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VESSELS BUILT AT SUNDERLAND

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1870 (data so far has been built up from elsewhere in the site. Can you provide a list? Just a start.)

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Amy (an iron steamer)	808	William Doxford	W. Stobart (William)	63650
2	Ancient Briton Note	274	S. Hutchinson	Dove & Co., later J. Dove & Co.	62593
3	Anlaby	1110	T. R. Oswald	R. Ash (Robert Ash & Co.)	60227
4	Argos	990	T. R. Oswald	Rosich
5	Ariadne (an iron steamer)	1003	W. Pile & Co.	Rys & Sons. (W Rhys)
6	Avon Note	1594	T. R. Oswald	G. T. Gourley	62565
7	Beethoven	1393	W. Watson	G. Swainston	62587
8	Berwickshire	533	Wm. Pickersgill	G. Traill & Sons, (or G. Trail & Sons)	63631
9	Bethany (a barque)	359/375	W. Briggs	A vessel which had a short life. Originally owned at Sunderland it later became Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, owned. On Mar. 09, 1877, en route from Hong Kong to New York with a cargo either of silks & teas, or of porcelain, Bethany was lost N. of Cape May, on the New Jersey, U.S.A. coast. No lives lost.	62560
10	Blyth (an iron steamship)	687/1061 (N/G)	W. Pile & Co.	Vessel was owned by George R. (Robinson) Dawson, of Blyth. It was wrecked, on or about Jul. 26, 1872, off Cape St. Vincent (Portugal) while en route from the Tyne to Alexandria, Egypt, with a cargo of coal.	60554
11	Bonnie Kate	827	T. R. Oswald	W. Thompson (William)	65186
12	Bride, later Hugo (a composite ship, later a barque)	830/855 (N/G)	W. Briggs	W. Briggs & Sons, of Sunderland	62603
13	Brilliant Star (a schooner)	200	Wm. Pickersgill	Per Lloyd's Registers, T. Seed thru 1886/87 then Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd., both of Fleetwood. However the Mercantile Navy List of 1880 states that the vessel, then a brigantine, was owned by 'The Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.' of Liverpool. Bill Swift advises (thanks!) that on the night of Jan 23, 1875, the vessel was in collision with Joshua & Mary, also built at Sunderland, during an enormous gale which swept the country. Both vessels were damaged & both were assisted into Ramsgate. Lloyd's Register of 1882/83 notes that the vessel had been wrecked.	63931

Caledonia Note

1456

James Laing

J. Laing

62608

Canadian, later Emma, later Canadian, later Cipro (an iron steamer)

512/768
(N/G)
later
590/916
(N/G)

Robert Thompson (1819-1910)

Culliford & Co. of Sunderland. In 1872/73 the vessel became owned by F. Lanesweert, of Ostend, Belgium, & was renamed Emma. In 1874, became owned by W. Tulley & Co., of Hull, & renamed Canadian. A site that requests no recognition tells us that in 1876 the vessel became owned by R. Rubbatino & C. of Genoa, Italy, & was renamed Cipro. 5 later Italian owners. Broken up in 1916. 205.5 ft. long, 96 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland, signal letters NKPV, later NMRB, rebuilt in 1879.

62576

16	Celorio	281	J. Gill	Gallo e Hijo y-Hazas
17	Ceylon	399	G. Bartram & Sons	J. H. Barry	60551
18	Charles Dickens	1019	James Laing	G. Bell Jnr.	60571

Ching-too (a 3 masted schooner)

304
later
304/317

W. Adamson

The vessel, a schooner, was owned, for its entire lifetime, by William Adamson of Sunderland. On Jan. 1, 1881, the vessel was being towed into the harbour at Takow (now Kaohsiung City, southern Taiwan) - by Sin Taiwan, a steam tug. Ching-too touched on the bar at the harbour entrance, drifted onto rocks & broke up.

63567

20	Clairellen (a barque)	448	John Gill of Pallion	A vessel which had a short life. Was always owned by W. A. Guesdon, initially of London & later of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. On Oct. 10, 1876 the vessel was abandoned, on fire, off the coast of Brazil. No lives were lost.	63697
21	Corinth (a composite barque)	614	W. Pile & Co.	T. B. Walker, later (1880 & 1890) Thomas Boss Walker, both of London	63602
22	Corisande (an iron steamship)	989	W. Pile & Co.	G. J. Hay of West Bolden, County Durham	62591

Countess Vane (a steamer/tug-boat)

Robert Potts of Seaham

These two newspaper cuttings record the sideways launch, on Aug. 13, 1870, of a steamer to be used as a tug-boat at Seaham Harbour. Launched from the S. pier at the harbour for Earl Vane. The vessel is listed in the Mercantile Navy Lists of 1873, 1880, 1890, & 1900, always owned by Earl Vane of Durham. 76.0 ft long, 40 HP. I read that the vessel was wrecked on Nov. 28, 1901.

62606

23	Cumberland	347	Chilton	Thomson & Co.	63688
24	Cvjet Note A 1, 2, 3, Note B	380	Richardson	N. Bielovucich i.e. Nicolo Stefano Bielovucich
25	Davina (a barque)	425	B. Hodgson	J. Smith, later (1880) James Smith, both of Liverpool. Extensive data about the vessel's abandonment & loss in 1881 can be read here.	63241
26	Daylight (a barque)	330/345	Chilton & Sidgwick of North Hylton	A vessel which clearly had a very short life. Always owned by William Rowell & Co., of Sunderland. On Sep. 1, 1875, the vessel was in collision with Victory, an Aberdeen registered ship, off South Foreland (near Dover, Kent). Daylight was damaged - just possibly to an extent that made her repair impractical.	62557
27	Dexterous (a barque)	388 became 400	Robert Thompson (JLT)	G. & J. Robinson. The webmaster has not researched this vessel. But he has learned that in mid Feb. 1882, then, per Lloyd's Register ('LR'), owned by G. & J. Robinson of Littlehampton, Sussex, the 388 ton barque was en route, in ballast, from Cocanada to Golalpur, both on the Orissa coast of India, to load a cargo of rice. With a crew of 11. The vessel stranded at Puri & became a total wreck - with no loss of life. The vessel's master was held, by a Calcutta Court of Inquiry, to have been at fault & his certificate was suspended for three months. All as per this detailed account which appears not to name the vessel's then master. LR of 1881/82 lists the captain's name as 'Farmaner'. 129.2 ft. long, signal letters JQHM.	63703

28	Diego Maria de Bolivar (a barque)	425	J. Crown	The vessel was completed in Sep. 1870. Owned initially by L. de Bolivar, of Coruna (A Coru�a, Galicia, Spain), for service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean. 147.4 ft. long.
29	Elemore	681	Iliff and Mounsey	Sharp & Co. (Robert Sharp)	62596
30	Elizabeth Childs (a barque)	391	T. Metcalfe	G. Childs of Sunderland, later (1880) George Childs of Monkwearmouth	62568
31	Elizabeths Note	378 became 373	B. Hodgson	G. Oates	62571
32	Ellias Loukatos (a brig) Note	298	Gibbon, maybe J. & J. Gibbon	A. Vreones of Cephalonia, Greece

33	Emblehope (an iron steamer)	1244/1905 later 1255/1944	T. R. Oswald at Pallion	The vessel had a short life. Was owned by Thos. Henderson of Newcastle, or maybe Henderson & Woods, or maybe by Middle Dock Co. which seems likely to have been a related party to Henderson. The vessel was abandoned, in the Bay of Biscay, on Nov. 29, 1879. No loss of life.	62376
34	Ernest (an iron steamer)	697	William Doxford	Fenwick & Co.	63613
35	Ethel Anne	241	Liddle, or Liddle & Sutcliffe	Jones & Co.	56415
36	Evora (an iron steamer)	1111/1717 (N/G)	W. Pile & Co.	This vessel, which had a short life, was owned by Ryde & Co. of London. It would seem to have been wrecked on May 21, 1872 near Montevideo (Uruguay) with a cargo of wool. No lives were lost.	63569
37	Excelsior (an iron steamer)	1417	W. Pile & Co.	J. Wait or, per Miramar, James & John Watt	60560
38	Express (an iron steamer) Note	757	W. Pile & Co.	Banks & Mitchell	63976
39	Fawn, later Bayonnais (an iron steamship)	296/460 (N/G)	W. Pile & Co.	This vessel, which was initially owned by Stamp & Co., of Sunderland, went aground at Lowestoft Harbour, Suffolk, on Oct. 23, 1870. In 1871 it was sold to owners from Bayonne, France & renamed Bayonnais. The vessel was wrecked, near Bayonne, on Mar. 9, 1873.	62592
40	Galatea (an iron steamship), later Borghese	2001 later 2044	W. Pile & Co.	Ryde & Co. (John Ryde)	63698

41	Galeed (an iron steamship)	606/950 (N/G)	James Laing	The vessel had a relatively short life. It was owned, for its entire lifetime, by J. F. Middleton of North Shields & others. On Mar. 11, 1880, the vessel left Gothenburg, Sweden, for London with a cargo of 1200 tons of bar iron & with a crew of 17. The vessel was never heard from again.	60555
42	Gift	287	Lester, maybe J. G. & H. Lester	J. & H. Lester	62602
43	Halyma (a steamer) (data is most limited)	666	James Laing	So far as I can see, the vessel was not Lloyd's Register listed. Was owned by E. T. Gourley & Co. of Sunderland. On Apl. 22, 1871, per line 1777 here, the 665 gross ton steamship collided with another vessel. Halyma, which was en route, in ballast, from St. Nazaire, France, to Cardiff, sank off Ushant (a small rocky island in the English Channel off the coast of Brittany, near Brest, France). Crew of 20 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by Edward T. Gourley. I learn that Halyma was in collision with Agnes Jack & sank 20 miles off Ushant. May have been, per wrecksite.eu, rather en route to Sunderland. Agnes Jack was a 574 gross ton steamer built at Liverpool in 1865. It was later driven ashore in a major storm on Jan. 27, 1883, off Port Eynon Point, Glamorgan, 15 miles from Swansea, with the loss of its entire crew of 17. Can you tell us about the circumstances of Halyma's loss or otherwise add anything?	62556
44	Harriet, later Oquendo (a barque)	377	John Thompson	J. Thompson of Sunderland. Lloyd's Register of 1872/73 notes that the vessel, renamed Oquendo, had become owned by Olaquibel of Bilbao, Spain. p092	62570
45	Houghton (an iron steamer)	491/763 (N/G)	William Watson	The vessel was owned, for its entire lifetime, by Henry Thomas Morton of Biddick Hall, County Durham, a long time associate of Lord Durham. On Aug. 18, 1886, Houghton was in collision with J. M. Strachan & sank when about 5 miles off Scarborough, Yorkshire.	62601
46	Humbleton	420	J. Gill	Gayner & Co. of Sunderland	62562
47	Hypathia Note	982	T. R. Oswald	Robert Hough	63626

48	James Thomson	336	Liddle, or Liddle & Sutcliffe	Thomson & Co., later (1880) John Matthews, both of London	63582
49	John Potts	374	Thompson, maybe Richard Thompson	J. Potts of Sunderland, later (1880) Alexander Nairne Brown of Shanghai, China	62569

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
50	Juno	728	Iliff and Mounsey	Hogartts	62609
51	Jupiter	720	Iliff and Mounsey	Mitchell & Co., became J. Steel in 1872/73, maybe Joseph Steel & Son	62373
52	Khedive	394	J. Robinson	Charles James Briggs of Sunderland, later (Lloyd's Register of 1869/70 thru 1890) John Tweddell Junr. of Hartlepool	62541
53	Laira (an iron barque	492	W. Pile & Co.	Richard Hill of Plymouth, later (1880) Fredk. N. Hill of London	62152
54	Lanchester	735	James Laing	H. T. Morton (re Lambton Collieries)	62605
55	Lanoma (an iron steamship)	795	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Culliford & Co. of Sunderland.	62585
56	Long Ditton	813	T. R. Oswald	Commercial Steamship Co. Ltd.	63638
57	Marbella	801	James Laing	Wm. & Samuel S. Malcolm	62572
58	Maria (a barque)	411	J. Crown	The vessel was completed in Nov. 1870. Was initially owned by A. Galotola, of Procida (Flegrean Islands off the coast of Naples, S. Italy) for service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean. 132.5 ft. long.
59	Marmion, later Imera (an iron steamer)	1233 later 822/1257 (N/G) tons	W. Pile & Co.	I cannot spot the vessel in Lloyds Register, nor in any edition of the Mercantile Navy List. But I have read that its initial owner was J. R. Kelso, recorded elsewhere in these pages as being of North Shields. It was launched on Jan. 4, 1870 & first registered, at North Shields, on Feb. 8, 1870 (scroll to #60540). The vessel clearly was sold a couple of months after it was acquired. Miramar advise (thanks!) that the vessel was sold, in 1870, to SA di Nav. a Vapore La Trinacria, of Palermo, Sicily, Italy & was re-named Imera. And was sold again, in 1876 to Soc. di Nav. a Vapore I. & V. Florio e C., also of Palermo. And sold yet again, in 1881, to Navigatione Generale Italiana, again of Palermo. The 'Registro Italiano' editions of both 1886 & 1887 record the vessel, & confirm such ownership, I think, but the Italian text is complicated & my understanding of the wording is most limited. I think that it states that in 1877 the vessel had become i) owned by Florio Rubattino of Palermo & ii) registered at Livorno. With Giuseppe Claves then the vessel's captain. In 1911 the vessel was sold for the last time, to SA di Nav. La Sicania, of Trapani (N/W Sicily). The vessel was, I read, sunk on Oct. 2, 1917 by a torpedo fired by UB48 off Cape Santa Maria di Leuca. Which is located near the tip of the Italian 'heel'. 68.55 metres long, 100 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. Hopefully more data soon! Y	60540
60	Marshall	83	Allan	Shaw & Co.	62107
61	Mary Ann (a 3 masted schooner)	236	W. Adamson	W. Adamson of Sunderland	62595
62	Meggie (a sloop)	39	Gibbon & Nichol	The vessel, which was launched in Apl. 1870, is listed in Mercantile Navy Lists of 1871 thru 1884 (1880), always owned by Matthew Gibbon, of South Hylton (nr. Sunderland) County Durham. Turnbull's Register of 1874 lists M. Gibbon & J. Gibbon jun. as her then owners, each with 32 shares. p059	62567
63	Merope	1082	T. R. Oswald	Shaw, Savill & Co. of London	63605
64	Myrtle	417	George Bartram & Sons	George Bartram	62616
65	Nenuphar	392	Short Brothers	Morgan & Co.	62607
66	Newfield (an iron steamer)	509/760 became 785	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Wilkinson & Co. of West Hartlepool. 206.4 ft. long. Miramar advises (thanks!) that the vessel was wrecked at White Cove, near Digby Head, Bay of Fundy, off the NW coast of southern Nova Scotia, Canada, on Sep. 22, 1900 while en route from Westport to Digby with supplies.	65037
67	Nina	783	W. Watson	C. R. Fenwick or Fenwick & Co.	63660
68	Norseman Note	731	T. R. Oswald	C. M. Webster	63039
69	Offerton	521	J. Gill	Gayner & Co.	62578
70	Olga Note	1329	James Laing	Per Miramar C. M. Norwood & Co., later River Parana Steamship Co. Ltd.	60222
71	Peace	366	Robert Thompson (JLT)	J. Thompson, became J. Hedley in 1870	62583
72	Polino (an iron steamer)	807	W. Pile & Co.	D. G. Pinkney & Co., Wm. Ross in 1874/75	62598
73	Precursor (an iron steamship)	768/538 later 791	Robert Thompson (1819-1910) of Southwick	The vessel, which was first registered in Sep. 1870, is Lloyd's register ('LR') listed from 1870/71 thru 1874/75. Throughout that short period, the vessel was owned, per LR, by Jinman & Co. of Hull, for initial service from Sunderland to Hamburg, Germany, but in 1872/73 & 1873/74 for service from Hull to France. With Forth serving as the vessel's captain thru 1872/73 then Johnson briefly & W. Moppett from 1873/74. The Mercantile Navy List of 1875 lists George Jinman of Kingston-upon-Hull as the vessel's then owner. Miramar indicate (thanks) that her owners were George Jinman & others. 206.7 ft. long, signal letters WQFN, 90 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. In early Dec. 1874, the vessel was en route from Marianople (now Mariupol, Ukraine, Sea of Azov, Black Sea) to London with a cargo of 6,000 chetworths of barley & a crew of 18. I am unable to establish how much grain a chetworth, presumably a grain measure, represents. On Dec. 15, 1874, per line 37 here, the vessel was struck by two heavy seas on her port side when 40 nautical miles W. of Gozo Island, Malta, which seas resulted in the sudden shifting of the cargo. And, I presume a list to starboard. Water got into the engine-room & swamped the fires & the ship was rendered both helpless & unmanageable. No lives were lost. A Court concluded that the loss was due to a peril of the sea & held the master blameless. Can you tell us anything additional? Y	65198
74	Prynn Note	1085	T. R. Oswald	Prynn & Co.	65193
	Robert & Mary (a brig)	285	Robert Potts of Seaham	R. Mushens of Sunderland for service ex Sunderland. 110.0 ft. long, signal letters JSRD. This article (in green) refers to a 2 year voyage of the vessel commencing at Sunderland in 1879 & ending at King's Lynn, Norfolk, on Sep. 11, 1881, with Captain French in command.	62599
75	Rosland (a barque)	241	J. Crown	The vessel was completed in Aug. 1870. Was initially both owned & captained by J. Davies of Aberystwyth, Wales, for service from Sunderland to the Black Sea. 115.9 ft. long.	56413
76	Ruth (a barque)	468	J. & G. Mills	W. Kish	62581
77	Said Note	1060	James Laing	R. M. Hudson & Co.	62600
78	Said NoteA 1 NoteB	1035	T. R. Oswald	Initial owner's name not known. Owned by SA di Nav. a Vapore 'La Trinacria' after sale in 1870	62577
79	Saint Antoine	394	George Barker	J. M. Cairo of Nantes, France
80	Sea Spray (a brig)	277	Spowers Brothers	M. H. Elliott	62584
81	Sesame (a schooner, later a brigantine)	177 later 187	J. Crown	The vessel, which was completed in Feb. 1870, would seem to have been Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1869/70 thru 1888/89. It was initially owned, thru 1873/74, by Hill & Co. of London, with Tates serving as her captain. For service, from Sunderland to the West Indies. In 1873/74, Banner Bros., also of London, became her owner for service in 1873/74 from London to Lagos, Nigeria (LR ceased providing service data after that date). The Mercantile Navy List of 1875 lists E. G. Banner of London as her then owner or managing owner, while the equivalent list of 1880 lists John Banner. In 1876/77, per LR, the vessel became a brigantine of 187 tons. Per LR, Banner owned the vessel thru 1879/80 with W. Blow, H. Price & J. T. Blampied serving as her captains. Blampied remained her captain, per LR, thru 1888/89. In 1879/80, G. H. Gann, of London, became the vessel's owner thru 1885/86 in which year Whitstable Shipping Co. Ltd., also of London, acquired the vessel. Such owners may well be related - just my guess. MNL of 1882 lists George H. Gann of Whitstable, Kent, as her then owner, as does MNL of 1885. The vessel is not listed in MNL of 1890. 100.0 ft. long, signal letters JLFM. I cannot yet tell you what happened to the vessel likely in 1889. Can you help in that regard? Y	63562
82	Severn	1271	James Laing	E. T. Gourlay & Co.	62611
83	Silkstone (an iron steamer)	393	William Doxford	Pope & Pearson, per Miramar J. B. Pope & G. Pearson	60197
84	Solent	693	James Laing	Hill & Co., maybe James L. Hill & Co.	62221
85	Southwick, later F�licit� (a barque)	447 (net) later 461/447 (G/N)	J. Crown	The vessel, which was completed in Feb. 1870, would seem to have been Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1869/70 thru 1887/88. It was initially owned, thru 1873/74, by J. Crown of Sunderland, i.e. by its builder, with B. Davies serving as her captain. For service from Sunderland to South America thru 1870/71 & from London to India in 1871/72. In 1872/73, J. Moses, of Newport, Wales, (J. Moses & Co. from 1876/77) became her owner for service in 1872/74 from London to the West Indies (LR ceased providing service data after 1873/74) with J. Martin, W. Prosser, J. Full & Morgan serving as her captains. The Mercantile Navy List of 1875 lists John Moses of Newport as her then owner or managing owner, as does the equivalent list of 1880. Which data is in conflict with LR of both 1879/80 & 1880/81, which inform us that the vessel had been renamed F�licit� & that F. Leroy, of Le Havre, France, had become the vessel's owner. The vessel continued to be LR listed with Leroy the owner until 1887/88 where the vessel is stated to have been 'Condemned'. 131.6 ft. long. Is there anything you can add? Y	62563
86	Stafford (a barque)	342	Short Brothers	The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1869/70 thru 1871/72, owned by W. Watson of Sunderland, for service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean. 123.2 ft. long. On Feb. 8, 1871, per line 2152 here, the 342 ton barque left Sunderland for Ancona, E. coast of Italy, with a cargo of coal. And went missing en route. 200.5 ft. long. LR of 1871/72 notes (barely) 'missing'. Crew of 12 & 1 passenger - all lost. Then owned by William H. Watson. Is there anything you can add? Y	62566
87	Stanton (an iron steamer)	800	William Doxford	J. T. Stanton	62597
88	Stephensons	1291	Iliff and Mounsey	Heald & Co. (Joseph)	62372
89	Suzerain	393	Robinson	Hick & Co., later (1880) Thomas Hick, both of Scarborough, later (1890) Joseph J. King of Liverpool	62548

The Barton (an iron steamship)

417/649
(N/G)

James Laing

A vessel with some 'record keeping issues' & a very short life. The vessel was initially owned by John T. Stanton of Wisbech, Cambridgeshire. And two later owners. The vessel left either Glasgow or Greenock, both Scotland, for southern Sicily in early Apl. 1874 with a cargo of coal. It was never heard from again.

62589

91	Titian	1245	Iliff and Mounsey	Glover Bros.	63581
92	Triune (a barque, later a steamship)	369 later 262/385 (N/G) tons	Gibbon & Nichol	Lloyd's Register ('LR') of 1870/71 lists the vessel as owned by W. Bedford of Sunderland, but becoming owned by Thomson & Co. of London - J. Thomson & Co. from 1876/77 thru 1882/83. LR of 1883/84 lists W. S. Croudace as the then owner of the London registered vessel. LR of 1885/86 has the vessel registered at Dundee, Scotland, now equipped with 65 HP engines by J. & H. Whyte & Cooper, of Dundee - with no ownership change. LR of 1886/87 notes that the vessel had been 'Lost'. The webmaster has not researched this vessel. He notes however that the Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1880 reports John Matthews of London as her then owner. While the equivalent list of 1884 reports the vessel, a barque, as owned by William S. Croudace, of Dundee. I cannot see that the vessel was listed in MNL of 1885. 129.0 ft. long, signal letters JKVT. p059	62558

Tweed, later Maria Vittoria, Jose Monteys, Alejandria, Josefina

1304

James Laing

J. Morrison of North Shields

63579

94	Ulpiano (an iron barque)	348	William Watson	Ulpiano de Ondarza (or Ondaza) of Bilbao, Spain
95	Vanguard (an iron steamer)	1407	W. Pile & Co.	J. R. Kelso	60573
96	Wells	1102	T. R. Oswald	Per Miramar Augustus W. H. Prynn, later (1873) C. Wells	60228
97	Witness	381	Reay, or Reay & Naizby	H. Eggleston	62574
98	Zea (a 3 masted schooner)	201	W. Adamson	W. Adamson	62580
99	Yarra (an iron barque)	463	William Watson	R. (Richd. Wm.) Cresswell, later J. Hall Jr. & Co., both of London. The vessel was lost on Jan. 15, 1884.	63604
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	Total tonnage
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What were the official build numbers for 1870? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 103 vessels & 70,084 tons. Do please advise me if you know. A partial list was published in the Newcastle Journal of Jan. 3, 1871.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1871 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.)

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Abana (a steamship) 1 Note	719	James Laing	Launched in May 1871. James Westoll & Co. of Sunderland. 204.8 ft. long, signal letters KFNL, 90 HP, schooner rigged.	62619
2	Albany (a brig)	293	J. & J. Gibbon	Foulds & Co. of Greenock, Scotland. p059	63459
3	Anglesea Lass (a brig)	264	A. Simey	A vessel that had a very short life. The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed only in 1871/72 & 1872/73. In both cases clearly LR listed as Anglessa Lass. It is clear, however, that the vessel was truly named Anglesea Lass. The vessel was launched on Sep. 30, 1871, initially, perhaps, registered at Sunderland but in 1871 registered at Beaumaris, Isle of Anglesey, North Wales, & owned by William Thomas of Amlwch, for service from Sunderland to South America. Bill Swift has extensively researched the vessel & in the pdf that he has kindly provided notes that the vessel carried bones & bone ash on a couple at least of its voyages, 113.8 ft. long. LR of 1872/73 notes that the vessel had been 'wrecked'. On Nov. 2, 1872, per line 2656 here, the 265 ton brig, under the command of captain David Jones, stranded at Ciganos Bank (a large bank located near Paranagu�, Brazil, (Paranagu� is located N. of S�o Francisco & SW of Rio de Janeiro), while en route from Lisbon, Portugal to Paranagua (Paranagu�), with a cargo of salt. It would seem that the intended destination was truly Antonina, at the end of the bay which has Paranagua at its mouth. Crew of 9 - 3 lost. Then still owned by William Thomas. Bill Swift notes that an account of the vessel's wreck, written by David Jones, her captain, is held by the Australian National Maritime Museum, but has not get been digitised. Bill invites your assistance if you can translate Portuguese! Is there anything you can add?	62632
4	Ann Armytage (a barque)	448/467	W. Briggs	Tweddle & Co., maybe Tweddell. Lloyd's Register ('LR') of 1885/86 records T. Tweddell as the owner of the Hartlepool registered vessel. 151.7 ft. long, signal letters KFHP. Such LR edition also notes that the vessel had been 'Abandoned'.	58759
5	Aquila (an iron steamship)	654/1034	James Laing	The vessel, which was launched on Feb. 7, 1871 & first registered, at London, on Mar. 16, 1871, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1874/75 thru 1876/77 only. Owned thru such period by 'HSMcknzie' & registered at London. The webmaster has read, however, at a site which requests no links or recognition, that the vessel was initially owned by 'J. Laing, H. Mackenzie & G. Porteous', of London & that in 1874 it was owned by 'Porteous & Senier' of London. The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') lists the vessel from 1872 thru 1875, always owned by H. S. MacKenzie of London. LR of 1876/77 notes that the vessel had been 'Lost'. 221.3 ft. long, schooner rigged, signal letters KNSH, 98 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland, crew lists are available here. On Sep. 11, 1875, Aquila left Sunderland for London with a cargo of 1250 tons of coal, under the command of Thomas Farquhar & with a crew of 18. At 3 a.m. the next morning, when about 25 miles S.E. by E. of Spurn Point (N. side of the river, at the mouth of the Humber River, Yorkshire), the lights of an approaching vessel were seen, about a mile distant. Such vessel proved to be Growler, a 67 ton smack or ketch, ON 65286, built at Burton Stather, Lincolnshire, then owned by James Fellowes (maybe Fellows) of Hull, under the command of August Neilson with a crew of 5. At the later Court of Inquiry, held at Sunderland, the evidence of what happened was contradictory. The crew of Aquila stated that it had changed course to show Growler her lights & position. And that Growler had run into Aquila. The crew of Growler stated that Aquila had changed course unexpectedly when the vessels were close together & presumably thereby caused the collision. Growler suffered some modest damage from the collision, lost sight of Aquila, & safely went home to Hull. Aquila was less fortunate. She suffered what seems to the webmaster to be surprisingly extensive damage for having been hit by such a tiny ship. It suffered a gash in its side, 4 ft. wide at its top, that extended below the waterline. Water flowed into the vessel & she rapidly filled. Attempts were made to slow the inflow, alas without success. The crew could do little more than take to the ship's boats, & at about 4.40 a.m. on Sep. 12, 1875, Aquila sank head first below the waves. Her crew were rescued by Northumbrian, a 571 ton barque built at Sunderland in 1855. The Court of Inquiry found the evidence that had been presented to it to be contradictory, but, 'having due regard to the regulations for preventing collisions at sea', found Thomas Farquhar, Aquila's captain, to be in default. Note - the decision does not state how he had failed to comply with such regulations. He was instructed to be more careful in the future. All as per these (1, 2 & 3) pages, some of which have different spellings of important data - i.e. Aquilla rather than Aquila, H. C. Mackenzie as Aquila's owner, incorrect Aquila Official Number, etc. Is there anything you can add? Y	65557
6	Arch Druid	1156	W. Pile & Co.	Edward Shotton & Co.	65390

Armenian (an iron steamship)

847/1123
(N/G)

Robert Thompson (1819-1910)

J. (John) Lacy of Liverpool. Later W. Stewart & Co. (Geo. Charles Stewart) also of Liverpool. 230.0 ft. long, signal letters KJWH, 100 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. Miramar advise (thanks!) that the vessel went missing in 1882. It had sailed on Aug. 1, 1882 from Middlesbrough for Kronshtadt (Kronstadt, St. Petersburg, Russia) with a cargo of pig iron & a crew of 20. Possibly was lost near Lemvig (N/W Denmark).

65853

8	Arno, (an iron steamer)	1083	James Laing	James Westoll. The vessel would seem to have suffered a minor fire, when at Leith, Scotland, in Jun. 1885.	62637
9	Anthony Strong, later A. Strong (a steamship) Note1, 1, Note2, 2	1146	W. Pile & Co.	Launched in Apl. 1871. Anthony Strong 240.0 ft. long, signal letters KGPD, 2 masts, schooner rigged, 115 HP.	65394
10	Auguste Elsa, later Justine Helene, Vesta (an iron barque)	365/376 (N/G)	William Watson	The vessel was initially owned by U. de Ondarza, of Barcelona, Spain. In 1879, the vessel was sold to C. M. Mantzen & Cie. of Hamburg, Germany, & renamed Justine Helene. It was sold again in 1888 to O. C. Hirth, of Kolding, Denmark, & renamed Vesta. The vessel left Esmeraldas, Ecuador, for Hamburg on Jun. 1, 1889 & went missing.

