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SHORT BROTHERS
SHORT BROTHERS LIMITED
SHORTS' SHIPBUILDERS

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Names of just a few of the vessels constructed by Short Brothers of Sunderland - in a table in build date sequence. Clearly in business a very long time indeed.

On Oct. 5, 1950, the Sunderland Echo published an interesting article to commemorate the 100th year of the yard's existence. With images of J. Y. (John Young) Short, an important family member in the history of the shipyard & Harry S. Short, who in 1950 was the Chairman of Short Brothers. You can read such article here.

The increasing number of listings re 'Short' built vessels has already required a 2nd page - available here.

Miramar lists, 17 pages, (highest hull number on page). It used to be that you could click on the links that follow & get to the relevant Miramar page. But no longer! The new procedure must be to go to Miramar (here) & log in (you must be registered to view any page). And once you are logged in, return to this page & all the following links should work for you:- 70, 99, 131, 162, 193, 225, 257, 286, 316, 346, 377, 410, 426, 456, 500, 517, 548. (548)

1	Kate Evelyn 333 later 364 tons Hull No. ? 7276	1851	A barque built by George Short at Claxheugh. *Kate Evelyn, which was launched in May 1851 & first registered at Shields on Jul. 01, 1851, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1851/52 thru 1862/63 only. Thru 1861/62, per LR, the vessel was owned by G. Avery of North Shields, with, again per LR, T. Milbank the vessel's captain thru 1856/57 & J. Reid from 1857/58 thru 1862/63. Per LR for consistent service to the Mediterranean ex Sunderland, but ex Shields in 1857/58, in 1858/59, & from 1860/61 thru 1862/63. The North of England Maritime Directory of 1854/5 lists George Avery of North Shields as the vessel's owner in 1854 with A. Salter her then captain. The 'Avery' ownership is confirmed by both Turnbull's Shipping Register ('TR') of 1856 & Christie's Shipping Register of 1858. TR of 1855 notes that Alex. Salter was then her captain. I read that on Jan. 20, 1857 Kate Evelyn* was at Reval (now Talinn, Estonia), but was unable to depart due to ice drifting into the harbour there. LR of 1862/63 recorded G. Avery as *Kate Evelyn's owner but struck the name through. It seems likely that the vessel had been sold. A Sunderland shipping website, which website requests no links or recognition, tells us that on Sep. 11, 1859 the vessel was rather owned by Jane Brotherick Avery of North Shields. And that on Sep. 10, 1861 the vessel was owned by Robert Thompson Jnr., of Sunderland. We thank them for such data. The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') tells us that Kate Evelyn* was registered at Shields from 1857 thru 1862, but from 1863 thru 1867 was rather registered at Whitby, Yorkshire. The vessel is not MNL listed in 1867. MNLs of 1865 & 1866 record John Laverick, of Staithes, Yorkshire, as the vessel's then presumably managing owner. In 1908, a fine Whitby shipping history book was published, written by Richard Weatherill (a 'Google' book). Such volume tells us that the vessel was first registered at Whitby in 1862, owned by Richard Verrill of Staithes, Jn. Laverick & Mark Hall, both presumably of Whitby - with 22, 21, & 21 shares in the vessel respectively. What finally happened to *Kate Evelyn? The Whitby volume referred to above also tells us that on Dec. 09, 1866, at about 1 a.m., the vessel had to be abandoned when about 14 miles off Cape St. Vincent, southern Portugal. Kate Evelyn*, which had been en route from Pomaron (Pomar�o, Portugal, noted for the shipment of copper & sulphur ores) to London with a cargo of minerals, had sprung a leak on the day before i.e. on Dec. 08, 1866. The crew saved themselves (& the captain's wife) via the ship's long boat. 'Lloyd's List', of Dec. 21, 1866, advises that the vessel foundered off Sagres, Portugal, on Dec. 09, 1866 & that her crew were saved. The webmaster has seen a few references to the vessel's loss but has not spotted any detail as to the circumstances - nor the name of her then captain. He notes, however, that on Nov. 23, 1866, the vessel, 'Verrill' in command, is noted to have arrived at Villa Real from Cadiz, Spain. Villa Real, is I think, now Vila Real de Santo Ant�nio, Algarve, Portugal, at the border with Spain. It seems likely, then, that 'Verrill' was the vessel's captain at the time of her loss. The total available data is confusing, however! I have also read that the vessel was at anchor off Yarmouth on Dec. 05, 1866. Which is a puzzle indeed. 101.2 ft. long, signal letters JHSB, an 1861 crew list seems to be available via here. Is there anything you can add? Or correct? #2753
2	Lebanon 400/452 later 406 tons 25691	1852	A barque. The vessel, which was launched in Jun. 1852, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1853/54 thru 1862/63. Was always registered at Shields. It is noted (here - scroll to #25691) that *Lebanon* was first registered at Shields only on Sep. 15, 1853 (why so late a date?). The vessel was owned, thru 1854/55, by A. Strong of North Shields for service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean, with J. Stanford, per LR, her captain thru 1854/55. In 1855/56, G. Avery, also of North Shields, became the vessel's owner for service from Shields to India thru 1858/59, from 1859/60 for service ex London & from 1861/62 for service ex Bristol. Turnbull's Shipping Registers ('TR') of both 1855 & 1856 confirm G. Avery of North Shields to be *Lebanon's owner, which owner name Christie's Shipping Register of 1858 clarifies as meaning George Avery. The 1855 edition of TR records C. J. Grunner as being the vessel's then captain. From 1855/56 LR records J. Flint (thru 1858/59) & then D. Flindt (from & after 1859/60) as being the vessel's captain. Probably the same person. The vessel became, per LR, of 406 tons in 1857/58. A little 'best efforts' operational detail. On Nov. 22, 1856, Lebanon* was at Colombo, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), ex Mauritius & on Jun. 10, 1867 arrived at Deal, Kent, ex Colombo. On Jan. 20, 1858, the vessel was reported to have left Tutocorin (Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India, due S. of Madurai) for London. It probably did not so depart since on Mar. 20, 1858, the vessel was at Madras (now Chennai), India, ex Ganjam (Odisha State, E. coast of India). On Jun. 19, 1859 the vessel arrived at Madras ex London & Plymouth & on Aug. 14, 1859 left Madras for Tutocoreen (see above) & London. 'Flindt' was reported as being *Lebanon's captain re most of those references but her captain was occasionally reported as being 'Flint'. LR of 1862/63 notes that the vessel had been 'Abandoned'. On Jun. 9, 1862, per line 2264 here, the 452 ton barque was abandoned at 49N/31W, in mid North Atlantic, while en route from Quebec, Canada, to Belfast, Northern Ireland, with a cargo of timber. Crew of 14 - none lost. Then owned by George Avery. Wikipedia advises (thanks!) that Lebanon's crew were all rescued by Mountaineer, a British schooner. On Jun. 16, 1862, the hulk of Lebanon, waterlogged & still loaded with timber, was passed, at 47N/30W, by Peter and Lauritz*, a Danish vessel, while en route from Hayti to Hamburg, Germany. No crew lists seem to be available. Can you tell us about the circumstances of the vessel's abandonment, or otherwise add to or correct the above text? #2428
3	Lady Beatrice 250 tons Hull No. ? 28772	1860	Per Lloyd's Register ('LR') a brig, a barque (from 1862/63), then a snow (from 1868/69), & finally, (per 2 of the links below) a brig. Was launched on Jul. 7, 1860 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Jul. 21, 1860 (scroll to #28772). The vessel is LR listed from 1861/62 thru 1872/73, owned, for that entire period, per LR, by Reay & Co. of Sunderland. For service initially from Sunderland to the Mediterranean, from 1864/65 for service from Sunderland to Lisbon, Portugal, then ex Sunderland, & from 1871/72 for service from Sunderland to the Baltic. With D. Howard serving as the vessel's captain thru 1864/65, 'Grozier' thru 1871/72, then J. Sterry & maybe also T. Moore. It seems likely that the vessel was always registered at Sunderland. Re her ownership, the Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL'), of 1865 thru 1871 all record George Wilson of Hutton Rudly, Yorkshire, as her then owner, rather than Reay. Only the 1872 MNL edition lists Thos. J. Reay of Sunderland, as her then owner. I presume that such 'contradictions' relate to who served as the vessel's manager. 97.0 ft. long, or 79.0 ft. long only (LR from 1864/65), signal letters QBVD. LR of 1872/73 states 'Wrecked'. On Oct. 13, 1872, per line 2631 here, the 251 ton brig was stranded at 'Gorree' (i.e. Goree or Goeree-Overflakkee, a South Holland delta island, located SW of Rotterdam), while en route from Sunderland to Rotterdam with a cargo of coal. Crew of 8 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by Thomas J. Reay. Such reference incorrectly advises her ON # as being 28773. The circumstances of the vessel's loss have not yet come to hand. Can you tell us more? #2125
4	Industry 254 tons Hull No. ? 43629	1861	A snow or brig. The vessel, which was launched & first registered in Sep. 1861 (I think on Sep. 24, 1861, scroll to #43629), is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1861/62 thru 1873/74, owned thru that entire period by R. Ness of Shields. For service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean thru 1864/65, ex Gloucester from 1865/66 thru 1868/69 & from Shields to the Mediterranean thereafter. With, per LR, L. Tulloch always her captain. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1865 thru 1872 record Robt. Ness of South Shields as her consistent owner. MNL of 1870 is here. 98.0 ft. long, signal letters TPRL. I read (line 3265 on this page) that on Dec. 16, 1872, while en route from Marianople (now Mariupol, Ukraine, Black Sea, Sea of Azof) to the U.K. with a cargo of wheat, the vessel went missing. Crew of 9, all lost. The vessel was then stated to be owned by Robert Ness. These newspaper articles (1 & 2) tell us that the vessel, under the command of Lawrence Tulloch, had sailed from Cardiff, Wales, to Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) & had left that city on Dec. 12, 1872 with a cargo of grain to return to Plymouth, Devon. I suspect, however, that the vessel may rather have left Constantinople in ballast & entered the Black Sea to secure the return cargo of grain. And left Marianople on Dec. 12, 1872. It is believed that the vessel foundered as a result of severe gales encountered in the Bay of Biscay. The approximate date of her loss seems unclear. Captain Tulloch left a widow & 2 children. The crew were all from Cardiff. Crew lists for the vessel are available here. Can you tell us more? #2161
5	Thomas Parker 739/1152 (N/G) tons, later 1104 & 1157 tons Hull 43 62633 Petr Karpov	1871	An iron steamship, which was launched in Aug. 1871. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). The vessel was first Lloyds's Register ('LR') listed in 1874/75, then owned by J. Westoll, later J. Westoll & Co., of Sunderland. For whom the vessel was built at the cost of �16,200. See John Adamson next below for more data about Westoll. The Mercantile Navy Lists of 1873, 1875, 1880, 1890 & 1895 all record James Westoll as the vessel's owner or managing owner. Clearly he was the managing owner - Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 records that the vessel was then owned by 20 individual owners with Jas. Westoll being the largest shareholder with 11 (of 64) shares. T. Parker, presumably the Thomas Parker, was the next largest shareholder with 8 shares. Hopefully, when I am able to scan again, I will provide an image of the applicable register page. The first LR recording of a captain's name would seem to have been in 1885/86 when 'F. Keiffer' was stated to be her captain. From 1887/88, 'Mowat' is LR recorded as the vessel's captain, which name later seems to be corrected to 'G. Monat'. J. Martin was, per LR, the vessel's captain in 1897/98. The vessel, initially listed at 1152 tons, became LR recorded at 1104 tons in 1889/90. While in LR of 1897/98 the vessel was listed at 1157 tons. In 1899 (I have previously recorded here on Jul. 5, 1899), the vessel was sold to Russian owners, specifically, per Miramar, to 'Kovalenko & Webster' of Odessa (Black Sea, Ukraine) who renamed the vessel Petr Karpov. 235.9 ft. (71.90 metres) long, signal letters KPSM, 98 HP engines by Thomas Richardson & Sons of Hartlepool. Many crew lists are available here. I read that on Apl. 16, 1902, when en route from Poti (Georgia, eastern Black Sea) to Nikolaiev (now Mykolaiv, Black Sea, Ukraine, located on the Southern Bug river) with a cargo of manganese, the vessel was wrecked at Poti. Can anybody tell us about the circumstances of the vessel's loss? Or otherwise add anything?
6	J. H. Lorentzen 568/883 tons Hull 48 62646	1872	An iron, schooner rigged, steamship. There is a puzzle re this vessel - its name. While it would seem that the vessel was correctly named '*J. H. Lorentzen', the vessel was consistently Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1874/75 thru 1879/80 only, as 'I. H. Lorentzen'. And similarly it was Merchant Navy List ('MNL') so recorded from 1873 thru 1879. Launched on Mar. 8, 1872, the vessel was owned, per LR, by J. S. Barwick (from 1876/77 J. S. Barwick & Co.), & registered at London. Owned by John Storey Barwick per MNLs (1879). Per LR, the vessel had just one captain, i.e. T. B. Metcalf. 210.8 ft. long, schooner rigged, signal letters LBNT, 98 HP engines by G. Clark of Sunderland. Crew lists are available here. Could the name of J. H. Lorentzen relate in some way to the owner of the later Kron Prinz (in pink)? On Feb. 20, 1873, J. H. Lorentzen* was en route from Sunderland to Portsmouth, Hampshire, with a cargo of coal. It encountered thick fog, & for reasons of safety moored between Mundesley & Hasborough on the coast of Norfolk. A look out was kept & the bell was regularly sounded. *Otter, a 301 or 321/473 (N/G) ton steamship owned by Tyne Shipping Co. Ltd. (ON #3279 built in 1855), en route from Newcastle to Antwerp, Belgium, with a general cargo & 4 passengers, encountered the same fog & also intended to moor. Before it did so, however, its starboard quarter struck the stern of J. H. Lorentzen* & as a result of the collision *Otter* apparently sank. The crew of *Otter* & her passengers were taken aboard *J. H. Lorentzen. Otter* claimed that the accident was caused by 'inevitable accident' & that *Otter* accordingly bore no blame for the collision. The Court disagreed, held that *Otter* should have anchored earlier than it did & was solely responsible for the collision. The Court Case, which is summarised here (1 & 2), did not refer to what then happened to *J. H. Lorentzen. Clearly however J. H. Lorentzen* must have been repaired & returned to service. Strangely, this reporting of the case states that *J. H. Lorentzen* sank also. On Oct. 30, 1874 (1 & 2), a cargo of just loaded coal caught fire in the vessel's holds due to spontaneous combustion when just starting a voyage from South Dock, Sunderland. A report filed by 'Lorentzen'. LR of 1879/80 notes that the vessel had been 'Lost'. Such loss was the subject of a Court of Inquiry, the resulting 'pdf' report being available here. A brief summary of the report is here (1 & 2). The report notes that the vessel was then owned by John Storey Barwick & others, of Sunderland. She had been regularly engaged in the shipment of coal from Sunderland to London, returning in water ballast, there being 50 such voyages each year. Its captain at the time of her loss, was not T. B. Metcalf, rather Evan Evans who had served as her mate for 5 years. The vessel left Rochester, Kent, on Mar. 11, 1879, in ballast & with a crew of 17 all told. Soon after 1 p.m. on Mar. 12, 1879, the vessel was about a mile off Whitby Rock Buoy, which identifies Whitby Rocks located just 300/400 yards off the South Pier at Whitby, Yorkshire. A heavy sea was running on a clear day. The winds, which had been off the land, swung around to come from the northeast. Despite all efforts, the vessel could not be controlled, drifted sideways to the wind & ended up on the Whitby Rocks with the sea breaking over her. The Whitby lifeboat rescued her entire crew. In about 5 hours the vessel broke to pieces. The Court considered whether the vessel that day had insufficient ballast but rejected that assertion in view of Evans' 5 years of experience with similar ballasting. Another possibility was that the loss was due to the vessel's engines being underpowered. The Court found the master not to be at blame for the vessel's loss. It really did not address the vessel's lack of power. Is there anything you can add? The loss of the vessel is also recorded here. #2395
7	John Adamson 1685 (or 1686 or 1722) tons Hull 54 68871 San Martin	1872	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Lloyd's Registers 1874/75 & 1887/88), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). Built, at a cost of �27,500, for James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, then owned in 64ths as to 70% by three families (the Westoll's, the Adamson's & the Short's, with James Westoll being the managing owner) which company carried coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & was involved also in the Black Sea grain trade. It would seem that it later became 'James Westoll (London) Ltd.' 81.2 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 266.3 (or 266.5) ft. Presumably named after John Adamson (1852/1933). On Oct. 3, 1900, the vessel was sold to Compa��a Naviera La Blanca, of Bilbao, Spain & renamed *San Martin*. On Nov. 26, 1902, the vessel was abandoned & sank 60 miles N. of Bilbao. 3 lives were lost. Have not read the circumstances. Not an easy vessel to search for! Can you add anything?

8	Kron Prinz 1076 (or 1067) tons Hull 56 87069 Turgot Idraet	1873	A cargo ship. Per 1 & 2 (both are refs. to the 1874 grounding), 3 (modest image of 1874 grounding), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 221.8 ft. long (67.605 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, 121 HP engines by T. Richardson & Sons of Hartlepool. Built for J. H. Lorentzen & Co., of Hamburg, Germany. On Apl. 1, 1874, while under tow, & with a cargo of 7,000 quarters of barley from the Danube, she grounded on the right bank of the Avon, at Horseshoe Bend, E. of Shirehampton, River Avon, Bristol. Hansard advises that at the time there was an insufficient depth of water in the river, but it would appear to have happened at high tide. A dangerous turn in the river, & most narrow indeed. Attempts were made to pull her off but on the ebb tide she capsized & suffered the indignity of having her masts cut away so as not to impede other traffic on the river. The cargo was all lost. On Apl. 20, 1874, the vessel was re-floated, & towed to Bristol for repairs, the damage being valued at �34,000. In 1881, she was sold to 'Rouennaise Tpts', presumably of Rouen, Normandy, France, & renamed Turgot. In 1897, she was sold to Dampskibsselak "Idraet", G. T. Monsen the manager, of Stavanger, Norway, & renamed Idraet. On Mar. 10, 1899, en route from Newcastle to Bergen, Norway, with a cargo of coal, she sank in the North Sea with the loss of 12 of her crew. I have not read the circumstances of the sinking or exactly where it happened. I thank 'scott-base' whose eBay listing alerted me to this interesting story. There was another vessel named Kron Prinz, also a 'Short' vessel, whose Nov. 28, 1882 launch by F. Meier of Sunderland, is referred to (in pink) here. Hopefully that later vessel will, in due course, be listed in these pages. Can you add anything?
9	Renpor 1325 (or 1323) tons Hull 63 67552	1874	A cargo ship. Per 1 [Renpor (2)], 2 (brief ref.), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 240 ft. long. Initially Lloyd's listed as Ronpor, registered in the name of R. Ropner soon R. Ropner & Co. of West Hartlepool. On Apl. 13, 1882, while en route from Hartlepool to Boston, U.S.A., with a cargo of iron & potatoes, the vessel was sunk in the N. Atlantic by pack ice. At approx. 45�N/48�W. Anything to add?
10	Hesperides 1401 tons Hull 664 70706 Samuel Hansen	1875	An iron 3-masted fully rigged ship. Per 1 & 2 (extensive articles/passenger lists re the May 1875 voyage to Adelaide), 3 (John Scott (1802/1885) painting of Hesperides, ex 4), 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9 (images, Hesperides), 10 (wreck of Italia), 11 ('Wikipedia', Samuel Hansen), 12 [data, in Norwegian, Samuel Hansen], 13 (Samuel Hansen wreck ref. '1/1 1909', 85% down), 14 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 236.7 ft. long, 72.1 metres perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters PJRW. The webmaster has a few editions of Lloyd's Register available to him ex 'Google' books - see left. The vessel, built for 'J. Patton Jr., & Co.', of London, was a frequent visitor to Australia & also New Zealand ('NZ') from its maiden voyage to thru 1903, a period of 28 years. Details follow re some but by no means all of the ship's many such voyages referenced at 'Trove', Australia. The vessel's maiden voyage was from London to Adelaide, South Australia, Morris Upton in command with a crew of 47, with 396 emigrants. The ship left London with cargo, was fitted out for passengers at Plymouth, left Plymouth on May 14, 1875 & arrived at Adelaide on Aug. 3, 1875 - without its doctor, Surgeon-Superintendent, Matthew Blood, who had died en route. Of interest to the webmaster at least, the Matron of the single women on that voyage was a Mrs. Rodgers, who was on her 18th such voyage as Matron. An amazing record considering how long it took for each return voyage. The vessel left Adelaide on Nov. 8, 1875 for London (arrived Feb. 21, 1876), with a cargo of wool, 5,363 bags of wheat, & flour. A similar voyage soon followed, from London & Plymouth (left Apl. 13, 1876) with 396 'statute adult' & a total of 464 immigrants. The vessel arrived at Port Adelaide on Jun. 28, 1875 - there were 13 deaths on the voyage all due to measles. The ship stayed quite a while. She left for London (arrived Gravesend Mar. 6, 1877) on Nov. 10, 1876 with a cargo that included copper (2,214 cakes), copper ore (2,423 bags), wool (3,518 bales) & wheat. On Dec. 28, 1878, the vessel arrived at Melbourne, reporting having seen a large iceberg en route. She left Melbourne for London on Feb. 25, 1880 & arrived on Jun. 30, 1880. In mid Oct. 1886, the ship suffered damage in a severe gale in the English Channel, while en route to Melbourne, & put into Portsmouth for repairs. In the 1887/88 edition of Lloyd's Register, J. Stewart & Co., also of London, were the new registered owners. The vessel left Antwerp on Jan. 24, 1888 & arrived at Sydney on May 5, 1888 - it left on Jun. 15, 1888, for Wilmington (Delaware?). On Jun. 12, 1892, the vessel arrived at Adelaide from Cardiff, Wales, & went on to NZ. In Sep. 1892, Italia, an Italian barque, carrying coal from Greenock to Cape Town, South Africa, caught fire at sea. Italia, Captain Rolando Peresso in command with a crew of 15, made it to Tristan da Cunha (arrived Oct. 3, 1892), where Italia became a wreck. On Jan. 4, 1893, they signalled & rowed out to Hesperides to request passage to Cape Town. R. S. Wawn, Captain of Hesperides, was not prepared to go so far off course, but offered to land them all at Melbourne - an offer they declined. On Feb. 17, 1895, the vessel left Melbourne for London with red gum timber, & also 5,663 bags of wheat. On Jan. 16, 1897, the vessel arrived at Melbourne from Fredrickstad, Norway, with a cargo of flooring boards & 'railway chairs'. On Mar. 25, 1899, the vessel left London for Melbourne (arrived Jul. 25, 1899) - en route, it encountered hurricane conditions in both Apl. & Jun. 1899, suffered significant damage, with 6 or 7 crew members hurt also. There are many more voyages referenced at 'Trove', including later voyages to Western Australia & NZ. In 1904, the vessel was sold to 'A/S Samuel Hansen', owned by Henr. Hansen, of Lillesand, Norway, & was renamed Samuel Hansen. I cannot spot, at 'Trove', that Samuel Hansen ever went to Australia or NZ. On May 14, 1905, the vessel arrived at Mobile Bay, Alabama, ex Louren�o Marques, now Maputo, Mozambique. While I have not been able to read the circumstances, in Dec. 1908, the ship was being towed from Lillesand to Fredrickstad, both Norway. The ship ran aground, on Jan. 1, 1909, on Torbj�rnskj�r (a small island in the outer Oslofjord, Hvaler, Norway) & was wrecked. It would seem, if I understand a brief reference correctly, that *Samuel Hansen* was featured on a postage stamp. The above text may well need correction. Can you add to and/or correct the above? #1885

11		Ayton 1504 tons Hull 76 68944	1876	A steamship, a collier. Per 1 ('pdf' file, Court Report re 1877 grounding), 2 (Summary of 1877 Court Hearing), 3 (1882 reference to the missing ship), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 76.1 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, 249.8 ft., speed of 8 or 9 knots. The webmaster has a few editions of Lloyd's Register available to him ex 'Google' books - see left. The vessel was built for John S. (Storey) Barwick ('Barwick'), of Sunderland, likely 'Barwick & Co.', since there were 4 shareholders in addition to Barwick, the managing owner. Registered at London. On Sep. 14, 1877, the vessel left the Tyne with a cargo of coal for Port Said, Egypt, under the command of Captain Mark Storey, with '20 hands all told'. On Oct. 3, 1877 the vessel arrived at Port Said & discharged her cargo. Now it had been the intention that the vessel continue eastwards to India, to trade between Calcutta & Madras (now Kolkata & Mumbai). But the ship was rather instructed by her owners to proceed in ballast to Patras, Greece (on Gulf of Corinth). At 1:40 a.m. on Oct. 12, 1877, en route to Patras, the ship ran aground (on mud) on the W. coast of Morea (Peloponnese peninsula), between Kaufkalida Island (37.56.00N/ 21.07.00E) & Cape Glarenza. (Ionian Sea, W. coast of the Peloponnese, opposite the Island of Zakynthos also known as Zante). The vessel tried to free itself & HMS Wizard tried to pull her off without success. 80 tons of the ship's coal was jettisoned or transferred to lighters. The ship did get free at 3 p.m. on Oct. 13, 1877, took on cargo at Patras & other Greek ports & returned to London where in dry dock it was established that the vessel had suffered no damage. The Court concluded, in a devastating report & analysis, that Captain Storey was responsible for the grounding, having neglected his duties & responsibilities - having no charts, proceeding too fast, being too close to the coast & failing to use the lead. The Court recommended that the Board of Trade suspend his certificate for 6 months but during those months he be granted a mate's certificate. On Oct. 16, 1881, the vessel, carrying a cargo of patent fuel (a briquette type coal product), was abandoned by her crew & lost either i) 100 miles from Sunderland (per Miramar) or ii) 100 miles from Spain (per 3, which indicates also that the vessel was en route from Sunderland to Cronstadt at the time). Cronstadt is 20 miles from Leningrad, at the eastern end of the Gulf of Finland. So if that reference is correct, the vessel surely did not founder near Spain. I have not read the circumstances. I wonder who was her Captain in Oct. 1881. Any lives lost? Is there anything you can add?
12		Shakespeare 1814 tons Hull 72 73684	1876	A 4 masted fully-rigged ship. Per 1 (data), 2 (Cape Town wreck inquiry), 3 (1880/81 Lloyd's Register listing), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 84.73 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 278 ft. Built for William Adamson, of Sunderland, but registered at London, E. Bates & Sons, of Liverpool, the managers. In 1880 the vessel was sold to 'Edward Bates & Sons', of Liverpool, which company particularly served India. A short time later, in 1881, the vessel was sold to W. H. Ross & Co., also of Liverpool. Later, in 1882/83, the vessel was wrecked off the NW end of Inaccessible Island (an island without permanent settlement), Tristan da Cunha ('Tristan'), in the S. Atlantic Ocean. At roughly 37.18.9S/12.40.28W. But when did it happen? I wrote 1882/83 above most purposefully. If you read 99% of the WWW references to the wreck, you are advised that the vessel was wrecked at Pig Beach, Inaccessible Island, in 1883, with at least one reference to it being in Jan. 1883. But 1883 would seem to be in error. I believe it in fact happened on Nov. 20, 1882. An Inquiry into the disaster was held at Cape Town, South Africa, on Dec. 20, 1882, & the Master was determined to be at fault for 'incautiously running on in dense fog'. His certificate was suspended for 3 months. The crew were saved through the efforts of the Tristan islanders, who were later rewarded for their efforts & hospitality by the donation to Tristan, by the British Board of Trade (or perhaps by the British Admiralty), of a life-boat & rescue equipment. Delivered by HMS Opal on Dec. 27, 1884. It would be good to read the full text of that Inquiry Report. And learn the name of the Master & her route & cargo. Anything to add? Or correct? An image?

