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SHIPS BUILT AT SUNDERLAND IN THE 1890s

May I suggest that you navigate the site via the index on page 001.PRIOR PAGE / NEXT PAGE Do you want to make a comment? A site guestbook is here. Test. Copyright? To search for specific text on this page, just press 'CTRL + F' & then enter your search term. VESSELS BUILT AT SUNDERLAND Listed in year of first registry. - 752 This page, re vessels built in the 1890s, is close to being complete. At least so it seems to me. With major input from John Oliver. Corrections in any of the material which follows, however tiny, would be most welcome. And any additions, of course! 1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899. 1890 (Data sources include this 1890/1891 edition of 'The Marine Engineer'. Also from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list?) # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Adriatico 1358 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Gerolimich & Co.   2 Aloedene 1 2411 Short Brothers J. T. Lunn & Co. 97946 3 Amur 1 907 Strand Slipway Company J. White 98073 4 Aros 1 1806 James Laing Aros Steamship Co. Ltd. 98114 5 Asloun 1 2828 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Adams & Co. or Adams Bros. 94547 6 Austria 1 2221 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. W. S. Bailey 95832 7 Balear 1345 Strand Slipway Company Sociedad General Mallorquina de Palma 105776 later 8 Baria 3069 James Laing Hamburg-Calcutta-Linie   9 Barola 1, 2 Note 1480 S. P. Austin & Son Hawkins Holman & Co. 98066 10 Beechdene 1 2508 Short Brothers J. T. Lunn & Co. 97951 11 Benedick 2440 Bartram, Haswell & Co. C. Howard & Son 98076 12 Brenttor 1, 2, 3, 4 1951 J. Blumer & Co. Thompson Steamship Co. or J. Holman & Sons 98132 13 Cabo Silleiro 1026 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ybarra y Cia 136667 later 14 Calabro 1 2103 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Puglia Steam Navigation Co. 97526 15 Camperdown 1562 J. Blumer & Co. Steamship Camperdown Co. Ltd. 98046 16 Cape Breton 1764 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Babcock & Radcliffe 97808 17 Caxo 2061 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Corinthian Shipping Co. Ltd. or R. Nicholson & Sons 97752 18 Cecilia 1169 John Priestman & Co. E. F. Elliott 98187 19 Centurion 1942 J. Blumer & Co. John Blumer & Co. 97525 20 Chamois 1, 2 2100 John Priestman & Co. Jackson Bros. Cory 98143 21 Charles Steels 1170 John Priestman & Co. Lilly Watson & Co. 97385 22 Chelydra 2825 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons C. Hutchinson 97538 23 Cheriton 1125 John Priestman & Co. Steamship Cheriton Co. Ltd. 89127 24 Chicago 2381 Short Brothers W. & T. W. Pinkney 97537 25 Clara 1854 J. Blumer & Co. Robinson Brothers 96551 26 Cookham 1 1594 T. R. Oswald & Co. Ltd. Lambert Bros. 98163 27 Craigmore 2285 Bartram, Haswell & Co. W. Johnston & Co. 97747 28 Culgoa 3325 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons W. (Wilhelm) Lund & Sons 96681 29 Denia 1, 2 Note 1668 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Adam Brothers & Co. who then sold it to Compania Valenciana de Navegacion of Valencia, Spain   30 Drumalis 2530 William Pickersgill & Sons P. Iredale & Porter 97820 31 Drummond 2832 Robert Thompson & Sons Gillison & Chadwick 97745 32 Ely 1 873 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Hooper Campbell 98401 33 Enchantress 1 2636 Short Brothers Taylor & Sanderson 97524 34 Endeavour 2795 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Rowland & Marwood 96552 35 Fazilka 4152 William Doxford and Sons British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 98578 36 Federal 2403 William Doxford and Sons McIlwraith, McEachern & Co. 95970 37 Forest Holme 2407 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Hine Bros. 89480 38 Fulwell 1 2514 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Company 97535 39 Fultala 4156 William Doxford and Sons British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 98589 40 George Allen 2309 Short Brothers James Westoll Line 97527 41 Gladys 2367 S. P. Austin & Son J. Coverdale & Son 88908 42 Gleneden 1 1133 John Priestman & Co. R. Livingstone & Co. 97393 43 Grecian Prince 2204 Short Brothers James Knott 96169 44 Hanna Heye 1 1422 William Pickersgill & Sons Carl Neynaber   45 Highland Prince 1, 2 2510 Short Brothers J. Knott 97949 46 Imperial Prince 1 2525 Short Brothers Prince Steam Shipping Co. (J. Knott) 97947 47 Ithamo 1, 2 Note 2222 John Priestman & Co. Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. Ltd. 97536 48 Joseph Davis 2282 Short Brothers James Westoll Line 97534 49 Keemun 3132 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons China Shippers' Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 98189 50 Lady Salisbury 1480 S. P. Austin & Son Hawkins Holman 98066 51 Lincoln 1 116 Robert Thompson & Sons Wm. Liddall   52 Lizzie 1, 2 2138 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons J. Gray & Co. 96553 53 Llanberis 2272 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Llanberis Steamship Company, Ltd. or E. Thomas, Radcliffe 95190 54 Lyell 2434 Bartram, Haswell & Co. Wilkie & Turnbull 96508 55 Lynton 1, 2 1668 J. Blumer & Co. J. Holman & Sons 98147 56 Madrileno 1 3115 Robert Thompson & Sons M. M. de Arrotegui   57 Maori King 3807 William Doxford and Sons W. Ross & Co. 96689 58 Mary Beyts 3790 William Doxford and Sons Bombay, London Steamship Co. Limited 98053 59 May 1178 John Priestman & Co. Allwood & Co. 95186 60 Melbourne 3819 William Pickersgill & Sons W. Kish 97531 61 Messapia 1 2205 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Puglia Steam Navigation Co.   62 Nithsdale 1897 William Pickersgill & Sons R. Mackill & Co. 97612 63 Norse King, later Rainbow (AS-7) )a cattle boat, later a distilling and station ship 1 2985 James Laing William Ross & Co. of London, later (1898) United States Navy 98071 64 Oberon 2728 Bartram, Haswell & Co. C. Howard & Sons 98166 65 Oria 1 2167 Robert Thompson & Sons W. S. Bailey 95825 66 Oxus 1 912 Strand Slipway Company J. White 98090 67 Pak Ling 1 3034 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons China Shippers' Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 98086 68 Parkfield 2650 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Parkfield Steamship Co. Ltd. 96399 69 Patapsco 2933 James Laing Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 97532 70 Pérou 1 3091 James Laing Compagnie Maritime du Pacifique   71 Pollock H.M. 1 2515 William Doxford and Sons Steam Navigation Co. of Ireland Ltd. 97533 72 Queensland 3892 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons William Kish 97530 73 Réaumur 1539 William Doxford and Sons A. d'Orbigny & Faustin Fils   74 Red Cross 1, 2 2877 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Rowland & Marwood's Steam Ship Co. Ltd. 96555 75 Regina 2638 Short Brothers Taylor & Sanderson 95300 76 Relay 1 1198 Robert Thompson & Sons J. R. France for Central and South American Telegraph Co. 98059 77 Robert Eggleton 2308 Short Brothers James Westoll Line 97523 78 Saint Hubert 1 3046 James Laing British & Foreign Steamship Co. Ltd. 97826 79 Scharlachberger 1 2822 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Deutsche Dampfs Ges "Hansa"   80 Sea King, later Otarama, Highland Ghillie, Constantin, River Tyne, Spa 1, 2 ex 3. 4, 5, 6, 7, Note 3808 William Doxford and Sons W. Ross & Co. of London, later (Lloyd's Register 1890/91) New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. of London, later (1902) Nelson Line renamed Highland Ghillie, later (1912) Jebsen & Co. of Hamburg, renamed Constantin, later (1923) M. Gumuchdjian Ltd. of London renamed River Tyne, later (1925) Cie Internationale de Commerce et d'Armement of Antwerp, Belgium, renamed Spa 98081 81 Siam 1 1577 John Priestman & Co. Tan Kim Cheng 97481 82 Specialist 2802 Strand Slipway Company Angier Shipping Co. Ltd. 96682 83 Stalheim 2166 John Priestman & Co. Harloff & Bøe   84 Taff 1 871 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Cardiff Steamship Co. Limited 95197 85 Tellus (a steamship) 2529 Osbourne, Graham & Co. The vessel, completed in Jun. 1890, was launched on Apl. 19, 1890 for Wilhelm Wilhelmsen of Tonsberg, Norway, who I read paid 684,658.65 kroner for the vessel. 1 (data in both Norwegian & English & image). The vessel attained 11 1/2 knots at her trials. In 1897/98 at least, per LR, the vessel was owned by 'Dmp. Slsk. "Tellus", a Wilhelmsen company. On Sep. 21, 1907, while en route from Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada, to Portland, Oregon, U.S.A, with a cargo of coal, the vessel was wrecked on North Spit, at the entrance to Grays Harbor, Washington, U.S.A. 302.0 ft. long, speed of 9 1/2 knots, signal letters HMJP, 210 later 238 HP engines by George Clark of Sunderland. Can anybody tell us about the circumstances of her loss? Y   86 Tigris 1, 2 2412 J. Blumer & Co. Persian Gulf Steamship Co. 98167 87 Torquay 1 700 Robert Thompson & Sons Whiteway & Ball 87552 88 Trinidad 1 1281 J. Blumer & Co. Trinidad Steamship Co. Ltd. 98103 89 Umkuzi 2050 James Laing Bullard King & Company, Limited 98092 90 Umona 2031 James Laing Bullard King & Company, Limited 98194 91 Valin 1549 William Doxford and Sons A. d'Orbigny & Faustin Fils   92 Ville de Paris 1 3497 James Laing Compagnie Havraise Peninsulaire Navigation à Vapeur 115307 later     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1890? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 87 vessels & 194,307 tons. 1891 (Data has been built up from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Aalborg 664 J. Blumer & Co. N. H. Svarrer   2 Alma 2464 William Pickersgill & Sons Steamship Alma Co. Ltd. or F. O. Pinkney 97543 3 Amara 1 2454 J. Blumer & Co. Persian Gulf Steamship Co. 98197 4 Amiral Cécille 1153 S. P. Austin & Son A. Lemoine   5 Andrada 2593 William Pickersgill & Sons Andrada Sailing Ship Co. Ltd. 97836 6 Andriana Stathatos 2498 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Stathatos Bros.   7 Aquitaine 1 3161 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Société Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur   8 Arthur Head 2909 John Priestman & Co. J. M. Lennard & Sons Ltd. 95927 9 Ben Wyvis 925 Robert Thompson & Sons J. & A. Davidson 98554 10 Borrowdale 1093 James Laing F. W. Sewell & Co. 97540 11 Braunfels 3701 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Deutsche Dampfs Ges "Hansa"   12 Burma 724 S. P. Austin & Son Bennett Steamship Co. Ltd. 98382 13 Cabo Prior 986 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ybarra y Cia   14 Cabo San Vicente 1 (Spanish site), 2 (link 1 Google translated), 3 (Lloyd's Register data, 1930/31 thru 1932/33), 4 Note 1726 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ybarra y Cia   15 Caradog 1443 S. P. Austin & Son W. Morris & Co. 85270 16 Casos 2240 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons R. Nicholson & Sons 97848 17 Celtic Queen 1830 William Pickersgill & Sons Ship Celtic Queen Co. Ltd. or R. Hughes-Jones 97860 18 Celtic Race 1874 William Pickersgill & Sons Celtic Race Co. Ltd. 99348 19 City of Gloucester 2432 Osbourne, Graham & Co. C. Smales 98514 20 City of Worcester 2404 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Livingston Conner 98506 21 Clan MacIntyre 2517 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. The Clan Line of Steamers Ltd., Cayzer, Irvine & Co. 98636 22 Clan MacLeod 2517 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. The Clan Line of Steamers Ltd., Cayzer, Irvine & Co. 98620 23 Clan MacNeil 1 Note 2519 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. The Clan Line of Steamers Ltd., Cayzer, Irvine & Co. 98611 24 Denaby 1150 S. P. Austin & Son Denaby Main Colliery Ltd. 99552 25 Deptford 2595 James Laing John Ness 97545 26 Dominion 2539 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Dominion Ship Co. Ltd. 99334 27 Dovenby 1653 William Pickersgill & Sons P. Iredale & Porter 99313 28 Dunmurry 2592 Short Brothers Boyd Bros & Co. 96273 29 Empress of the East, later Juan Forgas, Atlantico 1, 2, Note 3095 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Beyts Craig & Co. 99030 30 Epworth 2404 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons John H. Barry & Co. 99132 31 Erna 1076 Robert Thompson & Sons A. Schiff   32 Eulomene 2725 Robert Thompson & Sons H. Fernie & Sons 99307 33 Ferndene 2537 Short Brothers J. T. Lunn & Co. 97961 34 F. E. Webb 585 Robert Thompson & Sons Stephenson Clarke 99001 35 Godwit 1682 John Priestman & Co. Godwit Steamship Co. Ltd. or Topping & Davies 98962 36 Grange 1218 John Priestman & Co. R. Grandidge 96283 37 Hawkes Bay 4583 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Tyser Line Ltd. or maybe G. D. Tyser & Co. 98893 38 Helen 3169 Short Brothers Shaw Pollock & Co.   39 Highlander 2490 William Pickersgill & Sons C. Smales 96560 40 Hiroshima Maru 3283 Robert Thompson & Sons Nippon Yusen KK   41 Honresfeld (a steel barque) 3045/2873 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. I seem to have few sources of data re this vessel. It is not included in Lloyd's Register ('LR') of 1890/91, LR of 1891/92 is not available, & the needed page in LR of 1893/94 is missing. The vessel is however recorded in LR of 1892/93. A 4 masted steel barque of 3045/2873 tons, 312.9 ft. long, then owned by J. Joyce & Co. of Liverpool & registered there. Signal letters MFBR. Honresfeld a community at Littleborough, Lancashire, it would seem.  The vessel's launch is referenced here. It was then the largest sailing vessel ever built on the NE coast, as per that article. On Aug. 12, 1892, the vessel left Liverpool for San Francisco with a cargo of 4570 tons of coal, under the command of J. Shaw - with a crew of 23 (or maybe 33) & a stowaway aboard. Two major events in the life of the vessel occurred throughout the voyage. Per this page, on Oct. 21, 1892, when at 57S/63W in the South Atlantic, the vessel's main deck was carried away & one crew member was lost. In a storm I presume. Later, on Dec. 20, 1892, the vessel burned at sea due to the spontaneous combustion of the cargo. At 8.20N/116.30W, in the North Pacific Ocean, about 1,200 miles off the coast of Mexico. As per this page. I have read in a 'Google' data snippet, however, that she was lost 100 miles only off Mexico's coast. No lives were lost on this occasion. The crew were saved by Stronsa, a British iron ship, en route from San Francisco to Queenstown, Ireland, but were landed at Valparaiso, Chile. The available data is interesting, however. This page states that on Dec. 28, 1895, a little over three years later, a whale ship saw the vessel still drifting at 9°N, 175°W. It would seem to be true. Certainly the sighting, by Alice Knowles, an American whaling ship, was reported in Chambers Journal of 1912, as you can read here. Rather earlier, on Feb. 18, 1893, City of Florence, a British steamship, saw the derelict still floating at 20N/110W & the coal was still then burning. It was seen again on Jun. 11, 1893 by Sharpshooter, a barque. Anything you can add? 97867 42 J. W. Burmester 1278 J. Blumer & Co. Hermann Burmester   43 Kaffir Prince 1 2228 Short Brothers James Knott 97984 44 Kingswell 2355 Osbourne, Graham & Co. J. Kemp, later (1900) The "Kingswell" Steam Ship Co. Ltd., later (1910) Dipwood Steamship Co. Ltd., both of Newcastle. The vessel was apparently, however, owned by T. Pratt of Newcastle, when on Jan. 21, 1910, the vessel sprang a leak & sank 110 miles off Cape Matapan, Greece, while en route from Sifnos, also Greece to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore. No lives were lost. 97979 45 Kronprinsesse Louise 665 J. Blumer & Co. C. H. Nielsen   46 Kronprins Frederik 664 J. Blumer & Co. C. H. Nielsen   47 Lord Londonderry 1 Note 570 Short Brothers Lord Londonderry, later (1900) Marquis of Londonderry of Wynyard Pk., Durham, later (1910) Tom W. Smyth of London 97544 48 Loreley 1077 Robert Thompson & Sons J. D. Ahlers   49 Lota (a steel barque) 1, 2 (image ex link 1) 1367 Robert Thompson & Sons The vessel's initial owner was Turner Edwards & Co. of Bristol. The Mercantile Navy List of 1900 lists William Henry Edwards, of Bristol, as the vessel's then owner, while the 1910 version of such list records John Fowler, of Bristol, as her then owner. Per Miramar (thanks!) in 1912, Chr. Hannevig of Horten, Norway, became the vessel's owner. And in 1915, Transatlantic Motor Ship Co. A/S of Oslo, Norway, became her owner. 245.4 ft. long, signal letters MHJW. Miramar also advise that the vessel was wrecked on Sable Island (located 300 km SE of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) on Sep. 12, 1915 while en route from Philadelphia to Marseilles, France, with a cargo of petrol. 98826 50 Loughrigg Holme 2069 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Hine Bros. 89481 51 Ludgate 2413 Bartram, Haswell & Co. Ludgate Steam Shipping Co. 98910 52 Manhanset 2684 Bartram, Haswell & Co. T. Hogan & Sons 99341 53 Maria 2573 John Priestman & Co. A. Embiricos   54 Minna Craig 4644 James Laing Minna Craig Steamship Co. Ltd. 98970 55 Moorgate 2363 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Moorgate Steamship Co. Ltd. or H. W. Dillon 98941 56 Nation 2540 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. W. Thomas & Co. 97878 57 Nerano 2885 Short Brothers D. G. & T. Pinkney   58 Nerito 2920 Short Brothers Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. Ltd. 97547 59 Orient 2347 Bartram, Haswell & Co. L. Ossoinack or Ungherese Oriente   60 Ornen 1227 J. Blumer & Co. Rederi A/B Condor   61 Petersburg 1713 James Laing William Thomson & Co. 99222 62 Port Chalmers 4154 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Co. Limited 98973 63 Port Douglas 4285 James Laing William Milburn & Co. 99000 64 Queen Adelaide 2832 Bartram, Haswell & Co. T. Dunlop & Sons 98642 65 Queen Anne 2784 Bartram, Haswell & Co. T. Dunlop & Sons 98664 66 Red Jacket 2088 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons G. Hallett 98418 67 Regimen 1942 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. R. Conaway & Co. 99321 68 Regnant 1943 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. R. Conaway & Co. 99303 69 Republic 2539 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Republic Ship Co. Ltd. 99314 70 Robert Thorman 1 938 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. R. (presumably Robert) Thorman 97549 71 Sinclair 655 Short Brothers J. Sinclair   72 Springwell 3030 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Company 97548 73 Surrey 1, 2 Note 793 J. Blumer & Co. M. A. Ray & Sons, later (1900) Edwin R. Ray of London, later (1910) The "Robin" Steamship Co. Ltd., of Glasgow 98886 74 Sydmonton 2526 J. Blumer & Co. Robinson Bros. 99133 75 Tarragona Note 2039 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Tarragona Steamship Co. Ltd. or H. Scholefield & Son 97981 76 T. G. Hutton 1 Note 703 Short Brothers T. G. Hutton of Sunderland 97539 77 Titan 924 James Laing NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij or Konink Nederland Stoomb Maats.   