11	Aurora (an iron steamship)	1068/668 (gross/ net)	T. R. Oswald	So far as I can see, the vessel was never listed in Lloyd's Register. Miramar advise (thanks!) that the vessel was launched in Jul. 1871 & was owned by Wolff & Haigh, of Hull. Also see 'wrecksite.eu' page. On Dec. 5, 1871, per line 1805 here, the 1068 gross ton steamship stranded at L�ssoe, (Laeso or L�s�, an island in the North Sea Bay of Kattigat, located 11 miles off the E. coast of Denmark), while en route from Riga, Latvia, to Dublin, Ireland, with a cargo of deals. Crew of 20 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by Wm. Edw. Woolf.	65253
12	Bahia	1949	James Laing	Hamburg-Sudamerikanische DG (Hamburg South American Line)
13	Bengalese (an iron steamship)	1474/937 (gross/ net)	William Doxford	The vessel was launched for Thomas Harper of Newcastle, intended for the Indian trade thru the Suez Canal - as per this (in blue) launch announcement. The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1871/72 to 1874/75 at least - likely except for 1873/74. LR of 1875/76 is not available to the webmaster. Owned by T. Harper of London, for service from Sunderland to Rangoon, Burma, now Yangon, Myanmar. 251.8 ft. long, signal letters KTCJ, barque rigged. On Mar. 13, 1875, the vessel left Odessa (Ukraine, Black Sea) for Malta with a cargo of about 1875 tons of grain - to await orders at Malta, presumably as to her U.K. port for delivery. The vessel was never heard from again. A crew of 25 - all lost of course. As per this page. Y	62641
14	Ben Lomond, later Inger (an iron steamship)	1171/796	James Laing	I have not researched this vessel. I have listed the vessel as first registered in 1871, as consistently recorded in Lloyd's Register, though the links below rather state that the vessel was first registered in 1872. It was initially owned by J. Morrison, later J. Morrison & Son, of North Shields for service from Sunderland to the Mediterranean, soon Shields to the Mediterranean. The Mercantile Navy List of 1880 lists John Morrison of North Shields as the vessel's then owner while the equivalent lists of 1890 & 1900 list Samuel A. Morrison of Tynemouth, Northumberland, as her then owners. Data about Morrison Steamship Company is available here. 234.9 ft. long, 98 H.P., signal letters KVLN, later NMKD. Niels Hald-Andersen advises (thanks!) that in 1903 the vessel was sold to Dampskibsselskab A/S (N. K. Stroeyberg), of Aalborg, Denmark, & renamed Inger. Further that Inger stranded in fog at Southerpoint, near Sunderland, on Jan. 4, 1906 while en route from Aalborg to Sunderland in ballast. The entire crew was saved by a lifeboat from Whitburn. Wrecksite.eu rather states that the vessel was wrecked at Wheatall Point, near Sunderland. A few days later, on Jan 10, 1906, the vessel was condemned in situ, about 400 yards from shore, & sold for kr. 3,400. As per this page ex a large Danish 'pdf' fle available here. The vessel was deleted from U.K. registers in 1903. Anything you can add?	65425
15	Benwell	695	James Laing	A. Pring	62399
16	Bertha, later Savona 1	2197	T. R. Oswald	A steamship. The vessel was launched for C. M. Norwood & Company of Hull intended for the Indian trade thru the Suez Canal - as per this (in pink) launch announcement which I believe incorrectly records her as Birka. J. Norwood. maybe J. F. Norwood	65274
17	Black Sea	1092	Joseph L. Thompson	Blyth Steam Shipping Co.	62396

Buena Ventura (an iron steamship)

1763/1348
(gross/
net)
later
1699

T. R. Oswald
Hull #102

The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1870/71 to 1892/93 at least - 1892/93 being the last LR edition readily available to the webmaster. 278.0 ft. long, 160 HP later 200 HP, 2 masts, brig rigged, speed of 11 knots. 'Buena Ventura' means 'good fortune' in Spanish. Was Spanish owned & registered (#3758) thru 1899 it would seem, initially by Olano & Co., soon (1876/77) by Olano, Larrinaga & Co., then (from 1885/86) by Larrinaga & Co., all of Bilbao, Spain. Initially for service from Sunderland to Ferrol, Spain. Miramar advise us (thanks!) that in 1899 the vessel became owned by Lewis Luckenbach, of New York, U.S.A., presumably as a result of the vessel being taken as a prize by Nashville, a tiny U.S. naval gunboat, 17 miles off Key West, Florida - on Apl. 22, 1898, during the Spanish American War. The vessel, the very first Spanish vessel captured during such war, was en route from Pascagoula, Mississippi, to Rotterdam, via Norfolk, Virginia, with a cargo of lumber, cattle & miscellaneous freight. Shots were fired across the vessel's bow, the vessel hove to & U.S. marines were placed aboard the ship which was then escorted to Key West. Now Spanish ships were generally exempt from seizure provided they had left a U.S. port after Apl. 21, 1898, the first day of the Spanish American War as determined by the U.S. Congress. Buena Ventura had left a U.S. port (Ship Island, Mississippi) on Apl. 19, 1898, & accordingly was not exempt under the letter of the law. However the Supreme Court reversed its initial decision deciding to apply a liberal interpretation of the law. That being so, one would expect the vessel to have been returned to the ownership of Larrinaga & Co. so the ownership by Lewis Luckenbach may have been later reversed also. It would seem not. The vessel had been sold pursuant to the Supreme Court's initial decision & the cargo had been returned to its owners. The disposition of the proceeds of sale is interesting - 50% of the value would have accrued to the captors, including the crew and commander of Nashville under a distribution formula. The vessel, complete with cargo, however, was stated to be valued at U.S. $500,000 at the time of its capture, a substantial sum indeed. Miramar further advise that the vessel was later made into a dumb barge & foundered off Montauk Point, Long Island, New York, on Dec. 7, 1906. Anything you can add? Some links:- 1 (Miramar), 2 (U.S. Law re the vessel, 3 (capture of the vessel), 4 (extensive data re U.S. law), 5 ex 6 (an illustration of the capture of Buena Ventura by Nashville), 7 (a postcard of the vessel)

19	Celsus	1007	Joseph L. Thompson	Culliford & Clark	62638
20	Clarinda	1075	William Doxford	G. J. Hay	62629
21	Claudia	394	D. A. Douglas	Morris & Co.	56419
22	Cleadon an iron steamship	489/760	William Watson	H. T. Morton & Co. of Sunderland	62613
23	Cleanthes (an iron steamship)	569/878 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	J. H. W. Culliford, later Culliford & Clark, both of Sunderland. 210.5 ft. long, signal letters KLRG, 90 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. Miramar advise (thanks!) that the vessel was wrecked on May 11, 1890, 1/2 mile S. of Souter Point (1 mile S. of the mouth of the River Tyne) while en route from Flushing (Netherlands, at mouth of Scheldt River) to the Tyne in ballast.	62628
24	Clifford (a steamship)	1252	W. Pile	Per this launch announcement (in red) the vessel was built for Dale & Crighton of Shields & Newcastle & was launched, by deduction, on Apl. 22, 1871. 130 HP engines by T. Clark & Co. of Elswick, Newcastle. So far as I can see, the vessel was not Lloyd's Register listed, nor was it listed in the Mercantile Navy List of 1872. I am grateful for Miramar who advise that her initial owner was G. D. Dale & Co. of North Shields & also that in 1873 the vessel was acquired by George Hough of London. Miramar also advise that the vessel foundered at 46.25N/7.00W on Apl. 14, 1874 with the loss of 9 lives, while en route from London to Odessa (Black Sea, Ukraine) with a general cargo. Is there anything that you can add? Y	65399
25	Commander (an iron steamship)	746/1160 (net/ gross)	William Watson	The vessel, which had a very short life, would seem to have been owned by Wm. Shevill Lishman, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It went missing on Nov. 5, 1872, while en route from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, to the U.K. with a cargo of maize (corn).	62382
26	Compeer (an iron steamship)	983	W. Pile & Co.	The vessel is listed once only in Lloyd's Register, in the supplement to the 1871/72 edition, which reference notes that the vessel had been wrecked. Owned by J. Hall & Co. of Newcastle for service from Sunderland to Hamburg, Germany. 211.3 ft. long. Per Miramar, the vessel was launched as Hyperion on Feb. 23, 1871. On Aug. 18, 1871, per line 1792 here, the 983 gross ton steamship stranded off Berwick, while en route from Archangel, Russia, to Dunkirk, France, with a cargo of flour. The vessel was specifically stranded at Burnmouth, near Berwick (North Berwick, East Lothian, Scotland), or, per Miramar, at Hudcars Haven, North Berwick. Crew of 21 - none lost. Then stated to be owned by William S. Lishman.	62381
27	Consort, later Olaf Trygveson, Consort, Denis Papin (an iron steamship)	1074 later 1100	William Doxford	This looked to be a vessel easy to list - first registered in 1871 & lost that very same year. But listing it has not proved to be so easy. So far as I can see, the vessel was not Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1870/71 & 1871/72, but it is LR listed later on - from 1878/79 thru 1883/84 at least. Miramar advises that the vessel was launched in Dec. 1870 & that its initial owners were W. Swainston & others (possibly W. Swainston & Sons or others). Lost in 1871? On Feb. 20, 1871, per line 1769 here, the 1074 gross ton steamship stranded near Drontheim, while en route from Drontheim to Newcastle with a cargo of pyrites. Drontheim is, I read, the traditional name in German for Trondheim, Norway, located on the S. shore of Trondheimsfjord in west central Norway. Crew of 21 - none lost. Then stated, per that report at least, to have been owned by William S. Lishman. While the vessel is described as having been then wrecked, it must have rather been damaged and, presumably repaired & renamed Olaf Trygveson, became owned in 1871 by Det Nordenfjeldske D/S of Trondheim. Olaf Trygveson was a famous king of Norway in the late 10th century. In 1876, R. M. Hudson of Sunderland became the owner of the vessel, now of 1100 tons & renamed Consort. The Mercantile Navy List of 1880 lists Ralph M. Hudson, of Sunderland, as the then owner of Consort. In 1882, the vessel became owned by Soc. Rouennaise de Transports Maritimes a Vapeur, of Rouen, France, & renamed Denis Papin. Miramar advises that the vessel foundered in the Bay of Biscay on Oct. 5, 1884, while en route from Oran, Algeria, to Dunkirk, France. Signal letters JVBD, later was 218.5 ft. long. The vessel seems not to be LR listed as either Olaf Trygveson or Denis Pepin. We thank Miramar. Can you add anything?	62374
28	Counsellor (an iron steamship)	522/809 (net/ gross)	T. R. Oswald of Pallion -- hull #109	The vessel is not recorded in Lloyd's Register. It was, I understand, registered at North Shields. It is recorded in the Mercantile Navy List of 1873, owned by James Turpie of North Shield. On Nov. 26, 1872, per line 3276 here, the 522/809 ton, 85 HP, steamship went missing while en route from Nicolaieff (now Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Black Sea, located NE of Odessa), to Falmouth, Cornwall, with a cargo of grain. Crew of 20 - all lost. Then stated to be owned by James Turpie. Miramar advise that the vessel went missing after passing Gibraltar en route to Falmouth. While Wrecksite.eu advises additionally that the vessel was owned by Thomas Carlton of North Shields & also by Turpie J. Son & Co. Can you add anything? Y	65383
29	Dale	1146	W. Pile & Co.	G. D. Dale & Co.	65381
30	David Burn (an iron steamship)	750/480 (G/N)	William Doxford	A vessel which had the misfortune to have been involved in a collision & sunk on its trial run. No lives were lost. Details are available via the link at left.	65568
31	Despatch Note	944	W. Pile	Banks & Mitchell	63987
32	Eastella	974	Blumer and Company	Jackson & Co., or Jackson, Beaumont & Co.	65230
33	E. J. Spence	537	Blumer and Company	J. Spence	64766
34	Elf	1172	William Doxford	C. M. Lofthouse & R. Glover	65263
35	Emiliano Note	2009 later 2098	T. R. Oswald	Olano & Co, presumably Olano, Larrinaga & Co.
36	Escalada	257	Wm. Pickersgill	J. A. de Uribe
37	Ethel (an iron steamship)	669/1036 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Hammond & Co. of Hull. Per Mercantile Navy List of 1872 Richd. Hy. Eldridge Hammond. 227.2 ft. long, signal letters KNBH, 95 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. Out of register in 1908.	65245
38	Excalibur	824	T. R. Oswald	John R. Christie	65639
39	Fairy Dell (a steamship)	312	Iliff and Mounsey	So far as I can see this vessel was never listed in Lloyd's Register. It was the first vessel to be equipped with a patented special type of steam boiler developed by J. & F. Howard of Bedford, a boiler that was said to consume one half only of the coal consumed by a then conventional boiler. As you can read here, thanks to Trove, Australia. The vessel is there stated to be owned by Thompson & Partners of Sunderland but I have read also that J. Watson & partners of Darlington & Sunderland, were her owners. The vessel's maiden voyage would seem to have been from Sunderland to London with a cargo of coal & thence to Yarmouth to load a cargo of grain for France. Was intended to serve Russian towns on the Baltic. On Sep. 29, 1871, per line 2139 here, the 311/228 (gross/net) ton steamer foundered off the Humber while en route from Sunderland to Rochester, Kent, with a cargo of coal. Robert Hallewell (para. #2) was then her captain. During a force 12 storm it would appear. Crew of 12 - 7 lost. Note, however, that this page says that the crew were saved & that the vessel sank about 10 miles E. of the Humber. Then stated to be owned by Joseph Fawcett. Contemporary accounts of the vessel's loss are not yet to hand. Can you tell us what happened or otherwise add anything? Y	62612
40	Faith (a barque)	446	Robert Thompson (1819-1910), maybe Rich. Thompson	This vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed only in 1871/72 & 1872/73. Was owned by J. & W. Eills of Liverpool, for service from Liverpool to Singapore. 138.9 ft. long. The 1872/73 edition of Lloyds register indicates that the vessel had been 'wrecked'. On Dec. 3, 1872, per line 2759 here, the 446 ton barque stranded at Princess Island, (likely Bawean Island, located off the Java coast in the Java Sea) en route from Java to Bushire (may well be Bushehr or Bushire, Iran (located on the Persian Gulf) with a cargo of sugar. Crew of 16 - 2 lost. Then stated to be owned by John & Wm. Eills. My suggested locations of both Bushire & Princess Island may well prove to be incorrect. Can you clarify their locations, or tell us more about the circumstances of the vessel's loss? Y	65900
41	Firenze (an iron steamship)	1014	William Watson	Per Miramar (thanks!) the vessel a) was owned by Lloyd Italiano, of Genoa, Italy & b) was wrecked on Feb. 12, 1874 at Ras Sherateeb, Red Sea, while en route from Genoa to Bombay, India.
42	Flor de Maria	771	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	The webmaster has not researched this vessel. Launched for Bastarra Hermanes, of Bilbao, Spain, as per this (in green) launch announcement. Intended for the fish trade between Norway & Spain. Maybe Basterra Hermanos. I have not spotted the vessel in any edition of Lloyd's Register. Miramar advise (thanks!) that the vessel was wrecked on Boneira Rocks, near Vigo, Spain, on Jun. 11, 1874 while en route from Huelva to Cardiff with a cargo of iron ore. Miramar also advise that the vessel was launched on Oct. 31, 1871. Have read elsewhere that that launch was not successful.
43	Fop Smit, (maybe Fop Smidt), later Success	957 later 1136	William Watson	The vessel was initially owned by Wm. Ruys & Zonan of Rotterdam. In 1873, the vessel, renamed Success, became owned by John Machan of Dundee, Scotland. It was lost on Jul. 11, 1885, in the Gulf of Finland.	later 68266
44	Franklin	1878	T. R. Oswald	Baltischer Lloyd-Stettin-Amerikanische Dampfs AG
45	George Wascoe	999	James Laing	James Turpie	65397
46	Hesperus	878	William Watson	Wm. Easton Duncan of Hull	65266
47	Hope (a barque)	537 (net) later 552/537 (G/N)	J. Crown	The vessel, which was completed in Nov. 1871, would seem to have been Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1871/72 thru 1894/95 at least. It was initially owned, thru 1886/87, by J. & W. Eills, of Liverpool (from 1878/79 & maybe a year earlier, T. & W. Eills), with J. Cromar serving as her captain thru 1881/82 & then B. Davies & Strachan. For service, from Sunderland to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) in 1871/72 & 1872/73 & from the Clyde to Singapore in 1873/74. (LR ceased providing service data after that date). I have spotted a couple of voyages to Australia at 'Trove'. 1) On Aug. 19, 1873, the vessel arrived at Melbourne, Victoria, from Bangkok with a cargo of rice. And departed on Sep. 11, 1873 for Singapore via Newcastle, New South Wales, presumably to load coal. 2) On Apl. 13, 1879, the vessel again arrived at Melbourne, this time with sugar from Mauritius. On May 26, 1879, the vessel was at Newcastle loading coal for Manila. In both of such voyages, the vessel was under the command of J. (Jno.) Cromar. An image of the vessel at Melbourne, likely in 1879, is available here. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of both 1875 & 1880 (on page 328) list John & William Eills, of Liverpool, as the vessel's then owners. MNL of 1885 just lists John Eills. In 1886/87, per LR, Parry Jones & Co., also of Liverpool, became the vessel's owner with W. S. Richards serving as her captain. In 1889/90, per LR, ownership changed again. G. Brownell & Co., of Liverpool became the vessel's owner (from 1891/92, Brownells & Co.) with J. Griffiths, G. Scott & J. Luideboon? her captains. MNL of 1890 lists George Brownell as her then managing owner. Crewlist.org (scroll to #65899) indicate that the U.K. register for the vessel was closed in 1895. 152.2 ft. long, signal letters WRFN. I cannot yet tell you what happened to the vessel likely in 1895. Can you help in that regard? Y	65899

Hugh Streatfeild (an iron steamer)

522/806

G. Short

The vessel, which was launched in Apl. 1871, was owned by J. S. Barwick & Co. & registered at London. 206.1 ft. long, signal letters KGFD, 98 HP engines by T. Richardson & Co. of Hartlepool. The vessel apparently stranded in late 1877 & an Inquiry was held into the matter. As you can read in this (in red) summary of the Inquiry. Which indicates that the vessel was stranded on Hasborough Sand (N. of Great Yarmouth, near Cromer, Norfolk) on Dec. 13, 1877 while en route from Sunderland to Ostend with a cargo of coal. The Court held the chief mate to have been at fault. The vessel clearly was not lost on that occasion. Miramar records (thanks!) a vessel named Hugh Streatfield, clearly this vessel & indicates that such vessel was wrecked, on Oct. 31, 1879, 1 nautical mile NE of Berville, River Seine, while en route from Swansea to Rouen, France, with a cargo of coal. Now the evidence is sketchy but I believe that the launch marked in green on this cutting was that of Hugh Streatfeild. So far as I can see, there was no other Short launch in Apl. 1871 & the engine data seems to match. But ... how Charles Taylor & partners of Sunderland relates to the vessel I cannot explain. Nor the stated 1200 ton tonnage. Y

62623

49	Humboldt	1824	T. R. Oswald	Baltischer Lloyd
50	Hutton	1528/2343	William Doxford	Heald & Co. (Joseph Heald) of Newcastle.	67298

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
51	Hylton Castle	1258	T. R. Oswald	Laws, Cleugh & Co.	65412
52	Kingston	1305 became 1436	T. R. Oswald	Mutual Steamship Co. Ltd.	65575
53	Lady Anne	741	James Laing	Earl of Durham, re Lambton Collieries	62610
54	Launceston (an iron steamer)	423/652 (net/gross)	Short Brothers	So far as I can see, the vessel was never listed in Lloyds Register - it had a very short life. On Oct. 16, 1872, per line 3203 here, the 423/652 ton, 80 HP steamer was involved in a collision & sank off West Hartlepool, while en route from Sunderland to London with a cargo of coal. Captain Waddington was in command, with a crew of 16 - none lost. Then owned by Henry Thomas Morton. I read that the vessel was in collision with Mulgrave, ON 45158, also an iron steamer, built at Jarrow in 1868. Mulgrave, which was owned by Palmer's Shipbuilding & Iron Co. Ltd. of Jarrow, was also sunk in that same collision - as per both of the links above. It was en route from Rosedale to the Tyne with a cargo of iron ore. (Rosedale is not a port, rather it is inland in North Yorkshire - its iron ore was at the time shipped by railway to Battersby, North Yorkshire, & thence I presume, to Middlesboro', River Tees, for transhipment. Correct?) The collision took place at night about 10 miles off Hartlepool, in fair conditions. Both vessels sank within minutes of the collision. An official Inquiry was called into the causes of the collision. Can you can tell us if that Inquiry was in fact held & if so advise its conclusions. Or otherwise add anything?	62636
55	Leonora (a schooner)	259	Wm. Pickersgill	A vessel that had a very short life. The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed only in 1871/72 & 1872/73. Registered at Fleetwood, Lancashire, & owned by T. Seed & Co., for service ex Sunderland. 123.0 ft. long. LR of 1872/73 notes that the vessel had been 'wrecked'. On Nov. 5, 1872, per line 2662 here, the 259 ton schooner stranded at Castle Island (where exactly is it? There are many Castle Islands including one in Bermuda), while en route from Wilmington, North Carolina, U.S.A., to Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton. Crew of 10 - none lost. Then owned by Thos. Seed. Thomas Seed seems to have been associated with Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd. Anything you can add?	67123
	Lothar or Lothair Note	643	Blumer and Company	Showther and Sons
56	Mabel	756	Blumer and Company	Unknown to webmaster
57	Marc Anthony or Marc Antony (an iron steamship)	1338/869 (gross/net)	Iliff & Mounsey	Lloyd's Register ('LR') records the vessel as named Marc Anthony, while the Mercantile Navy List (insert 62635) & also the link below, both state Marc Antony. Another vessel that had a very short life. The vessel is LR listed only in 1871/72 & 1872/73. Registered at Sunderland & owned by J. Fawcett of Sunderland i.e. Joseph Fawcett. For service from Sunderland to the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa). 235.6 ft. long, 100 HP. LR of 1872/73 notes that the vessel had been 'wrecked'. On Sep. 4, 1872, per line 2876 here, the 1338/869 ton steamer foundered in the Bay of Biscay while en route from Bona (Bone, Algeria), to Sunderland. Crew of 28 - none lost. Then owned by Joseph Fawcett. Anything you can add? Y	62635
58	Marcus (a steamship)	644/411 (gross/net) later 726 (gross)	Blumer and Company	The vessel had a very short life - it was not Lloyd's Register listed. Was owned by Hough & Baldwin, of London & registered there. 60.0 metres long perpendicular to perpendicular, 70 HP. The vessel was lengthened in 1872 & became 67.4 metres long, owned by Childe & Co., also of London. We thank Miramar for most of that data. On Nov. 20, 1872, per line 2897 here, the 644/411 ton steamship was abandoned in the Bay of Biscay while en route from Ibrail (now Brăila, eastern Romania, Black Sea) to Yarmouth, with a cargo of grain. Crew of 18 - none lost. Then owned, per that report, by R. Hough. Miramar state that the vessel was lost 'off the Lizard'. Can you tell us about the circumstances of her loss or otherwise add or clarify anything? Y	65615
59	Maria Ysasi (an iron barque)	392	William Watson	Initially owned by A. de Ysasi of Bilbao, Spain. Later owned by S. Lindsay of Liverpool & Saml. Jas. Lindsay of Melbourne, Australia. Was lost in 1876.	69299
60	Marion Neil (a barque)	379	Reay & Naizby	Dunlop & Co.	63840
61	Marquis of Lorne	1052	T. R. Oswald	Per Miramar George D. Dale. C. Palgrave (Palgrave & Murphy) in 1874/75)	60574
62	Mecca (a steamer)	1567	Iliff, Mounsey & Co.	Ralph M. Hudson Jr. of Sunderland	62626
63	Mercator	1100	James Laing	James Westoll	62639
64	Meredith (an iron steamship)	634/976 (N/G)	Iliff & Mounsey	A listing in progress. The vessel, which was launched in Feb. 1872, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1874/75 thru 1890/91. And Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') listed from 1872 thru 1891. Always registered at London & first registered there on Jun. 20, 1871. I have previously noted, in this spot, from source today unknown, that the vessel was owned by J. W. Mounsey & others. MNL of 1872 rather records C. J. Fox, of London, as the vessel's then owner or managing owner, while MNLs of 1873 & 1874 record John Wilfred Mounsey of Sunderland. It would appear that in the following years from 1875 thru about 1881, the vessel was owned by a group of mainly London owners & the owner per both MNL & LR, probably the 'managing' owner, moved within that group. LRs of 1874/75 thru 1875/76 list G. N. Wilkinson, 1875/76 thru 1877/78 records J. White, 1877/78 thru 1878/79 lists J. Chapman, 1878/79 & 1879/80 lists H. Steele, & 1879/80 & 1880/81 lists C. N. Wilkinson. Mainly all of London. Those names are largely confirmed or repeated by MNLs of 1875 thru 1880, which record, in sequence, Wilkinson & Watt, John White (1876 & 1877), John Chapman, Hugh Steele (of Jarrow), & Geo. N. Wilkinson. In or about 1881, the vessel became 'managing' owned by Robert Thorman of Seaham Harbour. Who owned it for the rest of the vessel's life - per MNLs of 1881 thru 1891 & LRs of 1881/82 thru 1890/91. 220.5 ft. long, signal letters LRNV, crew lists are likely available via this page, 99 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. More data hopefully soon.	65589
65	Monica Note	633	W. Pile & Co.	Alexander Smith	62630
66	Mora 1	620	Blumer and Company	Sandbach, Tinne & Company	62575
67	North Eastern	1070	William Doxford	Day & Farlan	62380

68	Nymphoea (an iron steamship)	1138	Iliff and Mounsey	Joseph Robinson and Company	65410
69	Olive (a barque)	390	Gibbon & Nichol of South Hylton	Olive & Co. of Sunderland, later (1872/83) P. D. Wilson of Plymouth. Lloyd's Register of 1878/79 states 'Wrecked'. Gary Hicks advised (thanks!) that on Feb. 16, 1878 the vessel was wrecked, at East London, Cape Colony, i.e. South Africa. At night during a southerly gale. p059	62615
70	Olympias Note	1015	W. Pile & Co.	A. Smith & others	62625
71	Oriental (an iron steamer)	1265	W. Pile & Co.	So far as I can see, this vessel was never listed in Lloyd's Register. Unfortunately it did not survive long enough to be recorded! The steamer was owned by River Parana Steamship Co. Ltd. ('Parana'), of Liverpool. Per Miramar who advise that the vessel was launched on Feb. 6, 1871. On Oct. 15, 1871, per line 1798 here, the 1265 gross ton steamship stranded at Buceo (a district of Montevideo, Uruguay), while en route from Liverpool to Montevideo, with a general cargo. Crew of 34 & 3 passengers. No lives lost. Then owned by Parana.	62617
72	Pallion (an iron steamship)	1146	T. R. Oswald	The vessel which per Miramar was launched in Apl. 1871, is not listed in Lloyd's Register. It is however listed in the Mercantile Navy List of 1872, then registered at London & owned by Robert Hough of London. Miramar, however indicate that the vessel's owner was rather Childe & Co. of London, likely her initial owner. In early Nov. 1873, the London registered vessel was en route from Cardiff, Wales, to Port Said, Suez, Egypt, with a cargo of coal & a crew of 25. As per line 20 on this page, on Nov. 5, 1873, when 7 miles off Lundy Light/Island (located 12 miles N. of the Devon coast in the Bristol Channel), the main shaft of the vessel's propeller broke, the vessel became leaky & some hours later sank. A Court attributed the loss to no one, rather to the accident to the machinery. No lives were lost. 229.0 ft. long, signal letters KGQT, 120 HP engines. This contemporary newspaper article tells us what happened. The vessel's shaft broke in the early afternoon. Distress signals were hoisted & Start, a Cardiff steam tug, came to the vessel's assistance & took her in tow. After a couple of hours of towing, Captain Grigs of the Pallion asked Start to come alongside & take off the crew - since the vessel was making a great deal of water. The tug continued to try to get the vessel to land, but soon, with the pumps no longer operative, the water continuing to rise & the vessel fast settling down in the water, the crew were taken aboard Start. Pallion sank stern foremost at about 6 p.m. Her entire crew was landed at Cardiff. Some crew lists are here. Is there anything you can add? Y	65583
73	Paragon	387	W. Richardson	S. Tandevin	63481
74	Per Ardua (a composite ship, later a barque)	787 later 788/814 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Was owned, from 1872 thru 1879, by Louis H. MacIntyre of Liverpool, later (Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1880 & 1890) by William Nicol, also of Liverpool. 178.4 ft. long, signal letters KFCN. On or about Apl. 8, 1891, the vessel was stranded off the coast of Chile - at 33.49S/71.50W. She was en route from Caldera to San Antonio (both Chile), in ballast, with a crew of 18 under the command of Frank Hart. A heavy swell had hit the vessel resulting in her rudder being damaged & the wheel being disabled. A Naval Court of inquiry into her loss, held at Valparaiso, Chile, in May, 1891, admonished the captain for not being further off land until the vessel's exact position had been determined. As per this 'pdf' report.	63347
75	Pickwick, later Alf (an iron steamship)	1141/731	W. Pile & Co.	Initially owned by G. Bell & Co. of North Shields. Grethe Myklebust has kindly provided this link to some fine available data about the vessel. Later, in 1896, was renamed Alf. Which, I read, sank, with the loss of sixteen lives, on Nov. 7, 1921, while en route from Drammen or Skien (both Norway, near Oslo) to Queenborough (Isle of Sheppey, Kent) with a cargo of woodpulp. Was lost in the North Sea, about 50 miles NE of Lowestoft.	65407

76	Princess Louise, later Venturosa (a barque)	419/439	Robert Thompson (1819-1910), maybe Rich. Thompson	Eggleston & Sons. In 1882/83 became Venturosa, owned by J. D. de Olivaro, of Oporto, Portugal. 138.5 ft. long.	62621
77	Redesdale (an iron steamship)	723/1119 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Was owned, per Miramar by Milburn Bros. Per Lloyds Register of 1874/75 was owned by E. & S. Milburn of North Shields - i.e. per Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1874 Edw. & Septimus Milburn. Turnbull's Register of 1874 lists the then shareholders, a very long list indeed, which includes Edward & Septimus Milburn jointly owning 30 shares. Hopefully it will soon be possible to make the full list of her then shareholders available on site. MNLs of 1876 thru 1885 list Edw. (Edward) Milburn of North Shields as her then owner (MNL of 1880). A modest event (in blue) in Oct. 1876, that likely relates to this vessel. 225.2 ft. long, signal letters LCVM, 99 HP engines by Black, Hawthorn & Co., of Gateshead. On Dec. 10, 1884, the vessel left Alexandria, Egypt, for Sharpness, Gloucestershire, with a crew of 21 all told, under the command of John Stratford. With a cargo of 1,220 tons of cotton seed. The vessel arrived safely at Gibraltar but soon after leaving that port, on Dec. 22, 1884, the vessel struck Pearl Rock, Straits of Gibraltar. The weather conditions at the time were perfect - fine & clear with a smooth sea. The crew left the vessel by means of two ship's lifeboats. A Court of Inquiry was held into the vessel's loss, the master being held responsible for the loss by his neglectful navigation. As per this 'pdf' report of such Report of Inquiry. The master's certificate was suspended for a period of 6 months. Crew lists are available here.	65432
78	Ringdove (an iron steamship)	517/824 (N/G)	T. R. Oswald	Per Lloyd's Register ('LR') of 1874/75, was owned by L. Breslauer of London. Per LR of 1876/77 was then owned by W. & J. J. Hollway, also of London. 204.1 ft. long, signal letters KRBS, 95 HP engines by T. R. Oswald of Sunderland.	65639
79	Rose (an iron steamship)	522/796 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel is likely, so far as I can see, listed in Lloyd's Register ('LR') only in 1874/75 thru 1876/77, but it may well have been listed in LR of 1877/78, which edition is not available to the webmaster. It was owned throughout its brief life by G. Jinman, later G. Jinman & Co., of Hull. The Mercantile Navy List of 1875 advises us that G. Jinman means Geo. Jinman. The equivalent list of 1876 lists Geo. Jinman as being of London. In late 1877, the vessel left Antwerp for Reval (now Talinn, Estonia) with a cargo of about 900 tons of iron rails, girders etc. It sailed via Copenhagen, Denmark, which it left on Dec. 20, 1877. As per this page, at line 51, the vessel was never seen again & its crew of 17 all told were lost. 196.1 ft. long, signal letters WRCT, schooner rigged, 80 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Company Ltd. Anything you can add? Y	65235
80	Royal Standard	1265	W. Pile & Co.	E. Shotton & Co.	65404
81	Russell Note	909	James Laing	T. Knox	65388
82	Santo Antonio (a steam tug)	135	J. Crown	The tug, which was completed in Sep. 1871 is listed (only?) in Lloyd's Register of 1871/72. Owned by Stevenson & Co. of Liverpool, with an intended voyage of Sunderland to South America, with D. Foreman her captain. Might the tug have have been intended for use in South America? 105.1 ft. long.
83	Scindia 1	2203	T. R. Oswald	C. M. Norwood & Co., J. F. Norwood in 1874/75	65259
84	Stephanotis	1042	Iliff and Mounsey	Joseph Robinson and Company	65382
85	Strathearn (a schooner, later a barque)	247	J. Crown	The webmaster has not researched this vessel. The vessel, which was completed in Apl. 1871, was, per Lloyd's Register, initially owned by J. C. Cairns of Glasgow for service from Sunderland to South America, with G. White her captain. The Mercantile Navy List of 1880 lists the vessel, now a barque, as owned by Thomas Stanley Rogerson ('Rogerson') of Liverpool. The equivalent list of 1890 lists Rogerson as then the managing owner of the 246 ton barque. 117.3 ft. long, signal letters KFDQ. Anything you can add?	63820
	Success (an iron steamship)	1136	William Watson	There is confusion about this vessel. Two lists of vessels built at Sunderland refer to Success, built in 1871 of 1136 tons, one of them listing her engines at 98 HP by North Eastern Marine Engineering of Sunderland. It seems certain that despite such two references the vessel was initially owned by Wm. Ruys & Zonan of Rotterdam as Fop Smit or Fop Smidt. And only became Success in 1873 when it became owned by J. Machan of Dundee. See Fop Smit above. You can read the detailed history of the vessel here. It is unclear why the two build listings referred to Success at all. But maybe the vessel was intended to be named Success but that changed when the vessel was bought by owners from Rotterdam & renamed.	later 68266
86	Sunniside later Vreede (an iron steamship)	637/990 (N/G)	William Watson	R. T. (Robert Todd) Nicholson & others of Sunniside, Sunderland	62627
87	Thomas Parker	1152	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line	62633
88	Terlings	572	Blumer & Company	This vessel has not yet been researched by the webmaster. It would seem, however, from Lloyd's Register of 1871/72, that the vessel was initially owned by Young & Co. of London, but that in that same year it became owned by J. D. Hill. The vessel is recorded in the Mercantile Navy List of 1873, as built in 1872 rather than 1871 & then owned by Jas. Duke Hill of London. I read that the vessel was wrecked on May 6, 1889 near Seaham South Pier. 181.7 ft. long, 3 masts, signal letters KVHN, 70 HP engines by Black, Hawthorn & Co., of Gateshead.	65663
89	Teviot	1262/1946 (N/G) later 1349/2057 (N/G) tons	James Laing	This vessel has not yet been researched by the webmaster. I note that the vessel is recorded in the Mercantile Navy List of 1873, then owned by Charles M. Norwood of London. I have read that the vessel was involved in the shipping of Welsh coal & in 1894 the vessel, during a raging storm, stranded briefly while trying to enter the port at Alexandria, Egypt. I have also read that on Feb. 17, 1894, while en route from Penarth, Wales, to Alexandria with a cargo of coal, the vessel was wrecked at Boghaz (mouth of the Nile river), Alexandria. 301.8 ft. long, signal letters KPCT, 250 HP engines by Thompson, Boyd & Co., of Newcastle. It would seem that for the vessel's lifetime, it was owned by C. M. Norwood & Co., of London.	65612
90	Thistle (an iron steamship)	686/1048 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel, per Lloyd's Registers, was owned throughout its brief lifetime by E. Jinman of Hull, for service from Sunderland to Copenhagen, Denmark. 227.6 ft. long, signal letters WRCS, 95 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. The Mercantile Navy List of 1872 lists the vessel, owned by George rather than E. Jinman, at 1042/2967 (N/G) tons, as also does the equivalent 1873 directory. Such values would seem to have be reported in error since the 1874 listing records 686/1048 (N/G) tons. Miramar advise that the vessel was wrecked at Goeree (a South Holland delta island, located SW of Rotterdam) on Apl. 15, 1874 while en route from Reval (now Talinn, Estonia), to Rotterdam with a cargo of rye.	65268
91	Tunstall	780	James Laing	Charles Taylor	62614
92	Umzinto	282	W. Pile & Co.	Bullard King & Co.	65618
93	Warden Law (a barque)	460	J. Gill	Gayner & Co. Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 lists R. H. Gayner & J. Gill as the vessel's then owners with 48 & 16 shares respectively.	62624
94	Warkworth Castle	1164	W. Pile & Co.	Cleugh & Co.	65411
95	White Sea (an iron steamer)	1112/714 (gross/net)	Joseph L. Thompson	The vessel had a very short life - it is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1871/72 & 1872/73 only. Was owned, per LR, by Dent, Hodgson & Co. of Newcastle. For service from Shields to the Black Sea. 225.9 ft. long. LR of 1872/73 advises that the vessel had been wrecked. Miramar advises (thanks!) that the vessel suffered a fire & was beached on Tortorizzi Reef, off Sidi Daoud, near Cape Bon, in mid Apl. 1872 while en route from Newcastle to Kerch with a cargo of coal. Cape Bon is a peninsula in NE Tunisia located across from western Sicily. On Apl. 23, 1872, per line 2849 here the vessel is stated to have stranded at Dome Ness, while en route from Newcastle to Kertch (Ukraine, Crimea, Black Sea). Crew of 21 - none lost. Then owned by John Dent. I have also read, here, that the vessel was wrecked near Cape Bon on Apl. 19, 1872. Can anybody clarify the differing dates & the reference to Dome Ness? The only Dome Ness I can find is a reef known as Dome-Ness in the Gulf of Riga, Latvia, Baltic Sea. Clearly not the correct Dome Ness. Y	67313
96	W. R. Rickett	831	T. R. Oswald	J. Marychurch & Co., J. G. Marychurch in 1876/77	65124
97	Yrurac Bat	2037	T. R. Oswald	Olano & Co., soon Olano Larrinaga & Co.
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What were the official build numbers for 1871? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 79 vessels & 81,903 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1872 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.)

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Acadian	931	John Denniston	Allan Bros.	61157
2	Ambassador	1951	James Laing	T. & J. Harrison	65975
3	Alice Otto	1267	T. R. Oswald	George Otto	65426
4	Amboto	1508	T. R. Oswald	Yturriaga & Co.
5	Annan (an iron steamship)	1025	Davison & Stokoe of Southwick	S. J. Glover & Co. Now the webmaster has not researched this vessel. But Bill Swift has! Most extensively, in fact. His copyrighted 'pdf' study re the history of the vessel is available here. The webmaster will gladly pass onto Bill Swift any questions or comments he receives from any site visitor. Y	67534
6	Arbitrator	1262	Davison & Stokoe	T. & J. Harrison	65972
7	Ardmore Note	928	Bartram & Haswell	Ross & Co. (have also read Ross T. Smythe & Co.)	62666
8	Almeria, later Maria Louisa, Almeria, Vasco (a steamship)	554/856 (N/G) tons	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	It would seem, per Miramar, that the vessel was intended to be named North Hylton, built on speculation, but first registered as Almeria. Which was owned by J. Hunter in 1873/74, when it became Maria Louisa, owned by J. F. Manito & Co. of London. In 1875/76 became owned by J. B. Adam, Adam & Co., of Aberdeen, Scotland. In 1882/83, renamed Vasco, became owned by J. M. de Ybarra y Ca., of Bilbao, Spain. Miramar further advises (thanks!) that the vessel was wrecked off Cape de Penas (Gozon, N. coast of Spain), on Aug. 18, 1887, while en route from Cadiz (N. & a bit W. of Gibraltar) to Santander (W. of Bilbao, N. coast of Spain). 204.5 ft. long, 90HP engines by M. Samuelson of Hull.	68485
9	Argentino	1426	W. Pile & Co.	River Parana Steam Ship. Co.	65938
10	Aristocrat	1477	William Doxford	Thomas Day & Co. or Day & Farlan	67355

Baron Selborne, later Saffi, Erato, Baron Selborne, Francesco O., Ermioni, Alexandros

608/953

William Watson

James MacCunn & Co. of Greenock, Scotland

67913

	Ben Lomond see here	1171/796	James Laing	J. Morrison of North Shields	65425
12	Ben Nevis	998	James Laing	J. Morrison	65441
13	Benton	759	William Doxford	Hindhaugh & Co.	65734
14	Beulah	1159	James Laing	J. F. Middleton & Co.	65427
15	Bewick	1470	William Doxford	J. Heald (Joseph)	67317
16	Bj�rn (an iron steamship)	763/1005 (N/G)	William Watson	The vessel was always owned by 'Angf. Aktie-Bolaget "Thule" (O. Melin)' of Gothenburg, Sweden. On May 25, 1895, the vessel, en route from Gothenburg to Sunderland in ballast, was in collision with Vanland & was wrecked.
17	Borthwick	1064	Joseph L. Thompson	Michael Murphy	62657
18	Brighton	900	Blumer and Company	Commercial Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.	68364
19	Buenos Aires	2401	James Laing	Hamburg Sudamerikanische D.G.
20	Buitron	910	Joseph L. Thompson	John Tully & Co.	62651
21	Burlington	837	William Doxford	Glover & Steel	67526
22	Bylgia (an iron steamship)	592/934	William Watson	The vessel, which would seem to have been always owned by 'Lastangare A/B Aegir' of Malmo, Sweden, had a short life, lost on Jul. 27, 1877 while en route to the U.K. ex Archangel, Russia, with a cargo of grain. There is, however, some confusion in the data I have been able to locate.

Caterina Sevastopulo (a barque)

285

W. H. Pearson

Sevastopulo of Syria, or of Syra (per Lloyd's Register from 1882/83)

24	Celerity (an iron steamship)	974	W. Pile & Co.	The vessel, which was launched on Aug. 17, 1872 & first registered on Sep. 28, 1872, is not recorded in Lloyd's Register, likely due to the fact that it had a very short life. Its owner was Banks & Mitchell, of Dundee, Scotland. As is recorded in the Merchant Navy List of 1874. 220.5 ft. long, 98 HP engines of maker unknown to the webmaster. Miramar advises (thanks!) that the vessel went missing in early Dec. 1873, en route from Riga, Latvia, to Stettin (Szczecin, Poland, on the Baltic). The vessel left Riga on Dec. 3, 1873 with a crew of 21 & a cargo of 1130 tons of rye grain. The vessel's loss is referred to in this U.K. Government report which states as follows:- It is conjectured that the "Celerity" & "Surbiton" may have been in collision, as both vessels had a boat driven ashore at the same time at Felixburg, Baltic. Surbiton, ON 63518, built in 1869 by Charles Mitchell & Co. of Low Walker, Newcastle, also went missing with 21 lives lost. It was owned, at the time of loss, by Watts & Co. of London & was also en route from Riga to Stettin. Is there anything you can add or correct? Y	68262
25	Charity	432	J. Gardner	J. Smith	65997
26	Charlaw (an iron steamship)	587/901 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	It would seem that the vessel was always registered at London, first registered there (scroll to #65681) on May 3, 1872. Initial owner unknown, likely W. S. Hunter & H. S. Pringle, from 1876/77 W. S. Hunter & partners, later (1880) Wm. S. Hunter & Hy. S. Pringle, later (1890) Frederick Gordon, all of Newcastle, later (1900) Gordon Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of London with Frederick Gordon of Sunderland her manager, later (1901) Joseph C. Jobling, later (1905) Stone & Coombs. 212.7 ft. long, signal letters LBQS, 90 HP engines by Black, Hawthorn & Co. of Gateshead. Miramar advise (thanks!) that the vessel was wrecked, at Connah's Quay, Flintshire, Wales, on Aug. 5, 1905, while en route from Chantenay (Nantes, France?) to Mostyn, Flintshire, with 'burnt ore'. Can anybody explain what burnt ore is? It may prove to be ferric oxide, the residue from the manufacture of sulphuric acid, smelted for its copper content. Ruth Baldasera seeks an image of the ship. Ruth advises that she is a descendant of Ralph Humble who served aboard the vessel. Y	65681

Charles Albert

1338

Blumer and Company

Huart & Cie.

28	Chillingham Castle (an iron steamship)	1050/1613 (net/gross)	Osborne Graham & Co. Ltd.	The vessel was never recorded in Lloyd's Register. Chillingham Castle? A fortified castle, originally a monastery, dating from the late 12th century, located in the village of Chillingham in northern Northumberland. A park on the castle grounds is noted for its rare breed of 'Chillingham' cattle. On Nov. 20, 1872, per line 3274 here, the 1050/1613 ton, 170 HP, steamship went missing while en route from the Tyne to Malta with a cargo of coal. Crew of 28 - all lost. Then stated to be owned by J. Hall. Wrecksite.eu advises (thanks!) a) that the vessel was owned by Hall John & Co. or Hall John Jr. & Co., of London, b) that it went missing after passing the Downs while en route to Odessa, Ukraine, & c) that 26 lives only were lost. Can you add anything? Y	68352
29	Circassian, later Z. M. Chrissaveloni, Julia (Yuliya?), Parisot & Tarkhankut (an iron steamship)	949/1275 (N/G) later 958/1284 (N/G) later 725/1296 (N/G) per LR of 1923/24	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel, which was launched in Feb. 1872 & first registered, at Liverpool on Apl. 26, 1872 (scroll to #65927), was, per the Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1874, then owned by John Lacy of Liverpool. The vessel was not listed in MNL of 1875, having been sold, in 1874, to Chrissaveloni Sons & Co., of Piraeus, Greece, & renamed Z. M. Chrissaveloni. Lloyd's Register ('LR') seems not to help re the vessel's early years - so far as I can see the vessel was first LR listed in 1885/86. LR of 1897/78 lists Chrissaveloni Bros., of Piraeus as her then owners. In 1899, per Miramar, the vessel was sold to P. Dmitriev of Odessa (Black Sea, Ukraine) & renamed Yuliya - but LR records the name as, rather, Julia. LR of 1908/09 records P. Dmitrieff as Julia's then owner while LRs of 1910/11 & 1911/12 record Mme. P. Dmitrieff as Julia's owner with G. M. Margolin serving as the vessel's manager. LR of 1923/24 still records Julia owned by Mrs. N. Dmitrieff of Odessa with G. Margolin her manager. And that LR edition states that the vessel's immediately prior name was Z. M. Chrissaveloni. A few captains' names, per LR - Andriana in 1885/86, Monarchidis in 1886/87 & 1887/88, T. Magnisiotti in 1897/98, F. Schneider in 1908/09 thru 1911/12. The above ownership changes do not agree with the data recorded at Miramar & at another site which wishes no recognition. Miramar reports the vessel as becoming Parisot in 1921, with her owner's name unknown. And reports that the vessel in 1923 became Tarkhankut, owned by Black Sea Shipping Co. of Rostov (Rostov Oblast, Sea of Azov, Black Sea). The puzzle is, again, that LR of 1923/24 still lists Julia as stated above. However, it would seem that the vessel must have become Parisot soon after 1923/24. LR of 1926/27 lists Tarkankut as owned by 'Govt. Black & Azov S.S. Co.'. And lists her previous name as being Parisot & Julia before that. So the vessel clearly was named Parisot at some time but I am not clear exactly when that was. In 1924, per Miramar, the vessel became owned by A/O Sovtorgflot, at Odessa. Miramar further advise us that the vessel was hulked in 1926 & broken up later that year in the Russian Black Sea. The site that wishes no recognition refers to the vessel being used, in Mar. 1915, as a Black Sea Transport N85 by the Imperial Russian Navy, and being in German hands in the Black Sea from May to Nov. 1918. In 1923 such site lists her owner as being 'Gosudarstvennoe Chernomorsko-Azovskoe parokhodstvo', of Rostov/Odessa'. The above ownership data is both conflicting & confusing! But please do not interpret my words as meaning that I am being critical of Miramar or other websites. They, I know, try hard to report the often confusing data as accurately as they can. As do I. MNL of 1874 lists her length as being 243.8 ft., I believe in error. 234.8 ft., signal letters LKNG, later LGBS & HFDN, 120 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Co. Ltd., of Sunderland, later 145 HP by the same manufacturer. Is there anything you can add? Y	65927
30	City of Waterford	896	William Doxford	D. Carigan	62669

31	Coanwood	1091	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Alex. Dick	65448
32	Columba, later Pro Patria, Baltik (an iron steamship)	645/1031 (N/G)	James Laing	Was initially owned by Porteous & Senier, thru 1885/86 when the vessel became owned by Avis Steamships Ltd., both of London. In 1892/93, Black, Cowan & Co., also of London, became the vessel's owners. 221.4 ft. long, signal letters LCSJ, 98 HP engines by T. Clark & Co. of Newcastle. Have not further researched the vessel which I understand, however, was later renamed Pro Patria & then Baltik & was broken up in 1911.	65696
33	Consett	807	G. Short	H. T. Morton	62642
34	Corinth (an iron steamship)	610/959 (N/G)	William Watson	A vessel that had a very short life. Her sole owner was the Corinthian Steamship Company Limited of Liverpool. On Aug. 2, 1874, the vessel, en route from New York to Liverpool with a cargo of corn & grain, ran aground, in fog, at Galley Head, County Cork, Ireland. The vessel was wrecked. No lives were lost.	65933
35	Coromandel 1 (1873 listing)	1979	W. Pile & Co.	J. & J. Wait (James & John)	65438
36	Cortes (an iron steamship)	1518	W. Pile & Co.	The vessel, which was I understand launched on Nov. 2, 1872 but per Lloyd's Register ('LR') was first registered in Oct. 1872, is LR listed, it would seem, from 1873/74 thru 1875/76 only. LR of 1873/74 states her then owner to be McAndrew & S. Acebal of Gijon, Spain, for service ex Sunderland. Maybe MacAndrew & S. Acebal. S. Acebal means Serapio Acebal. While the 2 subsequent editions list just S. Acebal of Gijon as her then owner. Miramar advise, however (thanks), that in 1874 the vessel became owned by W. F. MacAndrew of London with an ON number (now the vessel was U.K. rather than Spanish registered) of 65461. The Mercantile Navy List indicates that the vessel, in fact, was registered at North Shields. 260.8 ft. long, 140 HP engines by Gilbert & Cooper of Hull. LR of 1875/76 notes that the vessel had been 'Lost'. In mid Dec. 1874, the vessel was en route from Cardiff, Wales, to Aden with a cargo of 1,487 tons of coal, with 628 tons of bunker coal & a 60 ft. long steam launch (without its engines) mounted upon its deck on top of a timber framework. On Dec. 16, 1874, per the extensive account at line 38 here, the vessel encountered heavy weather while in the Bay of Biscay. In heavy seas, the steam launch broke adrift causing damage to the fore-rigging. Also, perhaps a bit later, the wheel chain was carried away and the ship fell off into the trough of the sea. That means that the ship could not then be steered, I presume The steam launch was temporarily secured but later broke adrift again, this time going overboard & causing, amongst other damage, a hole in the ship's side. I read that 26 of the 30 man crew were lost in the disaster. The Court heard evidence that the steam launch had been inadequately secured but also considered that for the ship to have carried such an unwieldy encumbrance at all on deck during winter was imprudent. How polite those words are! There are a number of articles re the disaster available at Welsh Newspapers Online including a most extensive article available on this page. Which tells us that John King was in command when the vessel left Cardiff on Dec. 14, 1874 under charter by Cory Bros. to deliver coal to Aden. The crew were 29 in number. Fierce conditions were met in the Bay of Biscay. The steam launch went overboard but rebounded creating a jagged hole through which water entered the cabin & engine-room. The fires were soon extinguished & the ship became helpless especially since the failure of the chain of the wheel resulting in the vessel drifting. Four seamen were early put into a ship's boat which was towed behind Cortes until the rope broke. Other boats were launched but capsized & those aboard were drowned. Cortes sank bow first. Osceo, a Prince Edward Island barque, came close but was unable to offer any assistance. It did however rescue the four in the ship's boat. Osceo continued into the Mediterranean & transferred the four survivors to a French barque bound for Marseilles, France. They in turn transferred the four to Leander, a brigantine or maybe a schooner, which was en route from Palermo, Italy, to Cardiff with a cargo of oranges. At Cardiff the four were finally safely landed. Can you tell us anything additional? Y	65461 later
37	Crighton (an iron steamship)	808/1255 (N/G)	W. Pile & Co.	The vessel, which was launched on Oct. 28, 1871, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed, it would seem, from 1874/75 thru 1880/81. It is, however, listed in the Mercantile Navy List of 1873, owned by Geo. Dryden Dale of North Shields. In 1874/75, per LR, the vessel was owned by W. Crighton of Shields, whom I earlier assumed would have been, in view of the vessel's name, her initial owner. Miramar advise, however, (thanks!), that the vessel's initial owner was 'Dale & Crighton' of Shields. As is confirmed by this (in red) launch announcement. LR of 1876/77 lists her then owner as being Steam Navigation Co. Nord Ltd. of London. It would seem however that such company acquired the vessel rather earlier than 1876. The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1875 indicates that the vessel had become registered at London from 1874, owned by 'The Steam Navigation Co. (Nord) Ltd.' of London. And similar data is recorded in MNLs of 1876, 1879 & 1880. 247.8 ft. long, signal letters LBRP, 120 HP engines by Gilbert & Cooper of Hull. LR of 1880/81 notes that the vessel had been 'LOST'. Yes indeed. On Jun. 24, 1880, the vessel left North Shields for the Baltic, specifically for Stockholm, Sweden, with a cargo of 1430 tons of coal. With a crew of 21 all told. In good conditions, at 2:15 p.m. on Jun. 29, 1880, the vessel ran aground on Demban Shoal, 'one of the numerous shoals which guard the entrance into Stockholm'. The vessel began to fill with water. The ship's boats were got ready & the 2nd mate was sent to procure assistance. Three shore boats came by but were unable to assist. At 9:30 a.m. on Jun. 30, 1880 the vessel broke in half amidships. 3 steam tugs then arrived & with their assistance some of the effects were saved. The Court of Inquiry into her loss, available here as a 'pdf' file, determined that the stranding was due to the actions or inactions of her master, who had been Crighton's master on 4 previous voyages into Stockholm but on this occasion approached the port by a different course. Strangely, while finding the master to be at blame, the Court did not, that I can see, name him in the Report. Miramar tell us that the vessel was specifically lost at 59.02N/18.45E. Crew lists are on file both at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada, & in the U.K. Is there anything you can add? Y	65416
38	Democrat	1222	William Doxford	Day & Farlan	67324
39	Dhoolia (an iron steamer)	2660	T. R. Oswald	C. M. Norwood & Co.	68250
40	Dorcas	723	W. Pile & Co.	T. C. Stamp, but initially, per Miramar 'A. Smith & partners'	62663
41	Eagle (a barque)	530	J. Crown	The webmaster has not researched this vessel, which was completed in Jul. 1872, &, per Lloyd's Register, was initially owned by C. Hodgson of Sunderland, with C. Hodgson Jr., her captain. For service ex Sunderland in 1872/73 & from Sunderland to India in 1873/74. The Mercantile Navy List of 1880 lists the vessel as then owned by Cuthbert Hodgson of Sunderland. 154.9 ft. long, signal letters LFWG. Anything you can add?	62654

42	Edward Eccles	841	G. Short	E. Eccles & Co.	67354
43	Elizabeth Taylor	261	Wm. Pickersgill	T. Seed, maybe of Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	67127
44	Eliza Hunting	1147	W. Pile & Co.	A. Strong, maybe Anthony Strong & Co.	65417
45	Emerald	934	G. Short	'Wheatherly', per Miramar R. Weatherley & Co.	62649
46	Emma	776	Blumer and Company	C. Wachter	95269 later
47	Ennerdale	1250	G. Short	Milburn Bros.	65455
48	Ernst Moritz Arndt	2597	T. R. Oswald	Baltischer Lloyd

49	Eunice	540 became 661	W. Pile & Co.	T. G. Greenwell, per Miramar 'Thomas G. Greenwell & Partners'	62661
50	Fidela (an iron steamship)	715/1106	William Watson	A vessel that had a very short life - about 4 months only. Owned by Francis C. Fulton of Dunedin, New Zealand, the vessel was wrecked on Apl. 7, 1873 near Cape Recife, South Africa, while en route from Cape Town to Melbourne, Australia.	68874
51	George Booth	288 became 299	Wm. Pickersgill	T. Seed, maybe of Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	67131
52	George Elliot (an iron steamship)	452/700 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	It would seem that the vessel was always registered at London. I should first note that there is some confusion as to the vessel's name. MNL records the vessel as both George Elliot & as George Elliott but does not consistently record one or the other name. George Elliot, with a single 't', seems to be correct, though I still need to check available Lloyd's Registers. The vessel was initially owned by W. S. Hunter & H. S. Pringle of Newcastle, i.e. Wm. S. Hunter & Hy. S. Pringle per the Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1874, but soon (per Lloyd's Register of 1876/77) by W. S. Hunter & Co. (also of Newcastle). Per Miramar (thanks!) the vessel from 1883 was owned by W. J. Tillett, i.e. Walter John Tillett, who per MNL of 1884 was of Bute Dock, Cardiff, Wales. 185.0 ft. long, signal letters LHFK, 80 HP engines by Black, Hawthorn & Co., of Gateshead. Certainly in early 1887, the vessel was engaged in a 'shuttle' service carrying coal from Cardiff to the French ports of Havre & Brest, back & forth every few days. On Feb. 5, 1887, the vessel, Alfred Haisman in command & with a crew of 14 all told, left Brest in ballast at 1:30 p.m., having discharged her cargo of coal. When she left Brest a pilot was on board. Soon after the pilot had left the vessel dense fog was encountered, & soon thereafter the vessel struck a rock off Mathiew Point. Miramar advise that that means at St. Mathieu, near Conquet, Finisterre, France. A lifeboat was sent from shore to rescue the crew but did not reach the vessel whose crew made it safely ashore, at La Conqu� it would seem, in George Elliot's own boats, a lifeboat & a jolly boat. A Court of Inquiry was held, at Swansea, into the vessel's loss. The Court concluded that the master was at fault having altered course too soon after passing Money Rocks, for not having used the lead to help fix his position & for not considering tides or currents. His certificate was suspended for a 6 month period during which time he was granted a mate's certificate. The hearing heard evidence from a French commissionaire who stated that when the captain & members of the crew landed they were drunk. Such charges were vehemently denied by the vessel's Captain & crew who stated that no drink whatsoever was ever aboard the vessel. There are many detailed & lengthy articles about the vessel's loss at 'Welsh Newspapers Online'. Hopefully some of such articles will soon be made easily available. I note that the Court considered that the vessel was worth �6,848 at the time of her loss - while 33 shares in the vessel had been bought by 'Tillett' in 1883 at a price which translated into a total then value for the vessel of �8,000 - its insured value. 'Tillett' had spent an additional �3,200 I read, presumably on repairs & improvements to the vessel. Can you add to and/or correct the above? Y	65722
53	Georgian	1124	James Laing	John Lacy	65958
54	German Emperor 1	909	G. Short	J. S. Barwick & Co.	62659
55	Gilston	557	Blumer and Company	J. D. Hill & Co.	657494

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
56	Great Western	1541	W. Pile & Co.	Whitwell &, maybe M. Whitwell & Son. of Great Western Steamship Line	65313
57	Hadji	1033	Iliff and Mounsey	Quebec & Gulf Ports Steamship Co. Ltd.	68775
58	Harry S. Edwards	1252	Iliff and Mounsey	H. S. Edwards	63010
59	Harton	530	Blumer and Company	H. Philipson	67334
60	Helens (a barque)	464	J. Gardner	J. Smith	65917
61	Henry Scholefield	963	Joseph L. Thompson	John Tully & Co. Data.	62652
62	Herman Edgar	997	A. Simey & Co.	Henry E. Fry & Co.
63	Idlewild 1 Note	802	Iliff and Mounsey	Edward T. Gourley	68873
64	J. H. Lorentzen (an iron, schooner rigged steamship)	568/883 (N/G)	G. Short	The vessel was owned, for its entire, if brief, lifetime, by John Storey Barwick of Sunderland. In Feb. 1873, when off the coast of Norfolk, the vessel was hit by Otter, which sank as a result. A court case followed. On Mar. 12, 1879, the vessel drifted sideways in high winds & broke up on rocks at Whitby, Yorkshire.	62646
65	John Adamson	1685	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line	68871
66	Joinville	519	J. Gill	Briandau & Cie
67	Jose Baro	1250	T. R. Oswald	L. Soler y Cia.