Tunstall
686/1066 (N/G) tons
Hull 73

73629

1876

An iron steamship. Tunstall, which was first registered at London on Mar. 23, 1876, was Lloyd's Register ('LR') liisted from 1876/77 thru 1879/80. Per LR, the vessel was owned, throughout such entire period by J. (John) S. Barwick of London, with T. Hart always serving as her captain. 221.0 ft. long, signal letters?, 98 HP engines by John Dickinson of Sunderland.
Nothing unusual about all of that at first glance. But that proves to be quite wrong. The vessel was lost in Aug. 1876, just 5 months after she was completed!
The vessel would seem to have had a short & troubled life. Wikipedia reports (thanks!) that on Apl. 4, 1876, Tunstall was in collision with Usworth (built in 1869 at Newcastle), in the Elbe River, Germany, & that both vessels were severely damaged.
What finally happened to Tunstall? Per line 51 on this U.K. Government page, the vessel, en route from Hamburg, Germany, to Sunderland in water ballast, was lost on Aug. 24, 1876 when 10 miles S. of Heligoland (German islands in the North Sea, located 43 miles off the mouth of the river Elbe). The loss was considered by a Court which surmised that the vessel may have struck the L. buoy (River Elbe) and pierced one of her plates. There being no other apparent cause for her loss. Crew of 18, no lives lost. The master was held not to be at fault. This page, also U.K. Government, tells us that W. (William) Hall was the vessel's captain at the time of her loss.
Wikipedia reports the vessel's loss quite differently. It tells us that the steamship had rather struck a sunken wreck. 'Wiki' further advises that Tunstall's crew were rescued by the steamship J. B. Eminson (also built by Short - in 1875). J. B. Eminson later, I read, landed Tunstall's crew at Sunderland. This 'Welsh Newspapers Online' report refers to the vessel being supposed to have hit a sunken wreck but tells us also a) that Tunstall's crew made their way to Heligoland in ship's boats (so J. B. Eminson did not rescue them), b) that Tunstall was owned (likely means chartered) by the Ryhope Coal Company, & c) was valued at �18,000.
In view of the data above, it would be good to be able to read i) the full reports that 'Wiki' reference as their data sources re both events & ii) the complete text of the report of the later Court of Inquiry. So far the webmaster has not found an Inquiry report or even a summary of it. He did, however, find this brief reference to the hearing.
A crew list is here.
Is there anything you can add to the above, and/or correct? #2539

14	Lemnos 1043/1599 later 919/1500 later 948/1530 all (N/G) tons Hull 102 81465	1880	A steamship which was launched on Jan. 31, 1880 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Mar. 5, 1880 (scroll to #81465), It was built for Lumsden, Byers & Co. ('Lumsden') of Sunderland for the Black Sea trade. Per 1 (1880 launch announcement), 2 (data re the sales of the vessel in 1905), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). Lumsden owned the vessel thru 1904 per Miramar - certainly Lumsden were still her owners in Lloyd's Register of 1897/98. The vessel was named by Miss Nicholson who was stated to be the daughter of the then managing owner. Now the Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1890 rather lists Robert T. Nicholson as her then managing owner, as does the 1900 equivalent. It seems clear that Lumsden & 'Nicholson' were both shareholders in the ownership of the vessel. 270.3 ft. long (82.39 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters TCFG (til 1910 at least per MNL), later JPKH (per LR of 1908/09 & 1910/11), later again became JFSN, certainly in 1915. 150 HP, later 171 or 174 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. Some operational history. There are many references to the vessel at Welsh Newspapers Online (thanks!). Leaving the Cardiff area with cargoes each of about 1700 tons of coal for Aden (Dec. 23, 1880 & Sep. 20, 1881), Brindisi, Italy (Oct. 9, 1882), Genoa, Italy (Sep. 6, 1880 & Nov. 14, 1883), Malta (Apl. 22, 1882 & Dec. 7, 1882). It would seem that the vessel made many voyages to Bilbao, Spain, outward likely with coal ex Wales or the U.K. north east, returning with iron ore. Re one such voyage, from Bilbao to Middlesbrough on Sep. 24, 1896, John Wilson, Lemnos's captain, was fined �5 for overloading his vessel. In 1906 & 1907 I spotted a couple of voyages to Odessa (Black Sea, Ukraine). A few references to continental ports - Calais & Bordeaux, France. Some specific significant matters:- i) On Feb. 14, 1882, Ina, a Norwegian barquentine, cut across the bows of the outgoing Lemnos, which, under the command of Clarkson (R. M. Clarkson per Lloyd's Register) was departing from East Bute Dock, Cardiff, for Brindisi, presumably with a cargo of coal. Ina was significantly damaged & her captain was injured. Lemnos was towed back to port likely to be inspected for damage. ii) On Aug. 1, 1885, proceeding up the river Tees, the vessel was struck by Cobden (ON #53015) & holed below the water line. Cobden was not damaged. iii) On May 30, 1889, the vessel offered assistance to Nipote Accame, an Italian barque, which was on fire 40 miles E. of Europa Point, Gibraltar. The offer was declined. iv) It seems likely that on Sep. 18, 1899 Lemnos collided with HM torpedo boat destroyer Hunter, off Eastbourne, Sussex. And damaged her bows. It would appear that in Feb. 1905 the vessel was sold, for �4,250, to R. Jobson & Co. of West Hartlepool who in Apl. of that year sold it for �6,250 to V. Elfverson of Kalmar, Sweden. Miramar indicate, however, that in 1905, 'Rederiet ss Lemnos', of Kalmar, became the vessel's owner & only in 1908 did V. Elfverson become her owner. The 1910 edition of MNL reports that 'The Durham Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.' of Sunderland was the vessel's then owner. In 1914, the vessel was sold, to J. Nicoll & Co. of Dundee, Scotland - James Nicoll per MNL of 1915 the managing owner - the vessel then registered at Dundee. And sold again in 1915 to Lawside Shipping Co. Ltd., also of Dundee (MNL of 1916). James Smith advises (thanks!) that during the period from Nov. 20, 1915 thru Dec. 16, 1915, the vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty for service as a collier - pennant No. Y 3.969. On Dec. 16, 1915, the vessel was wrecked at South Gare, at the mouth of the river Tees, while en route from Leith, Scotland, to Rouen, France, with a cargo of coal. No lives were lost in the 19 man crew. While under Admiralty control, it would seem. 'Wrecksite.eu' tell us (thanks!) that the wreck 'was substantially salvaged and sold to Mr. Riddle of Middlesbrough' on Aug. 16, 1960. Many crew lists are available here. Anything you can add? An image? #2146
15	Wearmouth 1689 tons Hull 104 82772	1880	An iron steamer, a collier it would seem. That had a very short life, indeed. Per 1 ex 2 (NY Times archives re 1882 loss), 3 (a detailed account of the loss ex NY Times archives), 4 (wreck reference), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 260.5 ft. long, signal letters TJKL. Built for J. S. Barwick, of London (1 says of Sunderland). During the summer of 1882, the vessel carried coal from Sydney to Montreal, both Canada. On Nov. 19, 1882, under the command of Captain Evan Evans, the vessel, while en route from Montreal to London via Quebec with a cargo of phosphates & timber ('deals'), went ashore at North Sand Beach, Magdalen Islands, 1 mile E. of Wolfe Island Telegraph Station, in an easterly gale & snow storm. The vessel broke into 4 pieces. Of the crew of 20, only 5 survived. The Captain was amongst those that were lost. A detailed account by survivor Robert Hutchinson, the vessel's Chief Engineer, is at 3. Alas, I did not save the article years ago when it was freely available. Is there anything you can add?
16	Westergate 1742 (or 1760 or 1794) tons Hull 119 85063	1881	A cargo ship. Per 1 (launch of Westergate), 2 (Morel Ltd., of Cardiff, Westergate), 3 (1st item, hit mine, Jan. 01, 1915), 4 (1918 sinking, 2nd item), 5 ('uboat.net' sinking, Westergate), 6 (Miramar, link, you must be registered to access). The webmaster has a few editions of Lloyd's Register ('LR') (plus one edition of 'The Record') available to him ex 'Google' books - see left. 260.0 ft. long perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters WDCV. The vessel, built for 'Weatherley, Mead, and Hussey' ('Weatherly'), of London, was christened on Sep. 12, 1881, by Miss Fowler, daughter of Captain J. Fowler who was to be her first master. The vessel was towed to Hartlepool for the installation of 'Thomas Richardson & Sons' engines. In 1887/88, the vessel was sold to 'Westergate Steamship Co. Ltd.', of London. The vessel stranded at Breaksea Point (SW of Cardiff), in thick fog, on Mar. 29, 1889, while en route to Bristol with a cargo of barley. The vessel's hull was badly damaged (her bottom all gone), the ship was entirely under water & likely to be a total wreck. Fortunately, there was no loss of life. But she was saved & repaired & later offered for sale by auction in Cardiff on May 27, 1889. 'Morel, Bros & Co.', (or & Limited) of Cardiff, bought the vessel at such auction for �5,625. No change of vessel name in either case. On Feb. 7, 1890, en route from Cardiff to Port Said, Egypt, Westergate suffered a broken crank shaft, when at Sines, Portugal. On Aug. 19, 1891, Westergate was departing Huelva (Andalusia, SW Spain) for New York with a cargo of minerals. Travelling 'at a great rate of speed', she struck the port bow of Ulleswater, (built by Doxford in 1872) which was entering the river at Huelva & had requested a pilot. Ulleswater, arriving from Newcastle with a cargo of chemicals, suffered considerable damage & ended up ashore with 9 ft. of water in her holds. Westergate was damaged also. At a Court hearing, Westergate was held solely to be at blame. LR of 1897/98 lists the vessel as again owned by Westergate Steamship Co. Limited with 'Morel' the managers. On Jan. 01, 1915, maybe Jan. 2, 1915, the vessel, en route from Bilbao, Spain, to Middlesboro, with a cargo of iron ore, hit a mine in the Downs, 2 miles NNW of the South Goodwin light vessel. The vessel's rudder, steering gear etc. was blown away. The vessel was towed to Middlesboro, it would seem. 3 seems to indicate that Weatherley were then still involved with the vessel. Later in 1915, the vessel was sold to 'Franco-British Steamship Co. Ltd.', of Cardiff, 'Olivier & Co. Ltd.', of London, the managers, again with no change in the vessel's name. On Apl. 21, 1918, the vessel, en route from Hartlepool to Carthagena, (surely Cartagena, Spain), with 1800 tons of coke & coal, was hit & sunk by a torpedo fired by UB-80, Kapit�nleutnant Max Viebeg in command. 17 miles ESE of Berry Head, 22 miles from Start Point, Devon. The torpedo hit on the port side, the ship rolled over to starboard & rapidly sank by the head with the boiler exploding. Of the 29 man crew, 24 were lost, including the Master. His name? Is there anything you can add? Another image?
17	Empress 2183 tons Hull 125 85005	1882	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Taylor & Sanderson), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 291 ft. long. Built for Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, of Sunderland, which company became Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, Limited in 1899. On Jan. 23, 1915, while in ballast & en route from London to Sunderland, struck a wreck at Sheringham Shoal, off the coast of Norfolk, & sank. A difficult vessel to WWW search for! Anything you can add? Your contribution would be most welcome.
18	Newent 613/994 (N/G) tons or 1051 (or 1016) tons Hull 134 85013	1882	A cargo ship. Per 1 (1882 launch, in red), 2 (Newent, wreck), 3 (Apl. 04, 1909 'Victoria Daily Colonist' loss report, ex A, a large 'pdf' file), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 216 ft. long, signal letters WMDQ, 99 RHP engines by John Dickinson of Sunderland. The webmaster has a few editions of Lloyd's Register available to him ex 'Google' books, thru 1890/91 - see left. Built at the cost of �26,000 for James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, with James Westoll being the managing owner, which company carried coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & was involved also in the Black Sea grain trade. Christened by Mrs. Fothergill of Newcastle. On Feb. 12, 1909, Newent left Southampton, in ballast & with a crew of 16, bound for Blyth, Northumberland. That night she was sighted by Walter Scott, off the Owers lightship, off Selsey Bill. She was never heard from again. However Inga, a Norwegian barque, (I cannot figure out which Inga), was in collision with an unknown vessel off Beachy Head, East Sussex, on Feb. 13, 1909, & was seriously damaged as a result. The weather was not an issue at the time. It would seem that the entire Newent crew were lost. Lloyd's posted the vessel as missing & there the matter stood - until Mar. 2011. Now I usually do not indicate, in vessel listings, details of ship's engines. However in this case, as you can see above, I did so - for a very particular reason. Iain Davis, of Poole, Dorset, a keen diver indeed, has advised that a brass engine plate was found on a wreck off Beachy Head, a wreck that could not previously be identified. The engine plate, John Dickinson No. 260 of 1882, can be seen at left. I can well image the excitement of Iain & his colleagues when contemporary records have proved that an engine of that number had indeed been installed by Dickinson in Newent, back in 1882. Anything you can add? An image?
19	Queen 1818 tons Hull 143 87335 Para	1882	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 282.5 ft. long, signal letter HFQP, 208 HP engines by J. W. & F. Wilson of Sunderland. Built for Messrs. Taylor & Sanderson, of Sunderland, which company became Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, Limited in 1899. Christened by Miss Meggie Sanderson, daughter of one of the managing owners. A now long gone page advised us that their early steamers traded to the Mediterranean, but their subsequent ships traded to Australia, U.S.A., South America, East Indies, etc. On Sep. 29, 1905, while unloading at Eston Jetty, Middlesboro, Thomas Turnbull, ship's Mate, fell between the ship & the jetty & presumably was crushed. He died on Sep. 30, 1905. All as you can read here. In 1911, the vessel was sold to Otto Banck, of Helsingborg, southern Sweden (possibly later 'Otto Banck Rederi AB') & renamed Para. On Jun. 10, 1916, the vessel struck a mine off the E. coast of Sweden, & sank. At 59.01N/19.00E, SE of Stockholm in the Baltic Sea. I have not read the circumstances but did spot a reference to there being no loss of life. A most difficult vessel to WWW search for! Anything you can add? An image?
20	Cogent 2140 (or 2051) tons Hull 142 87351 Tres Hermanos Antonio Garcia	1883	A cargo ship, clipper rigged? Per 1 (a John Hudson painting of the ship), 2 (1929 sinking, Antonio Garcia, Spanish newspaper account (A.B.C.) p.043, also 3 (p.044), you need to download ('descargar') the available 'pdf's to read), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 275.0 ft. long (83.82 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 9 1/2 knots. Built at the cost of �29,000 for James Westoll (James Westoll Line) of Sunderland, with James Westoll being the managing owner. James Westoll Line carried coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & was involved also in the Black Sea grain trade. The vessel was seized at Hamburg, Germany, at the beginning of WW1 in Aug. 1914, & served during WW1 as a collier & transport for the Imperial German Navy. In Nov. 1918, the vessel was allocated to Spain by the 'War Risk Association' & on Aug. 8, 1919, the vessel became Tres Hermanos, owned by Jos� Martinez Fern�ndez, of Vigo, Spain. In 1928, the vessel was sold to Francisco Garcia Fernandez, of Barcelona, Spain, & renamed Antonio Garcia. On Dec. 13, 1929, while en route from Aviles to Valencia, both Spain, with a cargo of coal, D. Ignacio Sestao in command, the vessel collided in fog with Greek owned Hydra, off Vigo, & sank. At 42.10N/9.31W, 28 miles off Cies Island, near Cape Finisterre. It would seem that Antonio Garcia sank in 6 minutes, that 4 lives were lost & more were injured. Hydra, severely damaged, was able to rescue survivors. A translation of the texts at 2, 3 & 4, would surely advance this listing. Can anybody provide a translation? So far, I have not established which vessel named Hydra it was. It is possible that it was Norman Prince, built by 'Short' at Sunderland in 1900, that became Hydra in 1920. Can you clarify the matter? Or either add to or correct my text? Images?

Princess
2094 tons
Hull 138

87346

1883

An iron steamship, which was launched on May 10, 1883. Per 1 (wrecksite.eu, wreck data), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 286.0 ft. long (87.17 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters HTSJ, 180 HP engines by Carr & Co. Limited, of Sunderland. The webmaster does not have the entire lifetime sequence of Lloyd's Register ('LR') available to him, but it seems certain that the vessel was LR listed from 1883/84 thru 1892/93 at least. LR of 1883/84 listed J. W. Taylor of Sunderland as the vessel's then owner, while LRs of 1885/86 & later list Taylor & Sanderson as the vessel's owner. The Mercantile Navy Lists of 1885 thru 1893 (1890 is here) list John Sanderson as the then owner or managing owner. Per LR the vessel had 3 captains thru 1892/93 - J. J. Reed (from 1885/86 thru 1889/90), T. Angus in 1890/91 at least & C. McCormick in 1892/93 at least.
This listing was initially created when the webmaster read, by chance, a poignant story related to the 1893 wreck of a ship named Princess of Sunderland. In a nutshell, Robert Mustard was a seaman aboard a vessel in distress, a steamer caught by the massive storms off the E. coast of U.K. in Nov. 1893. Fearing for his life, he wrote a message to his wife, placed it in a bottle & tossed it overboard. The ship foundered & Mustard lost his life. 4 years later, the bottle was found at Dartmouth Harbour, Devon, the message was read & ultimately forwarded to Mustard's widow in Sunderland. The article is here, ex the Jul. 2000 issue (a large 'pdf' file) of the Northumberland & Durham Family History Society Journal. Whom we thank.
It is clear that the ship which sank in Nov. 1893, off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire, was Princess - en route from Bilbao, Spain, to Sunderland, with a cargo of iron ore. On Nov. 19, 1893, during a violent storm, the vessel, under the command of James R. (Ronald) Nicholson (1855/1893), was driven onto rocks, between Thornwick Nab & North Landing. The captain & the entire crew, a total of 19, all perished. In the appalling weather conditions it was not possible to launch the local lifeboat to attempt a rescue of the crew. Nor was it possible, due to distance, to effect a rescue by rocket apparatus. Witnesses were on hand, on the cliffs above, to watch the break up of the vessel & heard the crew's screams above the screeching winds. David Hodge advises that, per the Sunderland Echo of Nov. 20, 1893, Taylor & Sanderson had received a telegram from the Flamborough Signal Station as follows:- 'Steamer wrecked two miles north of Flamborough Head, 2.45 pm, all hands lost: name washed up, Princess of Sunderland.' David has kindly provided a copyrighted image (at left) of a precious family possession - the wheelhouse plaque that was aboard Princess when she was lost in 1893. The plaque was recovered amongst the wreckage that ended up on the beach, and, mounted on black velvet, was presented by Taylor & Sanderson to Sarah Annie Nicholson, the captain's widow. James & Sarah Nicholson were David Hodge's great grandparents, then living at 18, Murton Street, Sunderland.
John Nicholson has kindly been in touch to provide i) these (A & B) contemporary newspaper cuttings re the disaster (including a crew list) & ii) this link to a YouTube 'Filey Brigg Dive Club' video re a wreck that may well prove to be that of Princess. John adds 'James Nicholson, the master of Princess, was my cousin. I am very keen to contact his descendants to enable us to share some of our family history. Would they please contact the webmaster for my address'. Can you add anything additional? An image? #1923

James Westoll
1988 tons
Hull 159

87375

1884

A cargo ship. Per 1 (Westoll Line, p.154 in particular), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). Built for James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, then owned in 64ths as to 70% by three families (the Westoll's, the Adamson's & the Short's, with James Westoll being the managing owner) which company carried coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & was involved also in the Black Sea grain trade. It would seem that it later became 'James Westoll (London) Ltd.' Joseph Conrad (1857/1924) wrote about the ship as you can read here. But did Conrad misidentify the vessel that he saw? Maciej Wilmanski alerts me (thanks!) to the fact that Conrad is referring, in those particular writings, to late 1874, which is ten years before James Westoll was even built. It would seem, in fact (A) that the ship that Conrad saw in 1874 was the James Mason, even though Conrad states that he read the name, James Westoll, 'letter by letter' on the bow. There would seem, incidentally, to only have ever been one James Westoll, i.e. this one. It is all a puzzle, but a puzzle of literature perhaps. Anyway, at 3:00 a.m. on Aug. 17, 1904, while en route from Newcastle to Lisbon, Portugal, with a cargo of coal, the vessel struck Hollander amidships, in dense fog off Dungeness, Kent. Hollander, a Dutch 177 ton tug, sank in seconds with the loss of 8 lives. An expired eBay item advised that only 'C. Weltrevreden', at the wheel at the time, survived. He was able to jump aboard James Westoll which vessel, badly damaged, made it to port (Gravesend?). Hollander itself was en route from Rotterdam to Ventnor, Isle of Wight, I read. The collision resulted in a court case but am not aware of the case conclusion. On Mar. 3, 1911, the vessel collided with Bannockburn, off Dover, was seriously damaged & was broken up at Boulogne, France. Not an easy vessel to WWW search for! Anything you can add? Your contribution would be most welcome.