78 Tyr 2268 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons J. R. Olsen of Bergen, Norway   79 Ulriken 2377 Robert Thompson & Sons S. Troye   80 Usk 869 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Cardiff Steamship Co. Ltd., later (1900 & 1910) The Cardiff S. S. Co. Ltd. both of Cardiff 98410 81 Venango 2938 James Laing Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 97542 82 Verbena 1821 William Pickersgill & Sons Single Ship Verbena Co. Ltd. 99328 83 Virginia Peirano 2098 J. Blumer & Co. Braila Steamship Co. Ltd.   84 Viribus Unitis 2137 Short Brothers Mendl Steamship Co.?   85 Wallarah 3505 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. W. Lund 98947 86 White Cross 3020 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Rowland & Marwood's Steam Ship Co. Ltd. 99137 87 Yarrawonga 4011 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Wilhelm Lund 99007     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1891? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 87 vessels & 188,715 tons. 1892 (Data has been built up from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Adelina Patti 3114 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Jennesen, Taylor & Co. 99617 2 Andalucia 1810 Robert Thompson & Sons Stephenson Clarke   3 Andorinha 1 Note 3440 William Pickersgill & Sons Andorinha Single Ship Co. Ltd. 99441 4 Australia 3592 Short Brothers Henderson Bros   5 Basuto 2742 James Laing British & Colonial Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 99072 6 Bloemfontein 1 2745 James Laing British & Colonial Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 99097 7 Blue Cross 3028 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons The Rowland and Marwood Steamship Company 99140 8 Boynton 2578 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons W. & E. S. Lamplough 101918 9 Cadeby 1150 S. P. Austin & Son Denaby Main Colliery Ltd. 99564 10 Calitro 2969 James Laing Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 99612 11 Camrose 2565 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons John Marychurch & Co. 98422 12 Carradale 3531 James Laing Laing Steamship Co. Ltd. 99605 13 Charilaos Tricoupis 2511 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Stathatos Bros.   14 Charles Racine 1635 J. Blumer & Co. Sigval Bergesen   15 Chicago City 2324 J. Blumer & Co. The Bristol City Line of Steamships Limited 98836 16 Constance 3930 Short Brothers Short & Gourley   17 Cornhill 2053 J. Blumer & Co. Carlton Steamship Co. Ltd.   18 Darius, later Kwinana (a steamship) 1 (ex p#153 of a 'pdf' file available here - W.A. Historical Ships Register) 3283 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. A. (Archibald) Currie & Co. of Melbourne, Australia, signal letters VTBW. Per Miramar, in 1912 the vessel became owned by the West Australian Government (The State Shipping Service of W.A.), renamed Kwinana. Registered at Fremantle. The vessel suffered a fire on Dec. 20, 1920, at Carnarvon, W.A., (900 miles N. of Perth), & was broken up. But see link at left re fire date, later history, etc. 101707 19 Darwin 752 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. H. W. H. Stevens 99033 20 Delano 2968 James Laing Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 99610 21 Eleni Millas, later Suzette Fraissinet 2381 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons The vessel was launched on Apl. 28. 1892. Per A & B (Delcampe, images), 1 (u-boat.net, May 1918 sinking), 2 (data in French) 3 (link 2 'Google translated), 4 (Compagnie Fraissinet), 5 (Compagnie de Navigation Fraissinet), 6 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). The vessel was initially owned by J. Millas & Sons of Ibrail (now Brăila) Roumania (Romania), however Lloyd's Register of 1892/93 indicates that the vessel was rather registered at Cephalonia, Greece. 302.0 ft. long, signal letters HNLD. In 1897, Vagliano Bros., of Piraeus, Greece, acquired the vessel. In 1900, the vessel was sold again, to Cie Marseillaise de Nav. à Vapeur (Compagnie Fraissinet), of Marseilles, France, & renamed Suzette Fraissinet. On May 11, 1918, the vessel was sunk by German submarine UB-52, Otto Launburg in command, when 37 miles south of Cape Spartivento, Calabria, Italy, while en route from Tunis & Bizerta (both Tunisia) to Gibraltar. No lives were lost. Is there anything that you can add? Y   22 Esperance 667 J. Blumer & Co. A/S Esperance   23 F. D. Lambert 2214 Short Brothers James Westoll Line   24 Focas 2288 John Priestman & Co. G. A. Foca   25 Fort Stuart 2433 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Stuart & Douglas 99373 26 Freshfield 2730 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons J. Brown & Son 99383 27 Gatton 2543 Robert Thompson & Sons James Chambers & Co. (I think) 101912 28 George Royle 2540 Short Brothers James Westoll Line 99513 29 Gertor 2407 Osbourne, Graham & Co. J. Holman & Sons   30 Gisela 4369 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Lloyd Austriaco   31 Grangewood 2540 Robert Thompson & Sons E. W. Morgan & Co.   32 Hertha, later Leonid (a steel barque) 666 later 667 J. Blumer & Co. The webmaster has a few editions of Lloyd's Register ('LR') available re the period of 1892/93 thru 1899/90. In those LR editions the vessel is consistently stated to be owned by Actieselakabet "Hertha", of Kolding, Denmark, but with different names following the italicised words. i.e. (O. Hirth) in 1892/93, (C. J. Haas) in 1894/95, & from 1896/97 thru 1899/1900 (S. W. Bruun). I presume that it is the names in the brackets which record the then actual owners' names. 183.3 ft. long, signal letters NGDQ. Niels Hald-Anderson advises (thanks!) that in Mar. 1908 the vessel was sold to J. N. Maslennikov, of Archangel, Russia, & renamed Leonid. Niels further advises that the vessel was wrecked off Cayenne (French Guiana, NE coast of South America) on May 10, 1910. Wrecksite.eu states that the barque was wrecked on May 12, 1910. It would appear (per a 'Google' data snippet) that the vessel hit a rock & became a total wreck. The vessel's captain, acting on behalf of the owners, sued the colony for 150,000 fr. (francs) & was awarded 72,000 fr. The underwriters sued the colony also - for 300,000 fr. - re the loss of goods. Is there anything you can add?   33 Hindustan 2420 Osbourne, Graham & Co. J. W. Squance & Co.   34 John Fothergill 2730 Short Brothers James Westoll Line 99306 35 Ladoga 2286 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Brown & Yeomen 99063 36 La Giralda 1861 Bartram, Haswell & Co. Seville Navigation Co. or Sevillana   37 Langham 2748 Robert Thompson & Sons V. T. Thompson & Co.   38 Leafield 1 1453 Strand Slipway Company Sutton Brewis & Co.   39 Linden 1141 Robert Thompson & Sons J. Hopper   40 Lindisfarne 3030 Robert Thompson & Sons Speeding Marshall   41 Lissabon 1499 J. Blumer & Co. R. M. Sloman & Co.   42 Lodore 1670 William Pickersgill & Sons P. Iredale & Porter 99369 43 Majorca 1158 S. P. Austin & Son Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. Ltd. 99231 44 Manchester 3046 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Manchester Single Ship Co. Ltd. 99391 45 Massasoit 2784 Bartram, Haswell & Co. T. Hogan & Sons 98835 46 Mediterraneo 1804 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Eredi C. Cav. Gerolimich   47 Menapia 723 John Priestman & Co. Waterford Steamship Co. Ltd. 86008 48 Miramar 2415 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Raeburn & Verel   49 Mohican 2728 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Manhanset Steamship Co. Ltd. or T. Hogan & Sons 99368 50 Monomoy 2783 Bartram, Haswell & Co. T. Hogan & Sons 98831 51 Mowhan 2873 William Pickersgill & Sons P. Iredale & Porter 99405 52 Munificent 3273 Short Brothers James Westoll   53 Myrtledene 3024 Short Brothers J. T. Lunn & Co.   54 Naworth Castle 1895 William Pickersgill & Sons Naworth Castle Ship Co. Ltd. 99421 55 Obi 3046 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Mercantile Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. or Mercantile Steamship Co. 101939 56 Otterburn 962 James Laing Burn Shipping Co. Ltd. 99611 57 Pondo 2741 James Laing British & Colonial Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 101912 58 Ratcliff 802 Short Brothers H. C. Pelly & Co.   59 Regent 386 Robert Thompson & Sons A. R. Braine   60 Rosina Mendl 2370 John Priestman & Co. Rosina Mendl Steamship Co. Ltd. or F. Mendl & Co. 101900 61 Samoa 6839 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Samoa Steamship Co. Ltd. 102063 62 Sandhill 1 2069 J. Blumer & Co. Carlton Steamship Co. Ltd.   63 Shat El Arab 2605 J. Blumer & Co. Persian Gulf Steamship Co.   64 Sir John Hawkins 2693 John Priestman & Co. Sir John Hawkins Steamship Co. or R. B. Triplett & Co. Gary Hicks advises that the vessel left Marianople (now Mariupol), Ukraine, Sea of Azof, Black Sea, for Liverpool on Oct. 23, 1893, passed Gibraltar on Nov. 13, 1893 & was never heard from again. About 30 crew lost 99262 65 Sir Richard Grenville, later Paz 1 Note 2715 John Priestman & Co. Per Miramar the vessel was owned by Sir Richard Grenville Steamship Co., of Plymouth. I had previously recorded R. B. Triplett & Co. also of Plymouth. See Note. 99266 66 St. Dunstan 1014 S. P. Austin & Son Stephenson Clarke & Co. 101937 67 Thracia 3015 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons International Line Steamship Co. Ltd. or C. Marwood 99145 68 Turbo 4134 James Laing M. Samuel & Co. 101951 69 Union 669 J. Blumer & Co. P. C. Svarrer   70 Waikato, later Augustus, Teresa Accame 1, 2 4767 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. of London, registered at Plymouth. Gary Hicks advises (thanks!) that the Plymouth registry ended on Mar. 3, 1905 re the sale of the vessel to a German owner. Continue 99263 71 Warrnambool 3513 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. W. Lund 101917 72 Willow Branch 1 3314 Bartram, Haswell & Co. F. & W. Ritson 99608 73 Windrush 1532 Robert Thompson & Sons R. H. Gayner   74 Wiscombe Park 2228 J. Blumer & Co. Wiscombe Park Co. Ltd. 99361 75 Yarrowdale 1 2983 William Pickersgill & Sons R. Mackill & Co. 99857     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1892? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 76 vessels & 190,755 tons. 1893 (Data has been built up from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) 'The Marine Engineer ..... ', of Apl. 1893 thru Mar. 1894, i.e. Volume XV, can be read (but not downloaded) here. I read it via 'see other formats', at left. # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Aristea 1818 Robert Thompson & Sons A. K. Saliaris & Co.   2 Aureola 2346 Osbourne, Graham & Co. J. F. Wilson & Co.   3 Batoum 4054 James Laing Alfred Suart 102786 4 Bea Bellido 1914 Short Brothers James Knott, or perhaps Prince Steam Shipping Co. 101825 5 Boston City 2346 J. Blumer & Co. The Bristol City Line of Steamships Limited 98838 6 Breckfield 3088 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons J. Brown & Sons 102070 7 Brookside 1 2705 Short Brothers J. L. Browne 99620 8 Cabo de la Nao 1551 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ybarra y Cia   9 Cabo San Sebastian 1552 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ybarra y Cia   10 Cabo Tortosa 1551 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ybarra y Cia   11 Cam 3022 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Mercantile Steamship Co. 102823 12 Capac 3052 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons New York & Pacific Steamship Co. 102802 13 Carib Prince 2048 Short Brothers James Knott, or perhaps Prince Steam Shipping Co.   14 Celte 1 954 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Chevillotte Bros 167103 15 Condor 3053 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons New York & Pacific Steamship Co. 102781 16 Conway Castle 1694 William Pickersgill & Sons The Ship 'Conway Castle' Co. Ltd. 101959 17 Creole Prince 2047 Short Brothers James Knott, or perhaps Prince Steam Shipping Co. 101827 18 Cumeria 3101 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons R. Nicholson & Sons or  Nicholson & Co. 102079 19 Golden Cross 3014 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons International Line Steamship Co. Ltd. or C. Marwood 99146 20 Hanoi 1208 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Marty & d'Abbadie   21 Harbourne 1158 S. P. Austin & Son J. & C. Harrison 101965 22 Hong Kong 1208 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Marty & d'Abbadie   23 Italian Prince 3083 Short Brothers James Knott, or perhaps Prince Steam Shipping Co.   24 Kansas City 2345 J. Blumer & Co. The Bristol City Line of Steamships Limited 102481 25 Laurel Branch 3308 Bartram, Haswell & Co. Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 99621 26 Lutéce 1350 S. P. Austin & Son A. Lemoine   27 Massapequa 3193 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons T. Hogan & Sons 98840 28 Margarita 527 William Pickersgill & Sons Barquentine Margarita Co. Ltd. 102098 29 Menantic 3024 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons T. Hogan & Sons 102482 30 Mexicano 1973 James Laing King Steamship Line 98781 31 Mimi 920 Strand Slipway Company Fenwick Stobart   32 Murillo 2419 John Priestman & Co. T. Wilson Sons & Co. Limited 102927 33 Northdene 1356 S. P. Austin & Son J. Thompson 101847 34 Queen Louise 3385 Bartram, Haswell & Co. T. Dunlop & Sons 102620 35 Romney 2806 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Frederic Bolton & Co. 102787 36 Rotha 1008 James Laing Thomas Sharp & Co. 101839 37 Sagamore 2140 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Belgian American Maritime Co. S.A.   38 Scawsby 2341 S. P. Austin & Son Denaby Main Colliery Ltd. 99599 39 Shillito 2324 John Priestman & Co. Woodruff Shillito 98435 40 Sibun 1796 J. Blumer & Co. Scrutton Sons & Co.   41 Silverdale 2716 Short Brothers Milburn Bros   42 Spondilus 4129 James Laing M. Samuel & Co. 101991 43 Suram 1 3629 James Laing Suram Steamship Co. 101828 44 Trocas 4129 James Laing M. Samuel & Co. 101972 45 Turret 1 Note, 2 1970 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. i.e. Petersen, Tate & Co. 101818 46 Turret Age 2232 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. i.e. Petersen, Tate & Co. 101841 47 Umfuli 2370 James Laing Bullard King & Company 102814 48 Vedra 4057 James Laing Petroleum Shipping Co. Ltd. 102812 49 Victoria 3284 Short Brothers Taylor & Sanderson   50 Warrigal 4387 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. W. Lund & Sons 102791 51 Westburn 3320 Short Brothers James Westoll Line 99626 52 William Middleton 2539 Short Brothers James Westoll Line   53 Zodiac 1 2918 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Turner, Brightman & Co. 102769     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1893? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 48 vessels & 118,007 tons. 1894 (Data has been built up, in large part, from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) A bound copy of 'The Marine Engineer and Naval Architect', covering the period of Apl. 1894 thru Mar. 1895 sold for U.S. $104.50 on Nov. 24, 2009. It likely would have contained a list of vessels built at Sunderland in 1894. A copy of 'The Nautical Magazine and journal of the Royal Naval Reserve', for 1894 sold via eBay in or about Jul. 2014 for GBP 45.00 or U.S. $73.06. # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Amyl 2474 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons W. Tulley & Co. 102965 2 Antwerp City 3229 John Priestman & Co. Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd. 102719 3 Aswanly 3535 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Adam & Co. 99658 4 Ayr 3050 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Mercantile Steamship Co. Limited 104796 5 a Barge 80 James Laing (Hull #504) Unknown to webmaster   6 a Barge 80 James Laing (Hull #505) Unknown to webmaster   7 Bencliff 2210 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. George Horsley & Son 102718 8 Berkshire 2285 John Priestman & Co. Berkshire Steamship Co. Ltd. or Thompson Elliott 104298 9 B. G. Baker 2154 James Laing Stephens & Mawson 104257 10 Brantwood 2663 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Brantwood Steamship Co. Ltd. 104345 11 Brittania 3260 Short Brothers Ltd. Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company 104346 12 Cabral 2718 Robert Thompson & Sons Megaw & Norton   13 Cacique 3052 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons New York & Pacific Steamship Co. 102829 14 Cairnross 1509 James Laing Cairns, Young & Noble 104251 15 Carew 133 McAndrew, Cowan & Potts Unknown to webmaster   16 Carlisle City 3002 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Furness Withy & Co. Ltd. 102717 17 Cattersty 1 491 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd. 98784 18 Celaeno 2704 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Hudig & Veder's Stoomvaart Maats   19 Citta di Messina 2478 Robert Thompson & Sons Peirce Becker Ilardi   20 Cordova 2284 Short Brothers Ltd. J. Tully & Sons   21 Corso 895 John Priestman & Co. T. Wilson Sons & Co. Limited 102958 22 Cromwell 3086 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 104343 23 Drayton 1 2001 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited W. & E. S. Lamplough 104786 24 Ella 1122 Short Brothers Ltd. J. S. Barwick   25 Elorrio 1347 William Pickersgill & Sons R. W. Jones & Co. 98881 26 Essex 115 Robert Thompson & Sons Unknown to webmaster   27 Framfield 2510 John Priestman & Co. Steamship Franfield Co. Ltd. or F. Woods 102889 28 Gladys Royle 3287 Short Brothers James Westoll Line 104341 29 Glenmoor 3075 John Priestman & Co. South Shields Steam Shipping Co. Limited 104264 30 Greta Holme 2626 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Hine Bros 89485 31 Harberton 1443 S. P. Austin & Son J. & C. Harrison 102892 32 Hawk later Aller 1 (Spanish site), 2 (link 1 Google translated), 3 (Lloyd's Register data, 1930/31 thru 1945/46), 4 Note, 5 Note 189 McAndrew, Cowan & Potts of North Hylton Humber Coasting 102952 33 Hindu 770 James Laing Duncan McNeil & Co. 102861 34 Kelvingrove 2697 Osbourne, Graham & Co. J. Black & Co.   35 King Bleddyn 2351 Robert Thompson & Sons King Line   36 Kirkdale 2873 Bartram, Haswell & Co. J. R. Cuthbertson & Co. 102661 37 Klyra 1053 John Priestman & Co. North Eastern Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. or J. H. Buck 104826 38 Lambert's Point 3388 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Norfolk & North American Steamship Co. Ltd. 102173 39 Linhope 1339 S. P. Austin & Son J. Thompson 104267 40 Maggie Macnair 3265 Short Brothers Ltd. James Westoll   41 Maroa 6802 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Maroa Steamship Co. Ltd. 102134 42 Napried 1 1671 John Blumer & Co. G. Scuglevich & Co.   43 Novocastria 2001 Short Brothers Ltd. Black Cowan & Co.   44 Ocean 1442 S. P. Austin & Son Lambert Bros. 102856 45 Omba, later Ellerbek, later Okawango  (a steamship) 2950 later 2948 James Laing The vessel was launched in Feb. 1894 (per LR) though I understand that the exact date of launch was Jan. 22, 1894. For Straits Steamships Ltd. ('Straits') of London (Wright Bros. & Co. the managers). Roger Barclay has kindly been in touch to advise that his grandfather, Basil Charles Combe (1871/1926) served as 2nd mate on Omba's 8 month maiden voyage. An eventful voyage that saw the ship nearly lost in the Bay of Biscay, hitting a Chinese junk, running into Aldgate, an 1892 steamer, at Port Said, Egypt, grounding in the Delaware river & much more besides. The vessel loaded iron products (pig iron locos, engines etc.) at Redcar & Middlesboro (both North Yorkshire), for Kobe & Yokohama (both Japan), then on to Panay Island, Phillipines, to load sugar for Philadelphia, U.S.A., finally loading a varied cargo (grain, timber, 230 bullocks etc.) at Baltimore for Glasgow. You can read Basil's interesting journal either here or here (a 'pdf'). The Mercantile Navy List of 1900 lists Straits as Omba's then owner. In or about Feb. 1905, the vessel was sold to Heinrich Diederichsen of Kiel, Germany & renamed Ellerbek. The U.K. register for the vessel was closed in 1905. The vessel was sold again, in 1907, to 'Rhederei A.G. von 1896', of Hamburg, Germany, & renamed Okawango. A diesel engine by MAN (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg) was installed, to replace the original George Clark Limited triple expansion engines. In 1919, the vessel was sold to Emil R. Retzlaff, of Stettin, Germany. In late May of 1913, while under the command of Captain Stahl & with a crew of 23 all told & a single passenger, the vessel was en route from Huelva, SW Spain, to Stettin, with a cargo of 4,400 tons of iron (possibly zinc) ore. Thick fog was encountered when the vessel was off Ushant (a small rocky island in the English Channel off the coast of Brittany, near Brest, France). At about 5 a.m. on May 28, 1913, the vessel struck the Basse-Bridy rocks off (south of) Ushant. At Ar-Vridig. Water rushed into the hull & the vessel soon was abandoned & sank. It would seem that the ship's boilers blew up & the vessel broke in two. Distress signals were sounded. Those aboard had time to take to ship's boats & were rescued by Reine de France, a local fishing boat. Do visit this extensive French page, which is complete with an image of Okawango & a contemporary French newspaper cutting with detail about the disaster. 