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VESSELS BUILT AT SUNDERLAND

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, later Matias F. Bayo, Españoleta, Maria Dolores	856/1358 (N/G)	S. P. Austin & Son Ltd.	Gerolimich & Co., of Lussinpiccolo, Croatia
2	Aloedene, later Heros (launch & trial trip)	1525/2411 (N/G)	Short Brothers	J. T. Lunn & Co., of Newcastle	97946
3	Amur, later Famous (trial trip)	570/907 (N/G)	Strand Slipway Company	Amur Steam Ship Co. Ltd., of London	98073
4	Aros, later Silkeborg, Elisabeth Maersk, Guldborgsund, Anna, Begonia (trial trip)	1157/1806 (N/G)	James Laing & Co.	Aros Steamship Co. Ltd., of Newcastle	98114
5	Asloun, later Aurrera (launch)	1827/2828 (N/G)	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Adams & Co. or Adams Bros., of Aberdeen, Scotland	94547
6	Austria, later Aduatiek	1396/2221 (N/G)	S. P. Austin & Son Ltd.	Walter S. Bailey of Hull	95832
7	Balear, later Abchurch, Maria Regier, Glynymel	847/1345 (N/G)	Strand Slipway Company	Sociedad General Mallorquina de Palma, of Majorca	105776 later
8	Baria, later Kambyses	1954/3069 (N/G)	James Laing	Hamburg-Calcutta-Linie, of Hamburg, Germany
9	Beechdene, later Olazarri (launch)	1586/2508 (N/G)	Short Brothers	J. T. Lunn & Co., of Newcastle	97951
10	Benedick, later Participation, Partecipation 1 (launch)	1581/2440 (N/G)	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	C. Howard & Son, of London	98076
11	Brenttor	1233/1951 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Thompson Steamship Co. or J. Holman & Sons, of London	98132
12	Cabo Silleiro, later Borulos	630/1026 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Ybarra y Cia, of Seville, Spain	136667 later
13	Calabro, later Moulouya (launch)	1343/2103 (N/G)	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Puglia Steam Navigation Co., of Bari, Italy	97526
14	Camperdown, later Craigallan, Ainamo, London, Gustaf Wasa	988/1562 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Steamship Camperdown Co. Ltd., of London	98046
15	Cape Breton	1109/1764 (N/G)	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Babcock & Radcliffe, of Liverpool	97808
16	Caxo, later Bat	1291/2061 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Corinthian Shipping Co. Ltd. of Liverpool with R. Nicholson & Sons her managers	97752
17	Cecilia	744/1169 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	E. F. Elliott, of London	98187
18	Centurion, later Genoa	1233/1942 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	John Blumer & Co. of Sunderland	97525
19	Chamois	1347/2100 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Jackson Bros. & Co., of London	98143

Charles Steels

738/1170 (N/G)

John Priestman & Co.

A vessel which had a relatively short life - about 9 years. Was always owned by owners from West Hartlepool & registered there. Initially by Lilly, Wilson & Co., of West Hartlepool, soon by J. Wilson & Co., & from 1893/94 by J. Lilly & Co. On Oct. 16, 1898, the vessel sailed from Leith, Scotland, to Hamburg, Germany, with a cargo of coal, a crew of 18 & Peet her captain. The vessel went missing. Click the link at left for greater detail.

97385

21	Chelydra, later Anna Moore	1794/2825 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Cuthbert Hutchinson of Sunderland	97538
22	Cheriton, later Lennok	709/1125 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Steamship Cheriton Co. Ltd. of Swansea, Wales, with Thomas P. Richards her manager	89127
23	Chicago	2381	Short Brothers	W. & T. W. Pinkney	97537
24	Clara, later Fredrika	1166/1854 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Robinson Brothers of Whitby	96551
25	Cookham, later Butetown (launch)	1594	T. R. Oswald & Co. Ltd.	Lambert Bros.	98163
26	Craigmore, later Aenos	2285	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	W. Johnston & Co.	97747
27	Culgoa, later Champlain	2135/3325 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	W. (Wilhelm) Lund & Sons of London	96681
28	Denia	1668	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Adam Brothers & Co. who then sold it to Compania Valenciana de Navegacion of Valencia, Spain
29	Drumalis	2530	William Pickersgill & Sons	P. Iredale & Porter	97820
30	Drummond, later Lily, Tschifu, Bandai Maru	2832	Robert Thompson & Sons	Gillison & Chadwick	97745
31	Ely (launch)	873	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Hooper Campbell	98401
32	Enchantress, later Protector (trials)	2636	Short Brothers	Taylor & Sanderson	97524
33	Endeavour, later Aghia Paraskevi	1762/2795 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Rowland & Marwood's Steamship Co. Ltd. of Whitby	96552
34	Fazilka (an iron steamship)	2699/4152 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Glasgow, Scotland	98578
35	Federal (a steel steamship)	1840/2403 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	McIlwraith, McEachern & Co. of Melbourne, Australia	95970
36	Forest Holme, later Kardamila, Begona No. 4, Camphill 1 (launch)	1544/2407 ( N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Hine Bros. of Maryport, Cumbria	89480
37	Fulwell, later Michael (launch)	1595/2514 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Company of Sunderland	97535
38	Fultala (a steel steamship)	2692/4156 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., of Glasgow, Scotland	98589
39	George Allen, later Coalgas	2309	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line	97527
40	Gladys, later Proteus, Muntenia, Danubian, Panzo S., Akin, Sadan	2367	S. P. Austin & Son	J. Coverdale & Son	88908
41	Gleneden (launch & trials) 1 (lost in 1891, Inquiry)	713/1133 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Robert Livingstone & Co., of West Hartlepool	97393
42	Grecian Prince, later Piratininga, Sargento Albuquerque	2204	Short Brothers	James Knott	96169
43	Hanna Heye, later Vega, Rio, Tripolitania, Garibaldi, Maguy (launch)	1422	William Pickersgill & Sons	Carl Neynaber
44	Highland Prince, later Evangelos, Lyngfjord, Stortind	2510	Short Brothers	J. Knott	97949
45	H. M. Pollock, later Adelphi Sifneo (launch)	1623/2515 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	Steam Navigation Co. of Ireland Ltd. of Belfast, Ireland, with j. Burke & Co. her managers	97533
46	Imperial Prince, later Myrtle Holme, Yeiraku Maru (launch)	2525	Short Brothers	Prince Steam Shipping Co. Ltd, with James Knott her manager	97947
47	Ithamo, later Gotland, Susana, Granli, Harpefjell 1 (LR of 1914/15 in blue)	1427/2221 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. Ltd., of Sunderland with D. & T. Pinkney her managers	97536
48	Joseph Davis	2282	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line	97534
49	Keemun, later Patrie, Patria, Patricia 1 (launch)	1985/3132 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	China Shippers' Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., of London	98189
50	Lady Salisbury	1480	S. P. Austin & Son	Hawkins, Holman & Co. of London	98066
51	Lincoln (launch)	44/116 (N/G)	Robert Thompson & Sons	Wm. Liddall	93410
52	Lizzie, later Andromachis, Agamemnon, Bozcaada	1334/2138 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	J. Gray & Co. of Whitby	96553
53	Llanberis, later Badminton, Coroniadis, Maleas, Georgios Markettos	2272	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Llanberis Steamship Company, Ltd. or E. Thomas, Radcliffe	95190
54	Lyell, later Dimitrios, Pateras, Skra, Ismini (re 1890 collision)	2434	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	Wilkie & Turnbull	96508
55	Lynton, later Else, Danebod, Fylgia, Eriksborg (both her launch)	1045/1668 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	John Holman & Sons of London	98147
56	Madrileno, later Fandango, Rollo (launch)	2024/3115 (N/G)	Robert Thompson & Sons	M. M. de Arrotegui of Bilbao, Spain
57	Maori King, later Esperance, Maori King	2476/3807 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	William Ross & Co. of London	96689
58	Mary Beyts, later Hestia	2434/3790 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	Bombay, London Steamship Co. Ltd. of London	98053
59	May	751/1178 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Philip Morel, of Cardiff, Wales. I note, however, that the Priestman build list on site rather lists Allwood & Co., of Cardiff. The matter needs further research.	95186
60	Melbourne	3819	William Pickersgill & Sons	W. Kish	97531
61	Messapia (trial trip)	1418/2205 (N/G)	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Puglia Steam Navigation Co.
62	Nithsdale, later Bengt	1897	William Pickersgill & Sons	R. Mackill & Co.	97612
63	Norse King, later Rainbow (AS-7) )a cattle boat, later a distilling and station ship	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, later Thorsdal (launch)	1381/2167 (N/G)	Robert Thompson & Sons	W. S. Bailey of Hull	95825
66	Oxus (launch)	569/912 (N/G)	Strand Slipway Company	The webmaster has not researched this vessel, which was initially owned by Oxus Steamship Co. Ltd. of London. In mid Jul. 1895, Oxus was en route from Sundsvall, Gulf of Bothnia, Sweden, to London with a cargo of wood pulp. On Jul. 20, 1895 it collided with Westella, built in Sunderland in 1872, which vessel was en route, in ballast, from Stockholm, Sweden, to Hernosand (now Härnösand, Gulf of Bothnia), Sweden. At a point 8 miles SSE of Fimmgrundet. Westella sank almost immediately after the collision, her crew being rescued by Oxus & landed at Gefle (now Gavle, Sweden, Gulf of Bothnia).	98090
67	Pak Ling, later Yamaguchi Maru (launch)	1911/3034 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	China Shippers' Mutual Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of London	98086
68	Parkfield	1678/2607 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Parkfield Steamship Co. Ltd. of Liverpool	96399
69	Patapsco, later Firth of Dornoch, Shinchiku Maru	2933	James Laing	Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.	97532
70	Pérou, later Ida, Navarra (launch)	3091	James Laing	Compagnie Maritime du Pacifique
71	Queensland, later Everita	2475/3892 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	William Kish of Sunderland	97530
72	Réaumur, later Saga, Fossli, Laila 1 (launch)	975/1539 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	A. d'Orbigny & Faustin Fils, of La Rochelle, France
73	Red Cross, later Lucincita, Luciston	1832/2877 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Rowland & Marwood's Steam Ship Co. Ltd. of Whitby	96555
74	Regina, later Progress	2638	Short Brothers	Taylor & Sanderson	95300
75	Relay, later Elli, Bjornefjell, Bota, Finn (sea trials)	1198	Robert Thompson & Sons	J. R. France for Central and South American Telegraph Co.	98059
76	Robert Eggleton	2308	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line	97523
77	Saint Hubert, later Yedo Maru (launch)	3046	James Laing	British & Foreign Steamship Co. Ltd.	97826
78	Scharlachberger, later Wik (launch)	2822	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Deutsche Dampfs Ges "Hansa"
79	Sea King, later Otarama, Highland Ghillie, Constantin, River Tyne, Spa 1 (NZ in 1891), 2 (1894 collision Inquiry), 3 & 4 (both TheShipsList),	2460/3808 (N/G)	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. From Nov. 1890 to Oct. 1902 the vessel was registered at Plymouth. In the early minutes of Sep. 30, 1894, Otarama, under the command of Francis Canese, was in collision, off Dungeness, Kent, with Naworth Castle (built by Pickersgill in 1892), which vessel was under tow by Oceana a tug. The bluff of the port-bow of Otarama hit the stem and port-bow of Naworth Castle, resulting in damage to both vessels & two Naworth Castle crew members losing their lives. Otarama in due course proceeded to Dover & then to London. Captain Canese was held to be at fault as was the mate of Naworth Castle - both were censured. In 1902, Otarama was sold to Nelson Line & renamed Highland Ghillie, which in turn was sold in 1912 to Jebsen & Co. of Hamburg & renamed Constantin. It was later renamed River Tyne & Spa. The vessel was broken up at Dordrecht, The Netherlands, in Jan. 1933.	98081
80	Siam, later Chofu Maru, Ta His, Ming Lee (launch)	992/1577 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Thomas W. Richardson of London, with James D. Munro her manager. From 1903, George McBain of Shanghai, China. Have also read Kirching & Co. becoming Tan Kim Cheng, of Singapore. Needs research.	97481
81	Specialist, later Stowford, Prometheus, Anteo	2802	Strand Slipway Company	Angier Shipping Co. Ltd.	96682
82	Stalheim, later Fama, Blus, Adine	1374/2169 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Harloff & Bøe of Bergen, Norway
83	Taff, later Adare, Auriac (launch)	871	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Cardiff Steamship Co. Limited	95197
84	Tellus (a steamship) (image)	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 Norwegian & 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
85	Tigris, later Hin Sang, Kaihei Maru (tril trip & launch)	1536/2412 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Persian Gulf Steamship Co. Ltds. of London	98167
86	Torquay, later Mascota (launch)	700	Robert Thompson & Sons	Whiteway & Ball	87552
87	Trinidad, later Emma, Huldra, Lia (launch & sea trials)	809/1281 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Trinidad Steamship Co. Ltd. of London	98103
88	Umkuzi, later Tilde	2050	James Laing	Bullard King & Company, Limited	98092
89	Umona	1288/2031 (N/G)	James Laing	Bullard King & Company, Limited	98194
90	Valin, later Magdalena Blumenthal 1 (launch)	983/1549 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	A. d'Orbigny & Faustin Fils, of La Rochelle, France
91	Ville de Paris, later Alexandria (launch)	3497	James Laing	Compagnie Havraise Peninsulaire Navigation à Vapeur	115307 later
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	Total tonnage
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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.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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 of Nordby, Denmark
2	Alma, later Katina	2464	William Pickersgill & Sons	Steamship Alma Co. Ltd. or F. O. Pinkney	97543
3	Amara, later Taga Maru 1 (launch)	1566/2454 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	The webmaster has not researched this vessel, a steamship launched on Nov. 15, 1890 & completed in Jan. 1891. Per 1 (data & image). Amara was launched for The Persian Gulf Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, with William P. Newman serving as her manager. Miramar used to tell us, years ago, that in 1895, for a short time, the vessel was owned by Clan Line Steamers Ltd., of Glasgow. In 1896, per the Mercantile Navy List ('MNL'), the vessel became owned by Wm. Keswick, of London, who from 1897 thru 1911 became the vessel's manager, the vessel being owned during that entire period by Indo-China Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of London. (MNLs re 1900 & 1910). I understand that in 1911, the vessel was acquired by N. Aso, of Nishinomiya, (near Osaka) Japan, & renamed Taga Maru. In 1917 the vessel became owned by Fukagawa Ringyo KK & in 1920 by Fukagawa Kisen KK, both also of Nishinomiya. In 1923, N. (Nobukazu) Tajima, of Amino (N. of Osaka), Japan, became the vessel's owner. 289.5 ft. long, signal letters MBLQ, 220 HP engines by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. of Sunderland. Miramar used to advise that on Mar. 12, 1925, the vessel was wrecked near Ichiyezaki, Wakayama, Honshu Island, Japan. Thanks to Stephen Kentwell, I am able to provide, at left, a modest image of Taga Maru as was published in the 1916 Japan Steamships Register. Anything you can add?	98197
4	Amiral Cécille, later Admiral, Alexy	1153	S. P. Austin & Son	A. Lemoine
5	Andrada	2593	William Pickersgill & Sons	Andrada Sailing Ship Co. Ltd.	97836

6	Andriana Stathatos, later Lamyron	1610/2498 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Stathatos Bros. of Ithaca, Greece
7	Aquitaine 1 (launch)	3161	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Société Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur
8	Arthur Head, later Bedecrag	1887/2909 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	J. M. Lennard & Sons Ltd., of Stockton	95927
9	Ben Wyvis, later Carmen, Juan de Joanes	925	Robert Thompson & Sons	J. & A. Davidson	98554
10	Borrowdale	1093	James Laing	F. W. Sewell & Co.	97540
11	Braunfels, later Mirzapur, Antares, Bogados, Moulin Blanc	3701	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Deutsche Dampfs Ges "Hansa"
12	Burma	724	S. P. Austin & Son	Bennett Steamship Co. Ltd.	98382
13	Cabo Prior	630/1026 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Ybarra y Cia, of Seville, Spain

14	Cabo San Vicente 1 (Spanish site), 2 (link 1 Google translated), 3 (Lloyd's Register data, 1930/31 thru 1932/33), 4 (image) Note	1164/1817 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Ybarra y Cia, of Seville, Spain
15	Caradog, later Farsund 1 (launch)	1443	S. P. Austin & Son	William Morris & Co. of Aberystwyth, Wales	85270
16	Casos, later Dahra	1422/2240 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Steamship "Casos" Co. Ltd., of Liverpool, with R. Nicholson & Sons her managers	97848
17	Celtic Queen	1830	William Pickersgill & Sons	Ship Celtic Queen Co. Ltd. or R. Hughes-Jones	97860
18	Celtic Race, later Concordia	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, later Bulgarian	1615/2517 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Per Lloyd's Register, Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Per Mercantile Navy List, The Clan Line of Steamers Ltd. with Thos. Barr her manager. Both of Glasgow, Scotland	98636
22	Clan MacLeod, later Bosnian, Psara	1615/2517 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Per Lloyd's Register, Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Per Mercantile Navy List, The Clan Line of Steamers Ltd. with Thos. Barr her manager. Both of Glasgow, Scotland	98620
23	Clan MacNeil, later Belgravian 1 (image as Belgravian)	1591/2519 or 1595/2487 both (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Per Lloyd's Register, Cayzer, Irvine & Co. Per Mercantile Navy List, The Clan Line of Steamers Ltd. with Thos. Barr her manager. Both of Glasgow, Scotland	98611
24	Denaby, later Firsby, Spray	1150	S. P. Austin & Son	Denaby Main Colliery Ltd.	99552
25	Deptford	2595	James Laing	John Ness	97545
26	Dominion 1 (Inquiry into 1891 stranding)	2328/2539 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	William Thomas, soon "Dominion" Ship Co. Ltd., both of Liverpool	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 (extensive data), 2 (image as Juan Forgas), Note	3095	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Beyts Craig & Co.	99030

30	Epworth	1530/2404 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	John H. Barry & Co., of Whitby	99132
31	Erna, later Bali	1076	Robert Thompson & Sons	A. Schiff
32	Eulomene	2725	Robert Thompson & Sons	H. Fernie & Sons	99307
33	Ferndene, later Shillito	2537	Short Brothers	J. T. Lunn & Co.	97961
34	F. E. Webb, later Scartho, Birma	585	Robert Thompson & Sons	Stephenson Clarke	99001
35	Godwit, later Tryg, Rapido, Perra	1072/1682 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Godwit Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, with Topping & Davies her managers	98962
36	Grange	771/1218 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Richard Grandidge of Chester	96283
37	Hawkes Bay, later Chasehill	2960/4583 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Tyser Line Ltd. with G. D. Tyser & Co. or Wm. H. Tyser her managers	98893
38	Helen, later Giacomo P., Ascaro	3169	Short Brothers	Shaw Pollock & Co.	99117
39	Highlander, later Oola	2490	William Pickersgill & Sons	C. Smales	96560
40	Hiroshima Maru	3283	Robert Thompson & Sons	Nippon Yusen KK
41	Honresfeld (a steel barque)	2873/3045 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The "Honresfeld" Ship Co. Ltd., of Liverpool, with John Joyce her manager.	97867
42	J. W. Burmester, later Corona, Fredrikssten, Syvstjerne, Fredrikssten	1260/1278 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Hermann Burmester of Hamburg, Germany
43	Kaffir Prince, later Propontis, Nafe, Emmanuel 1 (launch)	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. A modest item. On Jan. 7, 1893, the vessel was en route from Odessa (Black Sea, Ukraine) to Antwerp with a general cargo that included sheep, with R. C. Thompson in command. I presume it must have encountered a major storm near Serpent Island in the Black Sea since its decks were swept & one of its 22 crew members was lost. Then stated to be owned by J. Kemp of Newcastle & registered there. As per this report. 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, later Carmelo, Madre (a ferry)	619/665 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	C. H. Nielsen, of Nordby, Fanø, Denmark
46	Kronprinds Frederik (a ferry)	619/664 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	C. H. Nielsen, of Nordby, Fanø, Denmark

47	Lord Londonderry, later Asta 1 (launch) 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, later San Giuseppe	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	1317/2069 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Hine Bros., of Maryport, Cumbria	89481
51	Ludgate, later Nettleton	2413	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	Ludgate Steam Shipping Co.	98910
52	Manhanset, later Circe	2684	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	T. Hogan & Sons	99341
53	Maria	1655/2573 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	A. Embiricos, of Andros, Greece
54	Minna Craig, later Muttra, Yuan Ta	4644	James Laing	Minna Craig Steamship Co. Ltd.	98970
55	Moorgate, later Palmdene, Johan	1503/2363 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Moorgate Steamship Co. Ltd., of London with H. W. Dillon her managers	98941
56	Nation	2401/2540 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	William Thomas & Co., of Liverpool	97878
57	Nerano, later Alangueta, Wharfedale, Arcadian	2885	Short Brothers	D. G. & T. Pinkney	97541
58	Nerito, later Miami (a steel steamship)	1873/2920 (N/G)	Short Brothers	Pinkney & Sons Steamship Co. Ltd.	97547
59	Orient, later Uriarte No. 4	2347	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	L. Ossoinack or Ungherese Oriente
60	Ornen, later Gevalia, Gun	773/1224 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Rederi A/B Condor of Stockholm, Sweden, with B. A. F. Georgii her manager
61	Petersburg, later Petrograd, Nautilus, Berbere, Jalisco, Yolande	1713	James Laing	William Thomson & Co.	99222
62	Port Chalmers, later Delmonico, Glacier, Carbella, Presidente Juarez	2667/4154 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Wm. Milburn & Co., of Newcastle	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, later Demetrios Inglessis	1327/2088 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	George Hallett of Cardiff	98418
67	Regimen, later Michael Lund, Kommunist	1942	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	R. Conaway & Co.	99321
68	Regnant, later Nicolay Belozvetov, San Giulio, Woglinde	1943	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	R. Conaway & Co.	99303
69	Republic	2347/2539 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Wm. Thomas, soon "Republic" Ship Co. Ltd., both of Liverpol	99314
70	Robert Thorman, later Fishren 1 (1895 grounding)	938	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	R. (presumably Robert) Thorman	97549
71	Sinclair, later Almamy, Sinclair, Golcar, Aviles 1 (sale in 1896)	655	Short Brothers	J. Sinclair	98504
72	Springwell, later Camwell, Mariteres, Cissy	1943/3030 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., of Sunderland	97548
73	Surrey 1 (launch), 2 (image, ex e-Bay thanks to Vicente Sanahuja)	489/793 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	M. A. Ray & Sons, of London, later (1900) The "Robin" Steamship Co. Ltd., of Glasgow with A. F. Blackater her manager	98886
74	Sydmonton, later Constantinos Samaras, Oushla	1619/2526 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Robinson Brothers of Whitby	99133
75	Tarragona, later A. D. Kydoniefs, Antonios Embiricos, Nueva Montana (laid down as Corunna)	1296/2039 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Tarragona Steamship Co. Ltd. of Newcastle, with H. Scholefield & Son her managers	97981
76	T. G. Hutton, later Balticum, Thyra	703	Short Brothers	T. G. Hutton of Sunderland was the vessel's initial owner. The vessel was sold in 1903 to Henry A. Cochrane, also of Sunderland. And sold in 1918 to Thomas Rose, likely correctly 'The Rose Line Ltd.', of Sunderland, who owned it for a short period only - thru to 1919. When it was sold to A. J. Ashwin of London. In 1920 the vessel was sold again to Lombard Shipping Co. Ltd., also of London. In 1922 the vessel became owned by Behnke & Sieg, of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) & renamed Balticum. In 1927, Rederi A/B Falkvik of Solvesborg, Sweden, became the vessel's final owner, & changed the vessel's name to Thyra. Th. Carlsson is also referenced, but he likely was the vessel's manager for Rederi A/B Falkvik. T. G. Hutton was wrecked on Jan. 11, 1930 at Vanerbraatene, while en route from Halmstad to Strömstad, in ballast. Now I have read that Vanerbraatene is on the W. Swedish coast near Strömstad, but that may prove to be incorrect. The newspaper reports of the time, very modest in number I might add, stated that Vanerbraatene is on the coast of Norway. It would seem however that Strömstad is next door to the Sweden/Norway border. Can anybody clarify exactly where Vanerbraatene is located? Apparently the vessel's propeller shaft broke. Anchors were laid out to try to hold the ship but the anchor chains broke & the vessel drove ashore on the Norwegian coast. Her crew had taken to the ship's boats and all were saved. I spotted one newspaper reference which suggested that 'Borgland' was her captain at the time. It would seem that Thyra became a total loss. Do see the image of her high & dry at left. These contemporary newspaper reports relate.	97539
77	Titan, later Nordland, Vestri	924	James Laing	NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij or Konink Nederland Stoomb Maats.
78	Tyr, later Isdalen	1545/2253 later 1442/2268 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Jacob R. Olsen of Bergen, Norway
79	Ulriken	2377	Robert Thompson & Sons	S. Troye
80	Usk, later Lenuccia M., Floreal, Dominante, Teulada, El Taura	869	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Cardiff Steamship Co. Ltd., later (1900 & 1910) The Cardiff S. S. Co. Ltd. both of Cardiff	98410
81	Venango, later Rouennais, Wilfred	2938	James Laing	Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.	97542
82	Verbena, later Craigisla	1821	William Pickersgill & Sons	Single Ship Verbena Co. Ltd.	99328
83	Virginia Peirano, later Liguria P., Mistral, Grontoft	1340/2098 (N.G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Braila Steamship Co. Ltd. of London with Richard Peirano her manager. 275.0 ft. long	98958
84	Viribus Unitis	2137	Short Brothers	Mendl Steamship Co.?	98957
85	Wallarah	3505	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	W. Lund	98947
86	White Cross, later Ernaston, Elanchove 1 (image)	1944/3020 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Rowland & Marwood's Steamship Co. Ltd. of Whitby	99137
87	Yarrawonga, later Hermione	2555/4011 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Wilhelm Lund of London	99007
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	Total tonnage
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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.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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	1989/3114 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Jennesen, Taylor & Co. of Sunderland	99617
2	Andalucia	1810	Robert Thompson & Sons	Stephenson Clarke
3	Andorinha, later Helene 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, later Arabian 1, 2 (in blue)	1718/2745 (N/G)	James Laing	British & Colonial Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.	99097
7	Blue Cross, later Sineus, Suarez No. 1, Alfonso Senra, Simancas	1959/3028 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Rowland and Marwood's Steamship Co. Ltd. of Whitby	99140
8	Boynton	1630/2578 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	W. & E. S. Lamplough, of London	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	1631/2565 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	John Marychurch & Co., of Cardiff, Wales	98422
12	Carradale	3531	James Laing	Laing Steamship Co. Ltd.	99605
13	Charilaos Tricoupis	1626/2511 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Stathatos Bros. of Ithaca, Greece
14	Charles Racine (an iron barque)	1524/1635 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Sigval Bergesen of Stavanger, Norway
15	Chicago City	1478/2324 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Charles Hill & Sons, of Bristol.	98836
16	Constance	3930	Short Brothers	Short & Gourley
17	Cornhill (a steamship)	1313/2053 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Carlton Steamship Co. Ltd. of Newcastle, with Chapman & Miller her managers	97995