Oakdene
1086/1681 later 996/1594 (N/G) tons
Hull 151

87374

1884

Oakdene, which was launched, at Pallion, Sunderland, on Mar. 29, 1884, & completed, I read, on Jul. 25, 1884, was Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1883/84 thru 1893/94 at least. LR of 1894/95 is not available to the webmaster - the vessel is not listed in LR of 1896/97.
The vessel's initial owner, per LR thru 1889/90, was Bulman & Dixon of Sunderland. No captain names are noted in LRs thru 1885/86. From 1886/87, LRs record 'Heppell' as serving as the vessel's captain, thru 1889/90.
The webmaster was surprised to find that the vessel is listed in the 1888 edition of Turnbull's Shipping Register ('TR') - with essentially contradictory data. It records that C. F. Bulman and J. B. Dixon, were then jointly the vessel's managers & between them owned a single share. The principal shareholder was J. Y. Short with 36 (of 64) shares. The list of owners of the other shares is long indeed - 26 names are referenced. Hopefully one day (likely not soon) such TR edition might be scanned & be made available via this site.
The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') lists Oakdene as registered at Sunderland from 1885 thru 1890, with John B. Dixon consistently noted to be her owner (managing owner from 1889). MNL of 1891 is available but lacks the necessary page.
I have not spotted exactly when the vessel was sold. LR of 1889/90 notes that J. T. Lunn, of Sunderland, had become Oakdene's owner, with J. A. Stabell serving as the vessel's captain thru 1893/94 (John A. Stahell per the National Archives, see below) & then H. C. N. Sandal - from 1893/94. MNLs of 1892 thru 1895 record John T. (Thomas) Lunn, of Newcastle, as the vessel's managing owner.
240.0 ft. long, schooner rigged, signal letters JKHD, crew lists are available via this page, extensive crew details re 1891 are 'National Archives' available here, of 996/1594 (N/G) tons from MNL of 1892 & LR of 1893/94. 140 HP engines by Carr & Co. Ltd., of Sunderland, Lloyd's Register Foundation makes available a couple of Mar. 1893 survey for repairs documents re the vessel.
The webmaster has not researched the operational history of Oakdene but did note the following:- i) In early Mar. 1888, Oakdene was returning to the U.K. from Sebastopol (Crimea, Ukraine, Black Sea) likely with a cargo of grain. It left Malta on Mar. 02, 1888 headed west but soon had to return to Malta, having been seriously damaged off Galita (northern Tunisia). ii) On Feb. 04, 1890, the vessel, coal laden, grounded on the bar entering Bilbao, Spain. She got off on the next day, probably on the next tide, & was towed into port. The vessel likely suffered no damages. iii) On Dec. 19, 1890, when Oakdene (Stabell) was discharging its cargo of coal ex Sydney at Halifax, (both Nova Scotia, Canada), about 40 ft. of landing collapsed. 6 men & 1,000 tons of coal were precipitated into the harbour - all the men drowned. The accident is referred to in link 3 at listing bottom. And in these two (5 & 6) contemporary news reports. iv) On or about Dec. 30, 1890, when loading coal at North Sydney, Cape Breton, the vessel (Stabell) hit the pier. The 'above the waterline' damage was considered to be serious & the vessel was to proceed to Halifax for repairs. v) On Oct. 09, 1892, Oakdene arrived at Hammerfest (the northernmost town in Norway) under the tow of Andalusia, (built by the Strand Slipway Company in Sunderland in 1881) having struck an unknown object off Abramoff Cape (near Archangel, Russia, I believe) in late Sep. 1892. Oakdene was to have a jury rudder fitted & proceed to Bergen, Norway, for necessary repairs. vi) On the morning of Dec. 04, 1892, when at Lock-hill (I think at Grimsby near Hull, fire broke out in the vessel's coal bunkers. The fire was subseqently extinguished, 'only little damage having been done'. vii) On Dec. 05, 1893, Oakdene left Pensacola for Tampa (both Florida, U.S.A). At Tampa it loaded a cargo for Harburg (Hamburg, Germany, I believe) & left Tampa for Harburg on Jan. 01, 1894. It must have encountered some most severe weather. It put into Newport News, Virginia, to replenish its coal supplies (left Jan. 09, 1894), & on Jan. 30, 1894 put into Portland (Maine?) to again replenish its coal supplies, but with major damage - to her steering gear, compass, bridge, ships boats etc.
What finally happened to Oakdene? On Jan. 14, 1895, the vessel left Hamburg, Germany, for Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A., via Shields (left Jan. 19, 1895) under the command of Hans Christian Nielsen Sandal - with a crew of 20. The vessel's cargo is generally stated to have consisted of about 100 tons of cement & 1,600 tons of 'salt for manure'. Extreme bad weather caused the vessel to have a slow & incredibly difficult passage across the N. Atlantic - so much so that Oakdene, amazingly, ran out of coal! By burning available woodwork etc. the vessel was able to limp into Halifax where she stayed for 10 days while repairs were effected. On Feb. 26, 1895, the vessel left Halifax to resume her voyage.
Again bad weather was experienced as she sailed southward - high winds, thick snow & hazy conditions. At about 10 a.m. on Mar. 02, 1895, the vessel struck ground, at about high tide, at a place 5/6 miles from the Assateague Lighthouse, on Assateague Beach on the Virginia coast. Efforts were made to get her off, alas to no avail. North America, a tug took one injured crewman ashore. At about 5 p.m. that day the vessel's starboard bilge gave way, the ship broke amidships & the vessel flooded. William Colay, a salvage tug, with the help of many of Oakdene's crew, tried to pump the vessel out but was not successful. The crew had to abandon the vessel & were landed at Lewis, Delaware, by North America. Oakdene became a total wreck. The Merrit Wrecking Company took charge of the wreck & stripped it of whatever they could recover.
An Official Inquiry into the loss of Oakdene was held, at Newcastle, on Apl. 10/11, 1895. The cause of the vessel's grounding was held to be a defective chonometer which had effected the captain's navigation of the vessel. The captain was fully exhonerated from blame. The report of such Inquiry can be read here.
There often are surprises when you access the contemporary news reports. Mr. W. E. Johnson, Oakdene's first officer, gave extensive reports of the vessel's total voyage - reported in both the Canadian & U.K. press. Do read Mr. Johnson's words via the links that follow. He talks of - i) the extent of the devastating storms that the vessel encountered in the N. Atlantic & what the crew were forced to experience. ii) the vessel leaving Shields on Jan 19, 1895 rather than leaving Hamburg as the Inquiry report implies. It had left Hamburg on Jan. 14, 1895. iii) Some confusion, perhaps, as to the vessel's cargo. In one report Mr. Johnson stated it was of sugar & not of cement & salt. Some contemporary news reports - 1, 2, 3 & 4.
Is there anything you can add? Or correct? #2914

24	William Adamson 1981 (or 1986) tons Hull 160 90302	1884	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Lloyd's Register 1887/88), 2 (Westoll Line, p.154 in particular), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 268 ft. long. Built at the cost of �26,500 for James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, [then owned in 64ths as to 70% by three families, the Westoll's, the Adamson's (25%) & the Short's, with James Westoll being the managing owner], which company carried coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & was involved also in the Black Sea grain trade. It would seem that the 'company' later became 'James Westoll (London) Ltd.' On Feb. 9, 1903, when off Lisbon, Portugal, the vessel was damaged in a collision with Atlantique, a 6705 ton passenger vessel of 'Messageries Maritime'. On Mar. 10, 1910, after having been laid up, the vessel was sold to French owners for �4,000. Miramar advises that William Adamson was broken up at Dunkirk, France, in May 1910, so likely the French purchasers were ship breakers. Not an easy vessel to WWW search for! Anything you can add?
25	Countess 2197 (or 1987 or 2130) tons Hull 154 90324 Laertes Etruria Fede	1885	A cargo ship. Per 1 (1885 launch), 2 (Fede sinking), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 275 ft. long. Built for 'Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company', of Sunderland, which company became 'Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, Limited' in 1899. Named by Mrs. Dawson, of Sunderland. Captain Cook to be her first Captain. Kingfisher, built by John Knox & Co. at Hylton, was awarded �700 for salvage efforts rendered on Nov. 11, 1893 to *Countess* (no detail available as to the circumstances). The vessel was sold, in 1896, to 'Theophilatos Bros.', of Greece most probably, & renamed Laertes. And sold again, in 1897, to 'F. Carnevali', (of Italy?) & renamed Etruria. And sold once more, in 1899, to 'Becchi Calcagno', Italy also?, & renamed Fede. In late 1916, 'Giulio Kahn', of Genoa, Italy, was the 'operator', which I think means 'owner'. On Dec. 5, 1916, while en route from Naples, Italy, to Barry, Wales, via Huelva (Bay of Cadiz, Spain), with a cargo of chestnuts, Fede was sunk by either UB-29 or C or UC-19, 35 miles W. of Bishop Rock (W. of the Scilly Islands). At 49.52N/07.19W, or maybe at 50.55N/ 07.19W, but neither location seems to be 35 miles from Bishop Rock. Sunk by torpedo or gunfire perhaps? A most difficult vessel to WWW search for - have said that before! Anything you can add?
26	J. M. Smith 2055 tons Hull 158 90326	1885	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 288.0 ft. long, signal letters KCNV. The webmaster has a few editions of Lloyd's Register available to him ex 'Google' books, thru 1890/91 - see left. Built at the cost of �22,500 for James Westoll, i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, with James Westoll being the managing owner. Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. On Mar. 3, 1907, (I have also read the 2nd, 4th & 13th), while en route from Hull to Hamburg, Germany, with a cargo of coal & 58 miles NW of Heligoland, the vessel was involved in a collision & sank. Heligoland is a small German archipelago in the North Sea, about 40 miles off the mouth of the Elbe River. The WWW record is silent about the collision, however. With what did she collide? Can you tell us? It appears to be open sea to the NW. Or otherwise add anything?
27	Ocean Prince 1737 tons Hull 162 91496 Pernau	1885	A cargo ship. Per 1 (1885 launch), 2 [Prince Line Ocean Prince (1)], 3 (NY Times, 1890), 4 (NY Times, 1891), 5 (wreck, map, page in Danish), 6 (wreck data in German), 7 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 262 ft. long, speed of 9 knots. Built for 'Prince Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.', of Newcastle (Mr. James Knott, Prince Line), & registered there. Named by Miss Nicholson, of Birtley. Captain Milburn to be her first Captain. In 1898, was transferred to 'Prince Line (1895) Ltd.' Ran into a hurricane in Apl. 1890, Captain Davidson in command, while en route from Gibraltar to Gloucester, Mass., via Halifax, Nova Scotia, with a cargo of salt. And in Oct. 1891, while en route from Gibraltar to New York with a general cargo, survived another hurricane described by Captain Brown as unequalled in his 22 years at sea. Sold in 1907 to Pernau Steamship (or Shipping) Co., of Pernau, SW Estonia, Russia, & renamed Pernau. On Mar. 1, 1911, while en route, in ballast, from Sarpsborg (or Sarpsberg), Norway, to Riga, Latvia, went aground on the rocks at Kullaberg, W coast of Sweden, near M�lle & was wrecked. At 56.18.223N/12.28.128E. It would seem that the Russian crew was drunken on the cliffs overlooking the wreck. Contemporary images of the wreck must exist. The wreck was purchased in 1912 & partially salvaged in 1959. Little remains today. Anything you can add?
28	Royal Prince 1852, later 1776 or 1803) tons Hull 155 91486 Hadrian	1885	A cargo ship that was launched on Jan. 17, 1885. Per 1 ex 2 (1885 sea trial), 3 [Prince Line Royal Prince (2)], 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 260.0 ft. long, service speed of 9 1/2 knots, signal letters JTVH, 160 HP engines by John Dickinson of Palmer's Hill Engine Works, Sunderland. Built for Mr. James Knott, of Newcastle, for Prince Line, & specifically for 'Prince Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.'. At the sea trials, attained a mean average speed of 11 knots over the measured mile. Sister to Tudor Prince. In 1907, sold to Roman Steamship Co. Ltd., (G. Reid & Co., the owner), also of Newcastle, & renamed Hadrian. Was apparently soon sold since in 1908, T. Pallister & Co., again of Newcastle, were the owners. On Jan. 11, 1910, the vessel, en route from the Tyne to Grimsby in ballast, was in collision in the Humber River with Mecklenburg (H. Podeus, the owner) & sank. Have not read what happened to Mecklenburg. WWW data is limited. Anything you can add? An image?
29	J. Y. Short 2217 (or 2193) tons Hull 166 90344	1887	A cargo ship. Per 1 ('u-boat.net'), 2 (image), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 88.4 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 290 ft., speed ?, crew of 21. Per 'Blue Peter', the vessel had animals carved around the stern with a carved inscription which read "Safe within the ark forever". Built at the cost of �22,400 for James Westoll, i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. Named for John Young Short (1844/1900), the Short of Short Brothers. Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. Robert Eggleton would seem to have been its first Captain. I saw a 'snippet' which indicated that the vessel was stranded, off Tunstall, on the Yorkshire coast, in 1892, but have not read the circumstances. Can you help with the details? I have read also that the vessel required extensive repairs in 1893, likely related to that 1892 grounding. On Oct. 4, 1916, (have also read Oct. 3, 1916) while en route from Penarth, Wales, to Archangel (Arkhangelsk), Russia, with a cargo of coal, the vessel was captured by U-43, shelled & sunk. 80 miles E. of Vard�, Norway. At 70.14N/35.30E, in the Barents Sea. No loss of life. The crew was landed at Vard�. Have not been able to read the circumstances. Can you add to or correct the above?
30	Asiatic Prince 2183 tons Hull 173 95250 Massalia	1888	A cargo ship. Per 1 (launch, ex 'The Marine Engineer', a 'Google' book), 2 ('wrecksite.eu', sinking data, Massalia), 3 ('u-boat.net', sinking, Massalia), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 89.0 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, 292.0 ft. or 292 ft. 7 in., speed of 10 knots, signal letters KSPT, with engines by John Dickinson of Sunderland. Sister to Eastern Prince. The webmaster has a few editions of Lloyd's Register available to him ex 'Google' books, thru 1890/91 - see left. Built for Mr. James Knott ('Knott") & partners, of Newcastle. The vessel was named by Miss Daisy Teale, of Scarborough. Knott is known for Prince Line, & for 'Prince Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.', both of which he founded. The vessel was engaged, I read, on trans Atlantic service. On Dec. 15, 1892, the vessel spotted Wyer G. Sargent ('Sargent'), about 900 miles E. of Barbados. Why does this merit a reference? Sargent was a 1520 ton schooner, owned by William G. Gower & built in Sedgwick, Maine, in 1888. Captain Danse was in command when the 3 masts of Sargent were snapped off in a gale off the North Carolina coast on Mar. 31, 1891. A Norwegian barque, or maybe H. E. Thompson a schooner, rescued the crew & Sargent was expected to quickly sink. But it did not! Perhaps initially buoyed by its cargo of mahogany it floated on and on as a derelict. 1 1/2 years later it was still afloat & its name recorded on the stern was read by the passing Asiatic Prince. But .. it would seem that the vessel continued to float for another 4 plus years! Until early 1897 when it was driven aground & broke up on Conception, an uninhabited island in the Bahamas. Now I think that is all most interesting. Read the New York Times article here if you agree & this 1897 article also. In 1908, Asiatic Prince was sold to G. Coulouras ('Coulouras'), of Syra, Greece, & renamed Massalia. Coulouras went into receivership later in 1908, & the vessel, & another Coulouras ship also, was then sold to 'E. Petritzis Fils', also of Syra. On Oct. 29, 1916, while en route from Newport, Wales, to Naples, Italy, with a cargo of coal, the vessel was sunk by U-63, Kapit�nleutnant Otto Schultze in command. At 36.00N/08.20W, 135 (or maybe 170) miles W. of Gibraltar. I have not been able to read the circumstances but it would seem that there was no loss of life. Can you add to and/or correct the above?
31	Diligent 1413/2184, later 1366/2121, later (from MNL of 1896) 1429/2184 (all N/G) tons Hull 174 95262	1888	A schooner-rigged steel steamship, which was launched on Jan. 30, 1888 & first registered on Mar. 2, 1888. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 292.3 ft. (89.09 metres) long perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters KQPC, 200 HP engines by John Dickinson of Sunderland. Built for James Westoll of Sunderland, which company is covered on site here. Who owned the vessel for its entire lifetime (Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1890 & 1915). W. Cook was her initial captain with H. M. Westcott having that role in 1892/93 & 1894/95 at least. This listing, a partial listing today, was first created on Aug. 7, 2019, upon the receipt of two fine images from Toni Lorenzo of Ferrol, Spain. The images, the top two available at left, show Diligent sunk at La Coru�a (or 'A Coru�a') located, as is Ferrol, in Galicia province at the NW tip of Spain. Such images appear, I understand, in a Facebook page about La Coru�a, particularly in postings by Carmela Barral Barcala. We sincerely thank both Carmela & Toni without whose help this listing would not exist. In Sep. 2021, I could not spot those images there, not even by searching for 'Diligent' or 'Barcala' - the page is very large & deep today! Toni Lorenzo, also in Sep. 2021, invites you to visit this page with additional images & text about the events in 1904. 'Blue Peter' referred to the vessel in the splendid following words (and with a modest image of the vessel). 'Poor old Diligent! She had two lives. Built by Shorts in 1888 she was abandoned on Feb. 15, 1904, near Villano, but was salvaged and traded for another decade to become a war victim.' It is that 1904 experience that I describe today. In Feb. 1904, Diligent, under the command of Captain Sinclair, & with a crew of 22 all told, was en route from Huelva (SW Spain NW of Gibraltar) to Rotterdam with a cargo of copper ore. Before midnight on Feb. 15, 1904, the vessel's shaft broke & she was left essentially helpless, in mountainous seas, at a point 5 or 8 miles W. of Cape Villano (Cabo Vil�n), Spain. Venedotian, an 1,100 ton Cardiff based steamship owned by C. & W. Williams, under the command of Captain Lewis, saw her signals of distress & stood by her thru the night. At daybreak Venedotian attempted to take Diligent in tow, but the tow rope broke - twice. Diligent, near to a rocky shore, set her anchors & prepared to abandon ship. The Diligent crew launched ship's boats but all of them were destroyed in the raging seas. With great difficulty (1 & 2), Venedotian launched her boats & eventually the entire crew were saved from the seas & landed at La Coru�a. On Feb. 16, 1904, Newa, a salvage steamer, went to the stricken ship, & on Feb. 19, 1904 entered the harbour at La Coru�a with Diligent in tow. It would seem that Newa was warned, by Mr. Periera the port's pilot, to both shorten her line & slow down. Such warnings it would seem were ignored. Diligent hit 'La Guisanda', a rock, & suffered such severe hull damage that she flooded & immediately sank. One record says that Diligent was beached. No less that 4 attempts were made to raise Diligent in the following weeks & on March 18, 1904 she was raised as a result of efforts by both Newa & Herakles (another salvage steamer). Diligent was later repaired & survived thru 1917. A High Admiralty Court case followed. Diligent claimed that the sinking was the result of Newa's negligence, a claim that rightly or wrongly perhaps, was ruled out by the President of the court. Venedotian, Newa & Herakles all sued for salvage money. In the final analysis, Venedotian was awarded �750, & Newa & Herakles (combined) were awarded �900. For interest, Diligent was then considered to be valued at �8,000 with an additional �489 for her cargo. The completion of this listing must await another day. I note, however, that Miramar tell us (thanks!) that on Apl. 12, 1917, Diligent, en route from Santander, Spain to Troon, South Ayrshire, Scotland, was in collision with Marquise de Lubersac, off Hartland Point (N/W coast of Devon). And was lost, this time with no reprieve! No lives were lost. I have also read (Accounts and Papers 1920) that she was lost at about 12 miles NNE of Trevose Head, Cornwall. Many crew lists are available here. Can you add to the above? #2046
32	Gerent 2283 tons Hull 176 95268	1888	A cargo ship which was launched (1 & 2) on Jul. 14, 1878 & completed in Aug. 1888. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 290.0 ft. long (88.39 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed ?, signal letters KTLS, 200 HP (later 205 HP per Lloyd's Register but the Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') does not agree), engines by John Dickinson of Sunderland. Built at the cost of �22,400 for James Westoll, i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. It would seem that for the vessel's entire working lifetime, the vessel was owned by James Westoll as managing owner, as per this sample (1920) MNL. Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. The name means 'a person who manages, directs, or rules'. I have read a report which stated that Gerent was wrecked on the wreck of Altmore in early 1903. But the report clearly must have been in error or exaggerated. On Oct. 5, 1905, the vessel was in collision with the Spanish vessel Tambre near Gibraltar. Tambre, described as badly damaged, but with no damage to her cargo, proceeded to Carthagena, Spain. Gerent would seem to have suffered no damage. There was, I have previously reported here, a 1917 court case with the owners of Os, but no detail is WWW available. Janet Franklin has kindly been in touch (thanks!) re another collision involving Gerent, a collision with Chrysolite, 128 tons, ON 58190, built as a barquentine at Whitehaven in 1869. In the mid to late 1880s, Chrysolite was, I read, re-rigged as a schooner. In Aug. 1918, Chrysolite, then owned by The Anglo-French Coasting Co. Ltd. of Manchester, was en route from Swansea, Wales, to Tr�guier, (Brittany, France), with a cargo of coal. On Aug. 6, 1918, it was hit & cut through by the stem of Gerent, en route from Penarth, Wales, to Cherbourg, France, likely also with a cargo of coal. In Bideford Bay in the Bristol Channel. All aboard Chrysolite lost their lives, including Janet's great uncle. A court case followed (in 1919), 'Owners of Chrysolite v Owners of Gerent', detail of which case is on file at the National Archives at Kew. This contemporary newspaper court report provides some detail as to what had earlier happened. The Court concluded that Gerent had maintained the proper look-outs & found in favour of the owners of Gerent. We are rich in images of Chrysolite (1, 2 & 3). And a photo card (thanks 'suehlace') of her was sold via eBay in Dec. 2017. In Dec. 1927, the vessel arrived at Grangemouth (Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland), which is near Inverkeithing & may possibly be related to the fact that on Apl. 13, 1928, the vessel was sold to be broken up. And was broken up in the 2nd quarter of 1928. Can you add to or correct any of the above?
33	Rio Tinto 2165, later 2173 (certainly from 1921) tons Hull 178 95264 Capelpark Themis S. Themis	1888	A cargo ship that was launched on Mar. 15, 1888 & completed in May 1888. Per 1 (launch, Rio Tinto, at left), 2 (May 1900 collision, Blencowe), 3 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyd's Register data, Themis, 1930/31 thru 1933/34), 4 (James Smith 'pdf' study, Rio Tinto), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 281.0 ft. long (85.65 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed 8 1/2 knots, signal letters KRPG, later ABCI, 211 HP engines by John Dickinson of Monkwearmouth, Sunderland. Built for J. (John) Tully, of Sunderland, & launched by Elizabeth Tully, the owner's daughter. On May 25, 1900, Rio Tinto was in collision with Blencowe, (519 tons, built 1881) 4 miles S. of the Cross Sands light vessel, off Caister on Sea, Norfolk. Blencowe, which was en route from Amble, Northumberland, to Shoreham (West Sussex near Brighton) with a cargo of coal, sank as a result. It would seem that there was no loss of life. In 1906, the vessel became owned by 'Tully Steamship Co. Ltd.', also of Sunderland, with, I read, J. Tully & Sons her manager. James Smith advises that on Sep. 4, 1917 the vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty for WW1 service. In 1917 the vessel was acquired by Arthur Capel of Sunderland, (with W. L. Scott of Sunderland her manager, I read), however per James Smith, the vessel was rather owned by 'Arthur Capel & Co. (London) Ltd.' & renamed Capelpark. Which ownership became, in 1918, 'Arthur Capel & Co. (South Wales) Ltd.' of Newport, Wales. Most sites state that the vessel became Capelpark in 1918. With ownership to revert to Arthur Capel, of Newport, in 1919. There were 2 ownership changes & a name change in 1921. The vessel became Themis S. owned by New Shipping & Mercantile Co. Ltd. of Newport with, I read, John Hudson of Newport her manager, & later in the year became owned by Mediterranean Steamship Co. of Alexandria, Egypt. A 'Google' snippet seems to suggest that the 2nd sale was on Jun. 15, 1921 at Admiralty jurusdiction at Constantinople. Lloyd's Register ('LR') of 1923/24, lists the vessel, now named Themis, of 2173 tons & registered at Alexandria, Egypt, as owned by 'The National Navigation Co. of Egypt', with 'C. Xydia & Son' (the C. means Coati) the managing agents. In 1931 the vessel was acquired by S. Christofides of Larnaca, Cyprus, with M. Frangoupoulo serving as her manager. The Fairplay Weekly Shipping Journal (Vol. 121 of 1931) states that Themis ran ashore at Baltik Liman (may mean Liman, Estonia, in the Baltic) but was refloated while on a voyage that commenced at Kalamata (southern Greece). LR of 1933/34 advises that the vessel had been broken up. I read that that was in the 1st quarter of 1934. Can you add to the above? #1942
34	Vedra 2890 tons Hull 177 95424 Caledonie Vedra	1888	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 92.2 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, 302.5 ft., speed ? Built for J. S. Barwick & Company, of Sunderland and/or London. In 1890 the vessel was sold to 'Compagnie Maritime Nantaise', of Nantes, France, & renamed Caledonie. In 1906, the vessel was sold again (to whom?) & was renamed Vedra. On Nov. 20, 1910, the vessel arrived at Falmouth, to be broken up. I have been unsuccessful in finding out anything at all about the vessel via the WWW. Can you add to the above?

35	John Sanderson 3274 tons Hull 181 95284 Dashtestan Coloane Tai Tak Hung On	1889	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Taylor & Sanderson), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). About 107 metres long. Built for Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, of Sunderland, which company became Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, Limited in 1899. Sold in 1921 to M. H. Nemazee & renamed Dashtestan. Sold in 1924 to H. H. Caneiro & renamed Coloane. Sold in 1925 to Chan Yau Lee & renamed Tai Tak. Sold in 1927 to Lee Ching Steamship Co. & renamed Hung On. It is possible, however, that the first three purchaser names above are not, in fact, the purchasers at all but rather are the names of the agents. On Sep. 3, 1929, vessel was wrecked at Hainan Strait (connects the Gulf of Tonkin to the South China Sea, between Luichow Peninsula & the Island of Hainan, both China. Have been unsuccessful in WWW finding anything at all re any of the many names referenced above. Presumably the vessel was named after John Sanderson, of Taylor & Sanderson. Dashtestan is a place in Iran. The other names seem to best relate to the Macau/Hong Kong area. That data may however prove to be quite irrelevant. Can you add anything?
36	Magnus Mail 2317 (or 2299) tons Hull 184 95287 Lanthorn	1889	A cargo ship, clipper bow & clipper stemmed. Per 1 (Liverpool 1908, 85% down), 2 (account of sinking at page bottom, thanks Carl Racey!, etc.), 3 (Magnus Mail), 4 ('pdf', 1895 painting, Magnus Mail, by Antonio Luzzo, p#37, true p.#35), 'Cambi' of Genoa 2003 auction), 5 ('u-boat.net'), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 88.5 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, 290 ft. Built at the cost of �22,720 for James Westoll Esq. i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. Named after Magnus Mail (1858/1916). In Feb. 1908, the vessel would seem to have gone aground at Liverpool, 'outside the south dock', while leaving Garston Docks for Cardiff. On Dec. 11, 1916 the vessel was sold to 'Gas, Light and Coke Company', of London, Stephenson Clarke & Co. the managers, & renamed Lanthorn. (A lanthorn is a lantern, often a ship's lantern). At 9:00 a.m. on May 22, 1917, while en route, in ballast, from London to Newcastle, & 3 miles E. of Whitby High light, the vessel was attacked by a surfaced German submarine. Shots were fired, initially from astern, the last (8th) shot devastating the engine room. The crew abandoned ship & took to the boats. 1/2 an hour later, the vessel exploded, believed to be the result of bombs being placed aboard by the submarine's crew. The submarine left the scene but Lanthorn did not immediately sink. She was taken in tow (by whom?) but eventually did sink half a mile south of Whitby rock buoy. Wreck may be at 54.28.10N/00.25.35W or maybe at 54.30N/00.29W where it may rather have been hit. No loss of life. The identity of the submarine? Said to be UB-41 but vessel is said to have borne U-46 markings. The 'u-boat.net' ref. to U-46 makes that look to be unlikely. Arie de Lange advises (thanks!) that Harald Benderd in 'Die UB-Boote der Kaiserlichen Marine 1914-1918' at p#113 states that UB-41 sank Lanthorn. Can you add anything?
37	Joseph Davis 2282 tons Hull 197 97534	1890	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 88.5 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 290 ft. Named at launch by Mrs. Cameron, sister-in-law of the owner. Built at the cost of �25,458 for James Westoll, i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. James Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. On Feb. 10, 1919, the vessel went missing - Carisbrooke Castle apparently advising by radio that Joseph Davis was in a sinking state 25 miles NW of Ushant (an island off the French Brittany coast). About 25 lives were lost. The WWW record re the vessel is limited indeed. But we are grateful to have 2 images. Can you add anything?
38	Robert Eggleton 2308 (or 2274) tons Hull 186 97523	1890	A cargo ship, schooner-rigged. Per 1 ('uboat.net', sinking), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 88.5 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 290 ft., crew of 21. Built at the cost of �26,132 for James Westoll Esq. i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, [then owned in 64ths as to 70% by three families, the Westoll's, the Adamson's & the Short's, with James Westoll being the managing owner], noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. It would seem that the 'company' later became 'James Westoll (London) Ltd.' On Dec. 28, 1917, while en route from Glasgow to Leghorn (Livorno, Italy) with a cargo of coal & 10 miles SW of Bardsey Island (St. George's Channel, off the coast of N. Wales), the vessel was struck by a torpedo fired without warning by U-91 & sank with the loss of one life. Can you add anything? Stephen Crunkhorn has advised (thanks!) that Robert Eggleton, for whom the ship was named, worked with & for Westoll's for over 40 years, & was a shareholder in a number of the fleet ships. Data about him is here.

Nerito
1873/2920 (N/G) tons (later 2292/3020 N/G) tons
Hull 206

97547

Miami

1891

A cargo ship that amazingly was wrecked twice - on both sides of North America! Per 1 (1894 wreck of Nerito, 80% down), 2 (raised in 1897, at column bottom), 3 (extensive text re Miami wreck), 4 & 5 (N.Y. Times articles, there used to be many other articles freely available but, alas, no longer), 6 (1900 wreck article, ex Victoria Daily Colonist of Jan. 27, 1900), 7 (Cohn & Cohn, col. #4, Victoria Daily Colonist of Feb. 14, 1900), 8 (1900 wreck article in 'The San Francisco Call' of Jan. 27, 1900), 9 (data, & 1897 painting of Miami, by Antonio Jacobsen), 10 (in red) & 11 (re Miami/Lampassas race & Miami fire), 12 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 320.0 ft. long (97.54 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters MJFK later KMPH, speed of 12 knots, 280 HP later 257 HP engines by W. Allan & Co. of Sunderland. Built for 'Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. Ltd.' (have also seen reference to D. G. & T. Pinkney, (the 'D' seems to stand for David), prominent ship owners of Sunderland. However, in 1894, the vessel was owned by 'English Columbia Navigation Company' or, per Lloyd's Register ('LR') of 1893/94 Columbia Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Sunderland with W. & T. W. Pinkney the vessel's managers. At 6:30 a.m. on Sep. 11, 1894, while en route from Sunderland to Halifax, & onwards to Hampton Roads, Virginia, U.S.A., in ballast, Captain Skipper in command with a crew of 26, the vessel ran aground during dense fog on the S. side of Sable Island, or better at the SE tip of the island, SW of mainland Nova Scotia, Canada, about 4 miles from the east end light. In launching kedges (light anchors, dropped a distance from a vessel, used to try to move a vessel with hawsers), 4 crew members were 'thrown out' of a ship's boat but made it to shore to raise the alarm. Help came with a lifeboat & rocket apparatus. They found the ship, lying broadside, about 26 yards from the beach, imbedded 6 ft. in the sand. The wreck moved 100 yards to the eastward in the following days as efforts were made to free the vessel with kedges. No lives were lost, it would appear. Lunenberg was the first vessel to see her predicament. She took Nerito's crew to Halifax. 'Shortly afterward, Newfield sighted the abandoned vessel and stripped it of its furniture and movables.' Aberdeen, a Government steamer, went to Nerito's assistance but could not get within a mile of her. The wreck was abandoned. It was considered certain to soon break up, insurance claims were quickly settled, & the vessel was removed, in 1894, from Lloyd's Register. The wreck was apparently scavenged. The vessel's loss is listed on this page of 1894 shipwrecks. The end of the story? Not at all!
The Merritt Wrecking Company ('Merritt'), having examined the wreck, thought they had pumps which could raise the ship, & it was agreed that they should receive 75% of her value should they succeed in bringing her to port. In Oct. 1894, Merritt put a pump & a boiler aboard but could do no more due to bad weather. On Jun. 15, 1895, they returned, with wrecking tug J. D. Jones, &, at a cost of $20,000, successfully raised Nerito. 40 men were placed aboard the ship. They repaired the ship's engines, lighted fires under the boilers, & soon, accompanied by J. D. Jones, Nerito, under her own power, arrived at New York. In late Jul. 1895. She anchored off Stapleton, Staten Island. (I have also read that the vessel was towed to Halifax, Nova Scotia, for partial repairs & then went to New York). Said to have been the first time a ship wrecked at Sable Island had survived the encounter. The ship was then sold to T. Hogan & Sons ('Hogan'), of New York, rebuilt by them (where I wonder) & renamed Miami. LR of 1897/98 lists Miami as owned by Miami Steamship Co. with T. Hogan & Sons as her managers, both of New York. Became U.S. registered as a result of a House of Congress resolution. Most WWW references to Hogan refer to them as ships' managers & as New York stevedores & 'steamship men'. There was a 'Galveston Line', started by Hogan, that owned a vessel named Miami, which made its first trip on Jul. 10 (maybe Jul. 17), 1897 from New York to Galveston, Texas. There is more to the story as you can read in the few words that are here. A freight rate trade war apparently erupted between Mallory Line & the Southern Pacific Railway Company on the one hand & Lone Star Line, T. Hogan & Sons, on the other. The first battle for shipping supremacy took the shape of a race between Mallory's Lampassas & the Lone Star vessel Miami, from New York to Galveston, Texas. Both charging amazingly cheap freight rates for the cargo that they carried. The two ships left New York on Jul. 17, 1897. It would seem that on Jul. 24 1897, loaded with cotton & wool, Miami suffered a fire in its after compartment & put into port at Key West, Florida. Anyway, this is our Miami, then rebuilt & back in service. Vessel #92685, an American vessel number & not a British O.N. number. 307.5 ft. long, signal letters KMPH. Likely in early 1899, the vessel was sold to Pacific Coast Steamship Company, of San Francisco, & provided service between Puget Sound, British Columbia ('BC') ports & San Francisco. In late Jan. 1900, Miami was en route from Oyster Harbour, Comox, BC, Canada, to San Francisco, with a cargo of 4500/5000 tons of coal, ex coal mines at Cumberland, BC. Captain Riley was in command, but a Canadian pilot was aboard (Captain H. E. Butler), as required by law. At 7:00 a.m. on Jan. 25, 1900, taking a narrow 'shortcut' between Danger Reef & White Rocks, the ship ran aground on White Rocks, on a part of Danger Reef not marked on the charts, (now partially known as Miami Reef, in honour of the shipwreck). At Stuart Channel, Chemainus, N. of Thetis Island, on the E. coast of Vancouver Island, BC. She ran aground at a rising tide. Miami was badly damaged & her situation hopeless. She lay straddled across the reef with bow & stern sections suspended over deep water, a great hole in her bottom at the engine room. Tugs Pilot & Lorne, & Bristol, a collier, came to her assistance but could do nothing. As the tide receded, Miami broke her back at or forward of her bridge, & both sections broke away & went under the surface. The ship was fully insured, for $150,000, & the cargo was insured also. It would seem that there was no loss of life. Most of the crew were taken by Lorne to Chemainus, thence to Victoria, BC, & onwards to San Francisco aboard Walla Walla. On Feb. 13, 1900, the vessel was auctioned off & sold to Cohn & Cohn, junk dealers, of Seattle, cargo included, for $4,000. The vessel's machinery & much of the cargo was then removed & the wreck abandoned. A few years later, Jack W. Hardcastle (1884/1973), a Nanaimo artist, created a painting of the vessel. It would appear that there was an investigation, held at Victoria, into the disaster. It would be good to locate a copy of the resulting report. On Apl. 17, 1903, a navigation light was placed on the vessel's bow. In 1956, John Peters salvaged the vessel's propeller shafting & other metals. In Mar. 2011, a commemorative plaque was placed aboard the wreck. An interesting story indeed! I thank Jim McGauhey, diver & videographer of Washington State, for bringing this vessel to my attention, & also for providing significant data. Can you add anything? The inquiry report? An image? I learn that Jack Hardcastle was not the only artist who painted the vessel. Howard L. Rehs, of Rehs Galleries, Inc., of New York, NY, has been in touch (thanks!) & has kindly provided a beautiful image of an 1897 painting of Miami by Antonio Jacobsen. See link at left. Howard also advises that an 1896 sketch of Miami is in the collection of The Mariner's Museum, in Newport News, Virginia.

40	George Royle 2540 (or 2525) tons Hull 217 99613	1892	A cargo ship, likely a schooner-rigged collier. Per 1 (1909 collision, the 3rd 'Note', about 10% down), 2 (NY Times, sinking reference), 3 (sinking detail ex a 'Blue Peter', May 21, 1977, Sunderland Echo article), 4 (wreck data), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 91.5 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 300 ft., crew of 24. Built at the cost of �26,168 for James Westoll Esq. i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, [then owned in 64ths as to 70% by three families, the Westoll's, the Adamson's & the Short's, with James Westoll being the managing owner], noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. It would seem that the 'company' later became 'James Westoll (London) Ltd.' On Mar. 8, 1909, the vessel was in collision with Hadrian, which vessel was moored near the entrance to Tyne Dock. George Royle would seem to have suffered the greater damage, described as 'damage to bulwarks, the main rigging and the port side.'. On Jan. 15, 1915, Captain Jack in command, the vessel left the Tyne, (I doubt if it was from Hull) en route to Saint-Nazaire, France, with a cargo of coal. An hour after departure, the vessel encountered blizzard conditions & might wisely have returned to safety. But it didn't, & on Jan. 18, 1915, when off Sheringham, Norfolk, the vessel was overwhelmed by high seas & sank 1 mile NW (or maybe 1 1/2 miles E) of Sheringham Shoal. At or about 53.02.013N/ 01.10.586E. Flares were fired & seen & at 3 a.m. the Cromer lifeboat went to the rescue. But found nothing, the vessel having already sunk. 2 lifeboats later came ashore at Weybourne, empty of survivors. 5 survived, I read - I wonder how they were saved? And 13 lives were lost. A part of the above data is from a 'Blue Peter' article (3), published in the Sunderland Echo on May 21, 1977 - which article is a puzzle because another 'Blue Peter' article here states that there were, in fact, no survivors. Can you add anything?
41	John Fothergill 2730 tons Hull 215 99606	1892	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 88.5 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, 290 ft. Built at the cost of �26,927 for James Westoll Esq. i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, [about then owned in 64ths as to 70% by three families, the Westoll's, the Adamson's & the Short's, with James Westoll being the managing owner], noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. It would seem that the 'company' later became 'James Westoll (London) Ltd.' On Aug. 14, 1908, while en route from Poti, Georgia, to Garston, Liverpool, with a cargo of iron ore, the vessel was in collision with Oural, a Belgian tanker, near Kavak (I think a little N. of the Sea of Marmara, Turkey). Any loss of life? Can anybody tell us about John Fothergill, after whom the vessel was named? WWW data about the vessel is non-existent. Can you add anything?
42	Munificent 3273 later 3270 tons Hull 213 99603	1892	A cargo ship which was launched on Dec. 12, 1891 & completed in Feb. 1892. Per 1 (Dec. 1914 Hartlepool attack), 2 ('u-boat.net', lost in 1917), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 350.0 ft. long (106.68 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters MLQF. Now LR of 1892/93 lists her engines as being of 300 HP by W. Allan & Co. of Sunderland, however later editions state 290 HP only. The vessel was built for J. Westoll i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, a company noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. It would seem that the 'company' later became 'James Westoll (London) Ltd.' The vessel's initial captain, per LR, was R. Milburn, with R. W. Hopper serving as her captain, per LR, in the period of 1908/1912 at least. On Mar. 19, 1964, the Sunderland Echo published an article by 'Blue Peter' that included an account of a *Munificent* voyage written by Alfred Robinson who served as her Chief Engineer. As follows:- Alfred Robinson 'was second engineer in the ship for three years then, on being promoted chief, was given instructions to push the Munificent with all speed to Genoa in order to save the charter. That voyage, which is described by Mr. Robinson, was indeed an exciting one. There was a delay when the ship was caught in a gale while crossing the Gulf of Lyons but Genoa was reached in time after which she proceeded to the Black Sea. Off Naples, the high pressure crosshead screw broke in two and the Munificent was stopped for several hours while repairs were attempted. Before getting underway again Mr. Robinson informed Captain Hopper that to go astern was almost impossible and should be attempted only in case of extreme necessity. However, the ship arrived off Constantinople, and a drawing of the necessary replacement was left with a local engineer. The ship continued on her passage, loaded up at a Russian port, and on the return trip picked up the spare part and repairs were completed. Before the end of that voyage there was yet another near calamity when the air pumps broke down as the ship was going through the Straits of Dover. The engineers were told that they had one hour to make their repairs otherwise the ship would be driven ashore. The work was completed within the time limit and Rotterdam was reached without further mishap'. Thanks Kathleen Gill! I cannot tell you the date of that voyage but as is noted above, a captain named R. W. Hopper so served in the 1908/12 period at least. The vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty for WW1 service. On Dec. 16, 1914, German vessels attacked the port of Hartlepool. Munificent was hit with the loss of 1 life. On Mar. 1, 1917, while en route from the Tyne to Dunkirk, France, with a cargo of coal, the vessel hit a mine & sank. At 50.55N/1.32E, 3 1/2 miles NNW of Cape Gris Nez. With the loss of five lives. Have also read it was torpedoed. It would seem that the record is unclear, however 'u-boat.net' state that no sinking claim has been found by any German submarine. Can you add anything? #1952
43	Bea Bellido 1914 tons Hull 224 101825 Syrian Prince Suez Epaminondas Marie Caroussi	1893	A cargo ship, which also carried a number of passengers (an 'Ellis Island' page references 10 passengers). Per 1 (Prince Line, Bea Bellido), 2 (small image of the 1893 painting of Bea Bellido by artist Antonio N. G. (Nicolo Gasparo) Jacobsen, 1850/1921), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 84.4 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, 277 ft., speed of 10 (or perhaps 12) knots. Built for 'Prince Steam Shipping Co.', of Newcastle, i.e. 'Prince Line', founded by James Knott, the managing owner. But Miramar refer to 'J. Knott' thru 1911 as being the owner rather than 'Prince Line'. The vessel was engaged, I read, on a Cuba to New York service in years 1893/6. Bea Bellido? An unusual choice of name perhaps for 'Prince Line', most of whose vessels' names included the word 'Prince'. Ex 'Google' incomplete data 'snippets', I find that the name likely relates to 'Bea, Bellido y Compa��a', of Matanzas, 80 miles E. of Havana, Cuba, ship owners & sugar refiners & exporters. Could the vessel have been chartered to them? For the shipment of sugar or other cargoes including coal. Maybe named Bea Bellido for the duration of the charter? In 1897, Eduardo Bellido, manager of the firm, committed suicide, which may in some way relate to the vessel being renamed. Can you clarify any of this and/or provide ownership data ex Lloyd's Registers? At about 3 p.m. on Feb. 24, 1895, the vessel, Captain Young in command, en route from Philadelphia to New York in ballast, ran aground on the 'Brigantine Shoals', a dangerous sand-bar near Atlantic City, New Jersey, the scene of hundreds of shipwrecks in history. The vessel worked herself off, apparently. Later in 1896, the vessel was renamed Syrian Prince. In 1910, the vessel was sold to 'Cia. Marittima Siciliana', of Messina, Sicily, who renamed the vessel Suez. In 1912, the vessel was sold again, to Charilaos, Goudis & Co., of Piraeus, Greece, managed by N. Goudis, & renamed Epaminondas. In 1916, the vessel was sold to A. Caroussis & Co., also of Piraeus, & renamed Marie Caroussi. On Nov. 14, 1916, have also read Nov. 20, 1916, off the coast of New Jersey, the vessel capsized & sank. I have not been able to read the circumstances but it would seem to have been at 39.23.00.42N/074.23.28.53W. WWW data about the vessel is modest. Can you add anything?
44	Creole Prince 2047 tons Hull 225 101827	1893	A clipper-bowed cargo ship. Per 1 (launch, ex Marine Engineer of May 1893), 2 (Prince Line, Creole Prince), 3 (1894 Christall lawsuit ex 4, New York Times), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 282.0 ft. long, 86.0 metres perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 10 knots. Built for James Knott, or perhaps 'Prince Steam Shipping Co.', of Newcastle, which company became 'Prince Line (1895) Ltd.' in 1895. The vessel was one of two vessels (the other was Carib Prince) built to be chartered to George Christall & Co. ('Christall'), of New York, i.e. 'Trinidad Line', for $700 per month each for a 4 year period, for service from New York to Grenada & Trinidad, for the Government of Grenada. Christall sued for $11,387.50 alleging that neither vessel attained the contracted speed of 10 knots. Can anybody tell us about the decision of the Court? The vessel presumably linked New York, & Caribbean ports including Grenada. On Oct. 3, 1894, Coronet, a schooner under the command of Captain Balcom, left Halifax, Canada, for Santiago de Cuba with a cargo of fish & potatoes. On Oct. 14, 1894, when 400 miles N. of Haiti, the schooner encountered a major storm, soon a hurricane. The ship lost all of its masts & sails, & was at the mercy of the sea for many days. Creole Prince rescued 3 Coronet crew members on Oct. 18, 1894, all of the others being lost. The terrifying story, ex the New York Times, can be read here. Creole Prince went from New York to Brazil, in 1895. In Oct. 1900, the vessel arrived at Syria ex Alexandria, Egypt. On Oct. 21 or 22, 1916, in fog, the vessel was in collision with HMS Narcissus, in the Straits of Gibraltar. Creole Prince sank as a result, 6 miles W. of Cape Spartel, Morocco. Any loss of life? I have not found any detail as to the circumstances - nor am I sure which particular Navy vessel named HMS Narcissus was involved. There does not seem to be much data WWW available about Creole Prince. Anything you can add? #1889
45	Westburn 3320 tons Hull 228 99626	1893	A cargo ship, schooner-rigged. Per 1 (wreck dive), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 107.2 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 351 ft., speed of 7 knots, crew of 26. Built at the cost of �30,000 for James Westoll Esq. i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. James Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. James Westoll's residence was named Westburn, hence, I presume the ship's name. Am advised that on Nov. 2, 1910, the vessel ran ashore at the Bosphorus, while en route from Nicolcuff? (presumably Black Sea re grain) to the U.K. On Feb. 8, 1916, while en route from Cardiff to Buenos Aires, Argentina, with a cargo of coal, the vessel was captured by German raider M�we, (often referred to as Moewe or Mowe), 530 miles NNE of Pernambuco, now Recife, Brazil. M�we is an amazing ship indeed in WW1 history, but her exploits are beyond the scope of these pages. A prize crew of 8 was put aboard Westburn & the vessel was sailed eastwards towards Europe. With 206 prisoners aboard (total I think), all captured by M�we from 5 other vessels & also from Westburn. On Feb. 24, 1916, (have also read Feb. 23), the vessel was scuttled by the Germans to avoid the ship's recapture by H.M.S. Sutlej. Now I think that the ship must have been scuttled by the prize crew from M�we & that M�we itself was, at that time, far to the north. Indeed it went on its own course on Feb. 9, 1916 & on Feb. 25, 1916, M�we captured & scuttled *Saxon Prince* 620 miles W. of Fastnet Rock, SW tip of Ireland. Anyway, Westburn was taken off shore within sight of land & blown up with dynamite. The coal? That had gone to M�we. 24 crew members were landed at Tenerife & repatriated by Athenic. Westburn's Captain, A. T. Campbell, & also Charles Mattson, the ship's second officer, had been taken aboard M�we & were landed at Wilhelmshaven, Germany - held because they had 'signalled falsely the nationality of the Westburn before her capture'. Both were interned as prisoners of war & released on Apl. 4, 1918. The wreck lies in 90 ft. of water (have not read where exactly) & is a dive site today, 40th in the list of world historic shipwrecks. It would seem that in Jan. 1919, an effort was made to re-float the vessel, presumably without success. A site visitor, Christer Eidlert, of Sweden, has asked if a list of the 24 crew members landed at Tenerife in Feb. 1916 is available. Christer's grandfather, who fashioned many objects in brass, likely was one of the 24. He made a brass cup, 70 mm tall & 65 mm diameter, visible, with comments, here. If you know, anything, or have such a list, do, please, be in touch. And be in touch also if you can add to or correct anything I have written above. Stephen Crunkhorn (thanks!) advises that Robert Eggleton, a Captain of Westburn, was his great great uncle. And that Patricia Jakes, his aunt who recently (early 2010) passed away, was most interested in Eggleton family history & particularly in the history of Westburn. She would often, I understand, relate the story of Westburn & M�we. Her proudest possession was a water colour painting, damaged & never displayed, of the ship. Stephen, a scuba diver, accordingly tracked down & dived the wreck of Westburn, at Tenerife. And recovered some coal from the ship's hold. He wrapped it up & gave it to his aunt as a surprise Christmas present. It was the only time he ever saw her cry! Stephen advises also that Westburn's ship's bell is in a Tenerife church that overlooks the bay where she lies.
46	Britannia 3260 tons Hull 240 104346 Georgios	1894	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Taylor & Sanderson), 2 (Taylor & Sanderson history), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). About 112 metres long. Built for Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, of Sunderland, which company became Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, Limited in 1899. Sold in 1912 to 'Domestinis Economou' (who may however have just been the agent) & renamed Georgios. On Feb. 29, 1916, vessel left New York bound for Piraeus, Greece. Went missing. Approximately 35 lives lost. Webmaster has been unsuccessful in finding any WWW data about this vessel. Anything you can add?

Gladys Royle
3287 (or 3268) tons
Hull 235

104341

1894

A cargo ship which was launched on Apl. 23, 1894 & completed (per Miramar, thanks!) in Oct. 1894. Per 1 (a 'pdf' file, a list of all of the Gladys Royle voyages), 2 (a page in German with image of vessel & links), 3 (select pages from 'The Sea Devil: The Adventures of Count Felix von Luckner, the Last Raider under Sail', by Sam Jefferson, published in 2017), 4 & 5 (Luckner & Seeadler), 6 (extensive data/images re Seeadler), 7 (NY Times extensive article re Seeadler), 8 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 351.7 ft. long (107.20 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters NMQC, 310 (maybe 300) HP engines by William Allan & Co. Ltd. of Scotia Engine Works, Sunderland, 22 crew plus 4 apprentices. Built at the cost of �29,375 for James Westoll Esq. i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, [about that time owned in 64ths as to 70% by three families, the Westoll's, the Adamson's & the Short's, with James Westoll being the managing owner], noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. As per the Mercantile Navy Lists of 1900, 1910, 1915 & 1917. It would seem that the 'company' later became 'James Westoll (London) Ltd.' Her maiden voyage was Sunderland to Genoa, Italy, on Oct. 5, 1894. Probably in 1899, John Adam Dombroska, a stevedore, fell to his death in Gladys Royle's hold, while the ship was loading at Baltimore. His family sued the ship owners in a Maryland court, which held that the ship owners were not at fault & dismissed the case. The vessel traded to Odessa (Black Sea, Ukraine, 3 such voyages at least thru 1914) & to Genoa, Italy. From Apl. 20 to Nov. 22, 1916, the ship was an ammunition carrier, with 12 voyages, at least 3 of which were to Archangel, Russia, with shorter trips to Brest & Nantes, both in France. On Jan. 9, 1917, while en route from Cardiff, Wales, to Buenos Aires, Argentina, under the command, I read, of Captain Shewan (have also read Chewn), with a cargo of coal, the vessel was captured by German raider Seeadler, SW of the Azores. And scuttled, 120 miles S � W from Santa Maria, Azores. Seeadler (the name translates as Sea Eagle), was a 3-masted barque turned into a German armed raider, under the command of Felix Graf von Luckner (1881/1966), who is noted, I read, for waging war without casualties. Seeadler, I read, was fitted with motors, with wireless & with two 4.2" & 16 machine guns. It came upon Gladys Royle, & raised a signal requesting a time signal ('not an uncommon thing for a sailing ship long out of contact with land to do'). Then Seeadler raised the German ensign. Three shots persuaded Gladys Royle to stop. Her entire crew was taken off unharmed, the ship was boarded & scuttling charges laid. It sank stern first. The 26 man crew was landed at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, by Cambronne, a French barque & a later Seeadler victim (on Mar. 21, 1917, at 20.10S/28.05W), to whom prisoners were transferred. Cambronne's top gallant masts were removed, & spars & sails destroyed, (so Seeadler could make good her escape) & the vessel freed. Cambronne made the coast of Brazil in 9 days, arriving at Rio de Janeiro on Mar. 30, 1917. Cambronne arrived with 263 prisoners from many Seeadler captured ships, in addition to her own crew. Can anybody clarify the facts & dates re Cambronne? And tell us about Gladys Royle, after whom the vessel was named? Seeadler & Felix von Luckner? Seeadler made it round Cape Horn into the Pacific, captured & destroyed more ships, but was wrecked on Aug. 2, 1917 by a tidal wave at Mopelia, 280 miles off Tahiti, with all the crew stranded on Mopelia Island. I have read that the vessel was beached & the hull was in process of being cleaned when the tsunami struck. Felix von Luckner was eventually captured, spent time in prison camps in New Zealand, & was repatriated to Germany in 1919. He died at age 84 in 1966 & is buried at Hamburg, Germany. Many Gladys Royle crew lists are available here. Can you add anything?

48	King David 2555 tons Hull 249 105743 Acuario Teresa Pamies Sac 9 Sac Santander	1895	A cargo ship which had a very long life. Per 1 [King line, King David (1)], 2 (data in Spanish & image Sac Santander, 25% down), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 92.7 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 11 knots. Built, at a cost of �25,000, for King Line Ltd., of London, (previously the King Alfred Steamship Co.), 'Philipps & Co.', the managers. Its trial trip was on Oct. 18, 1895, when it attained 'about 11 knots' over the measured mile. In Dec. 1900, the vessel was time chartered for a year at �1,100 per month for use on service to the U.S. Sold in 1905 to 'Compa��a Avilesina de Navegaci�n', of Spain, & renamed Acuario. The vessel was sold again, in 1911, to 'Fabregas y Garcia', also of Spain, & renamed Teresa Pamies. I read that in 1924, the vessel was sold to P. Garcias, but not renamed. Is it possible that that was rather a transfer - in view of the similar names i.e. 'Garcia' & 'Garcias'? In 1932, the vessel was sold to 'La Sociedad An�nima Cros' ('Cros'), of Barcelona, Spain, & renamed Sac 9. Cros, which would seem to have been a large chemicals company, was likely renamed 'Transportes, Aduanas y Consignaciones S.A.' ('TAC') of Alicante, Spain. Or maybe TAC was a transportation subsidiary of Cros. The above are my deductions from what I have read. Are they correct? Can anybody advise? Anyway, when fleet vessels were given city names rather than numbers, the vessel, in 1950, was renamed Sac Santander. In 1956, the vessel, then over 60 years old, was broken up at Barcelona, Spain. Anything you can add and/or correct?
49	Robert Adamson 2992, later 2978 (certainly in 1910/11 & later) tons Hull 246 104358	1895	A cargo ship which was launched on Jul. 24, 1895 & completed in Sep. 1895. Per 1 ('pdf', Inquiry into 1902 grounding), 2 (sale in 1905), 3 ('u-boat.net', sinking), 4 & 5 (UB-16), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 335.1 ft. long, (102.1 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 9 or 10 knots, crew of 25, schooner rigged, signal letters PBWM, 277 HP engines by George Clark Ltd. of Sunderland. Built, at a cost of �27,500, for 'J. Adamson' & 'M. Mail', i.e. John Adamson & John Thomas Mail, of Newcastle and/or Sunderland, Adamson the owner as to 56/64 & Mail as to 8/64. M. Mail is presumably 'Magnus Mail' extensively referenced here. But the vessel is said to have been named for Robert Adamson, a prominent Westoll shareholder. It would seem that the vessel, carrying grain, ran aground in 1902 at Gibraltar. The situation was referred to in the Aug. 9, 1902 edition of 'Sunderland Daily Echo', as follows:- 'The Salvage Association has received the following telegrams from Lloyd's agents, dated Gibraltar, Aug. 7th, re Robert Adamson:- Attempt to float has failed, pumping going on at the time. Another attempt this afternoon. Jettison damaged grain continues. Later; Another attempt to float has failed. Will try next tide to-morrow morning. Weather fine.' It must have been later successfully re-floated. The text of the Official Inquiry into such grounding is now available via link 1 above. Robert Adamson, under the command of Septimus John Heaton Blacklin ('Blacklin'), ran aground on Pearl Rock, Straits of Gibraltar, on Jul. 29, 1902. The vessel had left Algiers for Rotterdam on Jul. 27, 1902 with a crew of 28 all told & no passengers, carrying a full cargo of grain & wood, in a voyage which commenced in Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey). Travelling at full speed (said to be 8 or 8 1/2 knots) the vessel ran into Pearl Rock at 4.05 a.m. on Jul. 29, 1902. Hercules, a Gibraltar tug, was asked to come to the vessel's assistance & helped lighten the ship. Water levels in the ship increased & the vessel bumped heavily causing substantial hull damage - such that on the next day the vessel was abandoned 'to the salvors'. It was later floated off & taken to Gibraltar Bay. The Court of Inquiry determined that Blacklin, her master, was guilty of careless navigation & was solely responsible for the stranding. His licence was suspended for a 6 month period. It would seem that in some way, even though the vessel had been abandoned 'to its salvors', Adamson & Mail continued to own the vessel. On May 4, 1903, the vessel was in collision, in dense fog, with Queen, off West Point Lighthouse, Seattle, Washington. Both vessels were seriously damaged, I read, but there was no loss of life. Robert Adamson was en route from Port Blakely, to Buenos Ayres, Argentina, with lumber. In 1905, the vessel was bought, for �17,000 by James Westoll, i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. No change of name. James Smith advises (thanks!) that on Jan. 30, 1916, the vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty for WW1 service. On Apl. 10, 1916, while en route from Dundee, Scotland, to Le Havre, France, with a cargo of pip props, the vessel was sunk by a torpedo fired by UB-16, Kapit�nleutnant Paul Hundius in command, 3 miles N. by E. of the Shipwash Light Vessel in the North Sea off Harwich. Have not read who was in command of Robert Adamson, at that time. Nor have I read the exact location. No loss of life, so the crew was safely landed. The WWW record for this ship is modest - much of the above is from non WWW sources. Anything you can add and/or correct? An image?
50	Cairnisla 1597 (or 1594) tons Hull 252 104297 West Marsh Popi Mary K.	1896	A cargo ship that had a very long life indeed. Per 1 (Cairn Line, Cairnisla), 2 (1904 crew rescue, Mary A. Troop), 3 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyd's Register data, Popi, for 1930/31 thru 1945/46), 4 (1909 image, Cairnisla), 5 (plans available?), 6 (1897 rescue of Niagara), 7 (Dutch 'pdf', brief ref., '1 Mei', to collision with *Noviembre, slow to load), 8 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy duty, click on 'SHIP SEARCH' then insert Popi), 9 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 78.9 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, 259.0 ft., speed of 9 knots, signal letters JHMG later SVEV. Built for 'Cairn Line of Steamships Ltd.', ('Cairns Young Noble' the managers), of Newcastle, which company initially operated tramp ships, mainly to the Black Sea, Mediterranean & Baltic. A couple of major rescues involving the ship. In Mar. 1897, Cairnisla* was eastbound ex Dari�n, Panama, when she came across the rudderless Ward Line vessel Niagara. She towed Niagara to Charleston, South Carolina, arriving there on Mar. 24, 1897. In Mar. 1904, when 200 miles N. of Bermuda, the vessel rescued all who were aboard Mary A. Troop, a barque of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. That vessel had left Pensacola, Florida, for Rio de Janeiro with a cargo of pitch pine lumber & timber. It encountered a major storm, & what a storm - it would appear to have lasted at least 26 days! The vessel's main & mizzen masts were snapped off, the boats were swept away & the hatches were ripped off. There were still high seas when Cairnisla, commanded by John Band, rescued all of those aboard the waterlogged vessel, - 'wasted near to skeletons & half mad with privations' - minus one crew member, a carpenter, who had been swept overboard. The rescue was effected by Cairnisla's Chief Officer Smith, with a crew of four - P. Johansen (Danish) C. Carlsen & Paul Swanson (both Swedish) & W. Berstrom (German). A sad story which had a happy ending when the survivors of Mary A. Troop were landed at Le Havre, France. On Mar. 23, 1904 they arrived at Southampton, England. Cairnisla attempted to set Mary A. Troop afire, so she would sink & not be a danger to shipping, but did not succeed. A gunboat may have been sent to sink her. Was it in fact sent? On May 1, 1909, Noviembre, a Spanish merchant ship carrying ground nuts, collided with Cairnisla at the Rotterdam port of Maashaven. Thanks to Arie de Lange's research we can now advise you exactly what happened. Noviembre apparently collided with Cairnisla at a location between the river Maas & Maashaven. Noviembre suffered extensive bow damage in the collision while Cairnisla, damaged between engine room & stern, had to be towed to a location near the 3rd Katendrechtse dam at Maashaven, where it sank. To be raised on May 21, 1909 by a salvage company & docked for necessary repairs. In 1915, the vessel was sold to Peter Dixon & Son Ltd. ('Dixon'), of Grimsby, & renamed West Marsh, managed by Cairns Young Noble until 1922 when Dixon took over the management. Dixon owned West Marsh Paper Mills, of Grimsby. In 1930, the vessel was sold to 'M. N. Vernicos', of Piraeus, Greece, renamed Popi, & engaged in general tramping. Can anybody tell us what she did during WW2? Just 2 WW2 convoy references, one to Liverpool in Jan. 1940 with fruit, & the other from Suda Bay (or Souda Bay), Crete to Port Said, Egypt, in May 1941. In 1956, the vessel was sold for the last time, to 'Kansas Compania Naviera Ltda', of Puerto Limon, Costa Rica, P. T. Catrakis the manager?, & renamed Mary K. On Nov. 29, 1957, now over 60 years old, the vessel left Stratoni, Chalkidiki peninsula, northern Greece, for Constantza, Romania, on the Black Sea, with a cargo of iron pyrites. On Dec. 1, 1957 (but Miramar indicate 1956), when off the Dardanelles, she radioed that she was in distress, her cargo having shifted. The vessel was never heard from again, though 2 empty lifeboats were later found & a single body washed up on Skyros Island in the Aegean to the south. So the entire crew was lost. The above text may well need correction. Can you add to and/or correct the above? #1830
51	King Edgar 2552 tons Hull 250 105807 Elorrio Bego�a No. 1 Santofirme Vicente Figaredo	1896	A cargo ship. Per 1 [King Line, King Edgar (1)], 2 (Spanish page, Santofirme, Vicente Figaredo, images), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 92.7 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 304 ft., speed of 10 knots, crew of about 40. Built, at a cost of �25,000, for Scottish Steamship Co. Ltd., of Glasgow, a subsidiary of 'King Line Limited', the renamed (Nov. 1893) 'King Alfred Steamship Co. Ltd.', John Philipps the principal owner. In 1901, the vessel was sold to Compag�ia Estrella, of Spain, (likely of Asturias, Bay of Biscay) with Prado & Torres the managers?, & renamed Elorrio. In 1917, the vessel was sold again, to 'Compag�ia Naviera Bego�a', of ?, Spain, 'J. M. Urquijo y Compag�ia' the manager, & renamed Bego�a No.1. In 1919, the vessel was sold to 'Sociedad Luis Ibr�n Armador', Luis Ibr�n the biggest shareholder, of Aviles, Spain, & renamed Santofirme. Used to carry coal from mines at Villabona, northern Spain, to Barcelona & Tarragona, & also Bilbao & many other Spanish ports. Returning with cereals, pyrites, superphosphates etc. In 1921, the vessel made 2 voyages carrying troops to Melilla, an autonomous city in Spanish Morocco, re the Riff War of 1919/1926. I read that in 1924 the vessel was in collision with Eugenio Dutrus, built in 1886, as Hubbuck, by Joseph L. Thompson & Sons, of Sunderland. Thanks to �lvaro �lvarez Gasc�n, I can advise that the vessel essentially did not change hands subsequently. Luis Ibr�n passed away in 1923 & Vicente Figaredo in 1929. And as a result of Spanish law, the ownership had to change from 'Sociedad Luis Ibr�n Armador' in 1919 through to 'La Compa��a Vicente Figaredo Herrero Armador' in 1927, & finally to 'Secci�n Mar�tima de Minas de Figaredo', in essence the Figaredo Family Trust. A month in dry dock in 1929. In 1931, it was renamed Vicente Figaredo. Alfonso Pais, of Pola de Siero, Asturias advises, (thanks!), re Vicente Figaredo as can be read here. In 1933, the vessel, loaded with coal for Barcelona, 'sprang a leak'. It had to be towed to Bilbao where, presumably after inspection, it was decided that the vessel should be scrapped. It was broken up at Bilbao, Spain, in Q1 of 1934. Despite the above, the WWW record for this ship is modest, especially in English. Anything you can add and/or correct? Images?
52	Lizzie Westoll 2858 tons Hull 237 104351	1896	A cargo ship. Per 1 ('u-boat.net', sinking), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 92.1 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 302.1 ft., speed of ? knots. Built, at a cost of �26,437, for James Westoll, i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. On Dec. 13, 1915, the vessel reported striking an unknown object, off Hartlepool. On Jun. 17, 1917, while en route from Port Signa (I believe Santiago de Cuba, Cuba) to Garston (Liverpool) with a cargo of magnesite ore & volonea (what is it?), the vessel was sunk by a torpedo fired by UC-42, off the coast of Ireland, 120 miles NWxW of Fastnet Rock, at 51.39N/12.44W. No loss of life. Crew landed at County Kerry. The WWW record for this ship is modest. Anything you can add and/or correct? Images?
53	Mary Ada Short 3605 tons Hull 251 106412	1896	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Prinz Eitel Friedrich), 2 & 3 (New York Times, 1915 reports of Captain Dobbing & Prinz's gunnery etc.), 4 (Sargasso, para 4), 5 (sinking detail ex 'Blue Peter', May 21, 1977, Sunderland Echo article), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 109.6 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 359 ft., speed ?, crew of 21 in Feb. 1915. Built at the cost of �31,800 for James Westoll, i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. Named for Mary Ada Short (1853/1932) the wife of John Young Short (1844/1900) of Short Brothers. Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. This vessel, however, was built for the Azof (Black Sea) & River Plate (Argentina) grain trade. Her maiden trip was to Genoa, Italy. On Apl. 18, 1912, the vessel was in collision with Sargasso, 1508 tons with a cargo of coal, in dense fog at the mouth of the Tyne. Sargasso sank, one life lost. Have not read who was determined to be at fault. On Feb. 18, 1915, under Captain Dobbing, while en route from Rosario, near Buenos Aires, Argentina, to the U.K., via St. Vincent, with a cargo of grain, the vessel was captured by the German auxilliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich ('Prinz'). 400 miles E. of Pernambuco, (Recife), Brazil, off Cape San Roque. At 05.49S/028.36W. The crew was taken aboard Prinz, also food & two prize pigs that I gather eluded capture! And probably also such wine & spirits as remained after the German crew 'indulged' (5)! A charge of dynamite blew out the ship's bottom, but the ship did not sink in view of its cargo. Several shells had to be fired into the ship to sink it. It would appear, however, that the gunners were not very able. They missed the sitting target with one shot! Prinz had 400 'refugees' aboard, from previous such incidents. On Mar. 10, 1915, Prinz was interned at Newport News, Virginia, & presumably the Mary Ada Short crew & other prisoners, were then released. They were indeed as per this guestbook message. Can you add or correct anything?
54	South Africa 3424 tons Hull 268 108261 Neptuno	1897	A cargo ship. Which had a short life. Per 1 (Neptuno sinking ref., centre page 'STEAMER FOUNDERED'), 2 (page in Spanish, ref. Neptuno, & image Francisco M. Rodas), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 107.4 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 352.3 ft., speed of 12 1/2 (have also read 10) knots. Built for Southern Steam Shipping Co. Limited ('Southern'), with Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd., of London, the managers. Southern? Have seen a data 'snippet' which stated that it was 'controlled on behalf of Shorts'. Miramar refer, however, to 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', i.e. Anglo Line, as initial owners. In 1900, the vessel was sold to 'La Compa��a Mar�tima Uni�n', of Bilbao, Spain, Francisco Martinez Rodas, the manager, & renamed Neptuno. On Nov. 25, 1902, while en route from Antwerp, Belgium, to Tampico, (Mexico I presume), with a cargo of rails & coke, the vessel foundered in the Bay of Biscay. 5 of her crew were rescued by Brynymor (not Brynymer, it would seem) & landed at Swansea, while 23 lives were lost. 5 Neptuno crew members, all firemen, took to a small boat. Were they ever seen again? Brynymor was damaged by storms in the Bay of Biscay, presumably what caused Neptuno to be lost. There was a 'Brynymor Steamship Co.', of Swansea, Wales. Not an easy vessel to WWW search for. Can you add anything? An image perhaps?
55	Spartan Prince 3299 tons Hull 234 106627	1897	A passenger ship. Per 1 (data), 2 [Prince Line (1)], 3 (James A. Flood print available), 4 (NY Times aground 1901), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 106.98 metres (351 ft.) long, speed of 12 (or 13) knots, with clipper bow. With accommodation for 1195 passengers, 45 in 1st class & 1,150 in 3rd. Built for Prince Line Ltd. (owned by James Knott), of Newcastle. Maiden voyage was Sunderland to New York on Dec. 22, 1897. Used on Trans-Atlantic routes from Naples, Genoa & Leghorn, Italy, thru Jul. 1902. On Feb. 12, 1901, while en route from New York to Italy, ran aground at Alcazar Point (African side of Straits of Gibraltar). Holds full of water & cargo damaged. Passengers all saved & landed at Gibraltar. From Jul. 1902 placed on New York to South Africa route. Sold by Prince Line in 1908. But was it? On Aug. 29, 1908, while en route from New York to the River Plate, vessel was sunk in a collision with sailing barque Timandra off the coast of Brazil, 150 miles from Para (close to the mouth of the Amazon, I think). Images seem to be non existent. Anything you can add?
56	T. R. Thompson 3538 tons Hull 258 106417	1897	A cargo ship, schooner rigged. Per 1 & 2 (Sunderland Echo & BBC reports), 3 & 4 (wreck), 5 ('u-boat.net'), 6 (Lohs), 7 (image), 8 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 109.7 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 360 ft., speed of 11 knots, crew of 36 in Mar. 1918. Built at the cost of �32,500 for James Westoll Esq. i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, [the ship being owned in 64ths, 55% by James Westoll, 25% by Thomas Roe Thompson, after whom the vessel was named, a Westoll shareholder & agent, & 9% by John Y. Short, with James Westoll being the managing owner]. Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. The vessel's maiden voyage was from the Wear to Cardiff & on to Genoa, Italy, under Captain Robert Eggleton (for whom Robert Eggleton was named). On Mar. 29, 1918, while en route from Benislaf, Algeria, to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore, defensively armed (one 4.7 in. gun on stern) & 7 miles S. of Newhaven, East Sussex, the vessel was struck by a torpedo fired by UB-57 & sank. At 3:50 a.m. at 50.40.17N/00 05.63E (or maybe at 50.41.11N/ 00.08.24W, can anyone clarify the 2 sets of coordinates?). A huge explosion. 33 lives lost, including William S. Shewan, the Captain. Just 3 survived, landed by a trawler at Dover (a sailor, a gunner & an apprentice). I read that WW1 war records indicate that UB-57 may have sunk the vessel by gunfire. The captain of UB-57 was Johannes Lohs, an Imperial Navy decorated (Pour le M�rite or 'Blue Max') war hero, who, in his career, sank 76 merchant ships & a warship, for a total of 148,290 tons. His submarine was lost in the English Channel in Aug. 1918 & his body washed ashore near the mouth of the Scheldt river. The T. R. Thompson wreck was located in the 1980s, & Meridian Divers, of Sussex, in 2004 launched a project under the Nautical Archaeology Society's 'Adopt a wreck' scheme to explore the site & research the vessel's history. I wonder if the results of that research are WWW available? Chris Pascoe of Meridian Divers would welcome any additional data you might be able to add to the total record. The ship's bell was earlier recovered. Can you add anything?
57	Anglo-Chilian 3817 tons Hull 276 110004 Rio Iguassu	1898	A cargo ship. Per 1 & 2 (detail re Rio Iguassu sinking above data box at right), 3 (ref. Zaanstroom), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 112.6 metres long (370 ft.) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 12 knots. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), with Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd., of London, the managers. In 1911, the vessel was sold to 'European & Brazilian Shipping Co. Ltd.', of London, (Petersen & Co. Ltd., the managers) & renamed Rio Iguassu. Something must have happened re Zaanstroom, a Dutch vessel, but have not read what it was that required a law case in 1914. On Sep. 22, 1914, while en route from Newcastle to Rio de Janeiro with a cargo of coal, the vessel was captured by the German light cruiser Karlsruhe. Rio Iguassu's sea-cocks were opened but the ship took too long to sink. So they planted dynamite in her bow & stern & sank her that way. 155 miles SW of Saint Peter & Saint Paul Rocks, Brazil, at 00.40S/31.40W. About 600 miles off the coast of Brazil. Can you add anything?
58	Blanefield 3411 tons Hull 270 108392	1898	A cargo ship. Per 1 & 2 (wreck), 3 (collision report, Evening Telegram, N.Y., May 1, 1906, Kate Thomas), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 107.3 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 352 ft.. Notable, perhaps, because it would seem to have been equipped with a 'Bull's Metal' propeller that may have given the vessel a little extra speed. Such propeller was not of cast iron. Rather of bronze perhaps, but I have not read the actual metal. Built for 'Seafield Shipping Co. Limited' ('Seafield'), managed by Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd., both of London. I have read that Seafield was a single-ship company with Southern Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. an associated company, but Seafield would also appear to have owned Winkfield. Both of those companies were owned by 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), of London. In 1899, the vessel carried grain from Philadelphia to Cork, Ireland. On Mar. 10, 1906, Blanefield, under the command of Captain Isaacs, left Junin, Chile, for Dover, with a cargo of 'nitra soda' valued at U.S. $250,000, a conversion of �50,000. On May 1, 1906, the vessel was hit by Kate Thomas, a 4-masted, 1748 ton, steel barque built by 'Doxford', off Beachy Head, East Sussex. I have not read the circumstances. Was it in fog, perhaps? While Blanefield sank with the loss of likely five lives, Kate Thomas survived but had to be towed to Southampton in a damaged condition. Note that most WWW sites refer to 36 Blanefield lives being lost. Can anybody clarify the matter, particularly in view of the New York 'Evening Telegram' report (image at left) which indicates that 24 including the Captain were likely saved, 10 including the Captain being landed at Newhaven by a pilot boat & that five persons were reported as drowned. I have since read that it was 5 only that were lost in other contemporary reports, that Blanefield sank 'in the track of shipping' & that 11 Blanefield survivors boarded Kate Thomas. I had thought that Kate Thomas was at fault. However Michael Keane, of Eastbourne, advises (thanks!) that the collision between Kate Thomas & Blanefield was the subject of a later court case, & that the court found in favour of Kate Thomas. A report in the London Times apparently 'gives a very dramatic description of the collision, from my memory the Blanefield* sank in 15 seconds & the crew on the deck of Blanefield jumped onto the deck of Kate Thomas'.* The Times also reported the collision on May 2, 1906. Blanefield lies at 50.41.11N/ 00.08.24W, 9.9 metres SE of Newhaven, East Sussex, in 24/30 metres of water. It would seem that the ship's bell image is courtesy of Michael Keane, who actually found the bell in 1996 (Michael is here, Sussex Wreckdiving. Can you add anything? The Court case & the May 2, 1906 London Times articles, perhaps?

