) Readhead, Softley and Co. South Shields, owners. William Wright, registered South Shields: c.1885 J Stewart and Co., registered South Shields].
The 'Amulree' docked in an unidentified port
The steel barque 'Amulree', 1433 tons, docked in an unidentified port. [steel barque 1433 tons. ON99057, 236.3 x 36.1 x 21.7, built 1892 (4) Russell and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: J. Stewart and Co. Registered London. Sunk by a submarine 24 April 1917.]
The 'Hesperides' docked in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Hesperides', 1338 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron ship 1401 tons, ON70706, 236.7 x 37.8 x 22.6. Built 1875 (3) Short Bros., Sunderland. Owners: J Paton junior and Co. Registered London c.1885 J Stewart and Co. 1904 to Norwegian owners].
The 'Peru' docked at Port Chalmers
The iron barque 'Peru', 683 tons, docked at Port Chalmers [also known as 'Louisa Craig'] [iron barque, 710 tons, ON75188, 182.4 x 30.1 x 17.8. Built 1876 (8) J Key and Sons, Kinghorn, Owners: JW Robertson, registered Dundee. c.1885 J Stewart and Co., registered Dundee. 1907 sold to J Craig and Co, and renamed 'Louisa Craig' and registered at Auckland. In October 1916 renamed 'Raupo' and became the property of GH Scales (of Wellington). 1923 Canterbury Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. and hulked in 1922-3, and register closed in 1929].
The 'William Mitchell' under sail
The steel ship 'William Mitchell', 2035 tons, under sail [steel ship 2035 tons, ON94220. 272.7 x 41.0 x 23.7. Built 1892 (8) CJ Bigger, Londonderry. Owners: W Mitchell, registered Londonderry. c.1900 Potter Brothers, registered London; 1909 John Stewart and Co. Broken up 1927. Said to have been the last square rigged sailing vessel owned in England].
The 'Edinburgh' docked in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Edinburgh', 1473 tons, docked in an unidentified port [iron barque, 1473 tons. ON90059, 241.7 x 38.0 x 21.5. Built 1885 (6) C Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners Bramwell and Gardiner, registered Glasgow. c.1896. J Stewart and Co. Captured and scuttled by the raider 20 Jan. 1916].
The 'Dee' anchored in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Dee', 1169 tons, anchored in an unidentified port [iron barque, 1169 tons. ON89846 215.2 x 35.1 x 21.2. Built 1885 (10) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners P. MacFarlane, registered Port Glasgow, later J Stewart and Co. Captured and sunk by the raider Wolf 410 miles west by south from Cape Leeuwin West Australia, 30 March 1917].
The 'Cumberland' under sail
The iron and steel ship 'Cumberland', 1849 tons, under sail [iron and steel ship, 1849 tons. ON79125. 267.1 x 39.1 x 23.6. Built 1884 (3) R Williamson and Son, Workington (of iron frames and steel plates) Owners T. Williamson, registered Workington, c.1900 J. Stewart and Co.]
The 'Ashmore' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Ashmore', 1099 tons, at Port Adelaide. [Iron ship, converted to barque c.1900.1179tons. ON76946, 219.3 x 35.3 x 20.6. Built 1877 (3) J. Reid and Co. Port Glasgow: Owners John Stewart and Co. Registered London, c.1907 to Norwegian owners with change of name.]
The 'Ashmore' anchored in Brisbane
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Ashmore', 1099 tons, anchored in Brisbane. [Iron ship, converted to barque c.1900.1179tons. ON76946, 219.3 x 35.3 x 20.6. Built 1877 (3) J. Reid and Co. Port Glasgow: Owners John Stewart and Co. Registered London, c.1907 to Norwegian owners with change of name.]
The 'Carnmoney' moored in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'Carnmoney', 1299 tons, moored in an unidentified port. [iron barque 1299 tons, ON90110, 235.5 x 36.2 x 21.0. Built 1884 (9) Workman Clark and Co. Belfast. Owners: Carnmoney Ship Co. (W Porter) registered Belfast. c.1900 J Stewart and Co. Captured by a submarine 150 miles west from Fastnet 14 May 1917 and sunk by bombs].
The 'Commonwealth' under sail
The iron ship 'Commonwealth', 1345 tons, under sail. [iron ship later barque, 1404 tons. ON73548, 237.5 x 36.2 x 21.6. Built 1875 (7) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners CH Stewart, registered London, later J. Stewart and Co. Sold c.1909 and renamed Cavour under the Italian flag and in 1916 became Cuatro Hermanos of Peru. She filled and sank becoming a total loss at Antofagasta in September 1927.]
The 'Commonwealth' in an unidentified port
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Commonwealth', 1345 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron ship later barque, 1404 tons. ON73548, 237.5 x 36.2 x 21.6. Built 1875 (7) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners CH Stewart, registered London, later J. Stewart and Co. Sold c.1909 and renamed Cavour under the Italian flag and in 1916 became Cuatro Hermanos of Peru. She filled and sank becoming a total loss at Antofagasta in September 1927.]
The 'Commonwealth' at Port Augusta
The iron barque (ex ship) 'Commonwealth', 1345 tons, at Port Augusta. [iron ship later barque, 1404 tons. ON73548, 237.5 x 36.2 x 21.6. Built 1875 (7) Russell and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners CH Stewart, registered London, later J. Stewart and Co. Sold c.1909 and renamed Cavour under the Italian flag and in 1916 became Cuatro Hermanos of Peru. She filled and sank becoming a total loss at Antofagasta in September 1927.]