320.0 ft. long, signal letters NHDB, later RNLB, 237 HP, speed of 10 knots. On Aug. 18, 2009, the ship's bell was recovered from the wreck site (engraved Omba, of course). It was intended that the bell, once cleaned, would be put on display at the 'Musée des Phares et Balises' at Ushant. I cannot spot whether it is now, in 2017, on display there. Is there anything you can add? Y 102839 46 Onega 2017 James Laing C. M. Norwood & Co. 102841 47 Palestrina 3469 G. Bartram & Sons Jennesen Taylor & Co. 104342 48 Port Stephens 3554 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 102853 49 Queen Olga 3347 Bartram, Haswell & Co. T. Dunlop & Sons 104562 50 Ramazan 2857 Robert Thompson & Sons H. Fernie & Sons   51 Roecliff 3347 Short Brothers Ltd. James Westoll   52 Rossetti 2080 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Frederic Bolton & Co. 102898 53 Saint Irene 4172 James Laing British & Foreign Steamship Co. Ltd. 102150 54 Sonneberg 4499 James Laing Deutsche Australische D. G.   55 Sprightly 823 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. J. G. Hill 104336 56 Swiftsure 823 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. J. G. Hill 104338 57 Tennyson 2084 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Glover Bros. 104809 58 Terrier 1605 John Blumer & Co. Wilm. Wilhelmsen   59 Turret Bay 2211 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Guildwood Steamshio Co. Ltd. 104245 60 Turret Bell 2211 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. i.e. William Peterson Ltd. 104263 61 Wearmouth 982 Strand Slipway Company Wearmouth Steamship Co. Ltd. 104817 62 Whitburn 2594 Short Brothers G. Butchart & Co.   63 Wilderspool 2804 William Pickersgill & Sons Wilderspool Steamship Company Limited 102175 64 Woodhorn 1283 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Ashington Coal Co. 104244 65 Woodleigh 1 2664 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons John H. Barry & Co. 99148 66 Zylpha 2918 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Turner, Brightman & Co. 102873     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1894? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 70 vessels & 166,484 tons. 1895 (Data has been built up, in large part, from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Acacia 1 2401 William Pickersgill & Sons Acacia Steamship Co. Ltd. or J. Lilly & Co 102732 2 Andania 2876 William Pickersgill & Sons Andania Steamship Co. Ltd. or E. F. & W. Roberts 105357 3 Avery Hill 1 Note 2 3142 Short Brothers Ltd. Lawther & Latta   4 Braemar 3601 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited J. Warrack & Co. 104905 5 Cairnloch 1 1546 Short Brothers Ltd. Cairns Young Noble   6 Cento 2239 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Corinthian Shipping Co. Ltd. or R. Nicholson & Sons 105343 7 Charterhouse 1 3021 John Priestman & Co. Galbraith Pembroke 104892 8 Cleves, later Lerfos, Ceres 654 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. M. Matthys 140445 later 9 Clydesdale, later Broadgarth 1 Note 3565 James Laing Laing Steamship Co., later (1900) Arthur Laing of Deptford Yard, Sunderland, later (1910 & 1915) Wearmouth Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Sunderland, later (1920) The Leeds Fireclay Co. Ltd. of Wortley, Leeds, later (1930), as Broadgarth, Garth Shipping Co. Ltd. of Newcastle 106403 10 Colonel J. T. North 2835 Short Brothers Ltd. Lawther & Latta   11 Coya 3040 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited New York & Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd. 104866 12 Diciembre 3482 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. La Compañía Bilbaína de Navegaçión or Aznar & Co.   13 Drumelzier 3625 James Laing Gillison & Chadwick 105348 14 Duchess of York 2605 John Blumer & Co. Robinson Bros. 99150 15 Durango 1 Note 3008 Bartram & Sons W. & T. W. Pinkney of Sunderland. The Mercantile Navy List of 1890 advises that the vessel (signal letters NRKP, was then owned by The Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Sunderland & in 1910 & 1915 by Furness Withy & Co. of West Hartlepool. Off register in 1917 104349 16 Elm Branch 3258 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 106404 17 Forest Abbey 1777 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Forest Oak Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 104276 18 F. Stobart 1 801 Short Brothers Ltd. T. G. Hutton   19 General Havelock 1 827 James Laing R. M. Hudson 104354 20 Harcalo 1 2401 William Pickersgill & Sons J. & C. Harrison 104894 21 Harlington 1032 S. P. Austin & Son J. & C. Harrison 104864 22 Harpalus 1445 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited J. & C. Harrison 104888 23 Hopedale 1746 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. P. H. Laing 104350 24 Jupiter 3398 Osbourne, Graham & Co. J. Lockie   25 King David 2555 Short Brothers Ltd. King Line Ltd. 105743 26 Kurdistan 3036 Short Brothers Ltd. J. W. Squance & Co.   27 Lavinia Westoll 3151 Short Brothers Ltd. James Westoll   28 Lizzie Westoll 2858 Short Brothers Ltd. James Westoll & others 104351 29 Merionethshire 3012 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Jenkins & Co. 104830 30 Michelangelo 2498 James Laing Andrea Dall'Orso & Co.   31 North Sands 3567 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited A. Harrowing 106012 32 Oak Branch 1, 2 Note 3258 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 104357 33 Obra 5456 James Laing British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 104628 34 Pacific 2919 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Britannic Steam Shipping Ltd. 104353 35 Pinners Point 1, 2 & 3 Note 4 3921 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Norfolk & North American Steamship Shipping Company Ltd. 105342 36 Progressist, later Beltor, Georgios Antippa, Drammenseren, Jacob Schroder 1 3188 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Angier Line (1887) Ltd. 104828 37 Ralph 184 Robert Thompson & Sons Unknown to webmaster   38 Robert Adamson 2992 Short Brothers Ltd. J. Adamson & M. Mail 104358 39 Rose Castle 2816 William Pickersgill & Sons J. Chambers & Co. 102188 40 Royalist 3188 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Angier Line (1887) Ltd. 104844 41 Saint George 515 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Seine & Mersey Steamship Co. Ltd. or Christian & Edwards 105360 42 Scottish Hero 2202 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Scottish Hero Steamship Co. Ltd. or Scottish Line Ltd. 105718 43 Seaforth 191 South Hylton Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Ltd. (Hull #15) Unknown to webmaster   44 Shirley 2939 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Shirley Steamship Co. Ltd. or Houlder Middleton 105773 45 Skinningrove 516 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd. 98787 46 St. Denis 516 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Seine & Mersey Steamship Co. Ltd. or Christian & Edwards 105330 47 Tabasco 1, 2 2987 James Laing Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 104355 48 Tampico 2968 James Laing Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 104348 49 Tartar Prince 3272 Short Brothers Ltd. James Knott   50 Titania 1 3430 Bertram & Sons C. Howard & Sons 105712 51 Turret Cape 1827 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. i.e. William Peterson Ltd. 104283 52 Turret Crown 1827 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. i.e. William Peterson Ltd. 104279 53 Turrethill 691 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Broomhill Coal Co. Ltd. 104281 54 Tyr 2225 John Blumer & Co. Wilh. Wilhelmsen   55 Vagliano 1 2716 Robert Thompson & Sons Vagliano Bros   56 Vega 1, 2 1164 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Det Bergenske D/S   57 Whetstone 3414 Robert Thompson & Sons Culliford & Clark   58 Whitgift 2925 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Whitgift Steam Ship Co.?, owned by Houlder, Middleton Limited 104838     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1895? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 56 vessels & 126,384 tons. 1896 (Data has been built up, in large part, from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) A copy of 'Marine Engineer' (title page), re Apl. 1896 to Mar. 1897, sold via eBay on Sep. 11, 2011 for U.S. $40.99. # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Algoa 7575 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Algoa Steamship Co. Ltd. 105377 2 Ashmore 3461 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Belgian-American Maritime Co. Soc. Anon. 106420 3 Baltazan 3278 Robert Thompson & Sons H. Fernie & Sons 1 (re Byers Anchor) 105362 4 Batoum 1324 James Laing Azov Steam Navigation Co.   5 Bonita 65 South Hylton Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Ltd. (Hull #17) Unknown to webmaster   6 Boxgrove 3046 John Priestman & Co. Steamship Boxgrove Co. Ltd. or Woods & Furneaux 105840 7 Bullionist 3460 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Angier Line (1877) Ltd. 106021 8 Cairnisla 1597 Short Brothers Ltd. Cairn Line of Steamships Ltd. 104297 9 Castello 3635 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Thomas Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd. 106727 10 Clio 631 James Laing Konink Nederland Stoomb Maats. or NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij   11 Dieke Rickmers 1 Note 3349 John Priestman & Co. Rickmers Reismuhlen, Rhederei & Schiffbau A.G.   12 Dona Amelia, later Minilya, Rizal 1 (ex p#85 of a 'pdf' file available here - W.A. Historical Ships Register) 2688 John Blumer & Co. J. H. Andressen Successores of Oporto, Portugal. Miramar advises that in 1901 the vessel became owned by Bethell Gwyn & Co., (of Australia) renamed Minilya, & that in 1910 the vessel became owned by the Philippine Government, renamed Rizal. But see link at left for quite different data re Minilya. The Mercantile Navy List of 1910 records West Australian Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., of London, as the vessel's (signal letters SMNL) then owner. Needs more research! later 114717 13 Dunav 1641 John Blumer & Co. S. Copaitich & Co   14 Ellen Rickmers 1, 2 5350 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Rickmers Reismuhlen, Rhederei & Schiffbau A.G.   15 Ematra 57 South Hylton Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Ltd. (Hull #16) Unknown to webmaster   16 Eversley 2866 Robert Thompson & Sons H. Scholefield & Son   17 Falcon 351 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Cowasjee Dinshaw 106414 18 Farringford 3146 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Farringford Steamship Co. Ltd. or Charlton Thompson 106410 19 Flintshire 1 Note 3837 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Jenkins & Co. 105833 20 Harborne 1278 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. 105880 21 Harbury 1838 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. 105858 22 Hardy HMS 295 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. The Admiralty i.e. the Royal Navy   23 Harpenden 3071 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. 108155 24 Haughty HMS 295 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. The Admiralty i.e. the Royal Navy   25 Hillcrag 3256 Robert Thompson & Sons Hugh Evans & Co. 106803 26 Holywell 3300 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 106413 27 Howick Hall 3712 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited C. G. Dunn & Co. 106795 28 Huascar 875 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Morraille Hernandez 106896 29 Huldra 1007 John Priestman & Co. A/S Huldra  or Biornstad Bros   30 Huron 3090 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd. 105884 31 Imperialist 3442 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Angier Line (1877) Ltd. 106016 32 Islander 395 Robert Thompson & Sons M. Whitwill & Co. 102493 33 John Christie 1565 Short Brothers Ltd. W. H. Holby   34 Juanita North 3503 Short Brothers Ltd. Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd. 105847 35 Karthago 2822 John Priestman & Co. A. C. de Freitas & Co. 143126 later 36 Keelung Maru 1673 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisha   37 Kelvin 2828 Short Brothers Ltd. J. Black & Co. 105994 38 Kendal Castle 2885 William Pickersgill & Sons J. Chambers & Co. 105391 39 King Edgar 2552 Short Brothers Ltd. Scottish Steamship Co. Ltd. 105807 40 Kirkfield 3602 Bertram & Sons Kirkfield Steamship Co. Ltd. 106034 41 La Pallice 1021 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. d'Orbigny Faustin   42 Lavinia, later Hermonthis, Valtameri, Neuwerk, Emsgatt 1 (sale in 1915, in blue), 2 (Miramar) 4782 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs Linie A.G. or A. Kirsten   43 Leonidas 2751 Short Brothers Ltd. A. Embiricos   44 Lightship No. 66 300 Strand Slipway Co. (Hull #92) Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond. Launched in Dec. 1895, completed on Jun. 15, 1896. Some related newspaper cuttings thanks to Lyndon Pritchard.   45 Lockwood 1143 John Blumer & Co. Steam Colliers Ltd. 105874 46 Lord Kelvin 3452 Bartram & Sons J. Herron & Co. 105397 47 Ludwig Note 2766 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. C. Hirschberg 143429 later 48 Maria Rickmers 1 5308 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Rickmers Reismuhlen, Rhederei & Schiffbau A.G. 136794 later 49 Mary Ada Short 3605 Short Brothers Ltd. James Westoll & others 106412 50 Montgomery 3471 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. George Horsley & Son 106953 51 Narrung 5078 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Wilhelm Lund - Blue Anchor Line 105873 52 Ness 3050 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Mercantile Steamship Co. 105788 53 Netherfield 3125 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited J. Brown & Son 105392 54 Norman 716 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. E. Hawthorn 105899 55 Norman Isles 3455 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. A/S Norman Isles   56 Novorossisk 1321 James Laing Azov Steam Navigation Co.   57 Orion 628 James Laing Konink Nederland Stoomb Maats. or NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij   58 Orthia 4225 James Laing Donaldson Bros. 106012 59 Oscar II 3549 James Laing Axel Axelson Johnson   60 Otterspool 2878 William Pickersgill & Sons Otterspool Steamship Co. Ltd. 105373 61 Principessa Cristiania 2854 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Gerolimich & Co.   62 Prompt 127 South Hylton Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Ltd. Joseph Hawkins Beckwith   63 Queen Cristina 3596 Bartram & Sons Thomas Dunlop & Sons 105985 64 Queen Eleanor 3574 Bartram & Sons Thomas Dunlop & Sons 106019 65 Radley 3100 John Priestman & Co. Radley Steamship Co. Ltd. or Galbraith Pembroke 105820 66 Reindeer 2412 John Priestman & Co. Jackson Bros & Cory of London 105848 67 Rijnstroom 877 Robert Thompson & Sons NV Hollandsche Stoomboot Mij   68 Rookwood 1143 John Blumer & Co. Steam Colliers Ltd. 105860 69 Rosefield 3089 John Priestman & Co. Rosefield Steamship Co. Ltd. or F. Woods 105811 70 Scottish King 3317 Short Brothers Ltd. T. Ronaldson & Co.   71 Selma 3480 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. George Horsley & Son 102745 72 Sevastopol 1329 James Laing Azov Steam Navigation Co.   73 Surf 1597 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Lambert Bros. 105842 74 Telde 1461 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Mersey Steamship Co. Ltd. or Leech Harrison Forwood 105363 75 Truma 1571 Short Brothers Ltd. C. T. Boe   76 Turret Chief 1881 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Dominion Turret Line Ltd. 106605 77 Turret Court 1879 William Doxford and Sons Dominion Turret Line Ltd. 106608 78 Umtali 2641 James Laing Bullard King & Company 105810 79 Umvoti 2625 James Laing Bullard King & Company 105857 80 Unique 2036 John Priestman & Co. Hjalmar Röed   81 Wilhelmina 2671 Short Brothers Ltd. Noord-Europa   82 Wingrove 2806 Short Brothers Ltd. P. W. Richardson   83 Winnie 1 2532 John Blumer & Co. F. Rahtkens & Co.   84 Yalta 1327 James Laing Azov Steam Navigation Co.   85 Zero 3066 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Turner, Brightman & Co. 105825     ------         Total tonnage             ------       What were the official build numbers for 1896? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 83 vessels & 215,887 tons. 1897 (Data has been built up from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Almerian 2984 Robert Thompson & Sons Frederick Leyland & Co. Ltd.   2 Amphitrite 2734 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Stathatos Bros.   3 Arranmoor 2452 John Blumer & Co. South Shields Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.   4 Banana 2817 John Blumer & Co. Elder, Dempster & Co.   5 Basuta 2876 Robert Thompson & Sons Maclay & McIntyre   6 Brantingham 2617 Robert Thompson & Sons East Yorkshire Steamship Co. Ltd. 104218 7 Briton 790 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. E. Hawthorn 108208 8 Carisbrook 2151 John Blumer & Co. SS Carisbrook Co. Ltd.   9 Chantenay 1619 Short Brothers Ltd. Gueret & Godard   10 Citta Di Palermo 3022 Short Brothers Ltd. Peirce Becker Ilardi   11 City of York 3100 John Blumer & Co. Robinson Bros.   12 Clan MacDonald 4839 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Cayzer, Irvine & Co. or The Clan Line Steamers Limited 106067 13 Clan Monroe 4853 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Cayzer, Irvine & Co. or The Clan Line Steamers Limited 106097 14 Clan Murray 4839 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. The Clan Line of Steamers Limited 106077 15 Clan Robertson 4839 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Cayzer, Irvine & Co. or The Clan Line Steamers Limited 108684 16 Drumgarth 3654 Robert Thompson & Sons Gillison & Chadwick   17 Enfield 1 2124 John Priestman & Co. C. W. Ormston & Co. 106626 18 George Fleming 3448 Short Brothers Ltd. Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co. Ltd.   19 Harlech 1282 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. J. & C. Harrison 108198 20 Harmonic 2746 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. J. & C. Harrison 108238 21 Harmony 1118 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. J. & C. Harrison 108242 22 Hemisphere 3486 Bartram & Sons W. Thomas & Co. 106857 23 Heronspool 2893 William Pickersgill & Sons Heronspool Steamship Co. Ltd. 106842 24 Hylton, later Harpon 1 Note 1484 Strand Slipway Co. Launched Jun. 16, 1897. For Hylton Steamship Co. Ltd. 108235 25 Ile de la Reunion 3855 James Laing Compagnie Havraise Peninsulaire Navigation à Vapeur 114644 later 26 Indianic 2837 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Atlantic Steamship Co. Ltd. or T. G. Greenwell 106419 27 King Frederick 2577 Short Brothers Ltd. King Line (Philipps)   28 Kirklee 3580 Bartram & Sons Kirkfield Steamship Co. Ltd. 108689 29 Kronos 929 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Dampfs-Ges "Neptun"   30 Lewis 196 Robert Thompson & Sons Unknown to webmaster   31 Maud Cassel 3917 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. N.V. Maats SS Maud Cassel   32 Middleham Castle 3062 William Pickersgill & Sons Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd. or J. Chambers & Co. 106852 33 Min 3083 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd. 108262 34 Moravia 3506 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Lloyd Austriaco   35 Orissa 5436 James Laing British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. 106100 36 Ovidia 3343 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Rederi A/B Nord   37 Pearlmoor 3480 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. South Shields Steam Ship Co., a subsidiary? of Moor Line Ltd. 108272 38 Perth 1799 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Melbourne Steamship Co. Ltd. 106422 39 Port Victoria 3378 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. or W. Milburn & Co. 108266 40 Queen Mary 3564 Bartram & Sons Thomas Dunlop & Sons 106064 41 Rex 1214 James Laing G. O. Wallenberg   42 Rugby 3285 John Priestman & Co. Galbraith Pembroke 108195 43 Russie 2015 Sunderland Shipbuilders Co. Société Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur   44 Rustington 2185 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Bell Symondson & Co.   45 South Africa 3424 Short Brothers Ltd. Southern Steam Shipping Co. Limited 108261 46 Spartan Prince 3299 Short Brothers Ltd. Prince Line Ltd. 106227 47 Taichu Maru 3320 James Laing Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisha   48 Tainan Maru 3450 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisha   49 Tamsui Maru 1674 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisha   50 Themis 1921 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Wilh. Wilhelmsen   51 Thornhill 3231 Short Brothers Ltd. Taylor & Sanderson 106416 52 Titania 3613 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. A/S Titania or Wilh. Wilhelmsen   53 T. R. Thompson 3538 Short Brothers Ltd. James Westoll Line 106417 54 Uller 1860 John Priestman & Co. H. Roed   55 Uranus 970 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Dampfs-Ges "Neptun"   56 Ursula Bright 3295 John Priestman & Co. W. L. Bright 108237 57 Verona 3463 John Priestman & Co. Gow Harrison & Co.   58 Westralia 1 2884 James Laing Huddert Parker & Co. (Proprietary) Ltd. 106415 59 Wiltshire 2095 John Priestman & Co. Thompson Elliott 106623     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1897? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 64 vessels & 181,298 tons. 1898 (Data has been built up from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Abchurch, later Gokensan Maru 1621 Strand Slipway Co. "Abchurch" Steamship Co. Ltd. later (1910) William France, Fenwick & Co. Ltd., all of London 110007 2 Abergeldie 3777 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Adam & Co. 108660 3 Admiral Nelson 3092 John Blumer & Co. Admiral Nelson Steamship Co. Ltd.   4 Alala 3217 Robert Thompson & Sons E. F. & W. Roberts   5 Albanian 2930 Robert Thompson & Sons Frederick Leyland & Co. Ltd.   6 Anatolia 3848 Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Papayanni Steamship Co. 110525 7 Anglo-Chilian 3817 Short Brothers Ltd. Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd. 110004 8 Ashton 3196 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited W. & E. S. Lamplough 108372 9 Beatrice 3344 Bartram & Sons C. Howard & Son 109972 10 Blanefield 3411 Short Brothers Ltd. Seafield Shipping Co. Limited 108392 11 Bodlewell later Kyma 1 Note 3420 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 106425 12 Caithness 1 3503 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Sutherland Steamship Co. Ltd. 106629 13 Clan Macfarlane 4823 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Cayzer, Irvine & Co. or The Clan Line of Steamers Limited 108742 14 Consols 3493 Bartram & Sons W. Thomas & Co. 109395 15 Copenhagen 3297 John Priestman & Co. Glasgow Shipowners Company, Ltd. 108711 16 Corby Castle 3607 William Pickersgill & Sons Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd. 110526 17 Croydon 3757 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Croydon Steamship Co. Ltd. or Houlder Middleton 108303 18 Cynthia 2996 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited R. Nicholson & Sons 110524 19 Dart 3207 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Mercantile Steamship Co. 108395 20 Elizabeth Holland 1802 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. 106427 21 Ella 1457 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. H. Waage   22 Farnham 3102 Robert Thompson & Sons V. T. Thompson & Co. 106423 23 Frances Holland 2061 William Pickersgill & Sons F. S. Holland 109994 24 Gloriana later Betty 1, Note, 2 2768 Short Brothers Ltd. British Maritime Trust Ltd. 106988 25 Glosterhill 1247 Osbourne, Graham & Co. R. Jack 106640 26 Green Jacket 2824 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited G. Hallett 105192 27 Guernsey 4375 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. D/S A/S Guernsey or A. N. Hansen & Co.   28 Harlech 1199 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. J. & C. Harrison 109995 29 Harport 1747 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. J. & C. Harrison 108397 30 Harrington 1730 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. J. & C. Harrison of London 108354 31 Hiso 1551 Short Brothers Ltd. C. T. Boe   32 Hongkong Maru 6159 James Laing Toyo Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha   33 Hopper No. 95   Strand Slipway Co. (Hull #95) Unknown to webmaster   34 Hopper No. 96   Strand Slipway Co. (Hull #96) Unknown to webmaster   35 Hornsey 1803 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. 108345 36 Joseph Holland 1785 John Blumer & Co. Francis Stanley Holland 108328 37 Kelvindale 3196 Short Brothers Ltd. J. Black & Co. 108740 38 Kildonan 2118 William Pickersgill & Sons J. Cory & Sons 105196 39 Kilmaho 2155 John Priestman & Co. J. Cory & Sons or Seville & U.K. Carrying Co. Ltd. 109772 40 Lady Joicey 3194 Short Brothers Ltd. Taylor & Sanderson   41 Laureldene 3522 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Dene Shipping Co. Ltd. or J. T. Lunn & Co. 106633 42 Leersum 1455 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Vinke & Co.   43 Louise 3316 Bartram & Sons Carl Hirschberg   44 Luciana 4763 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs Linie A.G. or A. Kirsten   45 Maria 3649 John Priestman & Co. Holland Gulf Stoomboot Maatschappij or J. de Poorter   46 Marjorie 928 Strand Slipway Co. Steamship Marjorie Ltd. 109960 47 Masconomo 4183 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited T. Hogan & Sons 108546 48 Meridian 3488 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. George Horsley & Son. 99500 49 Minterne 2823 Short Brothers Ltd. Minterne Steamship Co. Ltd. 108333 50 Moorgate 1 3201 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Dowgate Steamship Co. Ltd. or H. W. Dillon 109951 51 Nelson 1842 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Nelson Steamship Co. Ltd. 110027 52 Nippon Maru 6162 James Laing Toyo Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha   53 Noranmore 5640 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Belgian Maritime Trading Co. S.A.   54 Ormazan (1 Note) 3238 Robert Thompson & Sons H. Fernie & Sons   55 Palestrina 3489 Bartram & Sons Jennesen Taylor & Co. 106426 56 Philae 2769 John Blumer & Co. Moss Steamship Co. Ltd.   57 Polymitis 3431 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. O. A. Stathatos   58 Queenmoor 2119 John Blumer & Co. North Moor Steamships Ltd. 109963 59 Queen Wilhelmina 3590 James Laing Neptune Steam Navigation Co. 109695 60 Reynolds 3264 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Bolton Steam Shipping Company Ltd. 108340 61 Richmond Castle 3605 William Pickersgill & Sons Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd. 109453 62 Riplingham 2570 Robert Thompson & Sons East Yorkshire Steamship Co. Ltd. 104221 63 Roker 3499 Short Brothers Ltd. James Westoll & others 106424 64 Salfordia 3666 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Sivewright Bacon 108836 65 Stilbé 3274 later 3229 John Blumer & Co. There would seem to be very little data available about this steamer, which, specially designed for the wine trade, was launched on Jan. 8, 1898, for A. C. Le Quellec & Fils, of Bordeaux, France. Per A (Delcampe image, stated to be Stilbé, also see here), 1 (vessel's trial run), 2 (data, images, French text), 3 (link 2 'Google' translated, 4 (Miramar, link, you now must be registered to access). 