59	Minterne 2823 (or 2838) tons Hull 269 108333 Nancy Lee Grelford Holms Island Olavarriaga Inocencio Figaredo Bryansk	1898	A cargo ship. Per 1 (ref. to sinking, Bryansk, 80% down), 2 (Soviet WW2 ship losses, about 37% down, Bryansk), 3 (Peter N. Davies book, re Nancy Lee & Henry Tyrer), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 96.3 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 10 knots. Built for 'Minterne Steamship Co. Ltd.', A. F. Hood the manager, both of London. In 1903, the vessel was sold for �23,800 to Woodpulp Transport Company Limited, (owned by Preston Steam Navigation Company Limited), 'Henry Tyrer and Company', the manager, & renamed Nancy Lee. Acquired to carry wood pulp from ports in Canada for the account of 'Becker and Company' of London, Preston, etc. In 1916, the vessel was sold again, to 'Haenton Steam Shipping Company Limited', likely of Cardiff, 'J. C. Gould & Co.' of Cardiff, the owner & manager, & renamed Grelford. Next year, i.e. in 1917, the vessel was sold to 'Williams Steam Navigation Company Limited', W. Williams & Co. the managers?, & renamed Holms Island. In 1918, it was sold, it would appear, to 'Marshal Shipping Co. Ltd.', of Cardiff, with no change of name. In 1919, the vessel was sold again, to Olavarriaga Eguilear, (of Bilbao, Spain?), who renamed the ship Olavarriaga. In 1920, the vessel was sold to Luis Ibr�n, likely to 'Sociedad Luis Ibr�n Armador', of which Luis Ibr�n was the biggest shareholder, of Aviles, Spain, & renamed Inocencio Figaredo. Thanks to �lvaro �lvarez Gasc�n, I can advise that the vessel essentially did not change hands until 1937/38. Luis Ibr�n passed away in 1923 & Vicente Figaredo in 1929. And as a result of Spanish law, the ownership had to change from 'Sociedad Luis Ibr�n Armador' in 1919 through to 'La Compa��a Vicente Figaredo Herrero Armador' in 1927, & finally to 'Secci�n Mar�tima de Minas de Figaredo', in essence the Figaredo Family Trust. It was likely used, as was Vicente Figaredo, to carry coal from mines at Villabona, northern Spain, to Barcelona & Tarragona, & also Bilbao & many other Spanish ports. And returning with cereals, pyrites, superphosphates etc. In 1920, the vessel, while en route from Port Tampa, Florida, to Malaga, Spain, was stranded off the coast of Florida. It was re-floated & taken to Key West, Florida. Alfonso Pais, of Pola de Siero, Asturias, Spain, advises, (thanks!), re Vicente Figaredo as can be read here. During the Spanish Civil War (1937/38), the vessel was confiscated, along with most of the merchant Asturian fleet, by the Asturias & Le�n Government, then an independent territory. It made 3 trips between Spain & Odessa (Soviet, Black Sea), returning with war materials. On the 3rd trip, the vessel was seized by the Soviet Government & interned at Odessa re war materials previously sent & presumably not paid for. The ship�s crew were detained for different lengths of time; some were released after 2 years, others thru 1957 & some were never released. I had previously indicated that in 1939, the vessel was sold to 'Black Sea State Shipping Co.' likely a Soviet Union/USSR state shipping company, & renamed Bryansk. But that must have been the above seizure/internment, & not a 'sale'. On Aug. 21, 1941, the vessel was en route, in ballast, (but carrying civilian evacuees from Odessa), from Odessa to Sevastopol, with K. S. Goronenko in command. It was attacked & bombed by German/Romanian aircraft & sunk. At 46.32N/30.52E, in the Black Sea. Have read no detail of the circumstances or if lives were lost. Alfonso Pais advises also, that a diving club in the Ukraine seems to refer on their website to the Bryansk. But no details are available as this listing is created. Despite all of the above, the WWW record for this ship is modest. Most of the data was attained from 'Google Books' 'snippets' of data, hence the frequent use of the word 'likely'! Or from �lvaro & Alfonso. But ... in Apl. 2011, Igor Zaytsev, the Editor of 'Ultimate Depth magazine', a Moscow based diving magazine, has provided a 'pdf' file, in Russian, which contains, I am advised, references to Bryansk, (available here), with a translation of the Bryansk related text to hopefully follow. The 'pdf' contains underwater images by photographer Andrey Nekrasov & four of Andrey's Bryansk images are available at left. We thank both Igor & Andrey! Anything you can add and/or correct? Images?
60	Roker 3499 tons Hull 271 106424	1898	A cargo ship, clipper bow & clipper stemmed. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 109.7 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 359 ft., speed? Built at the cost of �33,500 for James Westoll Esq., i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland. Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. The vessel's maiden voyage was from the River Wear to the U.S.A. via Cardiff, under Captain A. B. Taylor. On Mar. 12, 1933 the vessel was sold for breaking up, & on Jul. 24, 1933, the vessel arrived at Rosyth, Firth of Forth, Scotland, to be broken up. The WWW seems to be silent about this vessel. Can you add anything at all?
61	Saxon Prince 3471 tons Hull 282 110336	1899	A passenger ship. Per 1 [Prince Line (2)], 2 (Sir James Knott & Prince Line, p.#3), 3 (Granit sinking), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 107.5 metres (352 ft. 7 in.) long, speed of 13 (or 9 or 10) knots. With accommodation for a few passengers, it would seem. Built for Prince Line Ltd. (owned by James Knott), of Newcastle, primarily for the New York to South America trade. In Dec. 1902, the vessel arrived in ballast at New York from Durban, South Africa, & was quarantined due to an outbreak of bubonic plague. It would seem that in 1906 the vessel was detained, at Japan, I presume, by Japanese warship Akashi. In Sep. 1910, the vessel was quarantined at Rotterdam, after a cook died & 4 other crew members fell ill. On Jul. 14, 1912, while en route from Middlesbrough to S. America with a general cargo, the vessel was in collision with Granit, a 972 ton Swedish steamer, in fog, between Whitby & Flamborough Head. While the bow damage to Saxon Prince was modest, Granit was holed & sunk. The crew of Granit were taken aboard Saxon Prince & transferred to tug Empress of India to be landed at Middlesbrough. On Feb. 12, 1916, the vessel sailed from Norfolk, Virginia, for Manchester, U.K., under the command of William S. (Storm) Jameson, with a varied cargo that included explosives, cotton, rye grain, eggs, cheese & steel ingots. Saxon Prince was captured by German auxiliary cruiser M�we & scuttled with explosives. On Feb. 25, 1916, 620 miles W. of Fastnet Rock (which is the SW tip of Ireland). The crew was taken to Wilhelmshaven, Germany, where M�we arrived on Mar. 4, 1916 with personnel taken from many vessels including Westburn. 7 Danish crew members were released (Denmark was a neutral country). The other 26 were interned at Hamburg, as prisoners of war. M�we is an amazing ship indeed in WW1 history, but her exploits are beyond the scope of these pages. Images of Saxon Prince are scarce. Anything you can add?
62	South Australia 4014 tons Hull 284 110177 Rio Blanco Pepito Mumbr�	1899	A cargo ship that was launched on Jul. 10, 1899 & completed in Aug. 1899 & had quite a lot of owners in its 20+ year lifetime. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 370.3 ft. long perpendicular to perpendicular (112.9 metres), speed of 13 knots, signal letters RHDJ, 366 HP engines by Blair & Co. Ltd. of Stockton. The vessel was always registered at London until its sale to Spanish owners in 1920. Built for 'Southern Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.', with, I read, Lawther, Latta & Company Limited serving as her managers. In 1908, the vessel was acquired by Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co. Ltd. which company was owned by 'Lawther Latta' who continued as her managers. In 1913, the vessel was acquired by Petersen & Co. Ltd. of London & renamed Rio Blanco. On Apl. 2, 1917, the vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty for WW1 service. In 1915, London-American Maritime Trading Co. Ltd. ('London-American'), became the vessel's owners. And in 1919 Thompson Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. (Thompson') of London, It would seem that the vessel may have been rather transferred on those two occasions - I understand that London-American & Thompson were both companies related to Peterson & Co. Ltd. It was soon sold again, in 1920, to Domingo Mumbr� S.A., of Barcelona, Spain, & renamed Pepito Mumbr�. On Sep. 16, 1921, when en route from Leningrad (St. Petersburg), Russia, to the Tyne, in ballast, the vessel was lost at Grimoararne, 8 miles S. of Ut�, Sweden (Ut� is a small island located in the Stockholm Archipelago, in the Baltic E. of Stockholm). James Smith has kindly provided this 'pdf' study of the vessel's history, incl. considerable detail re its WW1 service. All said & done, the WWW record for this vessel is modest, Can you add to and/or correct the above? Details as to her loss, perhaps. #1939
63	Anglo-African 4186 tons Hull 292 112770	1900	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 370 ft (about 115 metres) long. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd. of London, managers. On Jan. 7, 1909, while en route from Tocopilla, Chile, to Baltimore, with a cargo of nitrates, was stranded on a shoal near Smith Island, Virginia, & wrecked. 4 miles S of Cape Charles, near mouth of Chesapeake Bay. At 37.03.27N/75.54.34W. Wreck lies in 25/30 ft. of water, a dive & angling site, today. WWW data is most limited. Can you add anything?
64	Daghestan 3466 tons Hull 296 109712	1900	A cargo ship. Per 1 [data about 48% down, Daghestan (1)], 2 (wreck detail), 3 (wreck reference), 4 & 5 (NY Times articles re sinking), 6 ('wrecksite.eu', sinking), 7 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 107.6 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 353.1 ft., schooner rigged, crew of approx. 35 (in 1908). Daghestan or Dagestan? A republic in the North Caucasus region of S. Russia, near the Caspian Sea. Built for 'Hindustan Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.' ('Hindustan'), which company was owned by 'J. W. Squance & Co.', a partnership of J. W. Squance & F. J. Common. Registered at Sunderland. Hindustan became the main ship owning arm of Common Brothers Ltd., of Newcastle, formed in 1907. On Dec. 18, 1908, Captain Haig in command, the vessel was en route from New York to Marseilles, France, with a cargo of grain (the NY Times said 'a valuable cargo of miscellaneous merchandise'). The vessel was feeling its way slowly to sea in fog (described as slight or very thick in different accounts), whistle blowing & in a stiff breeze, with Harry Petersen, a pilot aboard, when, near the entrance to Gedney Channel, off Sandy Hook, New Jersey, the vessel was in collision with Catalone, 3788 tons, inbound to New York from Boston. Catalone struck the port side of Daghestan, creating a gaping hole in her hull. The vessel soon but gradually sank. Some of the Daghestan crew scrambled aboard Catalone's bow at the time of the collision, while the others took to ship's boats, made it to Catalone, & were transferred to New York, a pilot boat. No loss of life, it would appear. The vessel came to rest on a ledge but a day later slipped off the ledge into 60/70 ft. of water. The wreck is still there today, but there is very little left of it. Catalone was scarcely damaged. Anything you can add? An image of the vessel?
65	South America 4197 tons Hull 291 112738	1900	A cargo ship. Per 1 (wreck image, thanks to 'chill'), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 112.9 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular (370.3 ft.), speed of 11 knots. Built for Southern Steam Shipping Co. Limited ('Southern'), Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd., of London, the managers. Southern? Have seen a data 'snippet' which stated that it was 'controlled on behalf of Shorts'. In 1907, the vessel was 'transferred' to 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), with no change of manager. On Mar. 13, 1912, while en route, in ballast, from Hamburg, Germany, to Cardiff, Wales, the vessel ran ashore at St. Loy's Bay (Cove), Land's End, Cornwall, (9 miles W. of Penzance). A Paul Bros. (of Penzance) postcard says at 'Boscenna Bay', which seems to correctly be 'Boskenna Bay.' The brilliant image provided at top left is from an expired eBay listing, a fine glass slide of the vessel on the rocks in 1912. With tiny Abertay beside her. Abertay, 1029 tons, built 1888 in Renfrew, Scotland, & then owned, I read, by 'Soc. Bois et Charbons F. Le Brise', ran ashore at the same spot in thick fog 7 months later, on Oct. 14, 1912, while en route from Lorient, Brittany, to Barry, Wales, with pit wood (pit props?). The Abertay crew hailed South America & boarded her. The Newlyn lifeboat attended but was not required. All the images are great. Can you help with more data or imagery?
66	Anglo-Canadian 4239 tons Hull 300 114766	1901	A cargo ship. Per 1, 2, 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 380 ft. long, speed of 12 knots. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd. of London, managers. Used as a troopship during WW1. Carried personnel to Dunkirk, France in Oct. 1914. And transported 1045 personnel from the Royal Irish Rifles to Le Havre, France in early Nov. 1914. On Nov. 29, 1914, left Southampton bound for Le Havre, with 493 military personnel & their equipment, including 513 horses. On Jan. 21, 1918, was torpedoed & sunk by U-63, 33 miles SE of Malta. At 35.15N/15.05E. 3 lives lost. WWW data about vessel is fragmentary but an image does exist (3). Anything to add?
67	Coniscliffe 3920 tons Hull 301 114637	1901	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 108.2 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, 355 ft., speed? Built at the cost of �55,000 for James Westoll, i.e. James Westoll Line, of Sunderland, James Westoll being the managing owner. Westoll Line was noted for the carriage of coal on the E. coast of the U.K. & for its involvement in the Black Sea grain trade. Its maiden voyage was on Jan. 26, 1902, from the Tyne to Genoa, Robert Eggleton in command. Indeed Robert Eggleton died of diabetes when the ship was at Odessa (Ukraine, Russia, Black Sea), at a date in 1902, & is buried in the British Cemetery there. One voyage that is briefly WWW referenced - from Bombay to Hull in 1910. On Mar. 21, 1912, while en route from Port Said to Kherson, (Ukraine, Black Sea, on river Dnieper), the vessel, in ballast, was stranded & wrecked - at Serpents Island, Sulina, Romania (also Black Sea, at a mouth of the Danube). Have not read the circumstances. Any loss of life? Can you add to the above or correct anything?
68	Hindustan 3756 tons Hull 307 114646 Altai San Martino Romanitza Treci	1902	A cargo ship. Per 1 [Hindustan fleet list, 40% down, Hindustan (2)], 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 109.9 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, speed? Built for 'Hindustan Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.', owned & managed by Common Brothers, both of Newcastle. In 1912, the vessel was sold to 'Northern Steamship Co. Ltd.', of St. Petersburg, Russia, & renamed Altai. The vessel was taken over by the 'Shipping Controller', i.e. the British Government, in 1918, quite late in WW1, with no change of name. Can anybody tell us about any WW1 service? In 1920, the vessel was returned to Russia (I presume to the vessel's former Russian owners), & then sold to 'Societe Maritime et Commerciale de France', of Rouen, France, & renamed San Martino. In 1922, the vessel was renamed Romanitza. In 1924 (or maybe in 1925), the vessel was sold to 'Compagnie de Commerce et d'Armement', of Dunkirk, France - with no change of name (are both those French company names correct?). In 1927, the vessel was sold to 'Prvo Dalmatinsko Trgovacko Drustvo SO', of Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, & renamed Treci. (I saw a reference to 'Prilozi Za Povigest Jadranskih Brodovab', re the vessel, but I may be mistaken that it may relate.) On Aug. 10, 1933, while en route from �ibernik, Croatia, to Rotterdam, with a cargo of bauxite, the vessel foundered. At 41.03N/17.34E, 40 miles N. of Brindisi, Italy. I have not read the circumstances. Can you tell us what they were & if there was any loss of life? Can you add to the above and/or correct anything?
69	Sagami 4212, later 5106 tons Hull 306 114647 Harlow Amist�	1902	A cargo ship which was launched on Aug. 2, 1902 & completed in Oct. 1902. Per 1 (Hindustan fleet list, 50% down, Sagami), 2 [J. & C. Harrison, 55% down Harlow (2)], 3 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyd's Register data, Amist�, 1930/31 thru 1932/33), no longer listed - find via a search for Amor, 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 370.2 ft. long (112.8 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed?, signal letters TRMG, later NCPY & NCXQ, 375 HP engines by John Dickinson & Sons Ltd., of Sunderland. It would seem that the vessel was launched for New York & Oriental Steamship Co. Ltd., of Liverpool. But was sold before the vessel was completed & delivered to 'Hindustan Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.' of Sunderland, later of Newcastle. J. W. Squance of Sunderland, who was in partnership with Francis Common, acted as the vessel's initial manager, but soon after Squance retired & Common died, in 1903 it would seem, Common Bros. was formed (in 1907) & became the vessel's managers. Was registered at Sunderland. In 1907, or maybe in 1908, the vessel was sold to 'J. & C. Harrison Ltd.' of London, who renamed her Harlow. The vessel continued to be registered at Sunderland. In 1913, the vessel was sold to Soc. Anon. Lloyd del Pacifico, of & registered at Savona, Italy, & was renamed Amist�. Miramar advise that the vessel was broken up, at Savona, in the 3rd quarter of 1932. Can you add to the above and/or correct anything? #1938
70	Coronation 3920 tons Hull 294 114649 Coralie Horlock Ramon Mumbru	1903	A cargo ship. With quite a history! Per 1 (data), 2 (Taylor & Sanderson), 4 (page in Spanish with image as Ramon Mumbru), 5 (re Horlock), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 111.6 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular (366 ft.), speed of 10 knots. Built for Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, of Sunderland, which company became Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company, Limited in 1899. On Jan. 12, 1913, Nicholas T. (Thompson) Phillips in command, while en route from Bremen, Germany to Sunderland, in ballast, was wrecked at Ravenscar during a snowstorm. (Ravenscar is a coastal village in North Yorkshire, S. of Whitby & 10 miles N. of Scarborough.) The crew, I read, all made it to the shore without assistance. 'Wrecked' may be, in the fullness of time, too strong a word! Better 'stranded' perhaps. The rocks that had penetrated her hull were blasted away & the vessel damage was patched with 80 tons of cement. A number of unsuccessful attempts were made to free the vessel & in Sep. 1913 her insurers declared her to be a total loss. However (how interesting), the very next day she was floated off! But a month later 'was burnt out in Hartlepool Docks'. And presumably was then refurbished since the vessel was, in 1914, sold to Frederick W. Horlock ('Horlock'), of Sunderland, but more likely of Mistley, Essex, & renamed Coralie Horlock. In Aug. 1914, the vessel was detained at Hamburg. Extensive litigation at the time, I read, concerning non-payment of wages to her crew. It became, in 1917, a transport vessel for the Imperial German Navy & in Jan. 1918 became a submarine target vessel. What is such a vessel, presumably not an actual target? If so, how did it survive? Can anybody advise? In Dec. 1918, the vessel was recovered by her owners, presumably Horlock. It was sold, in 1919, to 'Domingo Mumbru S.A.', of Barcelona, Spain, & renamed Ramon Mumbru. On Jun. 4, 1921, while en route from Genoa, Italy, to Barcelona, Spain, in ballast, the vessel suffered a bunker explosion & was beached at Cape Taillat. The vessel was refloated, but 2 days later, on Jun. 6, 1921, it caught fire & sank at nearby Cavalaire Bay. Both places seem to be a little to the E. of Toulon, France. Anything you can add? It would be most welcome.
71	Dovedale 2907 tons Hull 308 114436 Sibir San Paolo Oxholm Psara	1903	A cargo ship which was launched on Sep. 17, 1902 & completed in Jan. 1903. Per 1 (extensive data), 2 (data, Sibir & Oxholm in Danish), 3 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyd's Register ('LR') data, Psara, re 1930/31, 1931/32, 1932/33, 1933/34), 4 (James Smith Sibir 'pdf' vessel study), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 325.6 ft. long (99.24 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters LJAG, later OTCQ, NDHM & JFBH, speed of 8 knots, 282 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. of Sunderland. There are many 'snippet' references to the vessel's launch (an example) & all of them say that the vessel was built for the Blue Cross Line of Steamers which line was managed by G. H. Elder & Co. ('Elder'), of Newcastle. It would seem that Elder were, however, the vessel's registered owners & not just the managers. Elder may have been unable to pay for the ship. 'Snippets' re a 1908 court case advise that Short Brothers Limited owned 56 shares of Elder, as collateral for a debt of �33,000. I read that the 'Elder' fleet traded to Spain for ore & to the Gulf (of Finland?) for timber, & ceased to exist in 1908. In 1906, the vessel was sold to Sunniside Steamship Co. Ltd., also of Newcastle, with no change of vessel name. In 1907, the vessel was sold to Northern Steamship Co. Ltd. ('Northern'), of Mariupol (SE Ukraine on the Sea of Azov), Russia, & renamed Sibir. Links above state that Northern were of St. Petersburg, Russia - certainly the vessel was registered at Mariupol. James Smith advises that on Jan. 4, 1918 the vessel was requisitioned for WW1 service & acquired by the British Government (Shipping Controller), managed by Ellerman's Wilson Line, of London. In 1920 ownership reverted to Northern. In 1920 (or 1921) the vessel was sold to 'Soci�t� Maritime et Commerciale de France', of Rouen, France, & renamed San Paolo. The vessel was sold again, in 1922, to 'Rederi A/S Limfjorden', of Aalborg, Denmark, & renamed Oxholm. The vessel was sold for the last time, in 1923, to C. D. Calafatis, of Syra, Greece, & renamed Psara. On Jun. 21, 1933, the vessel arrived at Savona, Italy, to be broken up. It would appear to have realised �2,300. Can anyone add anything? Another image?
72	Kelvinbank 3676 (or 4209) tons Hull 312 119064	1903	A refrigerated cargo ship. Per 1 (data), 2 (Mar. 22, 1916), 3 (re Mar. 22, 1916 sinking), 5 (NY Times archive, May 25, 1907), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 362.2 ft. long, speed of 12 1/2 knots. Built for Glasgow Steam Shipping Company, of Glasgow, (J. Black & Co., the manager). On May 16, 1907, while 2 days out from Cardiff en route to New York, the vessel rescued the entire crew of Helios, a Norwegian barque which had 10 ft. of water in her hold having sprung a leak in a storm. Helios crew was transferred to the Cork pilot cutter & landed at Cork. The abandoned Helios was set on fire, presumably otherwise a danger to shipping. Kelvinbank was sunk, on Mar. 22, 1916, in the roadstead off Le Havre, France, by German submarine UB-18, having just arrived from Buenos Aires with cargo of frozen meat & oats. 1 life was lost. The 2nd thumbnail image at left shows a long expired eBay item, a splendid oil painting (25 x 39 in.) by John Henry Mohrmann 'almost certainly' of the vessel on its 1904 maiden voyage in the English Channel - with the white cliffs of Dover in background perhaps? The work was sold via eBay in Aug. 2013 - 1st thumbnail image. Can anyone add anything?
73	Anglo-Peruvian 3520/5494 (N/G) tons Hull 324 120616	1905	A cargo ship which was launched on Aug. 3, 1905 & first registered (scroll to #120616) on Oct. 12, 1905. Per 1 ('wrecksite.eu', wreck data), 2 (Mohawk), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 418.2 ft. (127.47 metres) long perpendicular to perpendicular, signal letters HDQF, speed of 12 knots, 544 NHP engines by Central Marine Engineering Works Ltd., of West Hartlepool. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd. of London, her managers. And registered at London. Such ownership is confirmed by the Mercantile Navy List of 1906. Presumably built for the South American nitrate trade. The vessel had been built, I read, for about �70,000. A newspaper article referenced below states that the vessel, at the time of its loss, was valued at �50,000. On Apl. 10, 1906, Anglo-Peruvian left Shields for Philadelphia, U.S.A., in ballast, with Captain Wilson Curtis in command. (Can anybody confirm that such captain's name is correct? I had previously listed William Curtis, maybe my error or maybe from WWW links now long gone.) It was intended that the vessel load at Philadelphia a cargo of case-oil (kerosene contained in 5-gallon tin cans packed by twos in wooden cases) for delivery to China. Nearing North America, the vessel encountered many icebergs & slowed down. On the afternoon of Apl. 21, 1906, when about 200 miles off Newfoundland, in dense fog, they saw a great bank of ice & hit it almost simultaneously. It would seem a giant ice floe rather than an iceberg. The vessel's 'bow plates were ripped open', her hull was 'practically ripped open on the port side' & 'her forehold & hull filled rapidly'. The crew tried to save the vessel & in fact got under way again if slowly. But after about 3 days, at 1 a.m. on Apl. 24, 1906, a second bulkhead gave way & it became clear that the vessel could not be saved. The entire crew, said to be 37 in number, took to the boats. The vessel sank, going down head first, at 10 a.m. on Apl. 24, 1906. 2 1/2 hours later, Mohawk, eastbound from New York to Antwerp, Belgium, with Captain White in command, rescued the crew from the boats & later landed them at Weymouth, Dorset. Perhaps not 'landed them' exactly. Apparently the crew rowed ashore at Weymouth in their own boats! Some contemporary newspaper articles:- 1, 2, 3, 4. A single crew list is available here. Anything to add? An image?
74	Cairnavon 1591 tons Hull 325 118657 Soutra Emmi Schirmek Sperrbrecher 166 Schirmeck	1905	A cargo ship. Per 1 [Cairn Line, Cairnavon (2)], 2 (data, 40% down, Cairnavon), 3 (Emmi, data), 4 (May 30, 1942), 5 (Copenhagen), 6 (Obra), 7 (extensive WW2 history, in German), 8 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 75.9 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 10 knots. Built for the Cairn Line of Steamships, of Newcastle, who had, over time, 4 vessels named *Cairnavon. In 1917, the vessel was sold to Christian Salvesen & Co., of Leith, nr. Edinburgh, Scotland, & in 1919 was renamed Soutra. In 1937, the vessel was sold to i) 'Oy Wildfart, Ltd.', of Finland, with Holger Liljestrand, of Munkkiniemi, the managers, or ii) H. Lilliestrand, of Munksn�s, Finland, & renamed Emmi. Registered at Helsinki. But have also read Estonian flag 1937/39 & Finnish 1939/42. In 1942, the vessel was seized by the Germans & renamed Schirmek. Later data is a little confusing. It would seem to have become a German Navy vessel, named Sperrbrecher 166. And on May 30, 1942 was in a collision, or maybe was sunk, by HMS Obra. Presumably raised & continued in service since on Jan. 31, 1944, the vessel was transferred to Helmsing & Grimm, of Gdansk & named Schirmeck, 'designed to help repair yard after Frederikshavn'? On Sep. 29, 1944, the vessel was involved in a collision with Bahia Camarones* at Copenhagen, Denmark, & sank. The vessel was raised & under repair at Copenhagen, but on Nov. 15, 1944, it was destroyed by sabotage. The wreck was later raised for its scrap. Am unable to properly understand the extensive data at 9 in a WWW translation. So the above text most probably needs correction. Can you add to or correct the above?
75	Cairnnevis 1587 tons Hull 326 118660 Tolsta Juss Sevilla Castillo Gibralfaro Carlos Tartiere	1905	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Cairn Line, Cairnnevis), 2 (Christian Salvesen, Tolsta, summary data), 3 (Empresa Nacional Elcano, Castillo Gibralfaro image 90% down), 4 (Compa�ia Trasmediterr�nea, but no ref. to vessel), 5 (Vasco-Asturiana, Carlos Tartiere, 60% down), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 78.9 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 9 knots. Built for 'Cairn Line of Steamers', (or maybe 'Steamships'), of Newcastle, 'Cairns, Noble & Co.', also of Newcastle, the managers. In 1917, the vessel was sold to Christian Salvesen & Co., of Leith, nr. Edinburgh, Scotland, & in 1919 was renamed Tolsta. In 1937, the vessel was sold to 'H. Lilliestrand', of Munksnas, Finland. On Jan. 22, 1938, the vessel was captured in the Straits of Gibraltar by auxiliary cruiser Mallorca (A & B) & renamed Sevilla by the Nationalist Government of Spain. In 1939, the vessel was seized by the Spanish Republican Government, was later transferred to 'Compa�ia Trasmediterr�nea', of Barcelona, Spain, & renamed Castillo Gibralfaro. In 1948, the vessel was sold to 'Empresa Nacional Elcano S.A.', of Cadiz, Spain, with no change of name. In 1954, the vessel was sold to 'Compa�ia de Navegaci�n Vasco-Asturiana', also of Cadiz, & in 1955 renamed Carlos Tartiere, (named after the founder of 'Real Oviedo', a Spanish football team). Sold again in 1964, to 'Sociedad Metal�rgica Duro Felguera', with no change of name. The vessel was scrapped in Spain in Q2 of 1974. The above text most probably needs correction. Can you add to or correct the above?
76	Salient 3879 tons Hull 323 119210	1905	A cargo ship that was launched on Dec. 21, 1904 & completed in Mar. 1905. Per 1 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyd's Register ('LR') listings, Salient, 1930/31 thru 1935/36), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 346.3 ft. long (105.5 metres), speed of 10 knots, signal letters HCBT, later GSDZ, 317 HP engines by George Clark Ltd. of Sunderland. Built for James Westoll ('Westoll'), of Sunderland, managing owner of the vessel. At a cost of �36,000. 25 crew & 4 apprentices. The vessel's maiden voyage, in Mar. 1905, was to carry coal (& 2 passengers) from South Shields to Genoa, Italy, then into the Black Sea to load grain at Kherson, Ukraine, for a return voyage to Rotterdam. A minor collision, on that maiden voyage, at Kherson with Tregarthen. I gather that a book was published (cover image at left) re such maiden voyage - ex Arthur McClelland's diary. WWW data about Salient seems to be essentially non-existent. In 1929, the vessel became owned by Westoll Steamships Ltd., presumably the result of a transfer. In 1934/35, per LR, Leeds Shipping Co. Ltd. became the vessel's owners having acquired it, we believe on Jul. 31, 1935 per Clive Ketley. Miramar indicate, however, that in 1935, the vessel became owned by Sir Wm. Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd., of Cardiff (not reflected, so far as I can see, in LR). Per Miramar, on Jul. 10, 1935 the vessel arrived at the Blyth, Northumberland, ship-breaking facilities of Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co. to be broken up. James Smith advises that in 1935 the U.K. Parliament passed 'The British Shipping (Assistance) Act 1935', to handle the then excess numbers of older ships in existence. Pursuant to that Act, Sir Wm. Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd. borrowed �111,000 to permit Leeds Shipping Co. Ltd. of Cardiff (a Sir Wm. Reardon Smith & Sons Ltd. company) to acquire newly built Cornish City, bought both Salient (from Westoll Steamships Ltd.) & Francisco (from Ellerman's Wilson Line Ltd.) for �9,250 & �6,000 respectively & immediately sold them both for scrap. James further advises that details of all of the ships scrapped under such Act are provided in 'Scrap & Build' by D. C. E. Burrell. Thanks James! If you can clarify any of the above or add anything, your input would be welcomed.
77	Wallace 2532/3930 (N/G) tons Hull 320 119206 Wooburn	1905	A steel steamship, a collier, which was launched on Oct. 26, 1904 & first registered, at Sunderland, on Jan. 11, 1905 (scroll to #119206). Per 1 (Taylor & Sanderson history), 2 (1917 attack by U-54, 50% down page), 3 (page in German, 2 vessel images & 2 others re 1917 attack), 4 (Southampton City Council/Plimsoll. Lloyd's Register ('LR') data, 1930/31 thru 1932/33), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 355.3 ft. long (108.30 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 9 1/2 knots, signal letters HBTV maybe later GKYQ, 344 NHP engines by George Clark Ltd. of Sunderland. Built for 'The Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Co. Limited' ('Taylor'), of Sunderland, & maybe of London also, (Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1906). Taylor owned the vessel thru 1918 per MNL. With James Kerr serving as the vessel's manager. Possibly named for John Wallace Taylor (1844/1928), who was for many years the managing director of Taylor, a coal exporting company which went into voluntary liquidation in 1917. Per LR of 1908/09, C. Donaldson was the vessel's then captain. K. Hunnisett advises (thanks!) that in Nov. 1910, his great grandfather Hugh McManus, then a marine fireman/stoker aboard Wallace, slipped & fell off the gangplank while returning from a trip ashore. And unfortunately was drowned - when the vessel was docked at Brake Harbour, River Weser, northern Germany. Mr. Hunnisett advises that Wallace's voyage, under the command of J. Erskine, left South Shields on Sep. 4, 1910 for Savona, Italy, went on to Nicolaieff (now Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Black Sea, located NE of Odessa), then to Brake as above, & finally arrived back in the U.K., at Blyth, on Nov. 28, 1910. James Smith advises (thanks!) that from Feb. 5, 1916 thru Mar. 20, 1916 the vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty for WW1 service as a collier - pennant No. Y 3.976. In 1917, presumably a part of the Taylor fleet disposal process, the vessel was sold to The English Steamship Co. Ltd., of Swansea, Wales, with John H. Davies the vessel's manager (registered at Swansea in 1918, per MNL of 1919). In early Feb. 1917, (as I interpret the data at links 2 & 3), Wallace was en route from New York to Le Havre, France, with a cargo of automobiles & steel. On Feb. 7, 1917, the vessel was attacked by a German submarine U-54, commanded by Kapit�nleutnant Volkhard von Bothmer, (A, B & C), when 210 miles W. of Fastnet Rock (SW tip of Ireland). At 50.30N/15.05W. Damaged by artillery fire & grenades, Wallace was brought to a stop & boarded. The crew clearly took to ship's boats (see images at link 3) & the vessel would soon have been sunk, had not the attack been abandoned when a likely British cruiser came on the scene. The captain of Wallace (his name?) is noted at link 3 to have lost his life in the attack & a crew member (T. F. Pinkney, a boatswain) died also, while her Chief Officer, name of R. F. Moyes, became a prisoner of war, held at the Bad Colberg camp. In 1919, the vessel was sold again, to Lewis Steamship Co. Ltd., of Cardiff, Wales, (Miramar states of Swansea) with Tom Lewis her manager (MNL of 1920). Still registered at Swansea, I read. With no change of vessel name. In 1925, the vessel was sold to Britain Steam Ship Co. Ltd. ('Britain'), of London, & renamed Wooburn. Maybe sold earlier - it was registered at London in 1924 (per MNL of 1925). Wooburn? A village in Buckinghamshire, near the River Thames, located N. of Maidenhead. When owned by Britain, the vessel had, per MNL, a number of managers - Sir Fenwick S. Watts in 1925 & 1926, Stanley H. Burgess in 1927 & 1928, Edmund H. Watts in 1929, later Watts, Watts & Co. Ltd. LR of 1932/33 notes that the vessel had been 'Broken up'. Yes indeed. The vessel went out of registry in 1932. It was sold to Italian ship breakers (Fairplay Weekly Shipping Journal Vol. 125 re 1932 states the selling price) & on Jan. 3, 1933, per Miramar, arrived at Savona, Italy, to be broken up. The WWW seems to be relatively silent about this vessel, so I am particularly grateful for James Smith's data & also that of both Miramar & MNL. Many crew lists are available here. If you can add to the above, your input would be welcomed.
78	Anglo-Mexican 4796 tons Hull 342 125666 Respice Patriam Monreale	1908	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 120.1 metres long between perpendiculars, speed of 12 knots. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', ('Anglo Line'), Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd. of London, the managers. Presumably for the South American nitrate trade. In 1927, the vessel was sold to 'Fratelli S. & E. Accame', of Genoa, Italy & renamed Respice Patriam. ('Fratelli' means 'brothers'). And in 1928, it was sold again, to 'Navigazione Alta Italia S.A.', ('Creole Line'), of Genoa, & renamed Monreale. On Apl. 13, 1932 the vessel arrived at the Savona, Italy, ship breaking facilities of 'Balla & Vervloet' to be broken up. I could find very little on the WWW re this vessel. Anything to add? Another image?
79	Octo 1620 tons Hull 360	1910	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 78.9 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 10 knots. I am grateful for a 'scott-base' eBay listing for knowledge about the vessel. Without that source I would have no data at all. Built, I believe, for 'Akties Helkla', with 'Mail & Holby', of Kristiania (Oslo), Norway, likely both the owners & managers. In 1910, the vessel was on a regular route of Hull, U.K., to Saint Petersberg, Russia. On Jun. 13, 1918, the vessel hit a mine & sank approx. 4 miles E. of Zembra Island, a small island in the Gulf of Tunis, Tunisia. Could find nothing on the WWW re this vessel. Anything you can add? Another image?
80	Scottish Prince 2897 tons Hull 359 129744 Athinai Palermo	1910	A cargo ship which was launched on Jan. 10, 1910 & completed in Mar. 1910. Per 1 (Scottish Prince, torpedoed 1917 by UC-77), 2 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyd's Register listings, Scottish Prince, 1930/31 thru 1937/38), 3 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyd's Register listings, Athinai, 1937/38 thru 1945/46), 4 (WW2 history, Palermo), 5 (James Smith 'pdf' vessel study), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 340.6 ft. long (103.81 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 10 1/2 knots, signal letters HQPL later GQTJ & SVVO, 389 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. of Sunderland. The vessel was built for Prince Line Ltd., of Newcastle, with J. Knott serving as her manager. Intended for the New York to South America trade. In 1916 Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., of Newcastle, became the vessel's managers. James Smith advises that on Mar. 5, 1916 the vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty for WW1 service & carried such varied cargoes as ammunition, hay, wheat & coal. On Sep. 7, 1917, the vessel was 4 or 14 miles (data differs) S. of the Eddystone Light (9 miles SW of Rame Head in Cornwall) on a voyage from Manchester to an unknown port via Falmouth. It was torpedoed by German submarine *UC-77, commanded by Kapit�nleutnant Reinhard von Rabenau, who in his WW1 career sank 42 allied ships & damaged 6 more. I read that no lives were lost in the attack, that Scottish Prince* was damaged but stayed afloat & 'contrived to reach port' (which one?). It would seem however to have been in fact beached at Cawsand Bay, near Plymouth, re-floated, & later was repaired (cannot tell you where). It was apparently narrowly missed by another torpedo as she put to sea again. The vessel was apparently given a new 'Furness' livery in 1920. The Mercantile Navy List of 1920 lists Herbert E. Weddell of London, as the vessel's then manager & Prince Line then being of London also. The equivalent list of 1930 lists Norman Stockdale of London as her then manager. In the summer of 1937, the vessel was sold to Hellenic Lines Ltd. ('Hellenic'), of Piraeus, Greece, for �25,000, & renamed Athinai (means Athens). With Pericles G. Callimanopulos (who owned Hellenic) her manager. On Oct. 28, 1940, when in the Straits of Messina, between Italy & Sicily, the vessel was seized by Italian torpedo boat Simone Schiaffino. Renamed Palermo, the vessel, on Mar. 20, 1942, was requisitioned by the Italian Navy as a naval auxiliary, managed by S.A. Cooperativa di Navigazione 'Garibaldi', of Genoa, Italy. In the morning of Sep. 2, 1943 the vessel was bombed by 4 252 Squadron Beaufighters & heavily damaged near Preveza (NW Greece) while under charter to the Regio Esercito (Royal Italian Army). 2 crew were injured in the attack. It was seized a few days later, on Sep. 9 or 10, 1943, this time by the Germans, when off either Valona (Vlor�, Albania) or Scutari (Shkod�r, Albania). The vessel became managed by 'Mittelmeer Reederei GmbH' of Hamburg, Germany. On May 27, 1944, Palermo hit a mine off the mouth of the Tagliamento river, in NE Italy, & was badly damaged. She was towed into Fiume (Rijeka), now Croatia, for repair. While at Fiume, on Jul. 6, 1944, she was hit by bombs dropped by allied aircraft & sank. There would appear to be some disagreement as to exactly where she was sunk. Anything you can add? Another image? #1948
81	Batiscan 4836 tons Hull 364 131314 launched as Anticosti	1911	A self-trimming collier. Per 1 & 2 (sinking refs., Batiscan), 3 & 4 (relief to Belgium), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 114.3 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular (375 ft.), speed of 11 knots (attained 12 1/2 knots at her sea trials held on Jan. 31, 1911), signal letters HSDG, constructed on the 'Isherwood' system. The vessel was specially designed to be chartered by Dominion Coal and Iron Co., of Sydney, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, & engaged in the shipment of coal from Sydney to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, in summer months & to Halifax, Saint John & Boston in the winter months. The vessel featured 10 very wide hatches, & holds clear of all obstructions, to permit rapid loading & unloading of cargo. The names? Both are Quebec, Canada names. 'Anticosti' - a large island in the middle of the St. Lawrence River, & 'Batiscan' - a river that runs into the St. Lawrence River NE of Trois-Rivi�res (Three Rivers), Quebec. The vessel was launched as Anticosti for 'Sydney, Cape Breton & Montreal Steamship Co. Ltd.', of Liverpool, E. F. & W. Roberts the managers, but delivered as Batiscan to the same company. On Dec. 5, 1914, the vessel left Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 6,700 tons of wheat & grain under the auspices of 'American Commission for the Relief of Belgium' ('American'), sailing with 'safe conduct' approval of the German Government. The vessel on Feb. 18, 1915, chartered to American, carried relief supplies, mainly food, from Brooklyn, New York, to Rotterdam. Also in 1915, the vessel was sold, to 'Laurentian Steamship Co. Ltd.', managed by 'Edward Roberts & Herbert Roberts', both of Liverpool, with no change of vessel name. In Aug. 1915, the vessel, en route from Falmouth to Montreal, was in collision with Bengore Head, which had left Montreal for Belfast, Northern Ireland. Off Hare Island, about 4 miles above Cape Dogs, in the lower St. Lawrence River. Bengore Head had to be beached on Hare Island reef, & it would appear suffered damage estimated at $30,000. Batiscan, less damaged, was able to continue. An Inquiry was held in Canada into the matter & Batiscan was held to be at fault. The licence of the Batiscan captain was suspended for 2 years & both pilots were also held to be at fault - the licence of the pilot of Bengore Head had his license cancelled while the pilot of Batiscan was fined $100. The above ex Google 'snippets'. What later happened to Batiscan? WWW data is fragmentary. And absent access to Lloyd's Register data, I cannot confirm the accuracy of the above data re owners, managers & charterers. So often such data is mis-recorded. It would seem that in Mar. 1918, the vessel, (then said to have been owned by Dominion Coal Company of Sydney), left Louisburg, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, (perhaps ex Sydney), for Saint John, New Brunswick, with a cargo of coal. The vessel went missing in a storm & it would appear that all hands were lost. I have read that the applicable date was either Mar. 10, 1918 or Mar. 15, 1918, & that the Captain's name was either 'Scanlan' or John Evans, of Cardigan. Where did it happen? I read i) in the Tusket Islands, S. of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia & ii) off Gannet Rock, in the Bay of Fundy, S. of Grand Manan Island. Both locations are on the vessel's likely course but are about 80 miles apart. I have not read anything about the circumstances. Anything you can add? Or correct? Another image? #1833
82	Burmese Prince 4825 tons Hull 360 129765 Lucille de Larrinaga	1911	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Prince Line, Burmese Prince), 2 (Larrinaga Line, Lucille de Larrinaga), 3, 4 & 5 (NY Times articles), 6 (Ellis Island, 1919 passenger list), 7 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyd's Register listings, Lucille de Larrinaga, 1930/31 thru 1934/35), 8 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 396.0 ft. long (120.70 metres) perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 11 knots, accommodation for 12 passengers, signal letters HSKC later GCRB. Built for Prince Line Limited, owned & managed by James Knott, which company from 1917 was owned by Furness Withy & Co. It would seem that the U.S. Government considered buying the ship in 1914. The vessel clearly had a close association with France during WW1, but I have not really understood her role. On Oct. 7, 1919, the vessel, en route from Le Havre, France, to New York, put into Queenstown, Ireland, with a fire in her bunkers. On Oct. 27, 1919, the vessel arrived at New York from Le Havre with 67 passengers aboard - it was this vessel, I presume, since there was only one of the name. In 1920, the manager was Herbert E. Weddell. On Nov. 24, 1924, James Anderson, an able seaman, fell into the ship's hold & died. In 1926, the ship carried 16,500 bales of cotton to Boston, Massachusetts. In 1927, the vessel was sold, for �22,000 or U.S. $155,200 to 'Miguel de Larrinaga Steamship Co. Ltd.', of Liverpool, with William M. Clarke the manager (in 1930 at least) & renamed Lucille de Larrinaga. Larrinaga & Co. Ltd. became the managers in 1930/31. The owner from 1931/32 was rather 'Larrinaga Steamship Co. Ltd.' On Jun. 2, 1934, the vessel arrived at Blyth, Northumberland, to be broken up at the shipbreaking facilities there of Hughes Bolckow Shipbreaking Co. Anything you can add? Another image?
83	Wabana 4804 (2676 net) tons Hull 367 131402 Canby	1911	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Canby), 2 & 3 ex 4 (collision with Annie Roberts), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 375 ft. (about 120 metres) long, speed of 10 1/2 knots, featuring hinged hatch covers to speed up the loading of iron ore loaded ex the Bell Island, Newfoundland & Labrador, iron mine. Built for British & Chilian Steamship Co. Limited, (W. Lowden & Co. the manager) of Liverpool. On Oct. 22, 1913, when outside Sydney Harbour & during a storm, Annie Roberts, a Newfoundland schooner, ran into Wabana, resulting in the instant sinking of Annie Roberts & the loss of 4 of the five Annie Roberts crew members. Wabana was, at the time, under charter to Dominion Coal Co. The vessel was later sold to Wabana Steamship Co. ('Wabana') of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. In 1931 the vessel was purchased by Pool Shipping Company (Ropner) from Wabana & renamed Canby. On Feb. 19, 1934 the vessel grounded & was wrecked 1 mile E of Guion Island, SE coast of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, while en route from Saint John, New Brunswick, to Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, in ballast. The wreck lies in 50 ft. of water. It would seem that an official inquiry was held into the wreck, but I have not no far located a copy of the resulting report. A builder's model of Wabana, painstakingly restored by museum staff & about 9 ft. long, is on display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax.
84	Anglo-Californian 7333 tons Hull 372 132711 Vandalia	1912	A cargo ship. Which became a horse transport vessel in WW1. Per 1 [Vandalia (1)], 2 (Vandalia, 9.6.1918), 3 (NY Times archive Jul. 1915), 4 (July 1915), 5 (data 90% down), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 129.5 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 12 knots. I should state that a number of sites state that the vessel was built by Caird & Co, of Greenock. I think incorrectly, see Miramar data via 6. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), with Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd. of London, the managers. Engaged in the South American nitrate trade. Chartered by the Admiralty re WW1 & became a horse transport vessel. On Jul. 4, 1915, while unarmed & en route from Montreal, Canada to Avonmouth (Severn Estuary at Bristol) with 927 horses, was chased & attacked by the surfaced U-39, (this German page says by U-38 assisted by U-20) some 90 miles SW of Queenstown, Ireland. The vessel survived due to the incredible bravery of Captain Frederick D. Parslow, & his son, also named Frederick Parslow. An amazing story. See the webmaster's extensive page re that attack at 4. The father, who died when hit by a shell during the attack, was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, while his son, who continued the defensive manoeuvres, was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The vessel was sold in 1915 to Cunard Steamship Company, Limited (or maybe just Cunard Line), & renamed Vandalia. Sold, it is stated, by Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd., which is a puzzle. Since they were, I thought, the managers & not the owners. On Jun. 9, 1918, while en route, in ballast, from Liverpool to Montreal, Canada, *Vandalia* was torpedoed by U-96 & sunk in St. George's Channel (between Ireland & Wales), 18 miles from 'the Smalls', at 51.44N/6.10W. No loss of life. It would seem that an image of the vessel was in the Jul. 17, 1915 edition of Illustrated London News. Anything to add?

85	Anglo-Egyptian 7379 (or 5758) tons Hull 376 135166 Olovsborg Lesteloide	1912	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Lloyd Brasileiro, Lesteloide), 2 (history with images) 3 ('pdf' re 1940 storm, L. column, Olovsborg), 4 (A25), 5 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy data, Lesteloide), 6 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyds Register data, Olovsborg, 1930/31 thru 1941/42), 7 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyds Register data, Lesteloide, 1941/42 thru 1945/46), 8 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 129.5 metres long, speed of 12 (or maybe 14) knots. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd. of London, managers, presumably for the South American nitrate trade. In Sep. 1914, the vessel was converted at Cockatoo Island Drydock, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, to transport 127 troops & 552 horses. The vessel was used as an Australian troopship during WW1, it would seem, through to Apl. 16, 1917. The vessel specifically carried the 4th & 8th Light Australian Horse Regiments to Egypt in Dec. 1914 & in Feb. 1915. The vessel was sold, in 1927, to J. A. Zachariassen, of Nystad, Finland, & renamed Olovsborg. On Jan. 24, 1940, while en route from Norfolk, Virginia, for Japan, via the Panama canal, the vessel lost one member of the crew in an intense storm. Four others suffered severe injuries, & all of the lifeboats were lost, so the vessel returned to Norfolk for extensive repairs. In 1941, the vessel was seized by the Government of Brazil, & in 1942 was transferred to 'Lloyd Brasileiro' & renamed Lesteloide. 28 WW2 convoy references as Lesteloide, all in the western Atlantic (New York, Guantanamo, Trinidad, Bahia, Key West). On convoy duty in Apl. 1944 Recife to Trinidad. In 1948, the vessel was transferred to the Brazilian Navy for use as a training ship. Was broken up at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1955. Can you provide more information? Perhaps translate the above page written in Finnish?
86	Daghestan 3691 tons Hull 375 132070 Antium Bainsizza Alberto Fassio Essex Judge Thorpehaven Castillo Guadalest	1912	A cargo ship. Per 1 [data about 48% down, Daghestan (2)], 2 (Hansard, Thorpehaven), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). About 110 metres long, speed of 8 1/2 knots. Built for 'Common Brothers Ltd.', of Newcastle. But it could have been owned instead by Hindustan Steam Ship Co. Ltd., the main ship owning arm of Common Brothers. Sold in 1916 to Rome Steam Shipping Co., of London, (Fisher, Alimonda & Co. managers). In 1920, sold to Italian State Railways, of Rome, Italy, & renamed Antium. In 1923, sold to Parodi & Corrado, of Genoa, Italy, & renamed Bainsizza. In 1924, sold to 'Societ� Italiana di Navigazione Mercantile Villain & Fassio', also of Genoa, & renamed Alberto Fassio. In 1927, sold to Essex Transport & Trading Co., of London, (Meldrum & Swinson managers), & renamed Essex Judge. In 1937 sold to The Thameside Shipping Co. Ltd., of London, (P. B. Pandelis, managers?) & in 1938 renamed Thorpehaven. On Jun. 7/8, 1938, vessel, with a cargo of corn, was bombed by Spanish Nationalist aircraft, & on Jun. 10, 1938 was sunk at Alicante, Spain. But later raised & owned by the Spanish Government. In 1941, returned to service as Castillo Guadalest. In 1942, transferred to 'Empresa Nacional Elcano de la Marina Mercante, S.A.', of Madrid, Spain. On Aug. 24, 1951, 'sprang leak' & was abandoned in the western N Atlantic. At 39.33N/57.41W. Vessel foundered the next day, i.e. Aug. 25, 1951. Have not read the circumstances. Loss of life? WWW data is most limited. Am grateful for the data at 1. Can you add anything? Another image, perhaps?
87	Anglo-Brazilian 7468 (or 7494) tons Hull 381 135294 Chepstow Castle	1913	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Union Castle Line history), 2 (Anglo-Brazilian image), 4 (Union-Castle), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 425 ft. 6 in. (about 130 or so metres) long, speed of 12 knots. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd. of London, managers. Presumably for the South American nitrate trade. Involved in an accident perhaps in 1914? Sold in 1915 to Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co. 'to augment ships requisitioned for war service' & renamed Chepstow Castle. In 1927, the first ship to berth at newly built port at Walvis Bay (Namibia, I believe). On Apl. 7, 1932, was wrecked at Toward Point, Rothesay Bay, & on May 10, 1932 arrived at Port Glasgow (both Scotland) to be broken up. Two of the above links say, however, broken up only in 1933. Anything to add?
88	Ellin 4577 (or 4575) tons Hull 378 Odysseus	1913	A cargo ship. Per 1 (1917 u-boat attack), 2 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy data, Odysseus, but the Greek vessel only), 3 ('warsailors' - SC 165), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 118.9 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, (405 ft. 6 in.), speed of 9 or 9 1/2 knots. Built for 'S. G. Embiricos Ltd.' of London & Athens, Greece. Vessel registered at Andros, Greece, perhaps. On May 4, 1917, the vessel was torpedo attacked by U-82 when NW of Ireland. The vessel, damaged, was able to make port & no lives were lost. The vessel was sold in 1936 to 'Panaghis Ant Yannoulatos', of Piraeus, Greece, & renamed Odysseus. There would seem to be 51 (or maybe 60) WW2 convoy references for the vessel including 12 N. Atlantic crossings, service in Canadian waters, in the Indian Ocean (Bombay) & in the Mediterranean (Port Said) & also U.K. & N. America coastal. On Jan. 16, 1945, the vessel left Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in Convoy SC 165 for Swansea Bay, with a cargo of grain & tanks (8 Fads). Are 'Fads' a reference to a type of tank? 4 indicates the cargo was grain & general. Now the 'convoyweb' listing indicates that the vessel 'returned' & was wrecked off Ketch Harbour on Jan. 17, 1945. It ran ashore & became a total wreck, at Sambro Island, or at Cape Sambro, or just west of Chebucto Head (all are said to be the wreck sites). The local divers call the wreck 'The Greek', I read. At 44.28N/63.33W. But I have not read the circumstances or read whether there was any loss of life. Can you add anything? Another image, perhaps?
89	Rose Castle 7546, later (from 1939/40) 7803 tons Hull 388 137438	1915	A cargo ship, used as a collier/ore carrier. It was launched on Jan. 15, 1915 & completed in Apl. 1915. Per 1 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy data, Rose Castle), 2 ('u-boat.net', wreck data, & image), 3 [Lancashire Shipping, Rose Castle (2)], 4 (the words of Gordon Hardy, a 1942 survivor), 5 (Montrose 1928 collision), 6 (wreck images), 7 (wreck site, image), 8 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyds Register data, Rose Castle, 1930/31 thru 1944/45), 9 (James Smith, 2017 vessel study with detail re WW1 service), 10 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). It would seem that much of the event detail below may have come from a German website that no longer exists. I probably should have retained an image of the text but did not - one cannot save everything! 455.0 ft. long perpendicular to perpendicular (138.68 metres), speed of 11 or 12 knots, signal letters JKNS, later GCBF, 606 HP engines by George Clark Ltd., of Sunderland. An early ship fitted with 'Hogg-Carr Patent Steel Hinged Hatch Covers', it would seem. Built for 'Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd.' ('Lancashire'), 'J. Chambers & Co.' of Liverpool, the owners & managers. But I have also read, in a Google 'snippet' ex a 1915 issue of International Marine Engineering, Vol. 20, that the vessel was built for 'Rose Castle Steamship Company, Limited' ('Castle'), of Liverpool, to carry coal from Sidney [sic], Cape Breton, to Montreal, Quebec, both in Canada. I presume that Castle was owned by Lancashire, though I have read nothing which specifically says that was so. On Dec. 24, 1916, the vessel was sold to Lewis Steamship Co. Ltd. of Cardiff, T. Lewis her manager (Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1920). On Apl. 27, 1917 the vessel was requisitioned by the Admiralty for WW1 service. In 1920 Rose Castle was sold to 'Dominion Shipping Co. Ltd.' ('Dominion') of Montreal, with H. (Hector) McInnes her manager (MNL of 1930) - vessel not renamed on either occasion. Under Dominion ownership the vessel was registered at London thru 1938/39 & at Halifax from 1939/40. On Jul. 27, 1928, in poor conditions, Rose Castle was in collision with C.P.S. Montrose, with over 1,000 passengers aboard, in the neighbourhood of buoy 39-C, Becancour Traverse, near Three Rivers, St. Lawrence River, Quebec. Both vessels were badly damaged. Rose Castle was beached off Becancourt, but was re-floated & repaired at the 'Davie' drydock at Quebec. At the Aug. 1928 Inquiry, Montrose was found solely at blame for the collision. Rose Castle was then said to be a 'Dominion Coal Company' vessel. From 1930 to 1937, 7 advises that the vessel was owned by Port Line Ltd. (Commonwealth & Dominion Line), however Lloyd's Register ('LR') does not so indicate. I presume that the companies are related. LR of 1937/38 lists the vessel as newly owned by 'Rose Castle Steamship Co. Ltd.', of Sydney, registered at London thru 1938/39 & at Halifax thereafter (MNL of 1940). Not likely the same company as in 1915 above? A company then related to Dominion perhaps? 'Donaldson Brothers Ltd.' the managers, however LR editions state no manager name. In 1939/40, the vessel became of 7803 tons. A few weeks before WW2 broke out, the vessel, while in the St. Lawrence River, was rammed by a German ship, (its name?) which had slipped its lines in Montreal & was making a dash for the open Atlantic. 42 WW2 convoy references all of which were Eastern Canada local voyages (between Wabana on Bell Island, St. John's & Sydney). On Oct. 20, 1942, the vessel, probably in convoy BW.9, when 16 miles SE of Ferryland Head (Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland & Labrador), was hit by a dud (faulty detonator) torpedo, fired by U-69, Ulrich Gr�f in command, which submarine, out of torpedoes, was unable to press the attack with its guns due to bad weather. Rose Castle suffered no damage it would appear. On Nov. 2, 1942, the vessel, Walter J. MacDonald in command, was at anchor at Bell Island, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, with a cargo of 10,200 tons of iron ore ex Wabana, waiting to sail with convoy WB-12 for Sydney, (most sites state WB-9, from Sydney, Nova Scotia to the U.K., a convoy number that seems not to be correct). Soon after 7:00 a.m. on Nov. 2, 1942, the vessel, was hit by two torpedoes, fired, 3 minutes apart, by on-the-surface U-518, Kapit�nleutnant Friedrich-Wilhelm Wissmann in command (Wissmann was on a mission to land a spy, Werner Alfred Volgmar Von Ianovski, in Eastern Canada - he was landed at 'Point de New Carlisle', in the Gasp�). Hit while at anchor, at 47.36N/52.57.30W. The vessel sank less than 90 seconds after the 2nd hit. How many lives were lost? A question not easy to answer. 23, 24 or 28 is stated at various WWW sites. And also 30 - I read (footnote #29 at page bottom) that 'The Canadian Book of Remembrance lists 28 crew deaths and two DEMS gunners.' A list of casualties (thanks!). The Captain, along with 17 crew & 2 gunners, were rescued by Royal Canadian Navy Fairmile motor launches. Those numbers may similarly be confused. The ship's bell hangs today in the Royal Canadian Legion on Bell Island. The ship? A wreck site today, located in 160 ft. of water, near Lance Cove, still in fine condition, upright & intact but damaged - with torpedo holes! Have seen references that the vessel carried iron ore to the U.K., but have seen no WW2 convoy references to that effect. In many cases, WWW data re particular vessels is in conflict, but such conflicts are often easily resolved. Not so easy in this case. Can you add anything? Another image, perhaps?
90	X-75 130 tons Hull 401 Moiler	1915	A landing craft, later a barge. Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). I have read very little about this modest vessel but thank 'riverseainternational', now long gone alas, for providing what little data we have - ex Coastal Ships, by D. Ridley Chesterton, published by Ian Allan Ltd. in 1967. The vessel was built for the Royal Navy as a landing craft. One of many such vessels built for the Gallipoli campaign - Short built many of them. Powered by a 'J. & C. G. Bolinders Co.', of Stockholm, 2 cyl. 'hot bulb' oil engine. In 1916, it became Moiler, owned by Ham River Grit Co. Ltd. ('Grit'). Ham River seems to be in Richmond, Surrey. Grit were granted a lease to extract gravel from lands there in 1904. The vessel was presumably used as a motor barge to transport sand & gravel from many places up to London. It later was owned by 'Hall Dredging Ltd.'. Can you add anything? Another image, perhaps?
91	Anglo-Chilean 9097 (or 9036 or 6987) tons Hull 276 139163 Heraclides Hermes St. Francois Alcamo	1916	A cargo ship, which certainly carried passengers also. Per 1 (1917 ref., 80% down), 2 [Houston, Heraclides (2)], 3 (image, Anglo-Chilean), 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 491 ft. (or 470 ft.) long, speed of 11 or 12 1/2 knots. Built for 'Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.', (Anglo Line), with Lawther, Latta & Co. Ltd., of London, the managers. On May 13, 1917, the vessel exchanged fire with a German submarine in the Mediterranean, possibly sinking the submarine. In Nov. 1917, the vessel acted as leader of a convoy of ships between New York & the U.K. In fact, Anglo-Chilean made 18 trips to the U.S. in years 1917/1922, with cargo I presume, & passengers, as many as 69 on one 1920 voyage. The vessel visited Port Pirie, South Australia, in 1928. In 1930, the vessel was sold to R. P. Houston & Company (Houston Line), which company provided a Liverpool to Buenos Aires, Argentine, service, & renamed Heraclides. In 1939, the vessel was sold to Hermes Steamship Co. Ltd. (Vergottis Ltd., of London, the managers), & renamed Hermes. On Jun. 29, 1940, Hermes was seized at Algiers by the Vichy French Government, & renamed St. Francois. In Dec. 1942, the vessel may have been seized by the Germans & became owned by the Italian Government, & renamed Alcamo. On Feb. 24, 1943, the vessel, en route from Bizerta to Naples, was bombed by RAF aircraft & on Feb. 25, 1943 was sunk by a torpedo fired from an aircraft, 62 miles NNE of Marettimo (an island W. of Sicily). At 39.14N/12.30E. Can you add anything?
92	Celerol 2649 tons Hull 410 140348	1917	A tanker. Per 1 (extensive historical data, 2 images, Celerol), 2 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy duty, click on 'SHIP SEARCH' then insert Celerol), 3 ('Southampton City Council/Plimsoll', Lloyds Register data, Celerol, 1930/31 thru 1945/46), 4 (modest image, Celerol), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 342 ft. 6 in. or maybe 335 ft. long overall, 97.5 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular (320.0 ft.), speed of 14 (or 12) knots, signal letters GQMN later GVFY. How many in her crew? Built for The Admiralty. An 'RFA' (Royal Fleet Auxiliary) tanker, which carried petroleum & later carried oil products. Thru Nov. 9, 1919, 9 of the crew members deserted the ship - was that unusual? I do not recall reading of any other site listed vessel with so many desertions. Served in Norwegian waters & in the Baltic. On Jan. 28, 1920, the vessel left Latvia for Copenhagen, Denmark, & on the next day it ran aground off Amager Island, Drogden Channel, Latvia. She was unable to free herself, & many ships (HMS Grenville, HMS Caledon, tug St. Faith & others) helped her before she was pulled clear on Feb. 6, 1920 - it would seem by Kattegat, a Danish salvage ship. She sailed under her own power to Copenhagen & on Feb. 16, 1920 arrived (some mishaps along the way - a fire & a steering engine breakdown), at Rosyth, Firth of Forth, Scotland, for dry dock at Fife & repairs. An Inquiry was held into the grounding, but I have not read its conclusion. From Jan. 1926 to an unstated date in 1935, the vessel was in reserve at Rosyth. Was on the Bermuda station it would appear - on Nov. 4, 1936, Celerol commenced towing HMS Challenger, a survey ship whose boilers with major defects had 'collapsed', almost 2,000 miles from Port of Spain, Trinidad, to Bermuda, a rapid voyage of just over a week. On Oct. 26, 1937, the vessel assisted HMS Southampton in landing, at La Pallice (La Rochelle), France, 291 starving Spanish Civil War refugees, ex Maria Tero, a Spanish trawler which had broken down. Was in reserve at Devonport (Plymouth) at the start of WW2 in Sep. 1939. 22 WW2 convoy references, mainly, from May 1943, in the Mediterranean (Malta, Bizerta, Toulon, Naples, Ancona, Bari, etc) & (earlier) U.K. coastal incl. to Reykjavik, Iceland & service, likely in Jul. 1942 to Feb. 1943, in Norwegian waters & at Iceland. On Aug. 18, 1940, the vessel was attacked by German aircraft off Portland, Dorset, English Channel - no fatalities resulted. On Nov. 6, 1940, Neuralia dragged her anchors in the River Clyde & collided with Celerol as a result. On Apl. 16, 1941, the vessel collided with HMS Prince of Wales, a battleship, at Scapa Flow. On Jan. 4, 1943, the vessel collided with Namsos, while proceeding from Akureyri, to Hvalfjord, both Iceland. In Aug. 1944, the vessel participated in the Allied invasion of the South of France. In 1946, the vessel became 'Base oiler' at Hong Kong. On Mar. 29, 1953, the vessel was laid up at Rosyth. The vessel's end came in 1958. In Jun. 1958, the vessel was sold to BISCO (British Iron & Steel Company) to be scrapped. It arrived, on Jul. 9, 1958, at the Rosyth ship breaking facilities of 'Shipbreaking Industries Ltd.' but it was soon transferred to the nearby 'P. & W. MacLellan Ltd.' ship breaking facilities at Bo'ness, i.e. Borrowstounness, Scotland, where it arrived on Jul. 17, 1958. And was there broken up. We thank the folks at 1 for their comprehensive & most interesting history of the vessel. Can you add anything? #1866
93	Celtic Prince 8655 (or 8558 or 8559) tons Hull 396 140717 Sch�nfels Bahia Blanca	1918	A cargo ship. Per 1 [Prince Line, Celtic Prince (1)], 2 (image Celtic Prince, 5th image down), 3 [Hansa Line, Sch�nfels (2)], 4 [Hamburg South American Line, Bahia Blanca (2)], 5 (extensive data page in German, many images), 6 (German data with image 50% down), 7 (data re sinking, with map & internment data), 8 (Wednesday, 10 January), 9 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 449 ft. 6 in (141.61 metres) long, speed of 11 or 12 knots. Built for 'Prince Line Ltd. of Newcastle, (owned by Furness, Withy). Sister to Gaelic Prince. The vessel went aground at �le Saint-Barnab�, (Rimouski, St. Lawrence River, Canada), in Jul. 1918. Sold in 1926 to 'DDG Hansa' (Hansa Line - Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa"), of Bremen, Germany & renamed Sch�nfels. Sold in 1938 to 'Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft' (Hamburg South American Line) & renamed Bahia Blanca. On Sep. 11, 1939, vessel arrived at Rio de Janiero disguised as a Greek ship. On Jan. 9, 1940, trying to avoid the British blockade of Germany, & while en route from Rio De Janiero to Germany with a mixed cargo which included iron ore, tobacco & coffee, vessel hit an iceberg in the Denmark Strait (between Greenland & Iceland) & suffered extensive damage. 2 days later, on Jan. 11, 1940, the British light cruiser Newcastle sank the vessel with gunfire. At 66.09N/26.20W. I read that the crew of 62 reached Reykjavik, Iceland, aboard *Hafstein* (or maybe Hafsteinn), an Icelandic trawler, & there awaited repatriation to Germany. On May 10, 1940, Iceland was occupied by the Allies. The crew were arrested & transferred to internment camps in Great Britain & later in Canada. Anything to add?
94	Gaelic Prince 8579 or 8580 or 8634 (or 6506) tons. Can anybody tell us what happened, tonnage wise? Hull 395 140711 Rheinfels Bahia Castillo	1918	A cargo ship. Which would seem to have had more than its share of problems! Per 1 [Prince Line, Gaelic Prince (1)], 2 [Hansa Line, Rheinfels (3)], 3 [Hamburg South American Line, Bahia Castillo (2)], 4 (NY Times 1919 article), 5 (1921 coconut oil story), 6 (German site, many wonderful images in the 3 vessel names), 7 (May 1, 1940, Bahia Castillo), 8 (Lloyd's Register data, Bahia Castillo, 1938/39 thru 1945/46 ex 'Southampton City Council/Plimsoll'), 9 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 137.0 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, (449 ft. 6 in.) speed of 11 (or 12) knots, signal letters JSVT, QMCV, DOFT. Built for 'Prince Line Ltd.' of Newcastle, (owned by Furness, Withy). Sister to Celtic Prince. In 1919, but at dates I have not yet read, Gaelic Prince towed Katrina Luckenbach approx. 1,350 miles to Hampton Roads & was awarded $93,000 respecting her salvage efforts. On Oct. 9, 1919, ex Manila & Cristobal, Panama, approaching New York & in the Ambrose Channel, Gaelic Prince was rammed in the port bow & holed above & below the waterline by Antigone, a U.S. Army Transport vessel (previously the German Neckar). Rain & mist at the time. In danger of sinking, Gaelic Prince proceeded at full speed to get beached - near the Roamer Shoals Lighthouse. Nobody hurt on either ship. A major & most interesting lawsuit resulted, which it would seem (yes?) was won by the owners of Gaelic Prince. The vessel went ashore again on the U.S. E. coast, on Mar. 30, 1921, at Great Round Shoal, Nantucket, & 8 days later jettisoned 900 tons of liquid coconut oil to permit the vessel to be re-floated. The oil congealed in the sea & was salvaged by the locals. The interesting story is linked above. On Jul. 16, 1926, the vessel collided in thick fog with Trelawny in the N. Atlantic, 400 miles W. of Bishop Rock (W. of Scilly Islands), & Trelawny sank. No loss of life (other than the ship's cat!). The vessel was sold in 1926 to 'DDG Hansa' (Hansa Line - Deutsche Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft "Hansa"), of Bremen, Germany & renamed Rheinfels. And was sold in 1938 to 'Hamburg-Sudamerikanische Dampfschifffahrts-Gesellschaft' (Hamburg South American Line) & renamed Bahia Castillo. She arrived at Murmansk, Russia, on Aug. 29, 1939 from Santa Cruz (Tenerife), on a blockade breaking voyage. Can anybody explain the meaning of that? Became a naval troop transport at Hamburg, Germany, & on May 21, 1940 (date seems wrong or the next date may be wrong) was returned to Hamburg South American Line. On May 1, 1940, the vessel was hit by a torpedo fired by British submarine HMS Narwhal (N45) which was on a mine-laying mission. At 57.05N/11.35E, S.E. of Skagen near Hertha, N. of Denmark. The vessel was badly damaged, a total loss it proved to be, losing her rudder & screws. 10 lives were lost, 23 were wounded & 26 horses were lost also. The vessel was towed to Frederickshavn, Denmark, & then to Kiel, Germany, to be broken up in Sep. 1940. Can anybody explain the tonnages? Quite different numbers are stated & surely they cannot all be correct. The vessel was changed a little as is visible in the linked images. But enough to explain a 2,000 ton difference? It was Lloyd's Registered thru 1945/46. Anything to add?
95	Teakol 1137 tons Hull 412 142290 San Dario	1918	A tanker. Which had quite a long life. Per 1 (data, see Sprucol), 2 (image, 1st row), 3 (Thomas Deas), 4 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy data, San Dario), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 64.0 metres long, perpendicular to perpendicular, (210 or 220 ft.), twin-screw, speed of 9 1/2 knots, crew of 19. Built for the Admiralty for use as a WW1 Royal Fleet Auxiliary oiler. In 1920, the vessel was sold to The Eagle Oil Transport Co. Ltd., ('Eagle') of London, (or maybe 'Eagle Oil & Shipping Co. Ltd.'), & renamed San Dario. Was it involved in WW1 & WW2 duty? On Nov. 20, 1936, while at anchor at Milford Haven, & under charter to Shell Mex & B.P., the vessel was hit by Thomas Deas, a 276 ton trawler, steaming at 6 knots. San Dario was holed in No 5 tank above the water on the port side & several plates & frames were indented & buckled. The vessel was not in danger of sinking. Thomas Deas would seem to have not been damaged. I have seen a 'snippet' reference to San Dario being sold to 'Bisco' (British Iron & Steel Corporation) for demolition. On Sep. 30, 1957, the vessel arrived at Grays, Essex, to be broken up at the T. W. Ward Ltd. facilities there. That is not very much data! Can you add anything?
96	Hindustan 5217 (or 5190 or 5215) tons Hull 403 142827 Zinzan Maru Jinzan Maru Launched as War Seagull	1919	A cargo ship, which carried passengers also. Per 1 [data about 52% down, Hindustan (5)], 2 (Guardfish, 16 Jul, 1944), 3 (Lloyd's Register data, Hindustan, 1930/31 thru 1938/39 ex 'Southampton City Council/Plimsoll'), 4 (Lloyd's Register data, Zinzan Maru, 1938/39 thru 1945/46 ex 'Southampton City Council/Plimsoll'), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 440 ft. (about 139 metres) long overall, 400.0 ft. perpendicular to perpendicular, speed of 10 knots, signal letters GPKZ, JQKM & JZOM. Launched, in total darkness it would appear, in the early hours of Dec. 23, 1918, as War Seagull, for 'The Shipping Controller'. But in 1919 was bought, while fitting out, by 'Hindustan Steam Ship Co. Ltd.', of Newcastle, owned by 'Common Brothers Ltd.' (the ship's managers). As Hindustan. The 5th 'Common Brothers' vessel of the name (they had 8 over the years). In 1938 (or 1939), the vessel was sold to Kokoku Sangyo K.K., of Tokyo, Japan, & renamed Zinzan Maru, & later Jinzan Maru, (or are those 2 names rather a translation issue? Lloyd's Register seems to rather say Zinzan Maru. Can anyone advise?) Used as a Japanese transport ship in WW2. On Jul. 16, 1944, Jinzan Maru, in convoy, was torpedoed & sunk by USS Guardfish, SS-217, a U.S. Gato class submarine under the command of Lt. Cdr. N. G. Ward, off Cape Bojeador, Luzon, Philippines, (75 miles off the NW coast of Luzon Island), at 19.17N/120.15E (or 19.21N/119.43E or 18.20N/119.42E). Any loss of life? It is interesting to note that Guardfish torpedoed & sank Mantai Maru, of 5863 tons, just 2 minutes after hitting Jinzan Maru. Can you add anything? Perhaps clarify the Japanese names?
97	Cordillera 6865 tons Hull 398 144239 Bransfield	1920	A refrigerated cargo ship. Per 1 (Donaldson Line, Cordillera), 2 (Donaldson Line history), 3 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy duty, Cordillera. But beware! The page that you come to includes La Cordillera also), 4 (image, Cordillera), 5 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 127.7 metres between perpendiculars, 434 ft. 11 in., speed of 13 (or 12 1/2) knots. Built for 'Donaldson Line Ltd.' of Glasgow, & specifically for 'The Donaldson South American Line Limited', which was owned as to 50% by Donaldson interests, with John Black & Co.�s Glasgow Steamship Co. owning 30% & Vickers Ltd. owning 20%. Donaldson Bros Ltd., later Donaldson Bros & Black Ltd., were the managers. The vessel likely primarily served South American ports including Montevideo & Buenos Ayres, ex Glasgow & Liverpool. 66 WW2 convoy references, (I think), including at least 3 N. Atlantic crossings, service to Africa (Freetown, & Cape Town), a number of voyages to Buenos Aires, Argentina, into western Mediterranean & U.K. coastal. It would seem that when later sold, the vessel was owned by 'Donaldson Atlantic Line Limited'. In 1948, the vessel was sold to Hector Whaling Limited, of London, (part of the Hector Whaling Group of T�nsberg, Norway), Bugge & Krogh-Hansen the managers, for use as a store ship and/or whale meat processing & transport ship. She was thoroughly refitted for her new role & was renamed Bransfield. Presumably she was named after Edward Bransfield (c.1785/1852), a mariner/surveyor who, on Jan. 30, 1920, sighted Trinity Peninsular, the northernmost point of the Antarctic mainland. The first to discover Antarctica accordingly, though there is also a Russian contender for that honour. In the spring of 1958, the vessel returned to the Tyne from service in the Antarctic, for overhaul. It was likely laid up there for a while. It soon was sold for scrap at �6 per ton gross & towed by Kiel tug Strande to Hamburg, Germany. On Jul. 19, 1958, the vessel arrived at the Hamburg, ship breaking facilities of Eckhardt & Co. to be broken up. Can anybody add anything?
98	Corrientes 4233/6863 (N/G) tons Hull 397 144218	1920	A refrigerated cargo ship. Per 1 [Donaldson Line, Corrientes (1)], 2 (Donaldson Line history), 3 ('uboat.net', data & image re 1940 sinking), 4 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy duty, Corrientes), 5 (image, Corrientes), 5 (Southampton City Council/ Plimsoll, Lloyd's Register data, certainly 1934/35 & 1940/41, etc.), 6 (splendid Walter Frost image of vessel ex City of Vancouver, Canada, archives), 7 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 419.0 ft. (127.71 metres) between perpendiculars, signal letters GDMP, speed of 12 knots, 756 HP engines by Parsons Marine Steam Turbine Ltd. of Newcastle (Wallsend). Built for 'Donaldson Line Ltd.' of Glasgow, & specifically for 'The Donaldson South American Line Limited', which was owned as to 50% by Donaldson interests, with John Black & Co.�s Glasgow Steamship Co. owning 30% & Vickers Ltd. owning 20%. Donaldson Bros Ltd., later Donaldson Bros & Black Ltd., were the managers. The vessel primarily served South American ports including Montevideo & Buenos Ayres, ex Glasgow & Liverpool. On May 16, 1937, Corrientes, proceeding up river in St. Clement's Reach, River Thames, off Greenhithe, was in collision, in fine conditions, with Umtali heading downstream, both with qualified pilots aboard. It would seem that as a result, Corrientes had to be pushed onto a sandbank by six tugs to avoid blocking the navigation channel. A court case resulted & the initial finding was that both vessels bore equal responsibility. However, there were appeals, & the Court of Appeal held Umtali to be solely at blame. The case then went to the House of Lords but the Google data 'snippets' I have seen do not permit me to advise the final conclusion. Just 12 WW2 convoy references, including at least 2 N. Atlantic crossings, & service to Freetown, Sierra Leone. On Sep. 21, 1940, the vessel left Liverpool in convoy OB-217, bound for Halifax & Montreal, Canada, with '1800 tons of general cargo and bricks' ex Glasgow. Thomas H. Y. (Halliday Young) Stewart was in command. On Sep. 25, 1940, the convoy dispersed & the vessel proceeded westwards independently. U-32, with Kapit�nleutnant Hans Jenisch in command, was in her vicinity & indeed chased the ship for 6 hours. At 2:34 a.m. on Sep. 26, 1940, Corrientes was hit in the engine room by a torpedo fired by U-32. The crew abandoned ship, but Corrientes did not sink. U-37 came upon the abandoned vessel a few days later, & at 10:00 p.m. on Sep. 28, 1940, the vessel was hit by a 2nd torpedo, fired by U-37, Fregattenkapit�n Victor Oehrn in command. An hour & 40 minutes later, U-37 sank Corrientes by gunfire. At 53.49N/24.19W. I have read that that is about 400 or 600 miles W. of Ireland, but it seems to me to be closer to 1,000 miles W. of Ireland. There was no loss of life. All 50 aboard were picked up by the Swedish Kolsnaren & landed at Philadelphia. Can anybody add anything? The Court final decision?
99	Eugenie S. Embiricos 4882 tons Hull 394	1920	A cargo ship. Per 1 ('pdf' 1942 wreck report, search for 'Eugenie'), 2 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy duty, link), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 127.9 metres, perpendicular to perpendicular, 419.5 ft., speed of 9 1/2 knots. Built for 'S. G. Embiricos Ltd.' of London & Athens, Greece. Vessel registered at Andros, Greece, perhaps. Just 7 WW2 convoy references, including at least 1 N. Atlantic crossing, service to Mediterranean (Piraeus, Port Said, Alexandria) & Indian Ocean (Bombay). There surely were independent voyages, but I am denied access to them. On Jan. 21, 1942, in gale conditions & heavy seas, the vessel went aground near Leanish Point, Isle of Barra, Outer Hebrides. At 56.23N/7.05W, close to the wreck of R. J. Cullen, which went aground there on Jan. 15, 1942. The Barra lifeboat was initially unable to get close to the wreck but was on the next day able to rescue 28 crew members in 3 trips by floating down a Eugenie S. Embiricos ship's boat to the wreck. 2 survivors had swum ashore & 4 including the Captain (name?) were left aboard. The 4 were landed on Jan. 23, 1942 by a fishing boat. And later 16 live sheep were brought ashore. Miramar, amongst others, refers to the vessel hitting a submerged object on Jan. 19, 1942. Can anybody explain that reference?