18	Darius, later Kwinana (a steamship) 1 (ex p#153 of a 'pdf' file available here - W.A. Historical Ships Register)	2130/3283 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	A. (Archibald) Currie & Co. of Melbourne, Australia, signal letters VTBW. Per Miramar, years ago, 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, later Ban Lion Soon, Y. Sontua, Yusingco	475/752 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	McIlwraith, McEacharn & Co. Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia, soon H. (Hildebrand) W. H. Stevens, of Port Darwin, then South Australia, but registered at Melbourne. An extensive article about the vessel, written by Howard Dick, has been published in 'The Log', the journal of the Nautical Association of Australia Inc. Specifically in issue #1 of 2018. The Society's website is here.	99033
20	Delano	2968	James Laing	A steamship. A now long expired e-Bay item, a fine travel scrapbook primarily re Queen, dating from about 1900, with 75 photos etc. included an image of Delano, at left. The vessel, which was completed in Jul. 1892, was built for Neptune Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Sunderland, who owned the vessel for its entire lifetime. W & T. W. Pinkney were, in 1897/98 at least, the vessel's managers. 320.0 ft. long, signal letters MRHB, 277 HP engines by George Clark Limited of Sunderland. Miramar, years ago, advised (thanks!) that the vessel was wrecked at Seal Cove, Newfoundland, on Aug. 14, 1902 while en route from Rotterdam to Baltimore with a cargo of iron. Ann English, a friend indeed of the site, advises that the vessel's cargo was of steel billets. And that the vessel, en route from Rotterdam to Baltimore via Sunderland with a crew of 27, was wrecked near Renews, Newfoundland (Renews–Cappahayden, located on the eastern shore of the Avalon Peninsula, 52 miles S. of St. John's). Ann's great grandfather, Captain Edward English, Chief Examiner of Masters & Mates in Newfoundland & a Master Mariner himself, served on the Marine Board of Inquiry into the loss of Delano. Report #6418. You can read the report here. The 'Evening Telegram' newspaper, of Sep. 09, 1902, reported that Aid, a wrecking tug, had landed 241 ingots & slabs of steel ex Delano along with 25 barrels of manganese. Y	99610
21	Eleni Millas, later Suzette Fraissinet	1503/2381 (N/G)	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 (Compagnie Fraissinet), 4 (Compagnie de Navigation Fraissinet). 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 (a barque) 1 (launch)	615/667 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	A/S Esperance, of Nordby, Fanø, Denmark with J. N. Jessen her owner & manager
23	F. D. Lambert	2214	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line
24	Focas, later Marseille	1480/2288 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	G. A. Foca of Cephalonia, Greece
25	Fort Stuart	2433	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Stuart & Douglas	99373
26	Freshfield	1750/2730 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Steamship Freshfield Co. Ltd. of Liverpool with J. Brown & Son her managers	99383
27	Gatton, later Guillermo Schulz, Villareal de Alava	2543	Robert Thompson & Sons	James Chambers & Co. (I think)	101912
28	George Royle	2540	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line	99513
29	Gertor, later Woodruff, Newbigging, Etnes 1 (LR of 1914/15, in blue)	2407	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	J. Holman & Sons	101897
30	Gisela, later Carlo Poma, Isotta	2811/4369 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Lloyd Austriaco, of Trieste (then Austro Hungarian Empire)
31	Grangewood	2540	Robert Thompson & Sons	E. W. Morgan & Co.
32	Hertha, later Leonid (a steel barque)	616/666 (N/G)	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 the names in the brackets record the then managers' 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, later Valmaseda (a steel steamship)	2420	Osbourne, Graham & Co. of North Hylton	This vessel history has been made possible in part with the assistance of 'The Trades Increase: A Centenary History of Norex PLC', published in 1994 by the World Ship Society & written by John Lingwood & Kevin O’Donoghue. All of whom we thank. The vessel, which was launched on Sep. 06, 1892 & christened by Mrs. Squance, was built, at the cost of £25,920 to the order of J. W. Squance & Company of Sunderland, which entity was the partnership of John W. (William) Squance & Francis J. (James) Common, both of Sunderland. When the vessel was delivered, however, all 64 shares in the vessel were registered, not in the name of J. W. Squance & Company but rather in the named of John W. Squance personally, who then sold some of such shares to others while proceeding to form a limited liability company to own the ship. That limited liability company, named 'The 'Hindustan' Steam Shipping Company Limited' ('Ltd') was incorporated on Aug. 02, 1893 & initially owned 62 of the 64 shares of the vessel. John W. Squance became the vessel's manager. Lloyd's Register ('LR') of 1892/93 however records 'J.W.Squance&Co.' as the vessel's then owner with J. (John) Hazard her captain, while the Mercantile Navy List ('MNL') of 1893 records John W. Squance as the vessel's then owner & lists Ltd as the owner only from 1894. 290.4 ft. long, signal letters MTBR (later JTHN), 219 HP engines by John Dickinson & Co. of Sunderland, though MNLs of 1893 thru 1900 state 200 HP only. From 1897, the vessel was registered at Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. thru, I read, 1899, but MNL of 1900 still records the vessel as Sydney registered. Its first voyage to Australia, so far as I can see, left London for Algoa Bay, South Africa, on Nov. 17, 1896, went on to Mauritius & there loaded 2,000 tons of sugar for delivery to Adelaide, South Australia (all as per this Mar. 22, 1897 newspaper article). You can read of many of the vessel's voyages from 1897 to 1901 in this 'pdf' research study which investigates the introduction of infectious diseases into Christmas Island. Amongst the vessel's ports of call were, in addition to Australian ports, Surabaya (Java), Cape Town (South Africa), Singapore, Karachi (then India) Buenos Aires (Argentina), Manchester (U.K.), Delaware & Philadelphia (both U.S.A.), Cuba & Queenstown (Ireland). With cargoes of coal, wheat or other grains, sugar &, on one voyage at least, livestock. For a portion of such period, the vessel was, I read, under charter to Adelaide Steamship Company. Of interest, perhaps, on Nov. 26, 1897, the vessel, during a major storm in the area, slipped her moorings in the Yarra River at Melbourne, Victoria, & collided with Carte Blanche, a ship. The agents of Hindustan agreed to pay for the repairs to Carte Blanche. The incident was considered to have been unavoidable in the storm conditions. Also, in Jan. 1898, the vessel was en route from Batavia (Indonesia) to Melbourne, with a cargo of sugar, & Captain Hazard in command. Leaving the harbour at Albany (Perth), Western Australia, the vessel ran aground, immediately reversed engines & got off safely without damage. An Inquiry into the matter advised the captain to, in the future, use a local pilot when entering or leaving a port with which he was not familiar. In Dec. 1899, the vessel collided with a dredger, I read, during a voyage from Philadelphia to Havana, Cuba. In 1901, the vessel was sold, for £21,516, to 'foreign' owners & the U.K. registry for the vessel was closed. The new owners were 'Cia. Cantabrica de Navegación' of Bilbao, Spain, who renamed the vessel Valmaseda. Orbe y Gobeo, also of Bilbao, served as the vessel's managers. In 1908/09 per LR, E. Gorordo served as the vessel's captain & in 1910/11 D. Yarto so served. In Aug. 1910, while on its final voyage from Cardiff to Vera Cruz (Veracruz, Mexico), the vessel went ashore at Miami, Florida. The vessel was re-floated after a fortnight, but was apparently badly damaged. I presume that the vessel was then repaired because rather later on that same voyage the vessel was wrecked near Vera Cruz. Per Miramar, years ago, (thanks!) on Nov. 01, 1910, the vessel, then en route from Cardiff, Wales, to Vera Cruz, with a cargo of coal, was wrecked on Rio Cana Beach 80 miles S. of Vera Cruz. There was no loss of life. These newspaper cuttings (1 & 2) relate to both matters. I have not yet read the circumstances. An image of Hindustan is available as Fig. 3 on page 4 of the research study referenced above. Is there anything you can add to the above? Or correct? Y	99616
34	John Fothergill	2730	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line	99306
35	Ladoga, later Miraflores	1466/2286 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Per Lloyd's Register of 1892/3, Brown & Yeoman of London. But per the Mercantile Navy List of 1893, Robert Brown of London was then her managing owner.	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	Steamship Leafield Co. Ltd. of Newcastle	97990

Linden, later Ingeborg (a steel barque)

1079/1141 (N/G)

Robert Thompson & Sons

The vessel's initial owner was John Hopper of Sunderland - thru 1900. In or about Aug. 1900, the vessel was sold, to F. Hein, of Odense, Funen Island, Denmark & renamed Ingeborg. The vessel was a frequent visitor to Australia. Early on Aug. 14, 1907, near Newcastle, NSW, she was run into by Arawatta, a passenger steamer. Ingeborg sank 'almost at once' with the loss of 7 crew members including her captain. Arawatta was held responsible.

99604

40	Lindisfarne	3030	Robert Thompson & Sons	Speeding Marshall
41	Lissabon, later Ciscar, Follo, Lars Sea, Hegre, Varoy (a steamship)	998/1561 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	R. M. Sloman & Co. of Hamburg, Germany	124263 later
42	Lodore, later Carla	1670	William Pickersgill & Sons	P. Iredale & Porter	99369
43	Majorca, later Leopold de Wael, Luana	1158	S. P. Austin & Son	Leith, Hull & Hamburg Steam Packet Co. Ltd.	99231
44	Manchester	2851/3046 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Manchester Single Ship Co. Ltd. of Liverpool	99391
45	Massasoit	2784	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	T. Hogan & Sons	98835
46	Mediterraneo	1804	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Eredi C. Cav. Gerolimich
47	Menapia, later Tavolara	394/723 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	The Waterford Steam Ship Co. Ltd., of Waterford, Ireland	86008
48	Miramar	2415	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Raeburn & Verel
49	Mohican, later Clio	1749/2728 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Manhanset Steamship Co. Ltd. of Liverpool with T. Hogan & Sons of New York her managers	99368
50	Monomoy	2783	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	T. Hogan & Sons	98831
51	Mowhan, later Oceana, Nostra Signora della Misericordia	2873	William Pickersgill & Sons	P. Iredale & Porter	99405
52	Munificent	3273	Short Brothers	James Westoll, of Sunderland	99603
53	Myrtledene	3024	Short Brothers	J. T. Lunn & Co.

Naworth Castle, later Tarpenbek, Tamara XII

1895

William Pickersgill & Sons

Naworth Castle Ship Co. Ltd.

99421

55	Obi, later Ledbury	1951/3046 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd., of London	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, later Stenies, Andreas Moussouris, Adelfi F. & S. Theofani, Pyotr Starostin	802	Short Brothers	East London Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, H. C. Pelly & Co. the managers.	101952
59	Regent	386	Robert Thompson & Sons	A. R. Braine
60	Rosina Mendl, later Avra, Bergsli	1520/2370 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Rosina Mendl Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, with F. Mendl & Co. her managers	101900
61	Samoa, later Dix, Grace Dollar	4507/6839 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Samoa Steamship Co. Ltd. of Liverpool with Crow, Rudolf & Co. or George E. Crow her managers	102063
62	Sandhill, later Brabant, Alleanza (a steamship) 1 (launch)	1335/2069 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Carlton Steamship Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with Chapman & Miller her managers	101806
63	Shat El Arab, later Clan Macrae, Carmelite	1664/2605 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Persian Gulf Steamship Co. of London	99099
64	Sir John Hawkins	1728/2693 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Sir John Hawkins Steamship Co. Ltd., of Plymouth, with R. B. Triplett & Co. her managers. 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 were lost.	99262
65	Sir Richard Grenville, later Paz 1 (data re Paz)	1745/2715 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Sir Richard Grenville Steamship Co. Ltd., of Plymouth, with R. B. Triplett & Co. her managers. Gary Hicks advises (thanks!) that the vessel was registered at Plymouth until Nov. 29, 1911. The vessel was sold, I see, to Compañía Algorteña de Navegación (Uribe & Egu), of Spain. Then renamed Paz, registered in Uruguay. The vessel's end came in a collision near Lundy Island on May 25, 1913.	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 (a barque) 1 (launch)	618/669 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	P. C. Svarrer, of Nordby, Fanø, Denmark
70	Waikato, later Augustus, Teresa Accame 1 (sale in 1905), 2 (voyage in 1899)	3071/4767 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The vessel was initially owned by James B. Westray of London, but in or about 1896 or 1897 became owned by New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. of London, registered at Plymouth. Gary Hicks advises (thanks!) that the Plymouth registry ended on Mar. 03, 1905 re the sale of the vessel to a German owner. That German owner was C. Anderson of Hamburg, who acquired the vessel for about £22,500 & renamed her Augustus. In 1911, the vessel was sold to Emil R. L. W. Retzlaff of Stettin, Germany. In 1912 the vessel was sold again, to E. Accame di L (F. Accame di L) of Naples, Italy, & renamed Teresa Accame. The vessel was broken up, at La Spezia, Italy, in Jun. 1923.	99263
71	Warrnambool	3513	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	W. Lund	101917
72	Willow Branch ex here (thanks!)	3314	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	F. & W. Ritson	99608
73	Windrush (a steel barque) 1 (the vendor's e-Bay listing)	1532	Robert Thompson & Sons	R. H. Gayner. 241.0 ft. long, signal letters MKWC.	99601

74	Wiscombe Park, later Edouard Bureau, Greif (a steel ship)	2075/2228 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Ship Wiscombe Park Co. Ltd., of Liverpool, with G. Windram & Co. her managers	99361
75	Yarrowdale 1	2983	William Pickersgill & Sons	R. Mackill & Co.	99857
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	Total tonnage
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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.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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 & downloaded here.