Kishon (a barque)

497
later
507

J. Gardner at Hylton

Though not every edition of Lloyd's Register ('LR') is available to the webmaster, the vessel would seem to have been LR listed from 1872/73 thru to 1889/90. Always, it would seem, registered at North Shields. And launched in Sep. 1872. The vessel was owned, thru 1887/88 at least, per LR, by Richardson & Co. (from 1876/77 at least A. Richardson & Co.). Now the Mercantile Navy Lists of 1875 & 1876 clarify the owner's name as meaning Andw. Richardson, of Amble, Northumberland. He must have later moved south. The equivalent lists of 1879, 1880 & 1885 list Andw. Richardson as then being rather of Reading, Berkshire. In 1889/90, per LR, the vessel became owned by T. S. Howitt. Which, per the Mercantile Navy List of 1890 means Thos S. Hewitt, her managing owner, also of Reading. Note that 'Howett' or 'Howitt' was, per LR, the vessel's captain from 1872/73 thru 1886/87, with the exception of about 3 years. The vessel became of 507 tons in 1881/82. Under 'Richardson' ownership, the vessel served, in 1872/73 & 1873/74 (as LR referenced), from Sunderland to Singapore. For many years, Kishon carried carried cargoes of coal, sugar & wheat in many voyages to southern waters:-
i) On Nov. 23, 1873, the vessel left Liverpool under the command of Captain T. S. Howitt, for Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, with a varied cargo. It later left for Cookstown (N. Queensland) with 130 passengers & 90 horses, bound for the gold mines at Palmer River. It went on to Batavia to load sugar for the U.K. ii) On Jan. 21, 1875, the vessel left Glasgow for Brisbane & arrived there, overdue, on May 15, 1875 after a passage of 114 days. On Jun. 14, 1875 the vessel left Brisbane for Hong Kong with 250 tons of coal. It returned to Sydney (arrived Sep. 14, 1875) ex Samarang (Java, Indonesia) with 2887 bags of sugar. It later left for Newcastle, New South Wales, in ballast & left Newcastle on Oct. 28, 1875 for Shanghai, China, with 700 tons of coal. iii) On Nov. 6, 1877 the vessel arrived at Hobart, Tasmania, from Mauritius, J. McDonald in command, with 6148 bags of sugar. It went on to Newcastle in ballast & carried 800 tons of coal from Newcastle to Adelaide. On Feb. 25, 1878 the vessel left Adelaide for the U.K. with 3269 bags of wheat. iv) In Aug. 1878 the vessel was at Falmouth, Cornwall. It clearly went to Mauritius & on to Melbourne with 10328 'bags and pockets' of sugar. Again it went to Newcastle in ballast & left Newcastle on Mar. 29, 1879 for Mauritius with 732 tons of coal. It left Mauritius on Jun. 4, 1879 for Fremantle, Western Australia, there to load 92 horses & 300 sheep for Mauritius. v) On Dec. 5, 1879, the vessel arrived at Lyttelton, New Zealand, ex Mauritius, with 320 tons of sugar. It went on to Adelaide (arrived Jan. 16, 1880) then on to Port Broughton, South Australia, to load 6551 bags of wheat for London (arrived Jun. 15, 1880). vi) In early Nov. 1880, the vessel left Mauritius for Bombay, India, with a cargo of sugar. vii) On Mar. 30, 1882, the vessel arrived at Melbourne with sugar ex Mauritius, Captain Howitt again in command. It soon left for Sydney in ballast & on May 18, 1882 left Sydney for Shanghai. viii) On Jan. 14, 1886 the vessel left New York for Sydney (arrived Apl. 25, 1886) & on Jul. 6, 1886 left Sydney for Marseilles, France, via the South Sea Islands. ix) On Feb. 19, 1889 the vessel arrived at Sydney ex Mauritius (Captain John May in command), went on to Newcastle & left Newcastle for Mauritius on Apl. 2, 1889. The above all thanks to Trove, Australia. So far as I can see the vessel did not later return to Australian waters. 143.0 ft. long, signal letters LKDB.
What finally happened to Kishon? In early Nov. 1890, the barque was en route from London to Appledore, Devon, for repairs to be effected. When under the tow of Australia, a steam tug, she encountered a major gale that lasted many days, impacted vast areas of both England & Scotland & cause many shipping losses. When off Lundy in the Bristol Channel, more particularly when off Trevose Head on the N. Cornish coast, her tow rope parted. She was driven ashore near the breakwater at Bude on Nov. 6/7, 1890 & within hours became a total wreck. Fortunately her crew of 8 were all saved by rocket & line by the Bute Life Saving Brigade. The captain's dog jumped overboard & was saved also! All as per this newspaper article (ex here). It would be good to find contemporary U.K. newspaper cuttings that more fully explain the circumstances of her loss. Do visit this fine website where John has assembled a most detailed history of the vessel. I read there (thanks John!) i) that the destination of the final voyage was to Robert Cock's Richmond Dry Dock, at Appledore, ii) that all the crew members except for the captain were men from Appledore, & that J. Duthie or Duthrie was then the vessel's captain. Further that the remains of the wreck were sold on Nov. 10, 1890 for about �100. The ship's bell was apparently saved & is today owned by a member of John's family. There are 3 images available of Kishon aground at Bude (1, 2 & 3 - my thanks to all 3 sites). Is there anything you can add?

65446

69	Kung Ring	946	J. Denniston	Angfartygs A/B Thule
70	Lequeitio, later Teodoro (a schooner rigged steamship)	764	G. Short	The vessel, which was completed in Aug. 1872, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') from 1886/87 likely thru 1890/91. Miramar indicate (thanks!) that the vessel was initially owned by Roman de Anduiza of Bilbao, Spain, & in 1887, was sold or (my words) more likely transferred, with no change of vessel name to Vinda de R. L. Anduiza, also of Bilbao. LR of 1886/87, the first LR listing for the vessel that I could find, listed R. L. Andiuza as the then owner changing to Vinda de R. L. Anduiza ('Vinda') of Bilbao. With S. Anduiza serving as the vessel's captain (thru 1888/89 when the vessel was sold). Note the different spellings of Anduiza & Andiuza. LR of 1889/90 records the vessel twice, firstly as Lequeitio owned by Vinda & secondly as the renamed Teodoro, now owned by J. B. Astigarraga of Bilbao. J. Mackie would seem to have been the vessel's captain under Astigarraga ownership. 194.7 ft. long, signal letters HSCV, 90 HP engines by John Peacock of Goole. Teodoro was wrecked on Aug. 1, 1891 on Redcar Rocks, North Yorkshire, while en route from Middlesbrough (Tees) to St. Nazaire, France, with a cargo of pig iron & slag. As is confirmed by this contemporary newspaper cutting. Is there anything you can add - or correct? I have read at another site that the vessel was first registered in 1873 rather than in 1872 (as LR consistently advises). In that regard it is interesting to see that the ship's bell, as per the image at left, bears the date of 1873. Y
71	Lestris	1065	Joseph L. Thompson	Cork Steamship Co.	68301
72	Lilibeo (or maybe Libeo) 1 Beware! Note	996	W. Pile & Co.	SA di Nav. a Vapore "La Trinacria"
73	Live Oak (a barque)	347	J. & J. Gibbon	H. Egglestone. p059	62645
74	Ljubidrag Note	393	W. Richardson	Bielovucich

Lumley (an iron steamship)

472/753 (N/G)

Blumer and Company

H. T. Morton & Co. of Sunderland. 194.5 ft. long, 90 HP engines by T. Richardson & Sons of Hartlepool, signal letters WRHM. A modest Nov. 1893 reference (in blue)

62668

76	Luneburg	815	G. Short	H. T. Morton & Co.	62653
77	Marcasite	894	Blumer and Company	J. H. W. Culliford & Co.	62655
78	Maria Louisa	856	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	J. F. Manito & Co.?
79	Marion	1009	Blumer and Company	H. Ellis & Son	65707

Marqu�s de N��ez

1843

W. Pile & Co.

Olavarria & Lozano

81	Mecca	1067	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	R. M. Hudson & Partners	62664
82	Minnie Breslauer	1027	R. Iliff	L. Breslauer & Co.	65684
83	Mitidjah, later Araguil, later Tur�n	540/901 (N/G) later 782/1160 later 702/1162	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel, a brig-rigged iron steamship, was launched on Sep. 7, 1872. Per 1 (wrecksite.eu, 1912 wreck), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). The vessel may well have been first Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1876/77, then owned by Compagnie de Navigation Mixte of Marseilles, France. 226.0 ft. long, later 226.3 ft., signal letters KHND, 100 HP, later 125 HP, later 161 HP. The vessel was initially equipped with 100 HP engines by Black, Hawthorn & Co. ('Black') of Gateshead. However in 1887/88, per LR, 125 HP engines, also by Black, were installed & the vessel became of 782/1160 (N/G) tons & 226.3 ft. long. In 1890, the vessel was acquired by L. Flornoy et fils, of Nantes, France, with no change of vessel name. LR of 1897/98 advises that the vessel then had 161 HP engines, also by Black, which engines, I have read, were installed in 1892. In 1906, Cia Santurzana de Nav. of Bilbao, Spain, became the vessel's owners & renamed her Araguil. In 1910, Cia Santurzana de Navegacion, also of Bilbao, I. Lafita the managers, acquired the vessel & renamed it Tur�n. The vessel, under the command of Captain Pereda with a crew of 15, was wrecked on Mar. 13, 1912, at San Esteban de Pravia, Asturias, northern Spain, while en route from San Esteban de Pravia to Bilbao with a cargo of coal. It would appear (1 ex 2) that there may have been a collision with a vessel named Aytir. 'El buque causante del siniestro es el Aytir' translates as 'The ship causing the incident is the Aytir'. But earlier words in the article are difficult to translate. The cause, said to be 'a consecuencia de un abordaje' translates as 'due to an approach or a boarding'. Is there anything you can add? Y
84	Moorsley	769	James Laing	R. Sharp	62647
85	Newbiggin	1366	W. Pile & Co.	Geoffrey Robinson Dawson	65442
86	Nio 1	1371	James Laing	D. G. Pinkney	62667
87	Normanton	852	T. R. Oswald	E. Pope	68239
88	Nuphar	1137	Iliff and Mounsey	Robinson & Co.	65445
89	Olaveaga (an iron steamship)	415/652 (N/G)	Bartram & Haswell	The vessel was always owned by Welsh ship owners. initially Burgess & Co., of Swansea, later T. Baker & Co., also of Swansea & finally Manasseh Angel, of Cardiff. On Nov. 15, 1884, the vessel hit a submerged rock approaching Les Sables d'Olonne, France. And broke in two. With no loss of life.	65533
90	Olivet	435 became 465	Robert Thompson (1819-1910), maybe Rich. Thompson	Davison & Co.	65444
91	Pachino, later Eugenia Segre, later Lido G	684/1049 (N/G)	William Watson	Triancria Steamship Company ('La Triancria Societa di Nav. a Vapeur'). Or maybe 'Trinacria'.
92	Pedro J. Pidal	1843	W. Pile & Co.	Oscar de Olavarria & Cia or Olavarr�a y Lozano	68877
93	Perseverance	35	T. Tate	Unknown to webmaster	62658
94	Queen Victoria (an iron steamship)	1424/2201 later 1384/2133	Iliff and Mounsey	A vessel which had a short life. On Jun. 11, 1880, the vessel left Calcutta (now Kolkata), India, for London, with a crew of 50, possibly some passengers & a varied cargo. It was never heard from again.	65918
95	Ravensworth Castle Note	1967	W. Pile & Co.	Northumberland Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.	65422
96	Red Sea	1356	Joseph L. Thompson	Dent & Co.	67366
97	Regalia	941	G. Short	J. Hall & Co.. W. S. Lishman in 1874/75	67309
98	Reindeer (an iron steamship)	1025/697 (gross/ net)	R. Iliff	The vessel had a very short life - it was not Lloyd's Register listed. Was owned by Cory, Lohden & Co. of West Hartlepool & registered there. On Dec. 14, 1872, per line 2904 here, the vessel was abandoned near Pantellaria (an Italian island in the Strait of Sicily, Mediterranean, 100 km SE of Sicily) while en route from Nicolaieff (now Mykolaiv, Ukraine, Black Sea, located NE of Odessa) to the U.K. with a cargo of grain. Crew of 20 - 1 lost. Then owned by Jacob Lohden. Details as to the circumstances of the vessel's loss have not come to hand. Can you tell us anything additional? Y	67532
99	Roma	1736	William Pile	Lloyd Italiano

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
100	Royal Minstrel	1363	William Pile	E. Shotton & Co.	65437
101	Rubens	1708	Iliff and Mounsey	Patton & Co.	65990
102	Saint Andrew	1055	Davison & Stokoe	George Jinman & Co.
103	Sam Weller	1232	William Pile	G. Bell & Co.	65452
104	Santorin, later Toftwood, Clara, Lina (an iron steamship)	687/1060 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	R. T. (Robert Todd) Nicholson of Sunderland	62660

105	Savernake	633	T. R. Oswald	John Chapman	65723
106	Segesta (an iron steamship)	1157/1782	William Watson	Trinacria Steamship Company. On Dec. 9, 1906, when owned by Navigazione Generale Italiana, of Palermo, Sicily, Italy, the vessel was in collision with Lula when leaving Leghorn. No crew or passenger lives were lost.
107	Serantes	748	A. Simey & Co.	Johnson & Co.	67333
108	Shamrock (an iron steamship)	690/1088 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel was owned by G. Jinman, per Miramar George Jinman & Co., per the Mercantile Navy List of 1874 George Jinman, all of Hull, Yorkshire. 219.7 ft. long, signal letters LKWD, 98 HP engines of manufacturer unknown to the webmaster. The vessel had a very short life. On Feb. 10, 1874, the vessel left Grimsby, Lincolnshire, bound for Alexandria, Egypt with a cargo of coal, under the command of Thos. J. Johnson. Very early indeed on the next morning, when 3/4 miles off the Bull lightship (mouth of Humber estuary) & under the charge of a licensed Trinity House pilot, a light was seen about 3/4 mile distant. Shamrock changed direction to avoid the possibility of a collision. But Shamrock was hit with great force by a Russian barque & cut below the water line. A steam tug (of name unknown to the webmaster) came to Shamrock's assistance, attempting to tow her ashore. But the tow ropes broke & the vessel, now filled with water, sank at about 2 a.m. on Feb. 11, 1874. Most of the vessel's crew were taken aboard the tug. Three others, the Captain, the mate & the pilot, were able to save themselves via a ship's boat. Miramar advises (thanks!) that the Russian barque was named General Von Dobeln. The above is mainly as per this contemporary newspaper article. Can you add to and/or correct the above. Y	68247
109	Silbury	958	Iliff and Mounsey	Charles J. Fox	65733
110	Silistria	1019	James Laing	R. T. Nicholson	62665
111	Solunto (an iron steamship)	1242/1908	William Watson	SA di Nav a Vapore "La Trinacria" of Palermo, Sicily, Italy	62670
112	South	678	Blumer and Company	Mersey Steamship Co.	65949
113	Susan (an iron steamship)	559/876	William Watson	Henry Collings & others. On Jun. 17, 1875, the vessel was wrecked near Ceuta on the African Mediterranean coast. No lives were lost.	65711
114	Tabor	811	G. Short	J. Westoll	62640
115	Thorwaldsen	2545	T. R. Oswald	Baltischer Lloyd
116	Torino	1553	T. R. Oswald	Lloyd Italiano
117	Toronto (an iron steamship)	689/1065 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Was owned by J. H. W. Culliford of Sunderland. i.e. Jas. Hy. Wood Culliford per Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1874 thru 1888 (MNL of 1880). Turnbull's Register of 1874 lists the Sunderland registered vessel (stated incorrectly to have been built on the Tyne in 1872 & owned via 65 rather than 64 shares) was then owned by 17 shareholders, mainly (as to 48 shares) from Southwick, but also with shareholders from Swansea, Newcastle & Brow Top, Warwick. The largest then shareholder was Chas. Nattrass, of Southwick, with 8 shares, Culliford owned 4 shares only. Miramar advise (thanks!) that 'Culliford & Clark' were the vessel's owners, likely her managers, from 1884. 219.6 ft. long, signal letters LCVF, 98 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. Miramar further advise that on Jul. 16, 1888, the vessel, en route from Bilbao, Spain, to Stockton with a cargo of iron ore, was in collision with Loftus, when 7 miles off the Hartlepool lighthouse. Per this (in red) contemporary newspaper report, Toronto sank as a result, her crew being saved. Loftus, a hulk apparently, was towed into Hartlepool. Y	62648
118	Ulleswater (a steamer)	764	William Doxford	Strachan & Co. 224.2 ft. long, signal letters LMBD. On Aug. 19, 1891, Ulleswater was was entering the river at Huelva (Andalusia, SW Spain) having arrived from Newcastle with a cargo of chemicals & had requested a pilot. Westergate (built by Short in 1881) was departing Huelva for New York with a cargo of minerals. Travelling 'at a great rate of speed', Westergate struck the port bow of Ulleswater, which 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.	65748
119	Ventnor	857	William Doxford	J. Hill	62232
120	Vesta	1001	Iliff and Mounsey	R. H. Penney	62650
121	Vick and Mebane	296	Wm. Pickersgill	T. Seed, maybe of Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	67137
122	Wensleydale, later Capella (an iron steamship)	749/1160 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel is listed in Lloyd's Register ('LR') from 1874/75 thru 1892/93 & may well be listed in later LR editions not available to the webmaster. It was initially owned by E. & S. Milburn, soon Milburn Bros., & registered at Shields thru 1882/83 then at Newcastle. Turnbull's Register of 1874 lists her then owners, 26 in number, with Edward & Septimus Milburn jointly owning 14 shares. Hopefully it will be possible to soon provide the full ownership details on site. The Mercantile Navy Lists of 1876 thru 1885 list only Septimus Milburn as her owner, previously E. & S. Milburn. Under 'Milburn' ownership, W. Heddle served as the vessel's captain thru 1881/82 then C. Brown. In 1885/86, per Lloyd's Register, the vessel, still registered at Shields, became owned by J. (James) Knott, of Newcastle, with C. Brown serving as her captain thru 1885/86, 'Fredericksen' thru 1888/89, J. Walter in 1889/90, J. W. Dunn in 1890/91 & in 1892/93 at least 'Harper'. The vessel is not, so far as I can see, listed in LR of 1893/94. Miramar advise (thanks!) that in 1895, the vessel, renamed Capella, became owned by C. A. Banck & Co. of Helsingborg, southern Sweden. But that later in that same year, as I read the text, the vessel again became British owned, renamed Wensleydale & owned by Prince Line (1895) Ltd. of North Shields. Miramar further advise that on Jul. 15, 1898, while en route from Hull to Malm�, Sweden, with a cargo of coal, the vessel foundered at approx. 56.32N/7.10E. Which location is suspect since it would appear to be inland in Denmark. It is clear that further research is necessary re this vessel. I say that having read this contemporary news report dated Jul. 18, 1898 (in red) which indicates that Capella (not Wensleydale), a Swedish steamer, en route from Hull to Malm�, had foundered in the North Sea & that her crew had been landed at Hull. While this article tells us that Capella foundered on the coast of Jutland when her cargo shifted & that the crew were rescued by Pollux, a Finnish steamship. It seems likely that the brief period of ownership by Prince Line (1895) Ltd. came after 'Knott' & before the vessel was sold to Swedish interests. 231.3 ft. long, signal letters KVCJ, 99 HP engines by Humphrys & Pearson of Hull. Can you tell us more and/or correct the text above. Y	65424
123	Westella	1037	Davison & Stokoe	The webmaster has not researched this vessel which was initially owned by Jackson & Beaumont of Hull, which became Jackson, Beaumont & Co, also of Hull, in 1874. On Nov. 22, 1877 the vessel left Gefle (now Gavle, Sweden, Gulf of Bothnia) for London, under the command of Thomas Stephenson Elliott, with a crew of 22 & a cargo of iron & deals. She approached Yarmouth, tried unsuccessfully to obtain a pilot at Orford Ness, proceeded S. & passed 3/4 mile away from the Nore Lightship. Soon, on Nov. 30, 1877, she ran aground on the Nore Sands. The court was critical of the captain for not having obtained a pilot & for failing to reverse his engines until 5 or 10 minutes after she had grounded. She was then stuck fast as a result of the ebbing tide. She got off the sands the next morning & suffered virtually no damage. Samuel Brook Jackson, of Hull, was then her managing owner. All as per this 'pdf' Inquiry Report. Miramar advises that on Jul. 20, 1895, while en route from Stockholm, Sweden, to Hernosand (now H�rn�sand, Gulf of Bothnia), Sweden, in ballast, the vessel was in collision with Oxus. When 8 miles SSE of Fimmgrundet. Westella sank almost immediately after the collision, the crew being rescued by Oxus & landed at Gefle. Oxus was built by Strand Slipway of Sunderland in 1890.	68242
124	Westminster	980	T. R. Oswald	George G. Dale	65420
125	West Riding	895	William Doxford	Pope & Pearson	65276
126	William Dawson	265/167	A. Simey & Co.	W. Dawson	62662
127	Zeus	1016	Bartram & Haswell	C. J. Brightman & Co.	68370
128	Zulu	944	T. R. Oswald	Union Steam Ship Company Limited	62238
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What were the official build numbers for 1872? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 122 vessels & 134,825 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1873 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Adeliza	310	Rich. Thompson	G. L. Seed & Co.	70156
2	Adria	1225	Blumer and Company	The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company	68495
3	Alegria	1757	James Laing	Pablo Tintor�
4	Argo (a barque)	557/523 (G/N)	J. Gardner of North Hylton	The vessel, which was completed in Oct. 1873, is, so far as I can see, listed in Lloyd's Register ('LR') only in 1873/74 & 1874/75. It was owned by Humble & Co., of Sunderland, with R. T. Humble serving as her captain. For initial service from Sunderland to India. 150.2 ft. long, signal letters WSBF. While I do not yet know the circumstances, I have read, in 'Log Chips' of Apl. 1980, that the vessel was lost on Nov. 26, 1877. Which is a bit of a puzzle because LRs of 1875/76 & 1876/77 both list another vessel of the identical name, also owned by Humble & completed by Gardner in Feb. 1876. At a time when, as I understand it, only one vessel could be U.K. registered with a given name. Can you help solve this little puzzle? Y	68896
5	Aurrera, later Madrid (an iron steamship)	1615/2526 (N/G)	T. R. Oswald	Olano Larrinaga & Co. In 1882/83, renamed Madrid, became owned by Marqu�s de Campo, of Madrid.
6	Azorian, later Telesto (an iron steamship)	683/1068 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910) i.e. Junr.	The vessel was initially owned by H. Collings & Co., then by G. W. Hayes, both of London, & then by Collings for the 2nd time around. In 1887/88 the vessel became owned by K. Dalman, of Gothenburg, Sweden, & was renamed Telesto. Two later Swedish owners. On Jan. 27, 1895, en route from London to Sunderland in ballast, the vessel was in collision with steamship Retford, off the Norfolk coast. Telesto sank with no loss of life	68488
7	Ballochmyle, later Hebe & Alba (an iron ship)	1438/1511 (N/G)	William Watson	McKeelar & Co. (likely correctly McKellar & Co), of Greenock, Scotland. Later Hebe & Alba owned in Norway & Austria respectively by B. Hansen & F. G. Leva. Became a hulk in 1908.	67930
8	Barita	1178	James Laing	Porteous & Senior or Porteous & Senier	68498

Baron Blantyre (an iron ship)

1623/1700

William Watson

James MacCunn & Co. of Greenock, Scotland

67924

10	Barossa 1	1019	William Pile	T. B. Walker	68904
11	Basuto (an iron steamship)	651/1034 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910) i.e. Junr.	Basuto? Not an easy term to define. Seems to be an African tribe & a language group associated with Basutoland (Sotho, or Lesotho) & Botswana in southern Africa. A better definition would be welcomed. Per 1 (Union-Castle Line - search for Basuto), 2 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). The vessel was launched on Jan. 11, 1873 & first registered, at Southampton, on Mar. 12, 1873 (scroll to #68816). It is Lloyd's Register listed from 1874/75 thru 1876/77 at least. Was owned thru 1876 by Union Steamship Co. of Southampton, or, per the Mercantile Navy Lists of 1874 thru 1876, 'The Union Steam Ship Co. Ltd.'. Built & acquired for the South African coastal service & stated to be the first vessel to call, in 1875, at Port Alfred (Eastern Cape Province, South Africa, at the mouth of the Kowie river). Miramar advise, (thanks!) that the vessel was sold, in 1876, to French owners, whose name is unknown. They also note that the vessel foundered off Corunna (A Coru�a or La Coru�a, Galicia, Spain) on Oct. 11, 1876. 220.0 ft. long, service speed of 9.5 knots, 130 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. While the French owner's name is not yet known, they surely were based at Marseilles, France. And they clearly did not change the vessel's name. In early Oct. 1876, in her first voyage for her new owners, Basuto left Cardiff, Wales, for Marseilles, presumably with a cargo of coal. And foundered on Oct. 11, 1876 off Corunna. With no loss of life. I have located some modest data about her loss in these contemporary newspaper cuttings (A & B). Is there anything you can add to the above text - or correct? Y	68816
12	Ben Ledi, later Runo (an iron steamship)	701/1107 later 708/1111	James Laing	The vessel, initially owned by J. Morrison of North Shields, became owned, in 1879, by W. & T. W. Pinkney, of Sunderland, & renamed Runo. In 1885/86, 'Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.', of Sunderland, became the vessel's owner until 1889/90 when it was sold to 'Thornton Steam Ship Company Ltd.' of Cardiff, Wales. More U.K. owners. Later became Norwegian & finally Swedish owned. The vessel was wrecked, on Dec. 18, 1901, off S�lvesborg, Sweden.	65459
13	Blackpool (a schooner or brigantine)	291/305 (N/G)	Rich. Thompson	The vessel, which was completed in Jun. 1873, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1873/74 thru 1880/81, always registered at Fleetwood, Lancashire, & was always listed as a schooner. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') always list the vessel as rather a brigantine. Per LR the vessel was owned thru 1879/80, by G. L. Seed & Co. The MNLs of 1875, 1876 & 1879 all list Geo. L. Seed, of Poulton-le-Fylde, Lancashire, as the vessel's owner. With 'Eden' the vessel's captain thru 1876/77 & 'Aitchinson' thereafter. Service is indicated for only one year, i.e. 1873/74, where LR notes service from Sunderland to the West Indies. In 1880/81, per LR, the vessel became owned by Lancashire Ship Co. Ltd, which per MNL of 1880 means The Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd., of Bury, Lancashire. 130.7 ft. long, signal letters MBTK. The vessel went missing & an Official Inquiry into the vessel's loss was held in Nov. 1880. A summary of the resulting Report can be read here. It would appear that after the vessel had been sold, it was, in Nov. 1879, Lloyd's surveyed & failed, her certificate being suspended as a result. Her new owners intended to repair her upon her return from America. In Dec. 1879 the vessel left London for Wilmington, Delaware, & at nearby Smithville loaded a cargo of resin with a heavy deck load of timber. On Jan. 20, 1880 the vessel left Smithville on her return voyage to Liverpool & was never heard from again. The Court concluded that the vessel was in an unsafe condition & should not have carried any deck load. They considered it likely that the vessel was lost in heavy seasonal storms. Is there anything you can add? Y	68622
14	Boldon, later Pallas, Sebastiana (a barque)	656 (net) later 689/656 (G/N)	J. Crown	The webmaster has not researched this vessel, which was completed in Jan. 1873. The vessel is likely Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1872/73 thru 1886/87. It was initially owned by J. (John) Crown, i.e. its builder, thru 1879/80 with G. Martin, Lashbrooke & J. T. Eggers serving as the vessel's captains. Her service in 1873/74, per LR, was from Sunderland to China. In 1879/80, per LR, the vessel became owned by W. Cliff of Liverpool though it became registered at Liverpool rather than Sunderland only from 1881/82. With Eggers continuing as her captain thru 1881/82 & with Thomas serving after that time. The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1880 lists the vessel as then owned by Wiliam Cliff of Liverpool. Per LR, W. Cliff continued to own the vessel thru 1885/86. However MNLs of 1882 & 1885 rather list Wilfred Carter, of Liverpool, as her then owner. The vessel would seem to have been sold to Greek owners in 1886/87 & may well have been re-named by her new owners. 'Log Chips' of Apl. 1980 (a 'pdf' available here) advises (thanks John Lyman!) i) that the vessel was renamed Pallas, owned by Ulisse Saliari, of Syra, Greece, ii) that in 1892 the vessel was sold to N. Mir & Co., of Barcelona, Spain, & renamed Sebastiana, & iii) was broken up in 1910.. 168.1 ft. long, signal letters LPDV. Anything you can add? Y	68878

Border Chieftain

1519

William Pile

E. Shotton & Co.

65457

16	Borneo, later Kin Shan (an iron steamship)	1527	William Pile & Co.	The vessel is, so far as I can see, listed in Lloyd's Register ('LR') only in 1876/77, but it may well have been listed in LR of 1875/76 & 1877/78, neither of which editions are available to the webmaster. It was first owned by J. H. Kelso of North Shields, but in 1876/77, still named Borneo, the vessel, then stated to be of 1781 tons, was, per LR, owned by Stoomvaart Maals. Java, of Amsterdam. I read that in 1876 the vessel was sold to 'W. E. Woolf & Haig', maybe (1 & 2) 'W. E. Wolff & H. Haigh', of Hull, & renamed by them Kin Shan. On Oct. 13, 1877, the vessel, said to be of 1527 tons & 260.3 ft. long, left Cardiff, Wales, for Bombay (now Mumbai), India, under the command of captain J. Hitch, with either 1438 or 2042 tons of coal ex the Rhondda Valley Colliery. As per this page. The vessel was never seen again & its crew of 24 all told were lost. 259.3 ft. long, later 260.3 ft., signal letters NHFB, brig (have also read schooner) rigged, 150 HP engines by W. Pile & Co. Anything you can add? Y	65469
17	Borrowdale	1528	G. Short	Milburn, Bros.	65476

Bride (an iron steamship)

867/1341
(N/G)

Robert Thompson (1819-1910), i.e. Jr.

A vessel which had a short life - owned by Adam & Co. of Aberdeen, Scotland. On Nov. 24, 1874, the vessel left Alexandria, Egypt, for Hull with a cargo of cotton seed, a crew of 24 & a single passenger. The vessel would appear to have made it to Gibraltar but after that was never heard from again.

65095

19	Broomside (an iron steamship)	455/727	Alfred Simey & Co.	A vessel that had a very short life. On Mar. 06, 1877, during a severe gale, the vessel arrived at Sunderland with a cargo of pitprops from Bordeaux, France, & with W. C. Kedgley in command. Unable to make the harbour entrance, the vessel hit the south pier & suffered severe damage. Over two weeks later, the vessel broke up, in yet another storm. No loss of life. Details via the link at left.	68879
20	Carisbrooke	1317	Davison & Stokoe	G. D. Dale & Co.	65463
21	Carlotta	615	Blumer and Company	Chapman & Staniland	68467

22	Catherine Marden (a schooner)	313	N. Gibbon of South Hylton	W. (William) Marden of London. 128.5 ft. long	68437
23	Chambeze	956	G. Short	G. J. Hay	68882
24	Chancellor	2052	James Laing	T. & J. Harrison	69232
25	City of Dublin, (an iron steamship)	633/1057 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel is likely Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1874/75 thru 1878/79 only (not all LR editions are available). It was first registered, at Dublin, Ireland, on Feb. 3, 1873 (scroll to #67764). Was owned initially, per LR, by M. Murphy of Dublin - per Mercantile Navy Lists of 1874 thru 1878, Michael Murphy of Eden Quay, Dublin. LR of 1878/79 advises that the vessel was then owned by 'Palgrave & Murphy' or maybe 'Palgrave, Murphy & Company', also of Dublin. Who acquired a replacement vessel of the same name (ON 81426) in 1879. 200.2 ft. long, signal letters LPDT, 98 HP engines by Humphry & Co. (means Humphrys & Pearson, I think) of Hull. Crew lists are available here. LR of 1878/79 noted that her then captain was T. Walsh, further that the vessel had been 'Wrecked'. The vessel had left Antwerp, Belgium, for Cardiff on Apl. 12, 1878. On Apl. 17, 1878, the vessel left Cardiff for either Cadiz or Gibraltar with a cargo of coal & a crew of 26 all told. On Apl. 22, 1878 (exact time not stated), when about 4 miles off Cape St. Vincent, the vessel struck submerged rocks. It suffered considerable damage forward & sank within 3 hours. I have read no reference to the weather conditions at the time, but they likely were bad. The crew launched 3 ship's boats, one of which was soon smashed. Difficulty was experienced in getting clear of the ship, but via the two other boats the crew safely reached Peniche, near Lisbon, Portugal. 7 crew members, including the ship's 2nd officer, ended up seriously injured & were hospitalized at Corunna. All as per these contemporary news articles (A, B & C). Miramar states (thanks!) that the vessel was wrecked at Baleal, which is located very close to Perniche. And that she was lost on Apl. 23, 1878. I am puzzled by this further news article which may well relate to 'our' City of Dublin. But ... so far I have not located any other references to an Inquiry into the vessel's loss. This page (ex here) refers to the Apl. 23, 1878 wreck & tells us that the captain's name at the time was E. Dunniam. Can you add to and/or correct the above text? Y	67764
26	Cornwall	677	G. Short	H. T. Morton	68447
27	Crownthorpe (an iron ship)	812/847 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910) i.e. Jnr.	Livingstone & Briggs, from 1882 Livingston Briggs & Co., both of London. G. B. Meager, also of London, in 1885. Per Miramar 'foundered 40.53S/18.10E 21.7.86 [London-Brisbane, general] (3*)'	68483
28	Cyrene (a barque)	592	Richard Thompson	G. Foreman of Sunderland	68894
29	Dafila , later Nuestra Se�ora De Loreto, Fuso Maru, Daikoku Maru (an iron steamship)	874	James Laing	Porteous & Senior or Porteous & Senier of London	68501

30	Dana� (an iron steamship)	746/1157 (N/G)	Iliff & Mounsey	The vessel, which was completed in Jan. 1873, & first registered at North Shields, on Feb. 27, 1873 (scroll to #65456), was owned by J. Robinson & Co. of North Shields, bought at the cost of �17,000. Turnbull's Shipping Register of 1874 lists her then owner as being Joseph Robinson. However this page (search for Danae), tells us (thanks!) that on Mar. 3, 1874, Joseph Robinson sold 48 shares to 23 shareholders including Nicholas J. Robinson (2 shares) and Joseph Robinson the Younger (4 shares). The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1872/73 thru 1876/77 at least, always owned by J. Robinson & Co. of North Shields. LR of 1877/78 is not available to the webmaster - the vessel is not listed in LR of 1878/79. In 1875/76 & 1876/77, LR lists W. Sinclair as the vessel's captain. 230.0 ft. long, signal letters LPKN, 98 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Company Ltd. of Sunderland. The Mercantile Navy Lists of 1874, 1875, 1876 & 1878 all list Joseph Robinson as her owner. On Dec. 25, 1877 the vessel foundered when about 30 miles from Horn Reef which lies half way up the W. coast of Denmark. The vessel, then owned by Joseph Robinson of North Shields (the principal owner of Stag Lines) & his partners, was en route from Copenhagen, Denmark, to London with a cargo of about 1480/1490 tons of wheat in bulk ex Revel (Tallinn, Estonia, on the Baltic) & Port Baltic (also Estonia, to the W. of Tallinn). Under the command of Thomas Hutchinson Smith. The tonnage of wheat may well have been in fact greater - as much as 1500 or 1600 tons. This page, at line 69, states that her cargo was of 1524 tons of wheat in bulk. The vessel had proceeded to Copenhagen for orders. It seems quite clear that the vessel was significantly overloaded. The vessel left Copenhagen on Dec. 20, 1877 & sheltered at the Skaw (i.e. Skagen Odde, a sandy peninsula in Jutland, Denmark, the northernmost tip of Denmark), while a gale passed by. Her journey continued on Dec. 23, 1877 but she soon encountered a gale which grew to become a hurricane. Now the vessel had had a small list since leaving Port Baltic. That list, caused by the shifting of her cargo, increased to such an extent that the vessel soon became unmanageable. She shipped a heavy sea which caused tremendous damage to the ship & permitted water to enter the engine room & the cargo. The pumps were manned to try to save the ship, but it settled down by the head & ended up on her beam ends. The crew, 19 hands all told, attempted to launch the boats, but could launch only one successfully. The entire crew were rescued from that boat by Smiling Morn, a fishing smack, & in due course were landed at Hull. It would seem that 2 hours after the crew had abandoned the vessel, it foundered. The report is interesting reading & merits the reader's attention. Thomas Smith, her master, was found to be responsible for, amongst other matters, the overloading of the vessel & for the insufficiency of her 'shifting boards'. His master's certificate was suspended for a period of 6 months. More interesting, to the webmaster at least, was the court's finding that the loss was in major part due to her defective construction & design, especially when the vessel was engaged in the carriage of bulk grain. The vessel was, however, classed A1 by Lloyd's. And was insured, for �17,000, at the time of her loss. You can read the 'pdf' report of the Official Inquiry into the loss of Danae here. Additional data, (thanks!). Data in Danish re the vessel's loss can be found here, Google translated into English. Crew lists are available here. Is there anything you can add? Y	65456
31	Dora	636	Blumer and Company	J. D. Hill & Co.	68424
32	Doris (a schooner, later a barquentine, later a brigantine)	293 (net) later 306/293 (G/N)	J. Crown (however LRs from 1881/82 state T. Crown - in error?)	This vessel was completed in May 1873. The vessel is likely Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1873/74 thru 1892/93. It was initially owned by L. Lewis (from 1881/82 L. Lewis & Co.) of Aberystwyth, Wales, thru 1885/86, with Lewis (to 1875/76), L. S. Lewis (from 1876/77 thru 1882/83) & T. Evans serving as the vessel's captains. LR of 1876/77 first records the vessel as a barquentine - from 1886/87 LR records the vessel as a brigantine. Her service in 1873/74, per LR, was from Sunderland to South America. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1880 & 1885 both list the vessel, as a schooner, then owned by Lewis Lewis of Llanshystyd (Llanrhystud), Cardiganshire. In 1885/86, per LR, the vessel became owned by W. Brooks, of Newport, Wales with Jones, J. Mills & from 1891/2 at least G. Broadstock, serving as the vessel's captains. MNL of 1890 lists William Brooks, of Newport, as her managing owner. Crewlist.org (insert 67625) tells us that the vessel foundered on Dec. 23, 1892. These articles (1 & 2) from the South Wales Daily News, refer to Doris, a brig, lost on Dec. 23, 1892. Most surely this vessel. Doris was en route from Trinidad (left Nov. 13, 1892) to London with a cargo of cocoa nuts, under the command of Captain Broadstock & with a crew of 7 all told. It encountered a heavy gale on Dec. 17, 1892 & huge seas broke over the vessel fracturing her steering gear & causing much other damage. R. Slooter, an able seaman & the ship's cook, was washed overboard as also was J. Davies, the vessel's mate who had been lashed to the wheel frame. The storm continued to hammer the ship day after day. On Dec. 23, 1892, the remaining crew took to the boats just before the vessel foundered. They were adrift for 24 hours until rescued by Caroline, a Norwegian barque & later landed at Liverpool. Doris foundered at 41N/33W in the North Atlantic, NW of the Azores. It was partially insured. Do read the entire Article 1. It would seem that there were 5 Norwegian barques named Caroline at about that time - none of them were built at Sunderland. 128.9 ft. long, signal letters MTHL Anything you can add? Y	67625

33	Drepano (a passenger/cargo steamship)	1572	W. Watson	Trinacria Steamship Company, of Palermo, Sicily, Italy	68883
34	Echo	556	William Pile	Hudig & Blokhuyzen (per Miramar) D. G. Pinkney & Sons (per Lloyd's 1876/77)
35	Edmund Richardson	291	Wm. Pickersgill	T. Seed, maybe of Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	68613
36	Elizabeth Richardson	301	Wm. Pickersgill	Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	68613
37	Emma Sims	417	W. (William) Richardson of North Hylton	Sims, Triplett & Co., later (1870) Richard Barrett Triplett, both of Plymouth, later (1890) James William Davies of London. Vessel was sold in 1890, maybe Apl. 18, 1890, to a Turkish owner.	68885
38	Faith, later Trofast (a barque)	521	J. Gardner of North Hylton	J. Smith & Co. of Liverpool. The vessel went missing in Nov. 1892	69290
39	G. E. Wood, later Luchana, G. E. Wood	1084	Joseph L. Thompson	J. Marychurch & Co.	68142
40	Glenisla	728	Davison & Stokoe	W. Thorburn
41	Gurtubay	879	William Doxford	Gurtubay
42	Hampton	1567	Blumer and Company	Commercial Steam Ship Co.	68474
43	Hankow 1 Note	?	William Pile & Co.	ex John Robert Kelso
44	Helen Christine	168	Alfred Simey & Co.	F. Crawshay	68547
45	Herminia	206	Alfred Simey & Co.	Unknown to webmaster
46	Imbro	1222	Mounsey & Foster	Pinkney & Sons	68893
47	Indiana	299	Wm. Pickersgill	Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	68628

Ithaca, later Rievaulx Abbey, Freja (an iron steamship)

698/1090 (N/G)

Robert Thompson (1819-1910)

A vessel which had a long life - was broken up in 1935. It was initially owned by Anderson, Horan & Co. of Sunderland, but soon was sold to Pyman, Watson & Co. ('Pyman') of Newport, Wales. Became stranded in 1883 but was floated off repaired & continued in service. Follow link at left for detail.

68889

49	John Wells	681	Davison & Stokoe	Goole Steamship Co. Ltd.	67805
50	Kashgar	2621	James Laing	Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.	68549

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
51	Kepler	1151	Bartram Haswell & Co.	W. Wilkie, later Wilkie & Turnbull	65468
52	Khiva	2609	James Laing	Peninsular & Oriental Steam Navigation Co.	68491
53	Kolga	720	Bartram Haswell & Co.	J. Flensburg, H. Friis & H. Ramsten
54	Kron Prinz	1076	Short Brothers	J. H. Lorentzen & Co.	87069
55	Lady Katherine	793	Short Brothers	Earl of Durham	68901
56	Lancelot	870	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	A. McMillan & Son	69292
57	Leon 1, 2, 3 Note 1 Note 2	2555	William Doxford	Olano, Larrinaga & Co.
58	Life Brigade (an iron steamship)	978/1512 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel had a short life - launched on Mar. 31, 1873 & lost in 1875. Was always owned by E. Shotton & Co. of North Shields. The vessel went ashore at Gingerhead Ground, Great Bahama Bank, on Feb. 8, 1875 & became a total loss.	65474
59	Lilian 1 Note	642	William Pile & Co.	C. H. Ellis, C. H. Stewart	68405
60	Lolland	557	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Det Lollandske Engelske Dampskibs Selskab
61	Lucy Vick	307	Wm. Pickersgill	T. Seed, maybe of Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	68619
62	Marie Lorentzen	1068	G. Short	J. H. Lorentzen & Co.
63	May Queen (a barque)	314	N. Gibbon of South Hylton	J. Haddow of Greenock, Scotland. 128.6 ft. long, signal letters LVWP. The vessel was wrecked on Oct. 2, 1885	67915
64	Medina	1112	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	John Pender	68433
65	Meggie Dixon, later Gertrude (a barque)	497	J. Gardner	Richardson & Co. of Amble. Later owned (Gertrude) by Chargeurs Reunis. Was hulked in 1892.	65462
66	Minstrel King (a barque)	497/525	Rich. Thompson	The vessel was always registered at Swansea, Wales, & owned by the 'Jacobs' family. The vessel foundered on May 21, 1888, about 600 miles NW of the Azores. The crew were rescued from ship' boats by Teutonia, a German steamship owned by the 'Hamburg-America Company'.	65539
67	Morehampton	684	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	W. D. Smith	69324
68	Namaqua	352	T. R. Oswald	Union Steam Ship Company Limited	68813
69	Neptuno	874	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Tatham & Co.	69306
70	Nereid	952	William Doxford	Kirby & Gillies	67348
71	Nordstjernen	1262	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Norden Steam Shipping Co.
72	Norval	1431	W. Watson	Baine & Johnston	67926
73	Ottawa 1 Note	1311	Joseph L. Thompson	J. H. W. Culliford	68891
74	Ovington	697	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Humble & Thompson	67385
75	Pauline	486	W. Richardson	Beckwith & Co.	67387
76	Petter Stahle	586	Davison & Stokoe	E. S. Jobson & Co.	58766
77	Rakaia	1057	Blumer and Company	The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited	68499
78	Roderick Dhu 1 Note	1723	Mounsey & Foster	Williamson, Milligan & Co.	69330
79	Roderick Hay, later (1884) Hak Lee (a barque)	304	N. Gibbon of South Hylton	Was owned & captained by P. A. Nicolson of Liverpool. Later owned (Hak Lee) by C. F. G. Svendborg of Sweden. 127.1 ft. long, signal letters LSCR. The vessel was sold at Amoy in 1888.	69240
80	Rosario Note	1217	William Pile	River Parana Steam Ship Co. Ltd.	69269
	Saint Peter - Go here	479/753 (N/G)	Blumer & Co.	J. Blumer & A. Robson	68900
81	Santander	704	Mounsey & Foster	Johnson & Co. soon C. L. Limpricht	67386
82	Sea Gull, later Betty, Sea Gull, Betty, Arietta Zigomala, Ariadne Michalinos, Genevieve (an iron steamship)	1002	Iliff & Mounsey	Basden Townsend & Co.	68294
83	Severn	1736	T. R. Oswald	Royal Mail Lines, Ltd. or a similar fleet name	68454
84	Sleipner (an iron steamship)	543/854 (N/G)	W. Watson	Swedish Steam Navigation Co. of Gothenburg, Sweden.
85	Somorrostro (a steamship)	735	Alfred Simey & Co.	I have not Lloyd's Register ('LR') etc. researched this vessel, which however is first LR listed in 1874/75, owned by J. H. Wilson, of Cardiff - per Miramar was owned by Wilson & Fry. 199.8 ft. long, signal letters LWKQ. See the extensive text re the vessel's collision with Amazonas on Apl. 26, 1879 near Cardiff, Wales. The Mercantile Navy List of 1880 states that the vessel was then owned by John H. Wilson of Cardiff. Lloyd's Register of 1880/81 notes that the vessel, then owned by J. H. Wilson & Co. of Cardiff, had foundered. Anything you can add? The circumstances of the vessel's loss, perhaps?	68143
86	Sophie Jobson, later Fieramosca (an iron steamship) 1 & 2 Note	585 later 501 later 600	Davison & Stokoe	We thank Aris Bilalis for most of the following data & for the related images. The vessel was built for E. S. Jobson & Co. of Hartlepool. 585 grt, 51.8 x 8.3 meters. 170.0 ft. long, signal letters MJTB, later PGQF, 70 HP engines by Ouseburn Engine Works Co. of Newcastle. Schooner rigged. In 1875, the vessel was sold to Arthur Cross of Liverpool & in 1876 was sold again to Liverpool & Continental Steamship Co. Ltd., also of Liverpool. They did not own it for long - in 1877, the vessel was sold to Societa di Nav. a Vapore Puglia, of Bari, Italy, & renamed Fieramosca. The 'Registro Italiano' 1886 & 1902 listings for the vessel. In 1915, the vessel was sold to the British Admiralty. Used as a dredger perhaps. On Dec. 18, 1915, the vessel was scuttled as a blockship in Suvla Bay, Gallipoli.	58768
87	Stag	1048	Alfred Simey & Co.	C. Lohden became Cory Lohden & Co.	67548
88	St. Peter (an iron steamship)	479/753 (N/G)	Blumer & Co.	A vessel which had a very short life. On Nov. 6, 1875, the vessel departed from Huelva (SW Spain), for Amsterdam, with a cargo of copper ore & a crew of 19. It was never heard from again.	68900
89	Supernal	1186	Bartram Haswell & Co.	James Westoll & Co.	68895
90	Thomas C. Seed, later Mota Hermanos (a brigantine, later a barquentine)	296 later 306	Wm. Pickersgill	I have not researched this vessel. The vessel was initially owned by T. Seed, of Fleetwood, Lancashire, for service from Sunderland to Brazil. By 1878/79, per Lloyd's Register ('LR'), the vessel was owned by Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd., also of Fleetwood. LR of 1884/85 is not available to the webmaster. In 1885/86 however, per LR, R. Gray of Fleetwood is listed as the vessel's then owner. 131.3 ft. long, signal letters MKNC. Niels Hald-Andersen advises (thanks so much!) that R. Gray sold the vessel in 1889 to H. (Hans Peder) Brinch, of Soenderho on the island of Fanoe, Denmark, who renamed her Mota Hermanos. And further that the vessel stranded on Jun. 27 or 28, 1889 & was wrecked at Santo Domingo while en route from Parahoua, Santo Domingo, to Pititru, Trinidad, in ballast. The vessel was struck by a storm when anchoring. The wreck was apparently sold. Of interest - possibly this vessel - a reproduction of a painting by William H. Yorke - 'A pilot cutter running out to meet the Danish barquentine Mota Hermanos'. Anything you can add?	68630
91	Triano	271	Alfred Simey & Co.	Unknown to webmaster
92	Umkomanzi (a barque)	306 (net) later 334/307 & 336/318 (G/N)	J. Crown	A vessel which was Aberdeen, Scotland, owned thru 1884 & then Norwegian owned. It seems clear that in late Nov. 1897, the vessel was in collision with Ask, a Norwegian steamship. In the area of the North Sea from the N. tip of Denmark across to Norway. There were no survivors from either vessel. Umkomanzi was found & towed into a Norwegian port in a severely damaged condition indeed bottom up. Its remains were sold on Feb. 05, 1898.	65103
93	Vanora (a barque)	729 (net) later 748/729 (G/N) later 755/730 (G/N)	J. Crown	The vessel was completed in Oct. 1873. It is likely Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1873/74 thru 1894/95. It was initially owned, per LR, by Lumsdon, & Byer (from 1876/77 Lumsdon, Byers & Co.) of Sunderland for service, in 1873/74, from Sunderland to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. With 'Gray' serving as the vessel's captain until part way thru 1875/76, then Groundwater (until 1878/79) then Scott for many years (thru 1892/93 at least). The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1875 lists Wm. L. Byers, of Sunderland, as her then owner, while the equivalent list of 1880, states W. Lumsden Byers. On Jun. 30, 1883, it was (in blue), reported that the vessel, en route from Antofogasta, Chile, to Europe was at Caldera, (also Chile) damaged. Crewlist.org notes that the vessel was sold to foreign owners on Nov. 29, 1883. LR of 1885/86 tells us that her then owners were C. J. Holme & A. Cousins, of Valparaiso, Chile, though LR of 1886/87 states 'C. J. Holm' only. Became of 755/730 tons (G/N) in LR of 1891/92 at least. LR of 1894/95 lists E. Gerard & Co., also of Valparaiso, as her then owner, with C. Waldbake? her captain. The vessel is not listed in LR of 1896/97. 173.6 ft. long, signal letters WSCB, later HBRG (from 1891/92). Can you tell us what finally happened to her? Y	68898
94	Vindomora	1080	Joseph L. Thompson	Bell, Symonds & Co.	68452
95	Vulcan	967	James Laing	Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfarhrt Aktien-Gesellschaft
96	Wallace Note	2708	T. R. Oswald	T. R. Oswald	68884
97	Washington, later Ciudad Condal 1	2576	T. R. Oswald	Stettin-Amerikanische Dampfschiffahrts AG of Stettin, Germany
98	Yen-tai	947	William Doxford	E. M. de Bussche	68506
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	Total tonnage
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What were the official build numbers for 1873? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 95 vessels & 99,371 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1874 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.)

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Alexandra	590	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	English & Scandinavian Steamship Co.	70227
2	Amazonas (a steamship)	1057	Alfred Simey & Co.	The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1874/75 thru 1892/93 at least (LR of 1893/94 is not available to the webmaster). 229.2 ft. long, 110 HP, schooner rigged, signal letters WTBL. The vessel was initially owned by Liverpool & Amazon Royal Mail Steamship Co., of Liverpool. But only for a short time. In 1876/77, E. S. Inman, also of Liverpool, became the vessel's owner. A little later, in 1878/79, Laing & Co. of Sunderland became the vessel's owner. Between 9 & 10 p.m. on Apl. 26, 1879, Amazonas sank, off Lavernock Point (7 miles S. of Cardiff, in the Bristol Channel), after being involved in a collision with Somorrosto, a steamship also built by 'Simey' of Sunderland. Amazonas was en route from Rotterdam to Cardiff in ballast while Somorrosto was en route from Cardiff to St. Nazaire, France, with a cargo of coal. As per this report of the later Inquiry, either i) Amazonas was struck on her starboard side by the stern of Somorrosto or ii) they collided bow to bow. Version i) seems to be correct. The collision is described as fatal but it would seem that that does not mean that there was a resulting loss of life. Somorrosto suffered significant damage that required her to be beached at Penarth to permit temporary repairs to be effected. While both vessels were initially found to be at fault, on later appeal, in Apl. 1880, Amazonas was held to have been solely at fault. On May 21, 1879, Amazonas was raised by Messrs. Elliott and Jeffrey of Cardiff, was docked in the South Basin, Cardiff, & left Cardiff for Sunderland for repairs on Nov. 9, 1879 under the tow of steam tug Anglia, of London. The Mercantile Navy Lists of 1880 & 1890 both list James Laing, of Sunderland, as the vessel's then owner. On Dec. 17, 1893, the vessel left the Tyne for Lisbon, Portugal, with a cargo of 1350 tons of coal & coke. Under the command of William Rees with a crew of 16. The vessel passed Dungeness, Kent, on Dec. 17, 1893, & was not later heard from. An Inquiry was held into her loss - it is believed that the vessel was lost as a result of two days of heavy gales & foundered on the French coast in or near the island of Ushant (a small rocky island in the English Channel off the coast of Brittany, near Brest, France). The vessel was then owned by James Laing & William Stobart. Anything you can add?	70893
3	Andes	866	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Moran & Sanderson	68708
4	Arizona	1288	G. Short	Milburn Bros.	70387
5	Aydon Forest	522	J. Gardner	W. Davison & Co.	70390
6	Ayton	662	G. Short	J. S. Barwick	68903
7	Barambio	754	Austin & Hunter	A. di Ysasi

Baron Aberdare, later Katharine, Akershus

1708

W. Watson

James MacCunn of Greenock, Scotland

67944

9	Bermuda	1160	William Doxford	Quebec & Gulf Ports Steamship Co.	68919
10	Blyth 1, 2 & 3 Note, 4	751	Blumer and Company	Blyth Shipping Company Limited	70384
11	Broomhall (an iron ship, later a barque)	1380/1430 later 1338	William Doxford & Sons	I refer the reader, via the link at left, to details re the vessel's ownership & operational history. On Aug. 29, 1895, then owned by S. Repetto, of Genoa, Italy, the vessel collided with Condor, a British barque, off Isla de los Estados (Staten Island), Argentina - in the South Atlantic near the southern tip of South America. Captain Repetto lost his life as did 6 other members of his crew.	68272
12	Campsie Glen	510	J. Gardner	W. Davison & Co.	70381
13	Chittagong	335	W. Richardson	E. Walker	70603
14	Clan MacLeod	671	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Thomas Dunlop & Sons	68086
15	Contest	455	William Doxford	Royal Navy/The Admiralty
16	Coomassie	428	N. Gibbon	R. Forrest	69856
17	Cumbria	675	Bartram Haswell & Co.	P. Hick & Co.	62876
18	Cygnet	455	William Doxford	Royal Navy/The Admiralty
19	Dacca	1153	Blumer and Company	J. B. Foley	68539

20	Duchess of Edinburgh 1, 2 ex Trove	1766	Mounsey & Foster	E. T. Gourley & Co.	70604
21	Dunalistair	1756	Mounsey & Foster	W. S. Croudace & Co.	68276
22	Eastern Monarch	1769	Mounsey & Foster	J. Patton Jr. & Co., soon Royal Exchange Shipping Company Limited	68536
23	Emily McLaren	445	J. & J. Gibbon	Foulds & Bone	72375
24	Emma Crook 1	305	Wm. Pickersgill	T. Seed, soon Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	70174
25	Ethel Caine	1014	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	N. Caine Jr.	70864
26	Express	455	William Doxford	Royal Navy/The Admiralty
27	Fernglen	850	Blumer and Company	R. B. Porrett	68911
28	Fitzclarence	917	T. R. Oswald	Burrell & Son	71683
29	Flinders	489	James Laing	A. L. Elder	70676
30	Florence Margaret	302	Wm. Pickersgill	T. Seed, maybe re Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	70164
31	Florence Richards	1051	Joseph L. Thompson	S. Richards	62034
32	Formosa	1024	James Laing	John Pile & Co., soon C. N. Carvalho Jr.	70614
33	Foyle	1662	T. R. Oswald	Nourse Line	70642
34	Glen Ville	299	J. & J. Gibbon	A. Meek & Co.	70616
35	Hindostan	1157	Blumer and Company	The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited	70629
36	Idomene	1424	T. R. Oswald	H. Fernie & Co.	69371

Imperatritsa Ekaterina II

1253

Davison & Stokoe

St. Petersburg DG

38	James Drake (an iron steamship)	875/1351 (N/G)	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Operational & ownership history of this vessel is available via the link at left. On Nov. 20, 1896, the vessel left Sardinia for Dunkirk, France, with a cargo of zinc ore. It was never heard from again, likely having succumbed to exceptionally heavy gales in the Bay of Biscay. 20 lives were lost.	70389
39	John Howard	1237	Joseph L. Thompson	J. Marychurch & Co.	70277
40	Kirch	1221	Bartram Haswell & Co.	W. Wilkie & Co. later Wilkie & Turnbull	70377
41	Knight Templar	1546	Austin & Hunter	E. Shotton & Co.	70393
42	Lanercost	562	N. Gibbon	G. Watson	68902
43	Linguist (a ship)	1601	Mounsey & Foster	T. & J. Harrison. I have not yet researched this vessel but have read that on Jan. 11, 1879 the vessel, en route from Liverpool to 'a port in the East', with a cargo of salt, foundered off Cape Clear (SW tip of Ireland). The vessel was then said to be owned by Thos. Harrison & others of Liverpool. An Official Inquiry into the loss of the vessel was held at Westminster. The casualty was 'caused by certain spars breaking adrift on deck which stove in the coamings of the main hatchway, and from shipping large quantities of water which caused her to heel over on her beam ends and eventually founder'. As per this summation of the Court of Inquiry.	70890
44	Lochnagar (an iron steamship)	1030/1597 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910) i.e. Jnr.	A vessel which had a very short life - owned by Adam & Co. of Aberdeen. On Jan. 26, 1875 while en route from the Tyne to India, with a cargo of coal, the vessel was wrecked on the Galloper Sands, off the coasts of Suffolk & Essex. 17 of her crew were saved by a French brig, but 6 (maybe 10) crew members, including her captain, were drowned.	65109
45	Lykus	1239	Joseph L. Thompson	A. Smith & Co.	68915
46	Marie Lorentzen	1161	G. Short	J. H. Lorentzen & Co.
47	Mary Frost	325	N. Gibbon	H. Barber	70844
48	Min, later Hiogo Maru (an iron steamship)	897/1411 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	A. R. Brown of London. 268.0 ft. long, signal letters WSQV, 200 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland.	70646
49	Muriel	878	James Laing	J. Laing	70756
50	Nancy Holt	319	J. & J. Gibbon	Lancashire Ship Co. Ltd. (in 1876/77)	69333

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
51	Nautilus	718	George S. Gulston	General Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.	70681
52	Olive	885	William Pile	H. Ellis	68907
53	Our Annie	377	R. Thompson Note	G. L. Seed	70171
54	Pioneer	576	Blumer and Company	British Navy
55	Plassey (an iron ship)	1683/1764 (N/G)	William Pile	G. D. Tyser & Co. of London	70579
56	Pym (a barque)	586	J. Crown	The vessel was completed in Oct. 1874. Was owned, thru its lifetime it would appear, by W. R. Abbay of Knaresboro', Yorkshire, but registered at Sunderland, with 'Stapleton' serving as her captain. The Mercantile Navy Lists of 1875, 1880 & 1882 all list Wm. Richd. Abbay of Knaresboro', Yorkshire, as her then owner. On May 28, 1880, a Naval Inquiry was held at Kanagawa, Japan, into the loss overboard of A. G. Fagelstrom, Pym's ship's carpenter. In heavy seas, at 41.6S/44.49E, in the Indian Ocean about 1450 miles SE of Durban, South Africa. Lionel John Harris Stapleton was Pym's captain. Many of the vessel's crew were witnesses at the Inquiry. It would seem that every effort was made to recover the man. All as per this page. The vessel is not listed in Lloyd's Register of 1883/84. 159.5 ft. long, signal letters WSQJ. Can anybody tell us what happened to the vessel, likely in or about 1883. Y	68910
57	Rayner	1155	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Stephens & Co.	70225
58	Remus	1447	Joseph L. Thompson	Culliford & Clark	68909
59	Renpor	1325	Short Brothers	R. Ropner	67552
60	Respigadera	1629	T. R. Oswald	Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson	70851

Robina Dunlop (a barque)

512

J. Crown

The vessel was completed in Apl. 1874. It is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1874/75 thru 1876/77 only, owned throughout by J. Neil of Glasgow & registered there, but initially registered at Sunderland. This site tells us that the vessel was initially owned by Thomas Dunlop & Sons, ('Dunlop') of Glasgow, hence presumably the vessel's name. They also state that the vessel was sold by Dunlop in 1877 to J. Neil, but that seems to be unlikely in view of the LR data. I have read also that the initial owners were Thomas Dunlop, John Neil & Andrew Reid, all of Glasgow. 'A. Jack' served as the vessel's initial captain until, per LR, part way thru 1876/77, when J. (John) Graham became her captain. Graham had served under Jack, I read, as the ship's chief officer on its first voyage to New Zealand ('NZ') in 1875. 142.9 ft. long, 512/493 tons (gross/net), signal letters MVCH. Her service record? I read that on May 13, 1874, the vessel left Sunderland too deep in the water, i.e. overloaded. The vessel made three voyages to NZ, as per the following detail (which needs to be expanded, particularly re the first 2 voyages). 1) On Jul. 21, 1875, the vessel arrived at Auckland, North Island, NZ, Jack in command. ii) The vessel left London on Mar. 18, 1876, John Graham in command, & arrived at Auckland on Jul. 5, 1876, in a voyage noted for the bad weather it encountered en route including a 36 hour hurricane which caused much damage to the vessel. iii) On Mar. 20, 1877, the vessel left London, Graham in command, for Wellington, S. tip of North Island, NZ, chartered by the New Zealand Shipping Company, with an 800 ton cargo & no passengers. It safely arrived at Wellington on Jul. 16, 1877 after a passage of 116 days. At 10.00 a.m. on Aug. 11, 1877, the vessel left Wellington for Batavia (then Dutch East Indies, now Jakarta, Indonesia) in ballast, with a crew of 13 or 14, but only made about 100 miles before grounding on a beach, in dirty weather, at the mouth of the Turakina river, located due N. of Wellington near Whanganui, a place where the vessel should never have been. N. of Cook Strait. It grounded at 7.55 in the evening of May 13, 1877 - the vessel ended up on her port beams, with heavy seas breaking over her continuously, doing much damage & carrying away all three boats. The masts had to be cut off & jettisoned & the vessel began to break up. At 6 a.m. next morning one of the hands swam to shore with a lead line, & the entire crew escaped the vessel by the use of ropes. Reuben (Reupena Kewatone) a Māori chief, gave hospitality to the crew when they reached Reuben's pā (a pā is a Māori village) & in gratitude, by formal deed of gift, Graham gave the wreck as it lay on the beach to Reuben - even though he did not own it & it was not his to give! An Inquiry into the disaster soon followed. The Court determined that Graham had failed to properly estimate the distance that the vessel had travelled, failed to take into account a strong adverse tide & failed to use the lead to take depth soundings. The Court concluded that the loss occurred because of the culpable negligence of the captain & suspended Graham's licence for a period of 2 years. George Frederic August Carl von Schoen, the vessel's chief officer, was censured for his action (or lack of it) throughout. Parts of the wreck are still today on the ocean floor. Robina Dunlop's figurehead 'is now part of the collection held by the Devonport Navel Base in Auckland'. Some data sources - 1, 2, 3, 4. A NZ government wreck summary report (in red). Is there anything you can add to the above, or correct?

68101

62	Rodney	1519	William Pile	Devitt & Moore	68905
63	Romulus	922/1442	Joseph L. Thompson	The vessel was owned, for its entire lifetime, by J. H. W. Culliford, later by Culliford & Clark, both of Sunderland. On Jan. 17, 1889, Belgrano, a French steamship, collided with Romulus a few miles off Dover, Kent. Romulus sank within 10 minutes of the collision. The life of one crew member was lost.	68908

Saint Lawrence

2220

James Laing

Temperley & Co.

70581

65	Sarah & Mary	141	D. A. Douglas	Tyzack & Branfoot	68916
66	Senator	1768	Mounsey & Foster	Charente Steamship Co. Ltd.	69375
67	Silksworth	1047	G. Short	J. O. Clazey	68912
68	Silver Cloud 1, 2 & 3	304	R. Thompson Note	Maunsell & Co.	68550
69	Stag	1558	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Joseph Robinson	67548
70	Sumida	1401	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Japanese Government
71	Swallow	309	W. Richardson	T. Gallop	63910
72	S. W. Kelly	1129	Joseph L. Thompson	J. Marychurch & Co.	70264
73	Theseus	1041	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Livingstone & Briggs	70606
74	Tonga	314	N. Gibbon	Bullard King & Co.	68534

Transvaal (a barque)

384

J. Crown

The vessel, which was completed in Jul. 1874 is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1874/75 thru 1880/81 only. Which is a puzzle - read on! It was owned by J. T. Rennie, of Aberdeen, Scotland, with 'Bolton' i.e. J. T. Bolton, serving as her captain. The Mercantile Navy List of 1875 lists John Thomson Rennie of Aberdeen as her then owner, however the equivalent list of 1876 does not record the vessel at all. As we know from the above listing re Umkomanzi, also owned by 'Rennie', his vessels served Natal, South Africa - extensive data about the Rennie fleet can be read here. 140.4 ft. long, 384/370 tons (gross/net), signal letters NHWC. Why did I say above that it was a puzzle that LR listed the vessel thru 1880/81? Because I learn that the vessel was wrecked near Durban, KwaZulu, Natal, South Africa, on Dec. 8, 1874, indeed the vessel is stated to have broken in half lengthwise (can that really be so?). During her maiden voyage. She had left London on Aug. 29, 1874 with a cargo valued at �25,000 to �30,000. This site (search for Transvaal) (thanks!) tells us that the vessel was anchored about 2 1/2 km. S. of the mouth of the Umgeni River (which empties into the sea at Durban) when the area was hit by a southerly gale. The vessel's anchors parted & she 'went aground stern first and then swung broadside to the coast. A great sea struck her and she split in half from bow to stern'. At 7.00 a.m. on Dec. 8, 1874. One half of the vessel, the starboard side, was washed inshore while the port side was swept out to sea. The crew climbed into the rigging, but perished before the eyes of spectators when her masts fell. This fine article ex Trove, Australia, tells us a little differently - that the crew had climbed the mizenmast & that while they were there the ship rolled right over dropping the mast & crew into the raging waters. Such article does not refer to the vessel breaking up lengthwise. It does tell us that there is an area of quicksand where Transvaal went ashore & that within two minutes (have also read 15 minutes) the wreck sank into the quicksand & vanished from sight. All 12 aboard were lost, not including Bolton, her captain, who was fortunate to have been ashore when all of this occurred. The 12 were buried in a mass grave in the West Street Cemetery, in Durban. This article names them all. There is some modest confusion as to the exact location where she came ashore. Is there anything you can add or correct? Y

65110

76	Truth	527	J. Gardner	Eills & Co.	69341
77	Violet	170	J. & J. Gibbon	E. Gardner	68906
78	Waikato	1053	Blumer and Company	The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited	68518
79	Waimate	1157	Blumer and Company	The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited	70629
80	Waitangi	1170	Blumer and Company	The New Zealand Shipping Company Limited	70592
81	Wallacetown	1626	T. R. Oswald	Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson	70895
82	Warrior	1231	Davison & Stokoe	T. & J. Harrison	69347
83	William D. Seed	767	Wm. Pickersgill	T. Seed, maybe of Fleetwood Shipping Co. Ltd.	70170
84	Zeeburg	533	J. Gill	D. & A. D. McLaren	67937
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	Total tonnage
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What were the official build numbers for 1874? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 88 vessels & 88,022 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1875 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.)

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	A Steam ferry		George S. Gulston	Not known to webmaster
2	Abbey Cowper	726	William Doxford & Sons	J. Hay & Co.	70957
3	Aikshaw (an iron barque)	596	William Doxford & Sons	E. W. Dyson of Maryport. Have read that the vessel was wrecked off the coast of Chile on Dec. 12, 1891.	72922
4	Ajeca	317	Wm. Pickersgill	A. & A. Suter	70735
5	Alastor	874	Iliff and Mounsey	R. H. Penney	69930
6	Allendale	880	James Laing	W. H. Dixon & T. Wilson	68931
7	Alpheta	869	Mounsey & Foster	R. H. Penney	74736
8	Ann Chaddock Note	469	N. Gibbon	Not known to webmaster	74509
9	Anne Lesslie	106	J. Gardner	P. L. Smith	68927
10	Antares	873	Mounsey & Foster	R. H. Penney	69922
11	Antofagasta	709	William Doxford & Sons	Tomlinson, Hodgett & Co.	70935
12	Autocrat	1539	William Doxford & Sons	T. Day	70239
13	Bann	1719	T. R. Oswald	James Nourse	73550
14	Bayad�re	212	N. Gibbon	A. Levive
15	Beecroft	1626	T. R. Oswald	Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson	70938
16	Belle of Benin	299	George S. Gulston	G. Eastee	70714
17	Bowden	1624	T. R. Oswald	Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson	70914
18	Britannia	1400	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Hamilton Bros.	70985
19	Camara	826	Alfred Simey & Co.	Vinuesa & Co.
20	Campanero	361	N. Gibbon	Foulds & B'ne (Bourne?)	72401
21	Carbet Castle	1649	Mounsey & Foster	L. H. MacIntyre & Co.	70970
22	Carlotta	591	W. Richardson	R. Beckwith	70231
23	Castle Holme	1042	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Hine Bros.	72923
24	Catherine Griffith	337	Wm. Pickersgill	G. Griffith	73573
25	Champion	1487	T. R. Oswald	H. Fernie & Sons	74481
26	Clan Campbell	749	Bartram Haswell & Co.	T. Dunlop & Sons	71713

27	Croft	1403	Joseph L. Thompson	Dent Hodgson & Co.	70241
28	Delscey	704	William Doxford & Sons	Shallcross & Higham	70954
29	Devonshire	678	James Laing	W. Milnes	73567
30	Diomedea	1240	James Laing	G. Porteous	73558
31	Ebenezer	81	Dunn	W. Harty & Co.	68934
32	Eden Holme	818	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Hine Bros.	62035
33	Ellen Holt	321	W. Richardson	Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd.	74463
34	Emily Chaplin	777	Austin & Hunter	Moran & Sanderson	73161
35	Erith (a schooner rigged iron steamship)	430/687 (N/G) later 409/655 (N/G) later 409/673 (N/G)	Blumer and Company	The vessel, which was completed in Aug. 1875, & was always registered at London, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1875/76 thru 1890/91. It was owned initially, per LR of 1875/76, by W. H. Crooks & Co., but later in that year & throughout the balance of its lifetime, the vessel was owned by W. A. Watson, with, per LR, 3 captains during that period i.e. J. Noble to 1876/77 at least, W. Scott from 1878/79 at least to 1888/89, & Hardy or J. R. Hardy thereafter. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1876, 1880 & 1885 list William Anthony Watson, of Sunderland, as her then owner, while MNL of 1889 & 1890 lists William Anthony Watson as her managing owner. It is clear, however, that Erith was always owned by Watson & others, apparently a 'great number' of others. 187.7 ft. long, signal letters SFLM, 90 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., of Sunderland. LR of 1890/91 notes that the vessel had been 'Lost by Collision'. On Sep. 17, 1879, Erith left London for Seaham, in ballast & with a crew of 15 all told. Early on Sep. 18, 1879 the vessel was off Robin Hood's Bay, Yorkshire, approaching a fleet of some 50 fishing smacks actively fishing. One of those smacks was Malakoff, an 18 ton fishing lugger registered at Penzance, Cornwall, & owned by Peter Williams. Malakoff became concerned that her nets would become tangled in the vicinity of so many other fishing boats. So she hauled in her nets & proceeded slowly to an area of clear space. By law, apparently, Malakoff, not being an open boat, must show not only her white light (which denotes fishing & stationary) but also coloured running lights when under weigh. While equipped for such lights, which are cumbersome to use, Malakoff did not display such lights. Erith approached at speed, at about 8 or 9 knots, saw the white light of Malakoff & thought she was stationary, & realised that she was in fact moving too late to avoid a collision. Erith struck Malakoff amidships causing her to break in two with her crew ending up in the water. Erith's boats were launched but three of the crew of seven aboard Malakoff were drowned. A Court of Inquiry was held into the collision. Both vessels, in the Court's opinion, were to blame. You can read the Inquiry Report here. I read that on Jun. 13, 1890, Erith & Lyell collided off Flamborough Head, Yorkshire. Lyell, a 2434 ton steamer was built by Bartram & Haswell of Sunderland in 1890. Crew lists re Erith's voyages in 1876 thru 1891 exist at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada. Miramar advises (thanks!) that on Feb. 25, 1891, Erith, en route from Sunderland to Rochester, Kent, with a cargo of coal, was in collision with the anchored Clan Monroe off Maplin Sands (Thames Estuary near Southend-on-Sea) & sank. Iris, a Glasgow steamer, had run violently into Erith, & Erith was driven, by the force of the impact, 'athwart' of Clan Monroe which was anchored off the Nore. Erith sank but her crew were all taken aboard Clan Monroe, which was only slightly damaged. You can read about it here. Can you add anything? Y	73556
36	Eschol	1486	James Laing	Middleton & Co.	70398
37	Ethel	515	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	J. Russell	69507
38	Euphony (a barque)	377	J. Crown	This vessel, which was completed in Jul. 1875, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed, it would seem, from 1875/76 thru 1886/87. Owned throughout by J. Ditchburn of London, as is confirmed by the Mercantile Navy Lists of each of 1876, 1880 & 1885. With 'Lawrence' (thru 1879/80), R. Robertson (thru 1883/84 at least) & 'Whittingham' (from 1885/86 at least) serving as her captains. LR of 1886/87 noted that the vessel had been 'Lost'. The U.K. register for the vessel was closed in 1887. 'Log Chips' of Jun. 1959, a 'pdf' file available here, tells us (on page #81) that the vessel foundered in Dec. 1886. 138.0 ft. long, 377/364 tons (gross/net), signal letters PBTV. Can you tell us about the circumstances of the vessel's loss? Y	70741

39	First Lancashire	1405	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	William H. Owen	74480
40	Fylde 1, 2 Note	379	R. Thompson Note	H. Hall & Co.	70176
41	George Watson	795	N. Gibbon	G. Watson & Sons	68917
42	Glannibanta later Alemagna, Senegal 1	853	Joseph L. Thompson	Bell & Symonds	70236
43	Glen Ville	325	N. Gibbon	A. Meek & Co.	70616
44	Gloria	2848	William Doxford & Sons	Olano, Larrinaga & Co.
45	Granville	341	N. Gibbon	J. Davies & Co.	70489
46	Guiding Star	322	Wm. Pickersgill	W. Dodd	70927
47	Halley	1362	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Wilkie & Turnbull	70399
48	Haytian	2336	James Laing	West India & Pacific Steam Navigation Co.	70902
49	Hesperides	1401	Short Brothers	J. Patton Jr., & Co.	70706
50	Hospodar	1625	T. R. Oswald	J. Hargrove	70984

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
51	Ifafa, later Union (a barque)	384	J. Crown	The vessel was completed in Feb. 1875. The name Ifafa? - a coastal town in KwaZulu, Natal, South Africa, located S. of Durban. The vessel is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed, as Ifafa, from 1874/75 thru 1888/89 only. It was owned by J. T. Rennie (J. T. Rennie & Son from 1879/80), of Aberdeen, Scotland, with 'J. Smith' (thru 1879/80) & 'Le Messurier' (from 1879/80) serving as her captains. J. T. Rennie meant John Thomson Rennie I learn. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1880, 1882 & 1885 all list, however, George H. Rennie, of London, as owner of the Aberdeen registered barque. The equivalent MNL list of 1890 does not record the vessel at all. Now LR of 1889/90 tells us that Ifafa had been renamed Union & lists Union as owned by Larchev�que of St. Valery, France, which surely means St. Valery-en-Caux, on the coast of Normandy, N. & E. of Le Havre. LR lists Union from 1889/90 thru 1893/94 & indicates, in the 1893/94 edition, that the vessel had been 'Abandoned'. Her service? As we know from the above listing re Umkomanzi, also owned by 'Rennie', his vessels served Natal, South Africa - extensive data about the Rennie fleet can be read here. Which page also tells us that Union was abandoned in the North Atlantic on Nov. 19, 1893, after losing her rudder. 142.5 ft. long, 384/365 tons (gross/net), signal letters NTBG, later LGTC. Martin Halliwell has kindly been in touch with extensive detail about the events of Nov. 19, 1893. Martin's great grandfather, William Halliwell (1853/?), was then the Master of Inchisla, a 2929 gross ton steamship owned by Inch Shipping Co. Ltd. of Liverpool. Inchisla, built by Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co. Ltd. at Newcastle in 1891 (ON 97873), later named Venti Settembre, was en route from Savannah, Georgia, U.S.A. to the port of Liverpool. When about 500 miles W. of Fastnet Rock (SW tip of Ireland), Inchisla came upon Union, waterlogged, in a sinking condition & flying a signal of distress. Union had encountered appalling weather for a number of days, had lost her rudder, & for 3 days her crew of 30 had survived without food or water, having 'taken refuge on a spar rudder attached to the ship'. To try to effect a rescue, Halliwell had a ship's boat launched under the command of Chief Officer Smiles. A small boat indeed, just Smiles & 2 able seamen. After three trips, in dangerous hurricane conditions, they were able to safely rescue not only all of Union's 30 man crew but also her ship's dog. And 4 days later land them all at Liverpool. The actions of both Halliwell & Smiles were honoured by silver medals (for bravery at sea) & certificates of the 'Liverpool Shipwreck & Humane Society' ('LSHS')- a replacement for Captain Halliwell's original such certificate can be seen here. Halliwell's actions were also recognised by the Government of France, which awarded him a fine set of binoculars. Martin also advises that to the best of his knowledge the names of the two seamen in the ship's boat are not recorded. But he does understand that they each were given 7/6 (7 shillings & 6 pence) as thanks! Data sources:- 1 Lloyd's casualty announcement (in red), 2, 3 & 4 contemporary newspaper reports, 5 (front & back of a LSHS medal, 6 (a photo of William Halliwell, taken at Savannah in 1893). We thank Martin Halliwell for making most of this material available. Can you add anything additional and/or correct the above? Y	70439
52	Jamaica	718	William Doxford & Sons	R. Denniston & Co.	71718

53	J. B. Eminson	1031	Short Brothers	John Oswald Clazey or James Oswald Clazey	68928
54	Karo	1514	Mounsey & Foster	David G. Pinkney & Son	68921
55	Kingdom of Sweden	830	Mounsey & Foster	Gosman & Smith	70707

56	Lady Aline	600	James Laing	Marquis of Londonderry	68933
57	Lady Eleanor 1, 2	764	George S. Gulston	Earl of Durham	68929
58	Langdale (a steamship)	883	James Laing	W. H. Dixon of Sunderland.	68941
59	Lartington	1357	Short Brothers	J. S. Barwick & Co.	68924

60	Lillian Morris, later Pasqualino, later Paysandhu, later Ibaizabal, later Maria Luiza (an iron barque) 1 Note	806 later 769 & 745	William Doxford & Sons	Launched in Jul. 1875. Per Lloyd's Register of 1875/76 was then owned by T. Benyon & Co. of Newport - thru 1880, later (1890) John W. Beynon of Castletown, Monmouthshire. 195.3 ft. long. 'scott-base' advised, thanks, that the vessel was sold in 1902 to Giuseppi Ferrara of Italy & renamed Pasqualino. Was converted to an auxilliary schooner in 1917 & renamed Paysandu. Was renamed Ibaizabal in 1919. The vessel was sold again in 1923 & renamed Maria Luiza. The vessel caught fire and sank in 1929. Later broken up.	73131
61	Lizzie Barry (a barque)	526	J. Gardner	Was launched in Aug. 1875. Owned in 1875/76, per Lloyd's Register, by J. H. Barry of Whitby. 146.6 ft. long.	72131
62	Lombardian (an iron barque)	760	Austin & Hunter	Launched in Apl. 1875. Per Lloyd's Register of 1875/76 was then owned by Tweddell & Harrison of Stockton. Tweddell Jr. or Tweddell & Harrington. 188.4 ft. long.	67506
63	Luis de Cuadra, later, Hermes, Elisabeth, Ugurola (an iron steamer)	596/923 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910) Hull #76	Per 1 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access), 2 (wrecksite.eu). The vessel, which was launched on Jul. 5, 1875 is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1875/86 thru 1892/93 at least. And surely is later listed also but only a few of such editions are available to the webmaster. Strangely perhaps, just from 1886/87 thru 1890/91 at least, LR listed the vessel as Luis Cuadra (i.e. with no 'de'). The vessel's initial owner, per LR, was S. Clarke & Co. ('Clarke') of London, which per Miramar (thanks!) means Stephenson Clarke & Co., who owned the vessel thru 1880/81. 'Smith' served as the vessel's captain under Clarke ownership, indeed thru 1887/88 by which time the vessel had been Spanish owned for many years. In 1881/82 per LR, & thru 1890/91 at least, the vessel was owned by Segovia, Cuadra & Co. of Seville, Spain. With 'Martin' serving as the vessel's captain from 1888/89 thru 1890/91 & in 1892/93. Note however that LR offers doubt about when Martin's service commenced (it indicates his service to be 71-82). By 1892/93, the vessel became owned by Comp. Sevillana de Navegacion � Vapor, also of Seville. Which may prove to be the re-organised Segovia, Cuadra & Co. We thank Miramar for her later ownership history. In 1907, & thru 1913, the vessel, renamed Hermes, became owned by Nicolaides Fr�res & V. Cokkinis of Musconisi. Musconisi is a group of 20 islands in the NE Aegean Sea between Lesbos & the coast of Asia Minor. It would seem that such islands were owned by Turkey & then by Romania (1913). In 1913, the vessel was sold, more likely transferred, to A. Lipovatz & G. Nicolaides, and, now named Elisabeth, was registered at Trieste on the Adriatic (Austro Hungarian Empire). In 1914, Demetrios Paleologo, of Istanbul, Turkey, became the vessel's owner with no change of vessel name. The final ownership change was later in 1914 when the vessel became owned by the Ottoman Government at Istanbul, who renamed the vessel Ugurola. 210.5 ft. (64.16 metres) long, signal letters HSKM, 99 HP, later, changed before LR of 1897/98, 125 HP engines by John Dickinson of Sunderland. I read that on Jul. 12, 1915, while en route from Eregli or KD Eregli, (Turkey, western Black Sea, noted for its coal mines, near Zonguldak) to Istanbul with a cargo of coal, the vessel was sunk by a torpedo fired by Russian submarine Morsh, when 1/4 mile off Galaraburnu or Galara Burnu (S. shore of Black Sea, E. of northern entrance to the Bosphorus. Is there anything you can add? Perhaps tell us why a vessel of such a name was not initially Spanish owned? Maybe details re her sinking? A single torpedo? The circumstances of her loss? Y	73549

64	Maid of Aln	518	J. Gardner	W. Davison & Co.	70397
65	Mountaineer	1537	William Doxford & Sons	G. N. Gardiner & Co.	70910
66	Myrtle Holme	945	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Hine Bros.	72921
67	Opal	2162	William Doxford & Sons	Royal Navy
68	Oregon	843	Mounsey & Foster	Welch & Rollo	73394
69	Ours	1168	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Culliford & Clark	68935
70	Paz, later Anselmo (a steamer)	785	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Data sources:- 1 (extensive page in Spanish, with 2 giant images) 2 (link 1 Google translated into English), 3 (image of Anselmo, c.1905/10 at Barcelona, Spain, thanks to 'vida-maritima.com'). 4 (Anselmo at left). The vessel is recorded in Lloyd's Register ('LR'), thru 1885/86, as owned by E. Lund of Bilbao, Spain. LR of 1886/87 lists the vessel, renamed Anselmo, owned by O. de Olavarria, of Gijon, Bay of Biscay coast of Spain. On Nov. 3, 1910, the vessel ran aground, in fog, at the entrance to the Arosa estuary (NW Spain) & became a total loss. You can read extensive history of the vessel via the links above, thanks to 'vida-maritima.com'.
71	Penshaw (a barque, but maybe a ship, see text)	755	J. Crown	The vessel which was completed in Nov. 1875 was likely Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1875/76 thru 1893/94 (not all editions are available to the webmaster). It was owned, thru 1886/87, by J. Crown of Sunderland, i.e. its builder, with J. S. Airey serving as the vessel's captain throughout that entire period. The vessel may have served in the Far East. I spotted a vessel survey done at Sourabaya, Java. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1880 & 1885 both record John Crown of Southwick as the owner of Penshaw, listed as a ship (LR throughout lists the vessel as a barque). In 1886/87, the vessel became owned by H. G. Brown of Hong Kong (H. G. Brown & Co. Ltd. from 1889/90), with G. Parker serving as her captain thru 1887/88, J. Judkay (thru 1892/93) & Wood in 1893/94. H. G. Brown was a timber merchant, I read. MNL of 1890 lists H. G. Brown & Co., Lim. of Hong Kong as the then owner of Penshaw, a ship. LR of 1893/94 notes that the vessel had been wrecked in Feb. 1893. Which data is amplified by 'Log Chips' of Jun. 1959, a 'pdf' file available here, which tells us (on page #81) that the vessel was lost on Feb. 19, 1893 in the Philippines. 175.8 ft. long, 755/729 tons (gross/net), signal letters WTJM. Can you tell us about the circumstances of the vessel's loss? Y	68930
72	Philomene	1465	T. R. Oswald	H. Fernie & Sons	70956
73	Plover	949	Mounsey & Foster	General Steam Navigation Co.	70720
74	Ramon	374	Blumer and Company	U. de Undaza
75	Rowland (a steamer)	1230	Bartram Haswell & Co.	An iron steamer that had a very short life. The webmaster has access to only one edition of Lloyd's Register that includes the vessel, that of 1876/77. Such register states that R. Mawson Kendrick & Co., of Newcastle, were then her owners. The vessel was launched on Oct. 30, 1875. The Mercantile Navy List of 1876 (select steam) lists Rowland (hence the vessel name, I presume) Mawson, of Newcastle, as the then owner of the steamer. 236.0 ft. long, 120 HP, signal letters WTDQ. On Sep. 12, 1877, Rowland left Montreal, Canada, for Queenstown, Ireland, with a cargo of 1,565 tons of wheat both in bag & in bulk. In getting under weigh, the vessel came into collision with Hollingshead, a barque, (cannot identify the vessel) & 5 hours later touched ground, 'a not uncommon occurrence in the River St. Lawrence ...' The vessel arrived at Sydney Harbour, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, on Sep. 16, 1877, took on coal there & left at 4 p.m. on Sep. 17, 1877 steering ESE. John Phillips Swaffin was the vessel's master, while George Sharpham was her first officer. She had a crew of 21 all told & carried a single passenger. After leaving Sydney the vessel encountered fog, a continuous & thick fog such that at times the look-out man could not be seen from amidships. The vessel travelled at full speed, at about 8 or 8 1/2 knots, despite the conditions & despite the vessel's compass having a known error. The vessel's course took it, in the opinion of the Court, closer to Newfoundland than was prudent or necessary. At 2.30 a.m. on Sep. 19, 1877, the look-out man reported ice ahead. It proved not to be ice! The engines were reversed but before she could be stopped she ran aground on the NE bank of Peter River, Holyrood Bay, St. Mary's Bay, Newfoundland. Everyone aboard safely made in to shore in ship's boats or with the assistance of local fishermen. A few days later, the ship broke up &, with the exception of 2,000 or 3,000 bags of wheat, the entire cargo was lost. The Court considered at length the body of knowledge available to the master about navigating in waters close to the S. coast of Newfoundland. Most particularly the necessity to constantly use the lead to ascertain one's position in view of the strong currents & frequent fogs in the area. The lead had not been used. And the effect of the currents, which had caused many a shipwreck, were not properly considered. The Court held that the master had navigated the ship 'with an amount of negligence such as has seldom come under our notice'. They suspended his licence for a 6 month period & reprimanded the first officer for his lack of action while on duty at the time of the grounding. All of this as per the Inquiry Report available here. At the time of her loss, the vessel was owned by many persons, all with few shares - Rowland Mawson was her managing owner. Is there anything you would wish to add? Y	70244
76	R�genwalde	513	Short Brothers	Hemptenmacher & Co.

Ruth Topping

332

W. Richardson

Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd.