330.0 ft. long, signal letters OTWG. The vessel attained a mean speed of 11 knots on 5 runs over the measured mile at its trials on Feb. 28, 1898. It was initially registered at Algiers, Algeria, it would appear. In 1916 the vessel became owned by Cie. Française des Chemins de Fer Paris-Orléans, of Nantes, France, with Soc. Maritime Aux. des Transports, the managers. Rather later, in 1929, Cie. Delmas Frères & Vieljeux of La Rochelle, France, became the vessel's owner. Much of the above is per Miramar (thanks!) who also advise that on Nov. 7, 1929 the vessel arrived at the Briton Ferry (between Swansea & Port Talbot, Wales) facilities of T. W. Ward, to be broken up. Actual break-up commenced on Nov. 14, 1929. Y   66 Sultan van Langkat 2325 James Laing K. N. M. Petroleum Nederlandsche Indie   67 Sylvia 350 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Royal Navy, The Admiralty   68 Trold 3247 John Priestman & Co. Wilh. Wilhelmsen   69 Tuscarora 6117 James Laing Anglo American Oil Co. 106430 70 Ullapool 3691 William Pickersgill & Sons Japp & Kirby 109429 71 Umgeni 1 2662 James Laing Bullard King & Company, Limited 108314 72 Umtata 2655 James Laing Bullard King & Company, Limited 110001 73 Universe 2535 John Priestman & Co. A/S Universe or H. Roed 129040 74 Ushaw 2574 Short Brothers Ltd. J. White   75 Valentia 3242 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited C. Marwood 106107 76 Venetia 3596 Short Brothers Ltd. Gow Harrison & Co.   77 Ville de Tamatave 3730 James Laing Compagnie Havraise Peninsulaire Navigation à Vapeur   78 Violet 350 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Royal Navy, The Admiralty   79 Wagner 3475 Bartram & Sons Jennesen Taylor & Co. 106429 80 Wakool 5014 Sunderland Shipbuilders Co. W. Lund & Sons 109996 81 Whitgift Note 2993 John Blumer & Co. Tyser Line or Houlder Middleton   82 Yola 3504 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Elder Dempster 109432 83 Ystroom 1016 Robert Thompson & Sons NV Hollandsche Stoomboot Mij   84 Zingara 3463 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Turner, Brightman & Co. 110022     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1898? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 84 vessels & 259,443 tons. An 1898/1899 edition, Vol. XX, of 'The Marine Engineer' sold for U.S. $124.50 on eBay on Jan. 17, 2009. 1899 (Data has been built up from elsewhere in the site. And from a John Oliver list. Can you provide another list? Do please advise me if you have data.) # Name Gross Builder Built for Official No. 1 Abbey Holme 3105 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Hine Bros. 104687 2 Achecolanda 2057 William Pickersgill and Sons Compañia del Vapor Achecolanda   3 Adalia 3847 Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Papayanni Steamship Co. 110592 4 Afghanistan 3542 Short Brothers Ltd. J. W. Squance & Co.   5 Anglo-Australian 4019 Short Brothers Ltd. Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co. Ltd.   6 Athena 3427 Short Brothers Ltd. W. Lowden & Co.   7 Avondale 2094 Short Brothers Ltd. G. H. Elder & Co.   8 Balakani 3696 Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Caucasian Steam Shipping Company, Limited 110185 9 Banderas 2053 William Pickersgill and Sons Naviera Vascongada S.A.   10 Baron Eldon 3705 Bartram & Sons Hugh Hogarth 105256 11 Bath City 2431 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Charles Hill & Sons 111301 12 Beechmore 3314 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Belgian Maritime Trading Co. S.A. 110333 13 Brenda later Bianca Bianchi, Pallade, & Mario Attanasio 1152 Strand Slipway Co. Fenwick Stobart & Co. of London, later (1901 thru 1924) Wm. France Fenwick & Co. of London, later (1924) G. R. Bianchi of Genoa, (1925) A. Pollio of Naples, (1938) Achille Lauro of Naples, (1950) M. Attanasio of Naples. Scrapped at Savona in 1954 112640 14 Cardiganshire 3777 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Jenkins & Co. 110072 15 Caucasian 4656 Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Caucasian Steam Shipping Company, Limited 112645 16 Cebriana 1 4221 Short Brothers Ltd. British Maritime Trust Ltd. 112412 17 Celtic Princess 3603 Robert Thompson & Sons R. Hughes-Jones & Co. 110585 18 Clan Alpine 3587 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Cayzer, Irvine & Co. or The Clan Line of Steamers Limited 111232 19 Clan Colquhoun 5856 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. The Clan Line of Steamers Limited 111187 20 Clan Farquhar 5858 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Cayzer, Irvine & Co. or The Clan Line of Steamers Limited 111209 21 Clan Urquhart 5855 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. The Clan Line of Steamers Limited 111219 22 Denbighshire 3844 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Jenkins & Co. 112630 23 Eros 2664 Robert Thompson & Sons T. Cossovich   24 Folmina 3638 John Priestman & Co. Holland Gulf Stoomboot Maatschappij or J. de Poorter   25 Forest Castle 2788 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Forest Oak Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. 110323; 26 Fremington 344 Robert Thompson & Sons Liverpool N. Devon   27 Gottfrid, later Kannas, Gottfrid 1635 Strand Slipway Co. Rederi A/B Gottfrid, of Malmo, Sweden   28 Granada 5125 John Priestman & Co. A. C. de Freitas & Co.   29 Gregynog 1699 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Lambton Collieries Ltd. 109700 30 Hawkwood 1155 John Blumer & Co. Steam Colliers Ltd. 112620 31 Hendon 1809 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. 110057 32 Hermes 1 3400 John Blumer & Co. British & South American Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.   33 Hero 3719 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Bruusgaard Kiosterud   34 Hesperides 3393 Bartram & Sons R. P. Houston & Co. 110625 35 Highgate 1780 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Wm. Cory & Son Ltd. 110118 36 Hornby Castle 3712 William Pickersgill and Sons Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd. 110614 37 Hyades 1 3352 John Blumer & Co. British & South American Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.   38 Hyanthes 3427 Bartram & Sons R. P. Houston & Co. 110565 39 Isel Holme, later Myrtle Branch 1 ex 2 & 3 Note 3741 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Hine Bros. A builder's model of the vessel was sold at a Bonhams, New York, auction in Apl. 2010 -  for £6,117. As per this page. 104688 40 John H. Barry 1 3083 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited John H. Barry & Co. 106109 41 Lynalder 3223 Robert Thompson & Sons Liver Shipping Co. Ltd. 110544 42 Lynton 3232 Robert Thompson & Sons Johnson Sproule & Co.   43 Manu 2060 William Pickersgill & Sons Hijos De Astigarraga   44 Mareotis 3184 John Blumer & Co. Moss Steamship Co. Ltd. 110616 45 Maristow, later Southfield, Southina 1, 2 3506 John Blumer & Co. The "Maristow" Steamship Co. Ltd. of Plymouth, later (1907) renamed Southfield, Field Line (Cardiff) Ltd., later (1915) renamed Southina, Western Counties Shipping Co. Ltd., both of Cardiff 111343 46 Matienzo 1834 Robert Thompson & Sons Compañia Montañesa de Navegación 110544 47 Milton 3267 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Shakespear Shipping Co. Ltd. or Glover Bros. 110120 48 Nedenaes 1538 Short Brothers Ltd. C. T. Boe   49 Newton Hall 4169 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited C. G. Dunn & Co. Ltd. 110610 50 Ohio 4006 Bartram & Sons Neptune Steam Navigation Company 109699 51 Otta 3251 John Priestman & Co. L. W. Hansen   52 Protector 45 Robert Thompson & Sons (Hull #213) Unknown to webmaster   53 Rhodesia 3560 John Priestman & Co. J. Cory & Sons 109781 54 Saint Bede 3575 William Pickersgill & Sons British & Foreign Steamship Co. Ltd. 110558 55 Saxon Prince 3471 Short Brothers Ltd. Prince Line Ltd. 110336 56 Semantha 2847 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Haws Steamship Co. Ltd. or J. R. Hawes & Co. 110563 57 Soborg 2108 Short Brothers Ltd. C. K. Hansen   58 South Australia 4014 Short Brothers Ltd. Southern Steam Shipping Co. Ltd, of London. 110177 59 Spennymoor 1 2748 John Blumer & Co. Moor Line Ltd. of Newcastle. Foundered on Dec. 7, 1903 110087 60 Spero 1199 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Pelton Steamship Co. Ltd. 110346 61 Stanfield 3370 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Stanfield Steamship Co. Ltd. 110545 62 Stanton, later Leonardo Palomba 1097 Strand Slipway Co. Stanton Steamship Co. 110165 63 Suffolk 5364 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. Birt Trinder Bethell 112617 64 Sunningdale 1798 S. P. Austin & Son Ltd. Sir J. Joicey, Bart. 110343 65 Terek 3710 Sir James Laing & Sons Ltd. Caucasian Steam Shipping Company, Limited 110150 66 Thordis 3735 Osbourne, Graham & Co. Wilh. Wilhelmsen   67 Tomoana 5987 James Laing Tyser & Co. 110136 68 Thyra 3742 Osbourne, Graham & Co. A/S D/S Thyra's Rederi   69 Tullochmoor 3520 William Doxford and Sons Ltd. Moor Line Ltd. 110130 70 Wilberforce 3074 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Harrowing Steamship Co. Ltd. or J. H. Harrowing 106108 71 Wilcannia 4953 Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. W. Lund & Sons 110154 72 Zeeburg 3039 Robert Thompson & Sons SM Amsterdam   73 Zuleika 3608 Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited Turner, Brightman & Co. 110086     -------         Total tonnage             -------       What were the official build numbers for 1899? Do please advise me if you know. 'Where Ships Are Born' states 73 vessels & 257,733 tons. May I suggest that you navigate the site via the index on page 001.PRIOR PAGE / NEXT PAGE To Thomas M. M. Hemy Data Page 41. All of the other Thomas Hemy pages, including image pages, are accessible though the index on Thomas Hemy page 05.  [ ] à é è ç To the Special Pages Index. A SITE SEARCH FACILITY Search This Site for Get a Free Search Engine for Your Web Site THE GUEST BOOK - GO HERE E-MAIL THIS LINK Enter recipient's e-mail: