Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph

The 'Invercargill' in an unidentified port

The 'Invercargill' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Invercargill', 1246 tons, in an unidentified port [iron ship, 1310 gross, ON68117, 239.7 x 36.0 x 20.8. Built 1874 (6) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: P Henderson and Co., who formed Albion Shipping Co. at a later date, and eventually merged with Shaw Savill to form Shaw, Savill and Albion, registered Glasgow. Sold 1905 to Norwegians and left Glasgow Feb. 20 for Oslo but failed to arrive].

The 'Oamaru' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Oamaru' in an unidentified harbour

The iron ship 'Oamaru', 1306 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 'Auckland' in an unidentified port

The 'Auckland' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Auckland', 1245 tons, in an unidentified port. [iron 3 mast ship, 1308 gross, 1245 net tons. ON71658. 239.8 x 36.0 x 20.7. Built 1874 (7) R. Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co. registered Glasgow 1882 Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Sold c.1905 to Norway without change of name. Totally wrecked off Possession Island, South West Africa, March 6, 1909 with the loss of all hands. Built for the UK-NZ Emigrant trade by Patrick Henderson's Albion Line, one of the six sisters that all hand long lives. ].

The 'Alastor' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Alastor' in an unidentified harbour

The iron barque 'Alastor', 824 tons, in an unidentified harbour.

The 'Pleione' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Pleione' in an unidentified harbour

The iron ship 'Pleione', 1092 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1139 gross, 1092 net tons. ON72369, 209.7 x 34.6 x 20.3. Built 1876 (9) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow: 1882 - Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd., registered Southampton. About 1899 sold to Norway without immediately changing her name but eventually became re-rigged as a barque and renamed 'Esov' and then 'Elvine Homuth' and finally 'Tamara XI'. Under this name she was wrecked in 1923 in the Gulf of Bothnia. Suffered a bad stranding in New Zealand in 1888 but was refloated and repaired] [Pleione = Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and mother of the Pleiades].

The 'Pleione' in an unidentified port

The 'Pleione' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Pleione', 1092 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship, 1139 gross, 1092 net tons. ON72369, 209.7 x 34.6 x 20.3. Built 1876 (9) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow: 1882 - Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd., registered Southampton. About 1899 sold to Norway without immediately changing her name but eventually became re-rigged as a barque and renamed 'Esov' and then 'Elvine Homuth' and finally 'Tamara XI'. Under this name she was wrecked in 1923 in the Gulf of Bothnia. Suffered a bad stranding in New Zealand in 1888 but was refloated and repaired] [Pleione = Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and mother of the Pleiades].

The 'Pleione' towing to Dunedin

The 'Pleione' towing to Dunedin

The iron ship 'Pleione', 1092 tons, towing to Dunedin [iron 3 mast ship, 1139 gross, 1092 net tons. ON72369, 209.7 x 34.6 x 20.3. Built 1876 (9) A Stephen and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow: 1882 - Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd., registered Southampton. About 1899 sold to Norway without immediately changing her name but eventually became re-rigged as a barque and renamed 'Esov' and then 'Elvine Homuth' and finally 'Tamara XI'. Under this name she was wrecked in 1923 in the Gulf of Bothnia. Suffered a bad stranding in New Zealand in 1888 but was refloated and repaired] [Pleione = Greek mythology, daughter of Oceanus and mother of the Pleiades].

The 'Dunedin' in an unidentified port

The 'Dunedin' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Dunedin', 1250 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship - rerigged as barque c.1889. 1320 gross, 1250 net tons. ON68085. 241.0 x 36.1 x 20.9 built 1874 (3) R. Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Albion Shipping Co. registered Glasgow. 1882 Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Ltd. Missing. Left Oamaru March 19, 1890 bound for London with a crew of 34. She was spotted in the South Pacific but failed to arrive and was believed to have foundered following a collision with ice in the vicinity of Cape Horn. She was built for the UK-NZ emmigrant trade].