70949

78	Salvadora	970	William Doxford & Sons	Cuculla & Co.
79	Scottish Chief	682	Blumer and Company	D. Park	68932
80	Sierra Morena	1423	T. R. Oswald	Thompson Anderson & Co.	74469
81	Sindbad	639	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Swansea Shipping Co.	70501
82	Southella	1281	Blumer and Company	Jackson, Beaumont & Co.	73167
83	Spinaway (a barque, later a barquentine & a schooner)	346	R. Thompson Note	Data sources:- 1 (ex p#41 of a 'pdf' file available here - W.A. Historical Ships Register). J. & W. Bateman in 1876/77	68922
84	Swaledale	1587	Short Brothers	Milburn Bros.	70407
85	Syracuse	1488	James Laing	R. T. Nicholson	68926
86	Tartessus	636	Alfred Simey & Co.	H. F. Wilcox	73551
87	The Frederick	836	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	J. N. Ward & Co.	70179
88	Torrens	1335	James Laing	Elder & Co.	73595
89	Victoria	2909	William Doxford & Sons	Olano, Larrinaga & Co.
90	W. H. Watson	533	Short Brothers	W. H. Watson & Son	68918
91	Woollahra	974	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Cowlishaw Bros.	73314
92	Yembo	1655	James Laing	David G. Pinkney & others	68923
93	Zulu Chief	405	Richard Thompson	J. Thomson & Co. Lloyd's Register of 1886/87 notes that the vessel, then owned by 'Bk "Zulu Chief" Co. (Lim.)' (W. J. Woodside, of London, had foundered. 150.0 ft. long, signal letters PHQG.	73593
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What were the official build numbers for 1875? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 91 vessels & 79,904 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1876 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	A. 1. (an iron barque)	933/962	Bartram Haswell & Co.	The vessel, which was launched on Jan. 12, 1876 & first registered, at Scarborough, Yorkshire, on Apl. 8, 1876 (scroll to #62879), is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1875/76 & 1876/77 only. It, alas, had a very short life, being lost on its maiden voyage. The vessel was, per LR, owned by P. (Porritt) Webster of Scarborough, with again per LR, 'W. Hselt'n' her captain in 1875/76 & J. Oatway in 1876/77. 195.2 ft. long, signal letters PKHD, a crew list is available. LR of 1876/77 notes that the vessel had been 'Lost'. What happened to the vessel? On Apl. 8, 1876, the vessel, which was owned by Porritt Webster & 2 other persons of Scarborough, left Shields for Montreal, Canada, with a general cargo & under the command of John Oatway. Her 2nd mate, relevant to the story, was Richard Lee. The vessel arrived in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on May 7, 1876 & encountered drift ice. Drift ice extensive enough to have held the vessel fast in its grip until May 15, 1876, when the ice broke apart & the vessel continued her voyage. Soon thereafter, what to all accounts would seem to be an unremarkable chunk of ice was seen in the distance. The captain gave command of the deck to Richard Lee, the 2nd mate, & went below, after having brought that chunk of ice to Lee's attention & told him to steer clear of it. Lee did not steer clear of it! The ship hit the ice with her port bow in a major impact that created a hole into what was believed to be a water-tight compartment - it clearly wasn't. Water flowed into the ship which soon sank low in the water by the bow. A sail was placed over the hole to stem the inflow but the effort was not successful. Neither were the crew's efforts to control the water with pumps. Soon the vessels stern was high in the air & the crew took to ship's boats & stood by. They tried again to control the water without success. At 6 a.m. on May 16, 1876, the vessel slid below the surface of the river. Bruces, I read, came on the scene & rescued the vessel's crew. (Name likely in error. Such vessel, I believe an iron barque built at Glasgow in 1874, was, per LR, named Bruce). The loss occurred at 48.40N/62.45W, i.e. S. of the island of Anticosti. An Inquiry into the vessel's loss was later held at South Shields. While the captain was not held responsible for the vessel's loss, he was considered to have not acted prudently in the circumstances. Richard Lee was held responsible for the loss having wilfully disobeyed the captain's specific instructions. His certificate was suspended for a 12 month period. See these links (1, 2, 3) that evidence this unfortunate history. Is there anything you can add? Y	62879
2	Advent (a steamship)	895	Short Brothers	James Westoll. Her launch.	68939
3	Alice Mary (a barque)	381	N. Gibbon	John Frazer & Co. of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Her launch.	73638
4	Alne Holme	1036	Joseph L. Thompson	The webmaster has not researched this vessel. Was owned by Hine Bros. In Feb. 1881, the vessel loaded, at Newport, Wales, 1369 tons of 'Risca' coal, a type of coal noted for giving off large quantities of gas. On Feb. 24, 1881, the vessel sailed for Gibraltar, met heavy weather en route, & closed down the limited ventilation hatches. On Feb. 27, 1881, an explosion resulted which caused some vessel damage & the loss of life of one crewman. As per this report of an Inquiry into the event.	72925
5	Arabella	688	Bartram Haswell & Co.	T. E. Hick	62880
6	Archer	789	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	P. Iredale & Son	74535
7	Argo	653	J. Gardner	R. Humble	68936
8	Armstrong (an iron steamship)	920	James Laing	The vessel, which was launched on Nov. 4, 1876, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in the 1876/77 & 1878/79 editions (& likely was also listed in 1877/78 which edition is not available to the webmaster). In both of such years, the vessel was stated to be owned by J. Wait of North Shields, with W. Dodds serving as the vessel's captain. J. Wait meant James Wait it would appear. The vessel seems not to be listed in the available editions of the Mercantile Navy List - re 1876 & 1879. 212.7 ft. long, signal letters WTVP, 99 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. Line 60 on this page advises that the vessel is supposed to have foundered off Grimsby, Lincolnshire, on Nov. 15, 1878, while en route from the Tyne to London with a cargo of 1176 tons of gas coal (& also 68 tons of bunker coal) & a crew of 16. Per Miramar (thanks!) 20 miles S. of Grimsby. The vessel is noted to have been constructed 'as a self-trimmer' with no wing boards'. Is there anything you can add to this brief history. Or correct? Y	70424
9	Arvonia 1	1318	Mounsey & Foster	Arvon Shipping Co. Ltd.	74560
10	Ayton (a steamship, a collier)	1504	Short Brothers	Barwick & Co.	68944
11	Beech Holm	803	James Laing	R. H. Gayner	68948

12	Belle of Arvon	946	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	T. Griffith & Co.	74541
13	Bhotan, later Clara (an iron ship, later a barque)	1138	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The webmaster has not researched this vessel, which would seem to have been first Lloyd's Register listed in 1876/77. Was initially owned by E. Bates & Sons of Liverpool. On Dec. 14, 1877, Bhotan left London, via Start Point, Devon, for Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with a general cargo. It arrived at Sydney on Mar. 11, 1878 & on May 28, 1878 left Sydney for San Francisco. The Mercantile Navy List of 1880 lists Edward P. Bates, of Liverpool, as the then owner of the 1084 ton ship. 214.7 ft. long, signal letters QMVF, later NDQG. Niels Hald-Andersen advises (thanks!) that in Nov. 1889, the vessel was sold to P. Svarrer, of Nordby, Fanoe (Fan�) Island, W. coast of Denmark, & renamed Clara. In Oct. 1891, Clara was sold or transferred to A/S P. C. Svarrer�& in 1894 was sold to A/S Peder N. Winther, both of Nordby. Niels advises further that Clara was wrecked on Sep. 26, 1903 on Mazatlan Roads (NW Mexico), during a hurricane, while en route from Hamburg, Germany, to Mazatlan with a 1600 ton general cargo. The entire crew of 15 lost their lives. Can you add anything?	74553
14	Blagdon	1380	Joseph L. Thompson	Arkless, Bell & Co.	70253
15	Bon-Accord (a barque)	414	J. Crown	The vessel which was completed in Dec. 1876 was likely Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1876/77 thru 1888/89 at least (not all editions are available to the webmaster). It was owned, thru 1885/86, by J. Hossack of Liverpool, with W. Scott, W. Robertson & J. Wilson serving as the vessel's captains. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1879, 1880 & 1885 all record Joseph Hossack of Liverpool as her then owner, but I note that MNL lists the vessel as Bon Accord, i.e. with no hyphen in the name, & lists the vessel as first registered in 1877 rather than in 1876. LR is a puzzle re the owner's name - it lists the owner as J. Hossack in 1876/77 & 1885/86, but J. Hossick (with an 'i') from 1878/79 thru 1883/84. In 1885/86, per LR, the vessel became both owned & captained by Coutsoudakis of Milan, Italy (G. Coutsoudakis from 1886/87). The vessel is not listed in LR of 1891/92, while LR of 1889/90 is not available to the webmaster. 141.0 ft. long, 414/398 tons (gross/net), signal letters QKPT. Can you tell us what happened to the vessel, likely in 1890 or 1891? Y	76404
16	Brier Holme	921	Joseph L. Thompson	Hine Bros.	76136
17	Carmelo	711	Austin & Hunter	G. J. Hay	68940
18	Celia	335	Wm. Pickersgill	W. C. Jarvis	76381

Champion of the Seas

Short Brothers

J. Shearer

20	Chilena	707	William Doxford & Sons	Tomlinson, Hodgett & Co.	74511
21	Commonwealth	1862	William Doxford & Sons	Day & Farlan	76202
22	Corsair	400	Blumer and Company	Turner, Edwards & Co.	69405
23	Dawn	522	W. F. Pile	Pile & Co.	73718
24	Dora Ann, later Keranna (an iron barque)	589/609 (N/G) tons	James Laing	Richard James, of Aberystwyth, Wales.	67635
25	Emily	787	A. Simey & Co.	T. Kish et al	68942
26	Emily A. Davies	417	Joseph L. Thompson	J. Davies	70505
27	Fenton	784	Austin & Hunter	W. Milnes	73735
28	Fervent	901	Short Brothers	James Westoll	68943
29	G. B. S., later West Australian 1, 2, 3, 4 Note	596	Joseph L. Thompson	G. B. Sully	72455
30	Glandinorwig	1107	William Doxford & Sons	W. E. Jones	74870
31	Glendovey	609	James Laing	Wm James & N. Boath	67633
32	Golden Sunset	542	Blumer and Company	Henry Beynon & Co.	73136
33	Gwrtheyrn Castle	803	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Robert Rees	70315
34	Helena Mena (a composite barque)	673/692 later 615/695	Robert Thompson Jr. (1819-1910)	Initally principally owned by John Wilson of London, it became, from 1885/86 thru 1898/99, owned by Trinder, Anderson & Co., also of London. For 22 successive years, from 1876/77 thru 1897/98, the vessel traded between London & Fremantle (Perth), Western Australia.	73654
35	James Beazley, later Banksfields (a barque) 1 Note	859	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	William Kelly	74533
36	Kentish Tar	590	Richard Thompson	G. Simpson & Co.	76924
37	Kirkloch, later Aniello (an iron barque) Hull 81	755/785	William Doxford & Sons	The vessel was launched in Jun. 1876 & first registered, at Liverpool, on Aug. 9, 1876 (scroll to #74537). It was owned, thru early 1903, by J. Steel of Liverpool, from 1882/83, J. Steel & Son. With, per Lloyd's Register ('LR'), a number of captains - Smith thru 1880/81, Corkhill thru 1881/82, J. Brennel thru 1891/92, J. R. Turnbull in 1892/93, W. B. Casson thru 1896/97 & F. Rock thru 1899/1900 at least. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1878 thru 1903 all list Arthur J. Steel, of Liverpool as the vessel's owner or managing owner. (MNLs of 1880, 1900). 191.8 ft. long, signal letters QSVK. A start on some operational history. A partial item alas - likely in early Mar. 1885, the vessel arrived at Mollendo, located about 480 miles S. of Lima, Peru, with a cargo of coal ex Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. Kirkloch was seized by the Peruvian authorities, as had earlier happened to Overdale (ON 78444). I cannot tell you what later happened to resolve the matter. On Aug. 19, 1900, the vessel, under the command of Frank Rock, stranded at Hook Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia. The vessel was essentially undamaged. The Court concluded that the captain was at fault for not navigating his vessel with proper care. Thanks to the folks at Southampton City Council/Plimsoll the Court's report is readily available. Such report being so very short, here is the complete report text rather than a link to the source site. Hook Reef (or Hook Island or Shoal), is located S. of Townsville, Queensland. Kirkloch was stranded for 20 hours & was floated off with the use of kedge anchors - fortunately the weather was calm throughout. On Feb. 24, 1903, it was reported that the vessel had been sold, for �3,300 to H. Clarkson and Co. of London, acting on behalf of Italian owners. M. Lauro, of Castellamare, Italy, would seem to have been such Italian owner & also its new captain - he renamed the vessel Aniello. I think that that Castellamare should correctly read Castellammare di Stabia near Naples, Italy. I have read that the vessel was later hulked, at Montevideo, in 1911. I know that I have some fine data about Aniello, ex Trove, Australia, thanks to the efforts of Richard Jenkins. Hopefully I will soon be able to summarise it here, or maybe make it available. Is there anything you can add to the above, or correct? Y	74537
38	Lady Kilmarnock	109	J. Gardner	A. Hay & Co.
39	Lanoma	700	Austin & Hunter	Thomas Boss Walker	73710
40	La Querida	707	William Doxford & Sons	Tomlinson, Hodgett & Co.	74559
41	Lorraine	871	William Doxford & Sons	J. Lidgett & Co.	73712
42	Mary Emily	206	Wm. Pickersgill	J. Jones & Co.	76351
43	Melpomene	1247	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	J. Scott & Co.	68938

Mercia (an iron barque)
later
Bille
Santa Chiara
Bravo

787
later 751

Bartram Haswell & Co.

Please consider this to be a first effort at summarising the history of this vessel. While not all editions of Lloyd's Register ('LR') are available to the webmaster, the vessel would appear to be LR listed from 1878/79 at least thru 1899/1900. And presumable also in later editions still to be accessed. From 1878/79 thru 1891/92 the vessel was owned, per LR, by P. Hick or P. Hick jun., of Scarborough, Yorkshire, & from 1892/93 thru 1894/95 by P. Hick Jun & Co., also of Scarborough. The 'P' means Pantland. The Mercantile Navy Lists ('MNL') of 1880, 1890 & 1894 all list Pantland Hick jun. of Scarborough, Yorkshire as the vessel's then owner. The MNL register (a U.K. register) for the vessel was closed in 1894. The Hick family were a ship-owning family of long standing, owned or partly owned a total of 91 ships, always lived at Scarborough & were prominent in Scarborough society. There was a Pantland Hick Senior (1803/1887), but LR always references, I believe, Pantland Hick jun (?/1900), one of senior's seven sons, amongst whose many accomplishments was to serve as a Justice of the Peace & as alderman & mayor of Scarborough (in 1883/84). Per LR, there were just three Mercia captains under 'Hick' ownership, B. W. Hick (from 1878/79 thru 1881/82), Mosey or T. (Thomas) Mosey (from 1881/82 thru 1891/92 & W. Kimmings (from 1891/92 thru 1894/95). B. W. Hick means Burlinson Walker Hick one of the seven sons. A puzzle is that I have read that 'Burlinson' both captained & owned Mercia. His captaincy is referenced above but I have not spotted when he alone owned Mercia. Mercia? Maybe a Hick family name?
Mercia was the last sailing ship built by Bartram & Haswell & was a famous ship in Scarborough history, being known as the 'Pride of Scarborough'. 186.0 ft. long, 4 masted, signal letters PNTR. In good conditions, Mercia could rival the speed of the famous tea-clippers. Per this John Hick autobiography (thanks!) 'On one run, south of Cape Leewin, she achieved 1,198 miles in four days, an average of nearly 300 miles a day'. Cape Leewin is located at the SW tip of Australia. I do not have the space here to refer to each of the vessel's many voyages to Australia & New Zealand ('NZ') running most years from 1878 to 1892. With general cargoes outwards, returning most times with cargoes of wool or wheat. The first left London on Dec. 4, 1878 for Adelaide, South Australia, B. W. Hick in command, arrived at Adelaide on Feb. 26, 1879 & left for Valparaiso in ballast on Apl. 4, 1879. On Mar. 25, 1885 the vessel left Barrow with iron products (likely iron rails etc.) for the Gambier & Naracoorte narrow guage railway line. It arrived at Rivoli Bay, Beachport (located 193 miles SSE of Adelaide), a tiny port without proper moorings for large ships. The vessel's cable carried, the vessel touched ground, & she was for a while in great danger. Fortunately the weather cooperated & soon she was under control again with no hull damage. On Aug. 2, 1885, she left Beachport for Portland, Oregon, in ballast, arriving there on Oct. 12, 1885. On May 6 or 14, 1892 the vessel left London for Townsville & Rockhampton, both Queensland. At Townsville she unloaded cement, went on to Rockhampton where she was partially loaded with wool, & left for Timaru, NZ, to take on grain. And then on to London. Site visitors might check at Trove Australia or at Paperpast for detail about the many other Mercia voyages. I read (ex here) that on Jan. 24, 1893, W. Kimmings in command, the vessel was en route from Timaru, NZ, to Queenstown, Ireland, with a cargo of wheat, for orders, when one crew member (of 17) was swept overboard in a storm. At 56S/72.30W in the South Pacific. A painting of the vessel is said to exist. A builders half model of the hull can be seen here.
LR of 1894/95 records the vessel twice, the second time, renamed Bille, & owned (I think it says) by F. C. Bramsl�w of Hamburg, Germany. J. Korf (I think that is what LR says) became the vessel's captain briefly, followed by J. Mathews & F. Carsden & her signal letters became RKCQ.
The vessel is similarly listed twice in LR of 1899/1900, now renamed Santa Chiara and owned by (I believe) A. Murzi of Genoa, Italy. Italian Regn. # 4065. The webmaster needs to try to access later editions of LR. He understands however that in 1917 the vessel was sold again, to H. E. Wolden of Montevideo, Uruguay, & renamed Bravo. I read that she became a pilot hulk at Reculada for many years, later a (maybe Argentinean) river barge & lighter & was finally broken up in the 3rd quarter of 1935. Is there anything you can add to the above, or correct? An image of the Mercia painting perhaps? Y

75236

45	Peer of the Realm	1813	William Doxford & Sons	Farlam & Co.	70251
	Prometheus (an iron steamship) See here	1622	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	A. (Alexander) Smith & Co. of Sunderland.	68949
46	Queen of Cambria 1 Note	890	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	R. Jones of Carnarvon, later (1880 & 1890) Wm. Thomas of Nevin, later (1900) Robert Thomas of Criccieth, both of Carnarvonshire	74867
47	Red Star	1547	Bartram Haswell & Co.	W. Wilkie	70418
48	Rossend Castle	1728	Bartram Haswell & Co.	H. T. Mawson	76203
49	Rouen	751	James Laing	A. Pring & Co.	70256
50	Sabrina	328	W. Richardson	W. W. Steers & Co.	76341
51	Scottish Hero	911	William Doxford & Sons	McIlwraith, MacEacharn & Co.	73670
52	Scottish Knight	916	William Doxford & Sons	McIlwraith, MacEacharn & Co.	73682
53	Sea Mew	748	George S. Gulston	R. Clayton	68937
54	Shakespeare	1814	Short Brothers	William Adamson	73684
55	Sovereign	544	Richard Thompson	R. Richardson & Co.	56674
56	Sylph	1081	Austin & Hunter	J. Pile & Co.	73722
57	Tunstall (an iron steamship)	686/1066	Short Brothers	A vessel which had a very short life. On Aug. 24, 1876, just 5 months after she was completed, the vessel struck an unknown object & was lost a little S. of Heligoland (German islands in the North Sea, located off the mouth of the Elbe). No loss of life.	73629
58	West York	714	William Doxford & Sons	T. Thompson	74496
59	Yembo Note	1577	James Laing	D. G. Pinkney & Son	68991
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	Total tonnage
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What were the official build numbers for 1876? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 60 vessels & 54,041 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1877 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.)

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Aberfoyle (an iron steamship)	738/1137 (N/G)	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	The vessel, which had a short life, was owned, thru its entire lifetime, by Adam & Co. of Aberdeen, Scotland. On Feb. 23, 1879, Aberfoyle struck & sank Kewadin off Scarborough, North Yorkshire. Aberfoyle itself sank & was lost on Mar. 23, 1883, at Tynemouth, when struck by Renown. One life was lost.	70462
2	Adamantine	235	Blumer and Company	J. Melmore	76140
3	Adara	1305	Mounsey & Foster	R. H. Penney & Co.
4	Airy	1813	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Wilkie & Turnbull	76642

Albert & Edward (an iron steamship)

1215

Joseph L. Thompson

The vessel may well have been listed in LR of 1877/78, which edition is not available to the webmaster. It was not recorded in the 1876/77 or 1878/79 editions of LR. The vessel, which was launched on Aug. 9, 1877, was owned throughout its brief life by F. Gordon & Stamp & registered at London. On Dec. 30, 1877, the vessel left South Shields for London with a cargo of a total of 1546 tons of coal. As per line 53 on this page, the vessel was never seen or heard from again & its crew of 19 all told were lost. 230.4 ft. long, 120 HP engines by Thomas Clark & Co. of Newcastle. Anything you can add? Y

77005

6	Alliance	942	James Laing	T. R. Thompson	68960
7	Altmore	2042	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Adam & Co.	77439
8	Annie	1215	Joseph L. Thompson	Jenneson Taylor & Co.	76976
9	Antonio	1858	William Doxford & Sons	The Steam Navigation Co. (Nord) Ltd.	77017
10	Arabella	334	Wm. Pickersgill	J. Tedford & Co.	73490
11	Barbara	1108	William Doxford & Sons	Capt. William Thomas & others	76475
12	Ben Venue	1515	James Laing	J. Morrison & Sons	76637
13	Ben Voirlich	1506	James Laing	J. Morrison & Sons	76641
14	Bickley	631	Alfred Simey & Co.	G. Heyn and Sons Ltd., soon Ulster Steamship Company Ltd.	76970
15	Britannia	973	Short Brothers	J. W, Taylor & Son	68962
16	Caesarea	1294	William Doxford & Sons	William Pellier	76959
17	Cannanore	1655	P. Hardcastle & Co.	J. D. de Wolf & Co.	78725
18	Caroline Morris	961	William Doxford & Sons	T. Benyon & Co.	76315
19	Celestial Empire	1832	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	G. Duncan & Co.	79006
20	Charlwood 1, 2 Note	866	William Doxford & Sons	G. H. Fletcher & Co., later (1880) Morton Sparke, later (1890) Thomas H. Jackson, all of Liverpool. The vessel was run down by 'Boston', 3 miles off the Eddystone lighthouse, on Oct. 26, 1891, with the loss of 15 lives including Alfred H. Hiscocks, her Captain	76526
21	Colwyn	1214	William Doxford & Sons	G. Traill & Sons	77037
22	Cotherstone	1763	Short Brothers	J. S. Barwick	76988

23	County of Denbigh (an iron barque)	1082/1107 (N/G)<	William Doxford & Sons	The vessel, which was launched on Sep. 24, 1877, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1878/79 & may well have been listed also in 1877/78 (such LR edition is unavailable to the webmaster). The vessel had a short life - it went missing in early 1880 & an Official Inquiry into her loss was held, an Inquiry which tells us much about the vessel's few voyages, in which she regularly carried over 1,600 tons of cargo. Her maiden voyage was from Sunderland to Akyab (now Sittwe, Myanmar), with coal. With a cargo of rice, the vessel then sailed to Antwerp, Belgium, there to load iron for delivery to Shanghai, China. And then, in ballast, to Portland, Oregon, U.S.A., to load a cargo of wheat in bags, valued in excess of �40,000, for either Queenstown, Ireland, or Falmouth, Cornwall, for orders. The vessel left Astoria, Oregon, on Oct. 26, 1879, with a crew of 20 all told (have also read (1 & 2) 30). Her captain's name? The Inquiry Report does not name him but it may well have been R. Jones, her captain per LR of 1878/79. Then owned by William Thomas of Liverpool (per Mercantile Navy Lists of 1879 & 1880) & a number of other persons. She was last seen on Jan. 22, 1879, by Stirling, an American ship, at 5� N. on a course from the Bermudas to the Western Isles, (outer Hebrides). It would seem that as many as 5 vessels on similar courses went missing at that time in 1880 due to violent storms in the N. Atlantic. It is assumed that the vessel encountered such a storm & was lost, possibly due, in part at least, to the vessel being heavily loaded. You can read the Report of the Court of Inquiry here. 220.1 ft. long, signal letters RBNQ. Some of the vessel's crew lists are on file at Memorial University in Newfoundland, Canada. Is there anything you can add? Y	76544
24	County of Flint, later Zelbio, Armando	1111	William Doxford & Sons	William Thomas & Co.	76505

25	Crest 1 Note	1696	Joseph L. Thompson	Dent Hodgson & Co.	76213
26	Dago	1914	James Laing	D. G. Pinkney	68965
27	Dartford	1327	Mounsey & Foster	J. T. Morton	76975
28	Deronda	1688	Joseph L. Thompson	Culliford & Clark	68958
29	Dunelm	826	Blumer and Company	W. H. Crookes & others	68953
30	Durban	2875	James Laing	Union Steamship Co.	76838
31	Efficient	1644	Short Brothers	Anderson, Horan & Co.	68954
32	Elsie (an iron steamship)	1183	Joseph L. Thompson	The vessel, which was launched on Apl. 9, 1877 & first registered on May 7, 1877, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1878/79 thru 1880/81. It may well also have been listed in LR of 1877/78 which edition is not available to the webmaster. Per LR the vessel was registered at Sunderland & owned by F. Gordon & Stamp, maybe of London, later of Sunderland. Which owner name is clarified by the Mercantile Navy Lists of 1879 & 1880 to mean Frederick Gordon, of Sunderland, presumably the vessel's managing owner. With 'C. Needh'm' (presumably C. Needham) serving as the vessel's captain thru 1879/80 & G. Robinson in 1880/81. 225.0 ft. long, signal letters QRTS, 120 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. of Sunderland. LR of 1880/81 notes that the vessel had gone 'Missing'. Line 76 on this page advises that the vessel was not heard of since sailing on Feb. 27, 1880, from Newcastle to Hamburg, Germany, with a cargo of almost 1357 tons of 'Hastings, Hartley steam coal' & also 61 tons of bunker coal. And a crew of 18. A Court of Inquiry into the vessel's loss was held, which court could not determine the cause of the vessel's loss. They did however conclude that the vessel's freeboard, of just 2 ft. 2 in., was not sufficient for the voyage in question, the vessel being very deeply laden. A summary of the Inquiry's findings can be read here ex here. Some crew lists are here. Is there anything you can add? Or correct? Y	76953
33	Ely Rise (an iron steamship)	1212	Short Brothers	The webmaster has not researched this vessel. Which was, per Lloyd's Register, first registered in Dec. 1877. 225.0 ft. long, 110 HP engines by George Clark Limited of Sunderland. The vessel would seem to have initially been owned by Hurley, Matthews & Co. of Cardiff, Wales. An article in a Cardiff newspaper re the vessel's launch. On Oct. 23, 1878, the vessel, en route from Cardiff to Tybee (Tybee Island near the mouth of the Savannah River, Georgia, U.S.A.), with a cargo of 500 tons of coal, stranded at Hats Rock, Crow Sound, Isles of Scilly, during heavy weather. Captain W. Vickerman was in command. The vessel was holed in her bottom, took on water in the engine room, and was beached nearby with the assistance of Lady of the Isles (a steamer that carried mail between Penzance & Scilly) & by a number of smaller local vessels. Ely Rise ended up sunk in 4 fathoms of water. Recovery, a salvage steamer, was sent from Liverpool to assist in her re-floating & the vessel was raised & towed into St. Mary's Harbour, Scilly Islands, for repairs to be effected. A court case proved necessary to fairly distribute the salvage fees. An Official Inquiry into the stranding was held on Nov. 28, 1878. The captain was found guilty of dangerous navigation in attempting to take the vessel into anchorage without a pilot. His certificate was suspended for 6 months. All as per these newspaper articles (1, 2 & 3) & as per this summary of the Inquiry proceedings.	77209
34	Esk Holme	925	Joseph L. Thompson	Hine Bros.	76138
35	Ferndale	937	James Laing	Dixon & Wilson	68956
36	Fitzroy 1 Note	1628	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Wilkie & Turnbull	76632
37	Gateacre	1409	William Doxford & Sons	C. W. Kellock and Co.	76541
38	General Nott 1 Note	766	Austin & Hunter	Thomas Morris of Aberystwyth, Wales	67639
39	Glanpadarn	1112	William Doxford & Sons	Jones & Williams, soon D. P. Williams	77420
40	Glanperis	1099	William Doxford & Sons	Jones & Williams, soon D. P. Williams	77415
41	Glenericht	1804	Mounsey & Foster	L. H. MacIntyre & Co.
42	Gleniffer	2165	Mounsey & Foster	McGregor, Gow & Co.
43	Gwynedd	1081	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	North Wales Shipping Co. Ltd.	74873
44	Halia	549	J. Gardner	R. Humble
45	Henrietta	1099	Mounsey & Foster	Eills & Co.
46	John Paterson	1315	P. Hardcastle & Co.	T. Clark	68801
47	Kate	203	Wm. Pickersgill	J. and J. Denholm	76154
48	Kenley (an iron steamship)	421/667 (N/G)	Blumer and Company	A vessel which had a short life. Which was owned, for most of its lifetime, by Lambert Bros. of London. On May 1, 1889, Kenley was in collision, in thick fog, with Pione, a steamship, near Lowestoft, Suffolk. And sank.	76973
49	Kenton	689	William Doxford & Sons	G. Stavers & Co.	76492
50	Kirkdale	790	William Doxford & Sons	J. Steel	76524

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
51	Lady Ann (an iron steamship)	579/892 (N/G)	Austin & Hunter	The vessel, a collier, was owned thru its brief lifetime by the Earl of Durham. It was lost on Jan. 28, 1880, when it struck a ridge of rock near Flamborough Head, Yorkshire.	68959

52	Laffitte	977	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	S. Clarke & Co.
53	Leechmere	1120	Short Brothers	J. S. Barwick	76925
54	Lena	1732	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Culliford & Clark	68950
55	Leverrier (a steamship)	1820	Bartram Haswell & Co.	Wilkie & Turnbull of North Shields, launched on Oct. 23, 1877 per this newspaper cutting.	76651
56	Liddesdale	1735	James Laing	Milburn Bros.	76645

Linden (an iron steamship)

687/1068 (N/G)

Short Brothers

R. Thorman & Co. i.e. Robert Thorman of Seaham, but the vessel was registered at London. 218.3 ft. long, signal letters QRKF, 99 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. On Mar. 5, 1881, while en route from Sunderland to London with a cargo of coal, the vessel stranded on Rosse Spit Sand, which seems to be off Saltfleet, Lincolnshire, near Grimsby. A Board of Trade Inquiry was held into the matter. Richard Robinson, the vessel's captain, was held to be without blame, the stranding being due to the severity of the weather. As per 1 (a 'pdf'), 2. The ship survived the stranding. It is listed in the Merchant Navy List thru 1888. Lloyd's Register of 1888/89 advises that the vessel had been 'Wrecked'. Still then owned by Thorman. Miramar tells us (thanks!) that the vessel was wrecked on Jan, 29, 1888, at Sunderland on the SW breakwater. While returning to Sunderland from London in ballast. Y

76965

58	Lizzie Bell	1070	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	P. Iredale & Son	78731
59	Lobo, later Hans Wagner, later Drammenseren, later Lobo again 1	940	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Shallcross & Higham, later (1880 & 1890) Thomas R. Shallcross, later sold (about 1895) to Japp & Kirby, all of Liverpool, later sold (1898) to H. D. J. Wagner of Hamburg, Germany, & renamed Hans Wagner, later (1903) sold to E. A. Aaby of Drammen, Norway, & renamed Drammenseren, later (1911) sold to Hobart Timber Co. Ltd. of Hobart, Tasmania, renamed Lobo & registered at Adelaide. Vessel was wrecked in Oct. 1916 at Angoche on the coast of Mozambique	76503
60	Lutetia	894	Joseph L. Thompson	Bell & Symonds	76217
61	Menai Striats	699	William Doxford & Sons	G. Griffiths	74872
62	Moel Eilian (a barque)	1109	William Doxford & Sons	Llandinorwig Shipping Co. A snippet of data - published on Feb. 28, 1900. Lloyd's Agents advised that the vessel had grounded at Westport, had been floated off & then was safely moored. Per this newspaper cutting, in black.	77418
63	Mow Hill	234	Blumer and Company	W. Price
64	Munroe	629	Alfred Simey & Co.	Layborn
65	Nebo (a steamship)	1908	James Laing	D. G. Pinkney. Miramar advise that the vessel went missing in Apl. 1883. It left Sunderland on Apl. 3, 1883 for Bombay (now Mumbai), India, with a cargo of coal & was last seen, by Cyprus, a steamship. at Newarp. 'Newarp' would appear to mean the Newarp Lightship located in the North Sea off the coasts of Norfolk & Lincolnshire. An Official Inquiry into the vessel's loss was held. The 'pdf' inquiry report is available here.	68951
66	Norman (a steamship)	911	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	H. Clapham & Co. I have not yet researched this vessel but have read that on Jan. 13, 1879 the vessel, en route from St. Nazaire, France, to Newport, Wales, in ballast, was lost on Etoce Rock, off Penmarch, coast of France. The vessel was then said to be owned by H. Clapham & others of Newcastle. An Official Inquiry into the loss of the vessel was held at South Shields on Jan. 31, 1879. No loss circumstances are stated but the master was exonerated of blame. As per this summation of the Court of Inquiry.	76209
67	Orduna	729	W. F. Pile	C. J. Briggs
68	Pallas	613	James Laing	Gerhard & Lubken
69	Parthenon	1341	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	Anderson & Moran	68955
70	Prinz Friedrich Carl	1715	Short Brothers	J. H. Lorentzen

Prometheus (an iron steamship)

1622

Joseph L. Thompson & Sons

This vessel, which was launched on Nov. 12, 1876, used to be listed on site as built in 1876, which is the year as recorded by Lloyds' Register ('LR'). It is clear, however, that the vessel was first registered at Sunderland on Jan. 5, 1877 as per this page (scroll to 68949). Hence the vessel has been moved into the 1877 build list. The vessel is listed in LRs of 1876/77, 1878/79 & 1879/80 (& likely was also listed in 1877/78 which edition is not available to the webmaster). In all of such 3 years, the vessel is stated to be owned by A. Smith & Co. of Sunderland. Which name, per the Mercantile Navy Lists of 1879 & 1880 means Alexander Smith of West Sunniside, Sunderland. He was the vessel's managing owner & had partners. J. J. Parson was LR stated to be her captain but that data would seem to have been corrected to 'Pearsons'. Which name is incorrect. The Official Inquiry into the vessel's loss (the resulting extensive report can be read here), makes it certain that 'Parsons' was, in fact, correct. 254.6 ft. long, signal letters QKNP, 160 HP engines by John Dickinson of Sunderland, brigantine rigged on its masts. The vessel served to carry coal on its outbound voyages & return with grain. On its penultimate voyage, the vessel was at Plymouth with its cargo of grain awaiting orders. Getting underway to proceed to Dublin, Ireland, the vessel touched ground. The vessel safely arrived at Dublin with its cargo undamaged & then proceeded to Cardiff, Wales, where the vessel was both dry docked & inspected. No hull damage was found, however, the vessel's 'strained' crank shaft was replaced. While loading coal at Cardiff was in progress, a small explosion occurred in No. 3 hold, an occurrence not considered to be serious in the opinion of the Court. I read that Prometheus was not under the command of Captain Parsons on its final voyage, rather the vessel was under the command of the vessel's first mate, whose name is not yet known to the webmaster. Line 72 on this page advises that the vessel was not heard of since sailing on Dec. 1, 1879, from Cardiff to Genoa, Italy, with a cargo of 1809 tons of small steam coal (& also 369 tons of bunker coal) & a crew of 23. The Court of Inquiry, held at Newcastle, 'considered the the loss of the "Prometheus" was in all probability due to the officer in charge holding on too long on his course with a beam wind and sea, which may have caused the vessel to fall over on her beam ends'. The Court determined that the vessel had not been overladen when it left Cardiff. It also thought that the vessel was not properly ventilated, although this probably did not contribute towards the loss. Some crew lists are available here. Is there anything you can add? Or correct? Y

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72	Provincia	1696	Austin & Hunter	Cyprian Fabre & Co.	93312 later
73	Prudent	1428	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	James Westoll	68961
74	Racilia	1785	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	Stephens, Kendrick & Mawson	76220
75	Rosedale	936	James Laing	T. G. Beatley & Co.	68963
76	Scottish Fairy	776	Austin & Hunter	W. Milnes	76495
77	Sestao	1081	Alfred Simey & Co.	C. L. Limpricht & Co.
78	Snowdonia	1326	Mounsey & Foster	Arvon Shipping Co.
79	South Milton	607	J. Crown	B. Balkwill & Co.	76345
80	Vectis	950	James Laing	John Hill or W. Hill & Co.?	76835
81	Walton	1969	Short Brothers	R. B. Avery	76941
82	Westbourne	1886	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	D. P. & W. P. Garbutt	79035
83	William Symington	2025	Joseph L. Thompson	J. Marychurch & Co.	77207
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	Total tonnage
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What were the official build numbers for 1877? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 75 vessels & 87,587 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1878 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.)

