Arthur D. Edwardes : SUMMARY RECORD [PRG 1373] • Photograph
The 'Opawa' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Opawa', 1076 tons, in an unidentified port. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/103 [iron 3 mast ship, 1131 gross, 1076 net tons, ON73740. 215.2 x 34.0 x 20.4. Built 1876 (11) A Stephens and Sons. Glasgow: New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd. registered London (Lyttelton 1881 - 1888) Sold to Norwegian owners June 1899 and renamed 'Aquila' and re-rigged as a barque].
The 'Wanganui' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Wanganui', 1077 tons, in an unidentified port. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/100. [See also Carla, Danish 3 mast schooner of 1903].
The 'Hurunui' at opening of dry dock at Port Lyttelton, N.Z
The iron ship 'Hurunui', 1012 tons, at opening of dry dock at Port Lyttelton, N.Z [later possibly known as 'Hermes] [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1012 net tons. ON73588. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (9) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co., Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. registered London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) July 1895 sold to Russians and renamed 'Hermes' Torpedoed by a German submarine May 4 1915 off St Catherines Point, Isle of Wight. Built for the UK-NZ trade].
The 'Hurunui' drying sails at Port Adelaide
The iron ship 'Hurunui' as Finnish 'Hermes', 1012 tons, drying sails at Port Adelaide [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1012 net tons. ON73588. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (9) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co., Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. registered London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) July 1895 sold to Russians and renamed 'Hermes' Torpedoed by a German submarine May 4 1915 off St Catherines Point, Isle of Wight. Built for the UK-NZ trade].
The 'Hurunui' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Hurunui' as Russian 'Hermes', 1012 tons, in the port of Mariehamn [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1012 net tons. ON73588. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (9) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co., Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. registered London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) July 1895 sold to Russians and renamed 'Hermes' Torpedoed by a German submarine May 4 1915 off St Catherines Point, Isle of Wight. Built for the UK-NZ trade].
The 'Turakina' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Turakina' ex 'City of Perth, 1247 tons, in an unidentified port. [As City of Perth = iron ship, 1247 tons, ON60352, 232.5 x 35.4 x 22.2. Built 1868 (5) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners George Smith and Sons. Registered Glasgow, renamed Turakina in 1882 by the New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered Lyttelton, register tansferred to London in 1888 and vessel sold in 1899 to Norwegians and renamed Elida and rigged as barque. Stranded at Timaru, NZ, when named City of Perth in May 1882, salvaged and returned to England for full repairs, and sold to New Zealand Shipping and renamed. Remained in New Zealand trade until sold in 1899. Made a famous run of about 14 days in company with and sometimes outdistancing the same owner's steamer Ruapehu in the southern Indian Ocean.]
The 'Turakina' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Turakina' ex 'City of Perth, 1247 tons, in an unidentified port. [As City of Perth = iron ship, 1247 tons, ON60352, 232.5 x 35.4 x 22.2. Built 1868 (5) C. Connell and Co. Glasgow. Owners George Smith and Sons. Registered Glasgow, renamed Turakina in 1882 by the New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. Registered Lyttelton, register tansferred to London in 1888 and vessel sold in 1899 to Norwegians and renamed Elida and rigged as barque. Stranded at Timaru, NZ, when named City of Perth in May 1882, salvaged and returned to England for full repairs, and sold to New Zealand Shipping and renamed. Remained in New Zealand trade until sold in 1899. Made a famous run of about 14 days in company with and sometimes outdistancing the same owner's steamer Ruapehu in the southern Indian Ocean.]
The 'Waitangi' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Waitangi', 1128 tons, in an unidentified harbour. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/101 [iron 3 mast ship, 1161 gross, 1128 net tons. Re-rigged as three mast barque. ON70592. 222.0 x 35.1 x 20.8. Built 1874 (6) J Blumer and Co., Sunderland. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (registered Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold to Norwegians Aug. 1899 and renamed 'Agda' and re-rigged as a barque. Owners: J Wagle, registered Arendal].
The 'Wairoa' (as barque)
The iron ship 'Wairoa' (as barque), 1015 tons, at an unidentified harbour. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/99 [iron 3 mast ship rigged; altered to a barque after sale and renaming. 1057 gross tons. ON73621. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (11) Palmers Co. Newcastle upon Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London. c.1900 to Russians who renamed the vessel 'Winnipeg'. She sailed from Pensacola, USA with a cargo of timber in 1907 bound for Buenos Ayres, but went missing].
The 'Waitara' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Waitara', 833 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 883 gross, 833 net tons. ON47634. 191.3 x 31.4 x 20.9. Built 1863 (11) J Reid and Co. Port Glasgow as 'Hindostan' for British and Eastern Shipping Co., Liverpool. Sold about 1873 to New Zealand Shipping Col. Ltd., and renamed 'Waitara', registered London. 1879 transferred to Lyttelton. Sunk in collision with 'Hurunui' in the English Channel, off Portland, June 22 1883, with the loss of 20 lives].