#	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, later Syrian Prince, Suez, Epaminondas, Marie Caroussi	1914	Short Brothers	James Knott, or perhaps Prince Steam Shipping Co.	101825
5	Boston City, later Berwind (a steel steamship)	1483/2346 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Charles Hill & Sons, of Bristol	98838
6	Breckfield, later Annemaria, Varna, Arfeld, Orotawa	1988/3088 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Steamship Breckfield Co. Ltd., of Liverpool, with J. Brown & Sons her managers	102070
7	Brookside 1	2705	Short Brothers	J. L. Browne	99620
8	Cabo de la Nao, later Cabo Nao	989/1551 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Ybarra y Cia, of Seville, Spain
9	Cabo San Sebastian	985/1552 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Ybarra y Cia, of Seville, Spain
10	Cabo Tortosa	989/1496 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Ybarra y Cia, of Seville, Spain
11	Cam	1930/3022 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd., of London	102823
12	Capac, later Marco	1951/3052 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	New York & Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd.	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	1958/3053 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	New York & Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd.	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, later Luigino Accame	1994/3101 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	R. Nicholson & Sons, of Liverpool	102079
19	Golden Cross, later Constantinos	1944/3014 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	International Line Steamship Co. Ltd. of Whitby, with C. Marwood her manager	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	1482/2346 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	Charles Hill & Sons, of Bristol	102481
25	Laurel Branch	3308	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd.	99621

Lutèce

Note (e-Bay)

701/1350 (N/G)

S. P. Austin & Son

A. Lemoine & Fils, of Rouen, France, & registered there. On Feb. 03, 1918, while en route from Swansea, Wales, to Rouen with a cargo of coal, the vessel was sunk by a torpedo fired by U 46, Leo Hillebrand in command, at 50.14N/5.32W, about 5 miles W. of the Godrevy Light. Per Miramar, years ago, at a point 2 miles NW of St. Ives, Cornwall. 247.0 ft. long, signal letters KBRW, 171 NHP engines by George Clark Limited, of Sunderland.

27	Massapequa	1935/3027 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Menantic Steamship Co. Ltd., of Bristol, with T. Hogan & Sons of New York her managers	98840
28	Margarita	527	William Pickersgill & Sons	Barquentine Margarita Co. Ltd.	102098
29	Menantic	1934/3024 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Menantic Steamship Co. Ltd., of Bristol, with T. Hogan & Sons of New York her managers	102482
30	Mexicano	1973	James Laing	King Steamship Line	98781
31	Mimi, later Mimona	920	Strand Slipway Company	Fenwick Stobart & Co. Ltd.	102815
32	Murillo, later Eptalofos, Gerónimo, Guipuzcoa	1546/2419 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Thomas Wilson Sons & Co. Limited, of Hull	102927
33	Northdene, later Krivs, Antoinette	1356	S. P. Austin & Son	J. Thompson	101847
34	Queen Louise	3385	Bartram, Haswell & Co.	T. Dunlop & Sons	102620
35	Romney, later City of Amiens	1763/2806 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Frederic Bolton & Co., of London	102787
36	Rotha	1008	James Laing	Thomas Sharp & Co.	101839
37	Sagamore, later Solideo, Ilva	1801/2409 later 1601/2140	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Belgian Maritime Trading Co. S.A., of Antwerp, Belgium, with W. Johnston & Co. her managers
38	Scawsby	2341	S. P. Austin & Son	Denaby Main Colliery Ltd.	99599
39	Shillito, later Lamia L. 1 (launch)	1485/2324 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Hoggarth & Woodruff, of Cardiff, Wales	98435
40	Sibun, later Baron Lovat, Shinon (a steel steamship)	1137/1796 (N/G)	J. Blumer & Co.	The "Sibun" Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, with Scrutton Sons & Co. or Frederick Scrutton her managers	101980
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 (a turret ship) 1 (image of superb model of ship) 2 (1893 charter), 3 (image), 4 (Inquiry re abandonment in 1900), 5 (LR of 1899/1900, in red)	1266/1970 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., with Peterson, Tate & Co. or Arthur Tate her managers, both of Newcastle. Image 1 at left is of a superb builders' style model of the vessel which was offered for sale via e-Bay in Jan. 2014 but was later withdrawn from sale. I present at left a composite image featuring a few of the many listing images. The vendor 'gostude' described the model as - Builders' Style model of the William Doxford and Sons cargo ship S.S. Turret (1893). Made with a laminated and carved hull, with polished metal fittings including, deck rails, companionways, lined wooden decks with covered hatches, winches, derricks, open bridge with helm binnacle and telegraph, stayed funnel, lifeboats in davits and other detailing. Contained in a purpose made glazed wooden case with finials and ivorine style plaque. Overall measurements are 51 H x 100 L x 27cm Wide. The model was offered at GBP 2,950 or approx U.S. $4,690. The vendor added that Turret was wrecked 8 miles off the Villano Lighthouse in Spain on Jan. 27, 1900 carrying coal.	101818
46	Turret Age, later Firth of Forth (a turret ship)	1383/2232 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with Petersen, Tate & Co. her managers	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, later Gladstone, Miaoulis (a steel steamship) 1	1872/2918 (N.G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Turner, Brightman & Co., of London	102769
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	Total tonnage
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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.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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 e-Bay in or about Jul. 2014 for GBP 45.00 or U.S. $73.06.

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Amyl, later Heimfeld, Emil Kirdorf, Hans Hemsoth, Ulisse, Anteo	1576/2474 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	W. Tulley & Co., of Hull	102965
2	Antwerp City, later Lilia, Antwerp City	2108/3229 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Furness, Withy & Co. Ltd., of West Hartlepool	102719
3	Aswanly	3535	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Adam & Co.	99658
4	Ayr	1955/3050 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Mercantile Steamship Co. Limited of London	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, later Caroline Hemsoth, Holland (a turret ship)	1385/2210 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	George Horsley & Son of West Hartlepool	102718
8	Berkshire	1473/2285 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Berkshire Steamship Co. Ltd. of Newcastle, with Thompson, Elliott & Co. her managers	104298
9	B. G. Baker, later Adolf Deppe, Panaghis M. Hadoulis, Galounis, Mykonos	2154	James Laing	Stephens & Mawson	104257
10	Brantwood, later Alexandros Michalinos, Petr Karpoff	1693/2663 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Brantwood Steamship Co. Ltd. of Sunderland	104345
11	Brittania, later Georgios	3260	Short Brothers Ltd.	Taylor & Sanderson Steam Shipping Company	104346
12	Cabral	2718	Robert Thompson & Sons	Megaw & Norton
13	Cacique	1951/3052 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	New York & Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd. of London	102829
14	Cairnross	1509	James Laing	Cairns, Young & Noble	104251
15	Carew	133	McAndrew, Cowan & Potts	Unknown to webmaster
16	Carlisle City, later Oracabessa, Belem	1894/3002 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Furness Withy & Co. Ltd., of West Hartlepool	102717
17	Cattersty, later Taywood, Gledhill, Valve, Hilda, Hilde, Styrso, Adina, Sonja, Diana O.H. 1 (Feb. 1899 stranding)	151/491 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd. of Middlesbrough, N. Yorkshire	98784
18	Celaeno, later Prado, Begoña No. 2, Sodupe	1712/2704 later 2079/2760 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Firma Hudig & Veder, which soon became Hudig & Veder's Stoomvaart Maats - of Rotterdam, Netherlands
19	Citta di Messina	2478	Robert Thompson & Sons	Peirce Becker Ilardi
20	Cordova	2284	Short Brothers Ltd.	J. Tully & Sons
21	Corso	410/895 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	T. Wilson, Sons & Co. Limited, of Hull	102958
22	Cromwell, later Kiku Maru	1977/3086 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., of Sunderland	104343
23	Drayton, later Anastassios Coroneos 1 (sale in 1905)	1259/2001 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	W. & E. S. Lamplough, of London	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	1609/2510 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	The Framfield Steamship Co. Ltd. of London with Frederick Woods her manager	102889
28	Gladys Royle	3287	Short Brothers	James Westoll Line	104341
29	Glenmoor	1983/3075 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	South Shields Steam Shipping Co. Limited of Newcastle	104264
30	Greta Holme, later Antonios	1678/2626 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Hine Bros. of Maryport, Cumbria	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, later Airedale	618/1053 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	North Eastern Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of London with J. H. Buck her manager	104826
38	Lambert's Point, later Arona	2152/3388 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Norfolk & North American Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., of London	102173
39	Linhope	1339	S. P. Austin & Son	J. Thompson	104267
40	Maggie Macnair	3265	Short Brothers Ltd.	James Westoll
41	Maroa 1 (Inquiry, loss in 1912)	4451/6803 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Maroa Steamship Co. Ltd., with Crow, Rudolph & Co. or George B. Crow her managers, both of Liverpool	102134
42	Napried, later Palermo (a steel steamship) 1 (launch)	1021/1671 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	G. Scuglevich & Co. of Trieste, Italy
43	Novocastria	2001	Short Brothers Ltd.	Black Cowan & Co.
44	Ocean	1442	S. P. Austin & Son	Lambert Bros.	102856