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Albirio	1325	Mounsey & Foster	R. H. Penney	78957
2	Alexa	441	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	G. Turnbull & Co.	79606
3	Altyre	1041	Mounsey & Foster	Adam & Co.	77447
4	Alvah	2332	Mounsey & Foster	Adam & Co.	77449
5	Barnard Castle	1673	James Laing	Northumberland Steamship Co. Ltd.	76655
6	Beech	1097	Blumer and Company	Peacock Bros.	68972
7	Belsize 1	1768	Joseph L. Thompson	Culliford & Clark	68990
8	Caledonia	324	Wm. Pickersgill	Duncan & Co.	76579
9	Cavalier	1833	William Doxford & Sons	Duncan & Co.	76231
10	Consul	1306	Joseph L. Thompson	Gordon & Stamp	79630
11	Cricket	333	J. J. Gibbon	W. C. Jarvis	78800
12	Crosby	942	William Doxford & Sons	J. Hay & Co.	78792
13	Crown	1512	Joseph L. Thompson	The Crown Shipping Co.	76240
14	Dawdon	1361	Short Brothers	R. Thorman, i.e. Robert Thorman, a coal exporter with offices at Seaham & Sunderland & later at Newcastle	68989
15	Diligent	1414	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	J. Westoll	68977
16	Duncow	1715	William Doxford & Sons	John Houston & Co.	78806
17	Dunscore 1, 2 Note	1718	William Doxford & Sons	John Houston & Co.	78820
18	Eastbourne	2296	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	D. P. Garbutt	79456
19	Effective	1936	Short Brothers	Anderson, Horan & Co.	68973
20	Eleanor & Jane	125	Wm. Pickersgill	D. Davies & Co.	67646
21	Elsie Ker	1389	James Laing	G. R. Simkin	68979
22	Ethelwin	912	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	A. Pring	76248
23	Fiado	985	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Alpha Steamship Co. Ltd.	68971

Florence Nightingale

968

Osbourne, Graham & Co.

J. F. Marshall

68976

25	Foulah	1486	James Laing	C. A. Verminck of Marseilles, France
26	Foxglove	879	James Laing	R. H. Gayner	68975

Fulica (an iron steamship)

1693

Mounsey & Foster, of South Dock

The vessel, which was launched on Mar. 5, 1878, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1878/79 & 1879/80 & not later than that. It may well be listed in LR of 1877/78 which edition is not available to the webmaster. Fulica? A genus of birds, particularly coots & rails. Per 1 (Miramar, you now must be registered to access). The vessel's sole owner was Porteous & Senier, of London. With L. O. Moen serving as her captain thru 1878/79 & T. Young thereafter. The Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1880 lists Gilbert Porteous of London as her then presumably managing owner. MNL of 1879 is not available as this listing is first created. 256.3 ft. (78.12 metres) long, signal letters RHWB, 170 HP engines by Blair & Co. Limited, of Stockton.
This page seems to reference that at some time in 1879 Fulica went aground in fog at New York & cracked her shaft. It seems likely that the vessel in question was 'our' Fulica. In early Feb. 1880, the vessel was en route from Penarth, Wales, to Aden with a cargo of coal. On Feb. 11, 1880, the vessel was in collision with Eden (see below) when in the straits of Jubal, Gulf of Suez, 2 miles off the Ashraf (or Ushraffee) Lighthouse. Fulica sank as a result of the collision but fortunately no lives were lost. So far, I have not read the time of day of the collision nor the circumstances. Eden, badly damaged, made its way safely to Suez. As per this contemporary newspaper cutting. It would seem that a couple of court cases resulted. In an earlier case referred to in this decision it indicates that Fulica had been found in such case to be solely responsible for the collision. Eden? A 1446 gross (933 net) ton steamship, built by W. Gray & Co. at West Hartlepool in 1879, owned in 1880 by Robert Ropner of West Hartlepool, ON 81503. Eden had left Newport, Wales, on Jan 7, 1880 for Aden with a cargo of J. Cory & Son coal, under the command of captain Wilkinson. It clearly survived the encounter. It's UK registry was closed in 1908. Is there anything you can add?
We thank Evan Reger for suggesting the detail listing of this vessel. Evan tells us in Sep. 2018, that a wreck, believed to be Fulica, has recently been discovered in the northern Red Sea. On the sea floor over 200 ft. deep. Evan particularly seeks an image of Fulica, to assist in the identification of the wreck. The webmaster will gladly pass on to Evan any image of the vessel that he receives. Evans also advises that Red Sea Explorers, 'Frog Kick Diving' (of Seattle, U.S.A., I believe), should be credited with the discovery. Y

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28	Gallina	1879	Mounsey & Foster	Porteous & Senier of London	79654
29	Glanivor	1115	William Doxford & Sons	Eryni Shipping Co.	77423
30	Glaucus	1363	James Laing	Thomas Kish & Co.	68988
31	Govino	2032	James Laing	D. G. Pinkney & Son	68978
32	Gwalia	1425	Mounsey & Foster	Arvon Shipping Co. Ltd.	78768
33	Heathpool	999	A. Simey	H. T. Morton of Sunderland	68983
34	Jane	266	Wm. Pickersgill	J. and J. Denholm	76174
35	Jenny, later Pank, Nikos	775	Austin & Hunter	T. Rodenacker, of Danzig, Germany
36	Kepler	1839	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	W. Wilkie & Turnbull	76660
37	Larch 1	1416	Blumer and Company	Peacock Bros.	68987
38	Larnax	1382	Joseph L. Thompson	A. Smith & Co.	68985
39	Le Creusot	1259	Blumer and Company	Delmas Fr�res
40	Leversons	1402	Joseph L. Thompson	Gordon & Stamp	77117
41	Lucretia	1515	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	Wilkie & Turnbull	79205
42	Marie Fanny	728	Austin & Hunter	D'Orbigny & Faustin Fils of La Rochelle, France
43	Marlborough	2309	Bartram Haswell & Co.	D. P. Garbutt of Hull	79461

44	Meirion	1373/1430 (N/G)	Mounsey & Foster	An iron fully rigged ship which had a very short life - a little over 17 months. Meirion? A Welsh name which means 'manly', derived from the county name of Merionethshire. The vessel, which was launched on May 2, 1878, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1878/79 & 1879/80 only, owned by J. Thomas & Co. & registered at Liverpool. With W. Williams her captain. The vessel is also listed in the Mercantile Navy List of 1879, there stated to be owned by The Avon Shipping Co. Limited of Carnarvon, Wales. 231.0 ft. long, signal letters RMPS. The vessel did not complete its one & only round trip, alas. In Jun. 1878, the vessel left Sunderland for Bombay (now Mumbai), India, with a cargo of coal. The ship then proceeded to Rangoon, Burma (now Yangon, Myanmar), where she loaded a cargo consisting of 2050 tons of rice & cutch (a resinous substance obtained from certain tropical plants, used in medicine, tanning, & dyeing). On Mar. 15, 1879, the vessel left Rangoon for London under the command of William Williams, with a crew of 23. Now Williams is, I must acknowledge, a common family name, but William Williams would be rather less common, I suspect. I find it to be extraordinary that the vessel's captain & also her first mate both had the name of William Williams! Anyway, nearing the U.K., she had a crew of 21 only, one crew member having been lost overboard in a severe storm off the Cape of Good Hope while another died of heart disease. On Sep. 7, 1879, at about 2 a.m., the vessel ran aground on Rackham Sand, near Prawl Point in the upper part of Salcombe Bay, Devon. It had proved to be impossible to head the vessel off in part due to the vessel's poor hull condition. The loss was the subject of a Court of Inquiry, whose report you can read here. Per that report, the vessel, though new, had two significant problems, a) a standard compass located just 6 ft. away from an iron mizenmast & as a result of little practical use due to resulting deviations, & b) a hull that was badly fouled. Late on Sep. 6, 1879, the ship passed what was believed to be the Eddystone light & set a course that should have taken the vessel eastward 12 or so miles off the coast. At about 2 a.m. on Sep. 7, 1879, the vessel ran aground in thick fog on Rackham Sand, 3/4 mile NW of Prawl Point in the upper part of Salcombe Bay, Devon - 13 or 14 miles N. of its intended course. At about 4 a.m., Captain Williams & 4 crew left in a boat for Salcombe to arrange for a steam tug from Plymouth to pull the vessel off. At 10 a.m., the remaining crew left the heavily rolling ship, via lines shot over the vessel by the Rackham lifesaving detachment, whose actions were honoured here. The tug duly arrived, between 3 & 4 p.m. that day, but the winds had in the meantime increased to the point that the tug was unable to approach the vessel, which soon became a total wreck. The value of the vessel & its cargo was approx. �40,000. At the Court of Inquiry, the Captain was held to be responsible for the loss due to his neglect - i) in not, during a 15 month period, having moved the compass to a better location, ii) in not using the lead, iii) in not taking proper action once the ship ran aground (no anchor laid down), iv) in leaving the ship himself rather than sending an officer to secure assistance. His licence was suspended for 6 months though for that time he was granted a first mate's certificate. Ownership of the vessel is a puzzle to the webmaster. As stated above, LR recorded the vessel as owned by J. Thomas & Co. While MNL stated that 'The Avon Shipping Co. Limited' owned the vessel. The Inquiry Report, however, rather refers to Arvon Shipping Company Limited ('Arvon') as her owner & further notes that the manager of Arvon had superintended the construction of the ship & upon its delivery had accepted the compasses as being good & fit for use. I presume that J. Thomas & Co. & Arvon (or Avon) must have been related. The Court did not address why the ship was permitted to have been so badly fouled. An image of Meirion, aground, is available here ex here. Is there anything that you can add? Y	78789
45	Menmuir	1940	William Doxford & Sons	J. Guthrie & W. McTaggart	77120

46	Moel Rhiwan	1117	William Doxford & Sons	W. E. Jones	77427
47	Mona	1073	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	J. Owen	78754
48	Monica	1312	Austin & Hunter	Gordon & Stamp	79621
49	Naworth Castle	1750	Joseph L. Thompson	G. Watson or	68970
50	Nettlesworth	1406	Joseph L. Thompson	Gordon & Stamp	77103

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
51	Northbourne, later Hurworth	1937	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	D. P. Garbutt of Hull	79462
52	Oberon 1	762	Austin & Hunter	G. Bolte & Co. of Elsfleth, Germany
53	Ottercaps	967	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Henry T. Morton & others	68981
54	Patterdale	1354	Short Brothers	Milburn Bros.	79213
55	Pendle Hill	234	Blumer and Company	W. Price	74750
56	Polly	255	Wm. Pickersgill	J. and J. Denholm	76189
57	Prinz Heinrich	1332	Short Brothers	Anglia Steam Navigation Co.
58	Prinz Wilhelm	1320	Short Brothers	Anglia Steam Navigation Co.

Ralph Creyke (an iron steamship)

553

Hardcastle & Watson, of Pallion

Ralph Creyke? Wikipedia advises that Ralph Creyke (1849/1908) was, amongst other attributes, a Justice of the Peace, a Liberal politician who represented York in the U.K. Parliament from 1880 thru 1885, & High Sheriff of Yorkshire in 1894. The vessel, which was launched on Mar. 21, 1878 (by Miss Creyke) & first registered at Goole, East Yorkshire, on May 24, 1878, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed in 1878/79 & 1879/80 only, owned by 'Goole Sh. Co.', with J. Wright serving as the vessel's captain. Such owner name seems correctly to mean 'Goole Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.'. 166.0 ft. long, signal letters RMJG, 90 HP engines by Pattison & Atkinson, of St. Lawrence Engine Works, Newcastle. Wikipedia states that the vessel was a passenger & freight vessel. Can any site visitor demonstrate that it was designed to accommodate paying passengers? Which seems, to the webmaster at least, to be unlikely. LR of 1878/79 notes that the vessel had been 'Lost'. Line 84 on this page advises that the vessel was abandoned off Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel on Feb. 20, 1879 while en route from Cardiff, Wales, to Dieppe, France, with a cargo of 689 tons of coal. Such report further indicates that the vessel sprang a leak during a moderate gale, was subsequently abandoned, & that the cause of the casualty was unknown. Abandoned, per Miramar, when 10 miles WSW of Lundy Island. Crew of 14, 6 of whom were lost.
Thanks to 'Welsh Newspapers Online', we have three newspaper articles which set out what happened from the time when the ship was abandoned (1, 2 & 3) at or about 6:30 a.m. on Feb. 20, 1879. I presume that other newspapers in the U.K. would also have published similar reports. The entire crew took to the ship's boats with the Captain & 7 crew members in one boat & 6 crew members in the other. Clearly in rather more than a 'moderate' gale. The captain's boat were at the mercy of the storm for 7 hours during which time the boat turned over 4 times. The only survivors from that boat were two crew members, i.e. George Cannon & Edward Bonnet or Bonnett who were rescued by Cambronne (a Newcastle built steamer then owned by Pergeline & Gueret of Nantes), landed at St. Nazaire, France, & later returned to Sunderland by Langley (built by Laing, of Sunderland, in 1868). To make the numbers agree, all six aboard the other boat must have been rescued. Apparently by Charles Godard, a Newcastle built steamer, off Hartland Point, & safely landed at a port unknown to the webmaster. We know the names of just three of those six crew members i.e. Simon Biginore, Charles Keyse & Henry Riseborough. So the captain (his name?), John Bowden & 4 more, presumably died of exposure or were lost overboard. Crew lists re 1877 (how can that be?), 1878 & 1879 are available here. Later in 1879, a replacement vessel of the name was launched for the same owner by Short Bros. of Sunderland. Is there anything that you can add? Y

67825

Rathmore (an iron steamship)

2136 or 2137

William Doxford & Sons

The vessel, which was launched on Oct. 28, 1878, is Lloyd's Register ('LR') listed from 1878/79 thru 1880/81 only. In such years the vessel is LR listed as owned by 'WJohnstn&c', of Liverpool, which owner name, Miramar advises (thanks!), means Wm. Johnston & Co. The Doxford build list, on site page 143, rather indicates that the vessel's initial owner was St. Andrews Steamship Co. of Liverpool. A name perhaps clarified by the Mercantile Navy List of 1880 which lists 'The Saint Andrews' Stm. Ship. Co.' as the vessel's then owner. Which owner name is correct? Was the vessel sold along the way? It would seem that the vessel was not sold & in 1880 was owned by (see Court report, link below) St. Andrew's Steamship Company Limited, of Liverpool, further that William Johnston, also of Liverpool, was her managing owner. LR reported that H. Rowles was the vessel's captain throughout. Henry Rowles it would seem. The vessel was apparently constructed with the purpose of carrying cattle, & 2 of the vessel's voyages, respectively from Baltimore, U.S.A., & from Montreal, Canada, to the U.K., both had cattle as their cargo. There apparently was an article in the New York Times ('NYT') of Nov. 24, 1879 about the Rathmore voyage ex Baltimore with 396 beef cattle amongst its cargo. The voyage was stated to have been disastrous, her captain, Rowles, was killed, & the vessel had to return to Baltimore. The webmaster would be grateful to receive the full article from some kindly person who has access to the NYT archive. I found the article by using 'Rathmore' & 'Rowles' as my search terms. But I can now tell you what happened, thanks to the folks at 'Welsh Newspapers Online' (1 & 2). The vessel ran into 'boisterous' weather immediately it left Baltimore on Nov. 18, 1979. On the night of Nov. 20, 1879 the vessel was struck by a massive sea which swept her forward deck cargo off the ship & also 10 or 12 head of cattle held in on deck cattle pens. Mr. Mitchell, the vessel's first officer, then on deck, was thrown down, was seriously injured, & had to be taken below. Captain Rowles then took over control of the deck but, while standing on the bridge, was hit on the head by a 'gun block over the forehatch' (or a 'grumblock') & died instantly. The vessel became unmanageable & its cargo of cattle were wild with fright. Several of them were killed, many were crippled & 90 of them were lost. The vessel limped back to Baltimore after a voyage of just 5 days. See here re the Rowles gravestone. The vessel's other voyages would seem to have carried coal or iron ore. 310.3 ft. (maybe 310.0 ft) long, signal letters SGKD, 250 HP engines by J. Key & Sons of Kircaldy, Scotland. LR of 1880/81 notes that the vessel was 'Missing'. Line 75 on this page advises that the vessel was not heard of since sailing on Jan. 3, 1880, from Cardiff, Wales, to Bombay (now Mumbai), India, with a cargo of 2039 tons of coal & a crew of 32. I have read that 'Parry' was in command. Such report notes 'From the fact of several casks coming ashore on the Island of Malta with the "Rathmore's" wreckage , the owner thinks the vessel was lost through collision'. The vessel left Cardiff with 762 tons of bunker coal also. A Court of Inquiry into the vessel's loss was held at London & you can read the Court's entire report here. It makes interesting reading. The report heard evidence that casks of tallow, casks clearly not from Rathmore, had indeed washed ashore & they determined that the vessel was lost somewhere to the E. of the islands of Malta & Gozo, in the Mediterranean. The Court was not convinced that there had been a collision, however, believing it to be, though possible, 'in the highest degree improbable'. The Court concluded that the vessel's load line was inappropriately placed. And that the vessel did not have sufficient freeboard when she left Cardiff for such a winter voyage. But, that said, by the time she reached Malta, having consumed about 200 tons of the bunker coal in the interval, that she would not then have been overloaded. The final conclusion of the Court was that there was no explanation as to why she was lost. A contemporary newspaper report about the vessel's loss. Some crew lists are available here. Is there anything you can add? Or correct? Y

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61	Remonstrant (a barque)	1078	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	R. Conaway & Co.	78793
62	Rescue	35	John Crown Note	John Crown of Southwick, later (1884 thru 1898) John Pattison of Hartlepool, later (from 1898) John Cumming, later (1920) Lovell R. Dunstan, both of Plymouth. Broken up in 1930	68969
63	Rhiwindda	2064	James Laing	W. Y. Edwards	79389
64	Ridge Park	969	Austin & Hunter	Sir T. Elder	79304
65	Riversdale	2009	James Laing	Dixon & Wilson	68974
66	Rossini	1406	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	Jenneson Taylor & Co.	79634
67	Sapphire	862	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	P. M. Duncan	78681

Scottish Admiral

986

William Doxford & Sons

McIlwraith, MacEacharn & Co.

77111

69	Sequel	83	A. Simey	G. Leach
70	Spearman 1 Note	1317	James Laing	W. J. Jobling. The launch of Spearman.	79211
71	Thorne	905	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Dixon, Irwin & Co.
72	Triton	759	Austin & Hunter	G. Bolte & Co.
73	Universal	1326	Short Brothers	Taylor & Sanderson	68968

74	Vagliano Brothers	1280	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	Vagliano Brothers
75	Vernon 1	1042	Blumer and Company	H. Wrightson

Viscount Castlereagh

694

Short Brothers

Marquis of Londonderry

68980

77	Wembdon	921	Blumer and Company	J. Ware
78	Wynyard Park	693	Short Brothers	Marquis of Londonderry	68982
	Yembo Note	1577	James Laing	D. G. Pinkney & Son	68991
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	Total tonnage
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What were the official build numbers for 1878? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 89 vessels & 112,602 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

1870, 1871, 1872, 1873, 1874, 1875, 1876, 1877, 1878, 1879.

1879 (Just a start. Can you provide a list? Do please advise me if you have data. Corrections will surely be required in the data that follows.)

On Nov. 29, 2012, a bound volume of 'The Marine Engineer' was sold on eBay. The volume included two years of the monthly publication, i.e. Vol. I & Vol. II, covering in total the two years of Apl. 1879, thru Mar. 1881. It sold for U.S. $177.50.

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Activity	1178	James Laing	Activity Steamship Co. or T. R. Thompson	81459
2	Alava	2244	William Doxford & Sons	Olano, Larrinaga & Co.
3	Aludra (a steamship) 1, 2 in green	1503	Mounsey & Foster	R. H. Penney	81763
4	Ambient	1033	Short Brothers	James Westoll	81452
5	Arranmore	1394	William Doxford & Sons	W. Johnston	81278
6	Ash	1421	Blumer and Company	Peacock Brothers	68998
7	Ashbrooke 1	1478	Mounsey & Foster	T. G. Greenwell
8	Ashburne (a steamship)	2469	Short Brothers	J. S. Barwick & Co. An interesting event in the vessel's history - on Sep. 28, 1886! Derek Lambert has kindly been in touch to advise (thanks!) that Ashburne was involved in an earlier minor collision also. On Apl. 03, 1883, Ashburne, James Lambert in command, was arriving at London ex Odessa (Black Sea, Ukraine), likely with a cargo of grain. When in Woolwich Reach, River Thames, London, Ashburne ran into Henrietta, a Rochester, Kent, spritsail barge, 'Bladen' in command, en route from Faversham (north Kent) to London with a cargo of bricks. Henrietta sank as a result of the collision - her crew were fortunately all saved. Ashburne was undamaged. As per this contemporary news report.	68996
9	Baluchi (a hopper)	400	Mounsey & Foster	Not known to webmaster
10	Ben Cruachan	1366	James Laing	J. Morrison & Son	79218
11	Calvilla	1411	Joseph L. Thompson	Thomas E. Hick & Co.	77353
12	Cartagena	2333	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	W. McMurray	81574

City of Rochester

1432

Osbourne, Graham & Co.

William A. Watson & Co.

68995

14	Consent	1478	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	James Westoll	69000
15	Contest	524	James Laing	William France
16	Cordova	1895	Joseph L. Thompson	John Tully	68993
17	Crane	2011	Joseph L. Thompson	Dent & Co.	80551
18	Crescent	1391	Joseph L. Thompson	John H. Barry & Co.	81202
19	Cumbrian	1083	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Peter Iredale & Co.	81309
20	Cyprus, later Cyprian Prince 1 Note 2	1911	Short Brothers	Taylor & Sanderson, later (1880) John W. Taylor, later (1890) John Sanderson, all of Sunderland, later (1900) Prince Line Limited of Newcastle, renamed Cyprian Prince. On Jul. 31, 1908 the vessel, en route from Manchester to Tunis, Tunisia, ran aground in thick fog & was wrecked on the Farilhoes Rocks, near the Burling Islands, Portugal	68992
21	Czar	1397	James Laing	William Thomson & Company	79155
22	Derwent	2471	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Royal Mail Steam Packet Company	81603
23	Douro	1644	James Laing	Culliford & Clark	68999
24	Ebro	1115	James Laing	D. G. Pinkney & Co.	81460
25	Edendale, later Baikal, Edendale & Giang Bee (an iron steamship)	1109	James Laing	Data soon. Dixon & Wilson of Sunderland.	68994
26	Eivion	1167	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	North Wales Ship Co. Ltd.	80229
27	Enchantress	1621	Short Brothers	Taylor & Sanderson	81462
28	Escambia	2154	Mounsey & Foster	Crow, Bogart & Co.
29	Essex		Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Not known to webmaster

Ferdinand Corvilain, later La Senera, Sando

823

The Strand Slipway Company

F. Corvilain of Antwerp, Belgium

93477 later

31	Flamsteed	1984	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	Wilkie & Turnbull	79225
32	Fylgia	1498	Mounsey & Foster	J. L. Browne
33	Godrevy	1106	James Laing	Lamplough & Matthews	81584
34	Grecian	3613	William Doxford & Sons	J. & A. Allan	82296
35	Harelda 1, 2, 3 (link 2 Google translated) 4 Note	1433	Mounsey & Foster	G. Porteous, (I previously stated Porteous & Senier), later (1880) Gilbert Porteous, both of London	79675
36	Harold Roper, later Theodore R.	393	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	E. Beale of Cardiff, became, per Lloyd's Register of 1879/80, Theodore R. owned by 'P. T. Roden'chi' of Odessa, Ukraine
37	Hawthorn, later Torwald, Heros, Sara, Ingvar (a steamship)	1164	William Doxford & Sons	Hopper & Crosby	87458
38	Henry Edye (a steamship) 1 (Delcampe)	2417	William Doxford & Sons	Steinmann, Ludwig & Co. of Antwerp, Belgium.
39	Intrepid	1470	Short Brothers	Anderson, Horan & Co.	68997
40	Jessie	257	Wm. Pickersgill	J. and J. Denholm	76193

41	Lady Elizabeth	1208	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	John Wilson	81576
42	Lartington	1730	Short Brothers	J. S. Barwick	81455
43	Lucent	1478	Bartram, Haswell, and Co.	James Westoll	81453
44	Marna	1022	Austin & Hunter	C. Salvesen & Co.	81999
45	Medway	944	Austin & Hunter	Lambert Bros.	81541
46	Mercedes, later C. Fellinger (1881/82, page 879)	2072	Mounsey & Foster	Adamson & Ronaldson, later (1880) James W. Adamson, both of London	81539
47	Milanese	2500	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	J. Glynn & Son of Liverpool (I previously stated Milanese Steam Ship Co. Ltd.), later (1880 & 1890) Walter Glynn, both of Liverpool	81270
48	Nearchus (a hopper)		Mounsey & Foster	Not known to webmaster
49	Paxo	1932	James Laing	D. G. Pinkney & Son	81454
50	Peninsula	1664	Joseph L. Thompson	Scholefield & Tully	80541
51	Ralph Creyke	633	Short Brothers	Goole Steamship Co. Ltd.	67830
52	Rhine	1063	Robert Thompson (1819-1910)	Rawson & Robinson, later (1880 & 1890) James H. B. Robinson, both of Hull	79467
53	Rosamund	495	William Doxford & Sons	R. Thompson	79686
54	Rumney	812	William Doxford & Sons	J. Cory, Sons & Co.	79399
55	Salient	1477	Bartram Haswell & Co.	James Westoll	81456
56	Sindi (a hopper)	400	Mounsey & Foster	Not known to webmaster
57	Sybil	2014	Joseph L. Thompson	Gordon & Stamp	81562
58	Tunstall	1247	Short Brothers	J. S. Barwick	81461
59	Varna	1296	James Laing	C. M. Norwood & Co.	81550
60	Ville d'Alger	1699	James Laing	Eugene Grosos
61	West Cumberland	1387	Joseph L. Thompson	Hine Bros.	76144
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	Total tonnage
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What were the official build numbers for 1879? 'Where Ships Are Born' states 60 vessels & 87,432 tons. Do please advise me if you know.

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