The 'Dunedin' in dock

The 'Dunedin' in dock

The iron ship 'Dunedin', 1250 tons, in dock [iron 3 mast ship - rerigged as barque c.1889. 1320 gross, 1250 net tons. ON68085. 241.0 x 36.1 x 20.9 built 1874 (3) R. Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners Albion Shipping Co. registered Glasgow. 1882 Shaw Savill and Albion Co. Ltd. Missing. Left Oamaru March 19, 1890 bound for London with a crew of 34. She was spotted in the South Pacific but failed to arrive and was believed to have foundered following a collision with ice in the vicinity of Cape Horn. She was built for the UK-NZ emmigrant trade].

The 'Taranaki' in an unidentified port

The 'Taranaki' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Taranaki', 1126 tons, in Port Chalmers [iron ship, 1193 gross tons 1126 net tons. ON76749, 228.2 x 35.2 x 21.0. Built 1877 (1) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners James Galbraith, registered Glasgow, within a year or two owner was John Leslie. Before 1910 sold to Italian owners without change of name. A regular trader to New Zealand, operating under charter to the Shaw Savill organisation and usually thought of as one of their ships although always registered in the name of John Leslie apart from a year of two when it was in the name of James Galbraith, the senior partner of the Albion Line. Her last voyage to New Zealand appears to have been made in late 1899. Her usual port was Dunedin, although she made one visit to Wellington, Lyttelton and Timaru. See 'White Wings by Brett and 'Colonial Clippers' which mistakenly records that the ship was owned by Shaw Savill].

The 'Westland' in an unidentified port

The 'Westland' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Westland', 1186 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship, 1186 gross, 1116 net tons, ON80423. 222.8 x 35.1 x 21.0. Built 1878 (10) R Duncan and Co. Port Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co., registered Glasgow; 1882 Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd. c.1906 sold to Norway without change of name and within a year or two condemned and sold for dismantling. Last ship built for Albion Shipping Company before their amalgamation with Shaw, Savill and Co. Considered to be one of the fastest sailing ships in the UK-NZ run].

The 'Akaroa' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Akaroa' in an unidentified harbour

The iron barque 'Akaroa', 1334 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [iron 3 mast barque, 1334g, 1298 tons, ON82424. 221.0 x 36.5 x 22.7. Built: 1881 (10) Osborne, Graham & Co. Sunderland. Owners: Shaw, Savill & Co. Reg. Southhampton. 1882. Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd. c1899/1900 to Norwegian owners without change of name (and well known in the Australian wheat export trade). Survived WWI but appears to have been broken up in the early 1920s. Note Ref 7, v1 is wrong in stating built for Patrick Henderson. This ship was built for Shaw Savill.]

The 'Lindfield' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Lindfield' in an unidentified harbour

The steel 4 masted barque 'Lindfield', 2280 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque, 2280 gross, ON98682, 277.5 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1891 (12) Russell and Co. Greenock: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow].

The 'Lindfield' in an unidentified port

The 'Lindfield' in an unidentified port

The steel 4 masted barque 'Lindfield', 2280 tons, in an unidentified port [steel 4 mast barque, 2280 gross, ON98682, 277.5 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1891 (12) Russell and Co. Greenock: Shaw, Savill and Co., registered Glasgow].

The 'Mayfield' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Mayfield' in an unidentified harbour

The steel 4 masted barque 'Mayfield', 2285 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 4 mast barque, 2285 gross tons, ON89695. 277.5 x 42.0 x 24.2. Built 1892 (2) Russell and Co. Greenock. Owners: Shaw Savill and Co, registered Glasgow].

The 'Pharos' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Pharos' in an unidentified harbour

The steel barque 'Pharos', 1293 tons, in an unidentified harbour [steel 3 mast barque, 1293 tons, 230.5 x 36.2 x 20.4. Built 1891 (9) Grangemouth Dockyard Co., Grangemouth. Owners: Red.Act. 'Pharos'. E Collett. registered Christiana Norway - now Oslo].

The 'Trevelyan' in an unidentified port

The 'Trevelyan' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Trevelyan', 1042 tons, in an unidentified port. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/14 [iron 3 mast ship, 1042 gross and net tons, ON47368. 203.6 x 33.4 x 21.2. Built 1863 (5) Pile, Hay and Co., Sunderland. Owners: GD Tyser, registered London. c.1873 Shaw, Savill and Co., c.1878 register transferred to Southampton. Later company became Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd. Missing on voyage Glasgow to New Zealand and believed to have foundered off South Africa in June 1888].

The 'Himalaya' in an unidentified port

The 'Himalaya' in an unidentified port

The iron barque 'Himalaya', 1008 tons, in an unidentified port. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/11 [iron ship, re-rigged c.1880 3 mast barque. 1008 gross and net tons, ON48594, 201.2 x 33.0 x 20.4. Built 1863 (11) Pile, Hay and Co. Sunderland. Owners: Gd Tyser, registered London, c.1873 Shaw, Savill and Co., who later became Shaw, Savill and Albion Ltd., registered Southampton. 1896 sold to JJ Moore and Co., registered San Francisco without change of name. Early 20th century sold to Alaska Packers Association and named changed to 'Star of Peru'. well known in the New Zealand emmigrant trade].

The 'Nelson' in an unidentified port

The 'Nelson' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Nelson', 1247 tons, in an unidentified port [see other entry in this name. Some confusion exists but it is recommended to those interested that they compare the illustration of the New Zealand trader 'Nelson', correctly identified, that appears at page 105, v.1 in White Wings, ref. 7. If the ship depicted is of 1310 tons it was not owned by British Shipowners - the detail of the ship of this name owned by British Shipowners follows - be careful (note by Parsons) = iron ship, 1333 tons, ON44774, 214.4 x 36.2 x 22.9. Built 1862 (4) Laurence Hill and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Potter and Wilson, registered Glasgow: c.1864 British Shipowners Co. Ltd., registered Liverpool: c.1880 RW Leyland and Co., and drops from the registers in 1883 - either wrecked or broken up. Reportedly abandoned in a sinking condition off Schouwen, 25 Oct. 1895. Note: confusion of the above 'Nelson' with another built in 1874 - as does the Edwardes Collection. Very likely not the ship of this name but the vessel of the same name built in 1874 and sometimes owned by Shaw Savill].

The 'Nelson' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Nelson' in an unidentified harbour

The iron ship 'Nelson', 1247 tons, in an unidentified harbour [see other entry in this name. Some confusion exists but it is recommended to those interested that they compare the illustration of the New Zealand trader 'Nelson', correctly identified, that appears at page 105, v.1 in White Wings, ref. 7. iron 3 mast ship, 1310 gross, 1247 net tons. ON71668, 239.3 x 36.0 x 20.7. Built 1874 (8) R Duncan and Co., Port Glasgow. Owners: Albion Shipping Co. Ltd., registered Glasgow 1882 Shaw Savill and Albion Ltd. c.1907 sold to owners in Chile and re-rigged as a barque without change of name. She was wrecked in 1943].

The 'Waikato' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Waikato' in an unidentified harbour

The iron ship 'Waikato', 1021 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1021 net tons. ON68518. 210.5 x 34.1 x 19.2. Built 1871 (1) J Blumer and Co., Sunderland, Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered Lyttelton. Sold to German owners in 1898 and renamed 'JC Pfluger', c.1900 sold to JD Sprekels and became the American barquentine 'Coronado'. Ultimately converted into a barge and sunk on Nov. 20, 1918 under tow off the Canadian coast. Built for the UK-NZ trade].

The 'Waimate' at Port Adelaide

The 'Waimate' at Port Adelaide

The iron ship 'Waimate', 1124 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 3 mast ship, 1156 gross, 1123 net tons. ON70629. 219.7 x 35.1 x 20.7. Built 1874 (8) J Blumer and Co.,Sunderland. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered Lyttelton, later registered London. May 1896 sold to Russian subjects and renamed 'Valkyrian'. Missing in 1899 on a voyage from Newcastle. NSW towards Iquique, Chile, coal laden].

The 'Rangitiki' in Otago Harbour rigged as a barque

The 'Rangitiki' in Otago Harbour rigged as a barque

The iron ship 'Rangitiki', 1188 tons, in an unidentified harbour [As the 'Scimitar = iron 3 mast ship 1227 gross, 1188 net tons. ON47395. 212.0 x 35.0 x 22.8. Built 1863 (7) Humber Iron Works Co., M Samuelson, Hull. Owners: Finlay, Campbell and Co., registered London. c.1865 Bombay Shipping Co. Ltd., registered Bombay: c.1873 New Zealand Shipping Co., registered London. Renamed 'Rangitiki' in 1874 and registered at Lyttelton. Re-rigged as a barque in 1889-90. Sold to Norwegians in 1898 and renamed 'Dalston' later sold to French owners and converted into a hulk at Noumea, about 1909].

The 'Piako' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Piako' in an unidentified harbour

The iron ship 'Piako', 1075 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1136 gross, 1075 net tons, ON73745. 215.3 x 34.0 x 20.5. Built 1876 (12) A Stephen and Sons. Glasgow. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd, registered Lyttelton. 1888 transferred to London. Sold 1892 to German owners without change of name. Missing in 1900 on a voyage from Melbourne towards Cape Town].

The 'Pareora' in an unidentified port

The 'Pareora' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Pareora' ex 'White Eagle', 879 tons, in an unidentified port [from the time of her acquisition by New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., the ship remained in the England-NZ passenger trade. In the period she took passengers to Auckland arriving Sept. 1878 and March 1882. To Wellington arriving July 1879, July 1880, April 1881, Jan. 1883. To Lyttelton arriving Oct. 1884. To Port Chalmers arriving Oct 1877, Nov. 1883. To New Plymouth arriving Dec. 1885. Reference 'White Wings' by Henry Brett 1924].

The 'Waimea' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Waimea' in an unidentified harbour

The iron ship 'Waimea' ex German 'Dorette', 848 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 871 gross, 848 net tons. ON68507. 194.3 x 31.7 x 19.0. Built 1868 JC Godoffroy, Hamburg and named 'Dorette'. Sold 1874 to New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London and renamed. (Some reports say she made one voyage for NZ Company under original name) registered Lyttelton 1879-1888, reverted to London and in August 1895 sold to Norwegians without change of name. Wrecked on coast of South Africa in 1902].

The 'Rakaia' in an unidentified harbour

The 'Rakaia' in an unidentified harbour

The iron ship 'Rakaia', 1022 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1057 gross, 1022 net tons. ON68499. 210.2 x 34.0 x 19.2. Built 1873 (11) J Blumer and Co. Sunderland. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co., registered London (registered Lyttelton, NZ 1879-1888) Sold July 1892 and became the German 'Marie' and re-rigged as a barque. Then renamed 'Rakaia' and later became the American 'Ruth Stark'].

The 'Rakaia' at Port Adelaide

The 'Rakaia' at Port Adelaide

The iron ship 'Rakaia' as German 'Marie', 1022 tons, at Port Adelaide [iron 3 mast ship, 1057 gross, 1022 net tons. ON68499. 210.2 x 34.0 x 19.2. Built 1873 (11) J Blumer and Co. Sunderland. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co., registered London (registered Lyttelton, NZ 1879-1888) Sold July 1892 and became the German 'Marie' and re-rigged as a barque. Then renamed 'Rakaia' and later became the American 'Ruth Stark'].

The 'Waipa' in an unidentified port

The 'Waipa' in an unidentified port

The iron ship 'Waipa', 1017 tons, in an unidentified port. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/102 [iron 3 mast ship, 1057 gross, 1017 net tons. ON73598. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0 Built 1875 (10) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold to Norwegian owners May 1895 renamed 'Munter' and rigged down to a barque].

The 'Waipa' at Port Adelaide

The 'Waipa' at Port Adelaide

The iron ship 'Waipa' as 'Munter', 1017 tons, at Port Adelaide. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/102 [iron 3 mast ship, 1057 gross, 1017 net tons. ON73598. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0 Built 1875 (10) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold to Norwegian owners May 1895 renamed 'Munter' and rigged down to a barque].