100		George M. Embiricos 5728 tons Hull 409	1921	A cargo ship. Per 1 (Ellis Island), 2 ('convoyweb.org', WW2 convoy duty, link), 3 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 134.6 metres, perpendicular to perpendicular, 459 ft., speed of 9 1/2 knots. Built for 'S. G. Embiricos Ltd.' of London & Athens, Greece. Appears to have arrived at Ellis Island, New York, on Sep. 20, 1922 with 38 passengers. But that listing may well rather be for Berengaria? I read that the vessel collided with Modica in the India Channel, River Plate, on Jul. 20, 1924. 'Our' vessel possible at greater fault. Only 6 WW2 convoy references, service in Mediterranean & in early 1945 to Far East - Papua, New Guinea & Indonesia. But probably travelled independently for most of the war years. Visited Auckland, New Zealand, twice between Jan. 1940 & Jan. 1945. In 1943, was in collision with Koonda at Port Phillip Bay, S. of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On Nov. 16, 1959, vessel arrived at Singapore to be broken up. Have not read the circumstances re the 2 collisions. Anything to add?
101		Sandown Castle 7607 (or 7634) tons Hull 407 146167	1921	A cargo only ship (but maybe not). Per 1 & 2 (Sandown Castle), 3 (brief ref. in table), 4 (image), 5 ('Ships Nostalgia', & image available, but you must register to see the image!), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 445 ft. (about 135 metres) long, speed of 12 1/2 (or 10 1/2) knots. Built for 'Union-Castle Mail Steamship Company, Limited', noted for its lavender hulled liners with black & red funnels. Link 3 above, & a National Archive page I cannot link to, suggest she in fact carried passengers. Engaged primarily on U.S.A. to South Africa service but occasionally to U.K. Laid up for several months in 1922. In 1924, she carried 330 head of live cattle from South Africa to Birkenhead the intention being to create a market to rival that of the River Plate. However, the post-slaughter price was too high and the venture was discontinued in the same year. It would seem that her hull was painted black. But, during 1946, her hull was painted a lavender colour, but soon reverted to black with a white band. She was known in UCMS as the "Rundown Castle"! The line, however, was 'known affectionately as the Lavender Hull Mob'. In Aug. 1950, was broken up at Dunston (River Tyne, Gateshead). Anything to add?

There are more (later) vessels built by 'Short' on the 2nd 'Short' page available here.

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THE FLOODING OF THE RIVER SEVERN AT WORCESTER

Each & every year flooding takes its toll around the world, creating havoc large & small ranging from minor inconvenience to major loss of life, damage to property & crops & starvation to vast areas even whole countries. I gather that the River Severn often floods at Worcester, Worcestershire, U.K., a city noted for its splendid cathedral - built between 1084 and 1504. How ever many times has the cathedral stood watch over the flooding of parts of its surrounding city in all of those many centuries, indeed in all of earlier time.

I think that the images below were taken at Christmas time in 2012. But I cannot say that with certainty nor can I tell you the name of the photographer who saw & preserved the beauty of the scene. We thank him or her regardless. Both images may well prove to be the work of a photographer working for the Daily Mail newspaper. The original, slightly larger, top image had the copyright symbol & PA at bottom left. As also did the lower image.

Flooding at Worceter, U.K. likely at Christmas time in 2012.

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