The 'Otaki' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Otaki', 1014 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1014 net tons, ON73576. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (8) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold Jan. 1892 to German owners, re-rigged as a barque, and renamed 'Dr. Siegert'. Wrecked July 4, 1895 at Chacachacar, when on a voyage Port of Spain - Bremen. Built for the UK-NZ trade].
The 'Otaki' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Otaki', 1014 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast ship, 1053 gross, 1014 net tons, ON73576. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (8) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold Jan. 1892 to German owners, re-rigged as a barque, and renamed 'Dr. Siegert'. Wrecked July 4, 1895 at Chacachacar, when on a voyage Port of Spain - Bremen. Built for the UK-NZ trade].
The 'Orari' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Orari', 1011 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, c.1890, 3 mast barque, 1051 gross, 1011 tons ON73568, 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (7) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (Lyttelton 1879 - 1888) c.1890 to Mrs E. Page, then WG Irvine. Sold to Italians in 1906/7 and was hulked in 1909. Built for the New Zealand - UK trade, but voyage to Brisbane in 1894/5/6 and 1901].
The 'Orari' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Orari', 1011 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, c.1890, 3 mast barque, 1051 gross, 1011 tons ON73568, 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (7) Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Co. Jarrow on Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (Lyttelton 1879 - 1888) c.1890 to Mrs E. Page, then WG Irvine. Sold to Italians in 1906/7 and was hulked in 1909. Built for the New Zealand - UK trade, but voyage to Brisbane in 1894/5/6 and 1901].
The 'Mataura' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Mataura' ex 'Dunfillan', 853 tons, in an unidentified harbour [iron 3 mast ship, converted to a 3 mast barque c.1880/1. 898 gross, 853 net tons. ON60398, 199.4 x 33.3 x 20.3. Built 1868 (12) Aitken and Mansel, Glasgow as 'Dunfillan' for William Ross, Glasgow. Sold 1874 and renamed by New Zealand Shipping Co., registered London (registered at Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold Feb. 1895 to Norwegian owners and renamed 'Alida'. Dismantled in the Pacific and abandoned in a sinking condition August 24, 1900].
The 'Wairoa' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Wairoa', 1128 tons, in an unidentified harbour. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/92 [iron 3 mast ship rigged; altered to a barque after sale and renaming. 1057 gross tons. ON73621. 204.1 x 34.2 x 20.0. Built 1875 (11) Palmers Co. Newcastle upon Tyne. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London. c.1900 to Russians who renamed the vessel 'Winnipeg'. She sailed from Pensacola, USA with a cargo of timber in 1907 bound for Buenos Ayres, but went missing].
The 'Wanganui' in an unidentified port
The iron ship 'Wanganui', 1077 tons, in an unidentified port. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/85. [See also Carla, Danish 3 mast schooner of 1903].
The 'Waitangi' in an unidentified harbour
The iron ship 'Waitangi', 1128 tons, in an unidentified harbour. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/91[iron 3 mast ship, 1161 gross, 1128 net tons. Re-rigged as three mast barque. ON70592. 222.0 x 35.1 x 20.8. Built 1874 (6) J Blumer and Co., Sunderland. Owners: New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd., registered London (registered Lyttelton 1879-1888) Sold to Norwegians Aug. 1899 and renamed 'Agda' and re-rigged as a barque. Owners: J Wagle, registered Arendal].
The 'Waipa' at Melbourne
The iron barque 'Waipa' as 'Munter', 1017 tons, at Melbourne. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/82 and 83 [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 'Opawa' at Port Adelaide
The iron barque 'Opawa', 1076 tons, at Port Adelaide. Also refer to print PRG 1373/30/84 [iron 3 mast ship, 1131 gross, 1076 net tons, ON73740. 215.2 x 34.0 x 20.4. Built 1876 (11) A Stephens and Sons. Glasgow: New Zealand Shipping Company Ltd. registered London (Lyttelton 1881 - 1888) Sold to Norwegian owners June 1899 and renamed 'Aquila' and re-rigged as a barque].
The 'Gulnare' in Roper River, Northern Territory
The wooden schooner 'Gulnare', 64 tons, in Roper River, Northern Territory [wooden 2 mast schooner, 151 tons, ON41724, 103.6 x 24.2 x 10.7. Built 1856. Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, formerly owned in London and arrived in Port Adelaide Dec. 1863, having been purchased by Captain Alex McCoy and Mr E Jenkins, registered Port Adelaide as 1/1864. Sold to the South Australian Government 1869 for use in connection with the Overland Telegraph Line, and while conveying supplies to the Roper River working party, was stranded on a reef near the Vernon Islands (about 30 miles from Darwin) and after survey was condemned in October 1871. See 'Ships of the Overland Telegraph, Australasian Shipping Record' Vol.3(5) page 129 Sept. 1972. Port Adelaide Customs Register 1/1864].
The 'Kosciusko' in an unidentified port
The wooden barque 'Kosciusko', 1192 tons, in an unidentified port [wooden barque, 1192 tons, ON45202, 212.5 x 36.3 x 22.2. Built 1862 (8) Walter Hood and Co. Aberdeen. Owners: Aberdeen White Star Line (William Henderson, later G Thompson and Co.) registered Aberdeen. Sold 1881 to Sydney owners, and broken up in 1899. Owners: 1881 - J. Williams, Sydney, then Cowlishaw Bros. and finally (c.1890) Hy. S. Forsyth. Popular passenger ship in the Australian trades].
The 'Genevie M. Tucker' at Port Adelaide
The wooden barque 'Genevie M. Tucker', 524 tons, at Port Adelaide [wooden 3 mast barque, 519 tons, 1890 =524 gross , 499 net tons. ON69006. 136.4 x 29.8 xz 16.8. Built 1870 William A Curtis, Portland Maine and registered in that port. Sold Feb. 1879 to William Williams coal merchant and registered Wellington NZ 1885 Union SS Co. of NZ Ltd (who acquired Williams Black Diamond Line) 1889 Martin Kennedy (Brunner Coal Co) 1889 - Ferdinand Holm: 1901 HW Henderson, registered Sydney; 1902 Westport Coal Co. Ltd registered Dunedin, and converted into a coal hulk].
The 'Valparaiso' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Valparaiso', 512 tons, in an unidentified harbour.
The 'E.J. Spence' in an unidentified port
The iron barque 'E.J. Spence', 537 tons, in an unidentified port [iron 3 mast barque, 537 gross, 519 net tons. ON64766. 159.7 x 28.1 x 17.0. Built 1871 (4) John Blumer, Sunderland. Owners John and David Spence, registered Melbourne. August 1884 A Brown and JH Gibb, June 1889. MC Jacobs. September 1896 transferred to Port Louis, Mauritius. Still in existence in mid 1920's].
The 'E.J. Spence' in Melbourne
The iron barque 'E.J. Spence', 537 tons, in Melbourne [iron 3 mast barque, 537 gross, 519 net tons. ON64766. 159.7 x 28.1 x 17.0. Built 1871 (4) John Blumer, Sunderland. Owners John and David Spence, registered Melbourne. August 1884 A Brown and JH Gibb, June 1889. MC Jacobs. September 1896 transferred to Port Louis, Mauritius. Still in existence in mid 1920's].
The 'Alexander Newton' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Alexander Newton', 309 tons, in an unidentified harbour. [wood 3 mast barque, 309 tons, ON73360, 151.8 x 25.5 x 12.0, built 1876 Manning River, NSW. Owners: Alexander Newton, reg. Sydney. c.1885 Alexander Newton jnr 1893 William Johnson. Wrecked near Portland Island NZ June 18 1894. ].
The 'Woodville' in an unidentified harbour
The wooden barque 'Woodville', 362 tons, in an unidentified harbour [wooden 3 mast barque, 362 tons, 125.5 x 25.8 x 16.1. Built 1856 Arbroath. Owners ? By 1870 JA Dickson, registered Arbroath. Captain Dickson transferred registration to Brisbane in 1872 and sold vessel August 1877 to Thomas Brooks and John Goodsir, registered Newcastle; May 1882 Thomas Kehoe, registered Sydney, who in turn sold it to William V Brown of Townsville and it was most likely converted into a hulk about the mid 1880s. The registration was closed in 1913 when advice received the vessel had been broken up].
The 'Mary Moore' in an unidentified port
The composite barque 'Mary Moore', 585 tons, in an unidentified port [composite 3 mast barque 581 gross, 565 net tons, later 544 tons. ON48615. 164.1 x 28.1 x 17.9. Built 1868 (2) A Stephens and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: John Norman junior, registered Maryport, then various others until 1899 when enrolled at Sydney by GJ Robertson and others. c.1905/6 G Sweet, registered Melbourne. c.1908/9 sold to Melbourne SS Co., and converted into a coal hulk that was employed in Albany and Fremantle in the 1920s. Eventually dismantled at Melbourne. Sometimes incorrectly called 'Maggie Moore' in her coal hulk days].
The 'Mary Moore' at Port Adelaide
The composite barque 'Mary Moore', 585 tons, at Port Adelaide [composite 3 mast barque 581 gross, 565 net tons, later 544 tons. ON48615. 164.1 x 28.1 x 17.9. Built 1868 (2) A Stephens and Sons, Glasgow. Owners: John Norman junior, registered Maryport, then various others until 1899 when enrolled at Sydney by GJ Robertson and others. c.1905/6 G Sweet, registered Melbourne. c.1908/9 sold to Melbourne SS Co., and converted into a coal hulk that was employed in Albany and Fremantle in the 1920s. Eventually dismantled at Melbourne. Sometimes incorrectly called 'Maggie Moore' in her coal hulk days].