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, later Chariclia, Leonidas, Asp	2017	James Laing	C. M. Norwood & Co.	102841
47	Palestrina	3469	G. Bartram & Sons	Jennesen Taylor & Co.	104342
48	Port Stephens	2278/3554 (N/G	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	William Milburn, of Newcastle	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, later Antinoe, Anastassios A. Syrmas, Gerania, Wilhelmina	1307/2080 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Frederic Bolton & Co., of London	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, later Brigitta	1315/2084 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Glover Bros., of London	104809
58	Terrier, later Shin-yu Maru, Shinyu (a steel steamship)	1008/1605 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, of Tønsberg, Norway	155927 later
59	Turret Bay (a turret ship)	1376/2211 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Guildwood Steamshio Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with Petersen, Tate & Co. her managers	104245
60	Turret Bell, later Kwasind (a turret ship)	1376/2211 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with Petersen, Tate & Co. her managers	104263
61	Wearmouth, later Belgica, Gloria, Maréchal Lyautey, Sara Minnola, Tosca, Francesca R, Fertilia	982	Strand Slipway Company	Wearmouth Steamship Co. Ltd.	104817
62	Whitburn	2594	Short Brothers	G. Butchart & Co.
63	Wilderspool, later Onton, Begoña VI, Erandio, Antequera, SAC Lerida	2804	William Pickersgill & Sons	Wilderspool Steamship Company Limited	102175
64	Woodhorn, later Tento, Kaparika 1 (trial trip, in blue)	801/1283 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Ashington Coal Co. of Newcastle with William Milburn & Co. her managers	104244
65	Woodleigh 1 (image)	1697/2664 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	John H. Barry & Co., of Whitby	99148
66	Zylpha 1 (launch)	1867/2918 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons	Turner, Brightman & Co., of London	102873
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	Total tonnage
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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.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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, later Leon 1 (launch, in red)	1538/2401 (N/G)	William Pickersgill & Sons	Acacia Steamship Co. Ltd. with J. Lilly & Co. her managers.	102732
2	Andania	2876	William Pickersgill & Sons	Andania Steamship Co. Ltd. or E. F. & W. Roberts	105357
3	Avery Hill 1 Note 2 (trial trip, in red)	2020/3142 (N/G)	Short Brothers Ltd.	Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, managed & owned by Lawther, Latta & Co.	105711
4	Braemar, later Taiyo Maru	2316/3601 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	J. Warrack & Co., of Leith, Scotland	104905
5	Cairnloch 1 (trial trip)	1546	Short Brothers Ltd.	Cairns Young Noble	104280
6	Cento, later Gafsa, Santa Rita	1431/2239 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Corinthian Shipping Co. Ltd. of Liverpool with R. Nicholson & Sons her managers	105343
7	Charterhouse 1 (trial trip)	1928/3021 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	The Charterhouse Steamship Co. Ltd. of London, with Galbraith, Pembroke & Co. her managers	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	104869
11	Coya, later Katharina Biesterfeld	1945/3040 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	New York & Pacific Steamship Co. Ltd., of London	104866
12	Diciembre, later Begona No. 4, Nuestra Senora del Carmen (a turret ship)	2490/3482 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	La Compañía Bilbaína de Navegaçión, of Bibao, Spain, with Aznar y Cia her managers
13	Drumelzier	3625	James Laing	Gillison & Chadwick	105348
14	Duchess of York, later Cardiff Hall (a steel steamship)	1649/2605 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Robinson Brothers of Whitby	99150
15	Durango 1 (a glass slide of a vessel named Durango which was registered at Sunderland. This Durango was registered there)	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, later Wisla, Ellen Jensen, Purley Beeches (a turret ship)	2065/3258 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Sunderland with F. & W. Ritson her managers	106404
17	Forest Abbey, later Stiklestad (a turret ship)	1113/1770 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Forest Oak Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with H. Sherwood her manager	104276
18	F. Stobart 1 (image)	801	Short Brothers Ltd.	T. G. Hutton	104347
19	General Havelock 1	827	James Laing	R. M. Hudson	104354
20	Harcalo, later Ganecogorta, Mar Adriatico 1, 2 (eBay model)	2401	William Pickersgill & Sons	J. & C. Harrison, of London	104894
21	Harlington	1032	S. P. Austin & Son	J. & C. Harrison, of London	104864
22	Harpalus	907/1445 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	J. & C. Harrison, of London	104888
23	Hopedale (a turret ship)	1084/1746 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Philip H. Laing of Sunderland	104350
24	Jupiter	3398	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	J. Lockie	104292
25	King David, later Acuario, Teresa Pamies, Sac 9, Sac Santander	2555	Short Brothers Ltd.	King Line Ltd.	105743
26	Kurdistan, later Vega	3036	Short Brothers Ltd.	J. W. Squance & Co.	104352
27	Lavinia Westoll	3151	Short Brothers Ltd.	James Westoll	106401
28	Lizzie Westoll	2858	Short Brothers Ltd.	James Westoll & others	104351
29	Merionethshire	3012	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Jenkins & Co.	104830
30	Michelangelo, later Marjan	2498	James Laing	Andrea Dall'Orso & Co.
31	North Sands, later Yotunheim	2253/3526 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Arthur Harrowing, of Whitby	106012
32	Oak Branch (a turret ship) 1 (launch), 2 (an article ex Boys Own Annual of 1934/35 - the relevant dates are unknown but the vessel was lost in 1909)	2064/3258 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Nautilus Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Sunderland with F. & W. Ritson & Co. Ltd. her managers	104357
33	Obra	5456	James Laing	British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.	104628
34	Pacific	1869/2919 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Britannic Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., of Sunderland	104353
35	Pinners Point, later Hyperia 1 & 2 (both re her launch), 3 (sale in 1903), 4 & 5 (sunk in 1918).	2472/3921 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Norfolk & North American Steam Shipping Company Ltd., of Liverpool I am advised that the vessel sailed on the Arrow Line route between Leith (Edinburgh, Scotland) & New York until 1903 when she was laid up for a time before being sold - in Aug. 1903 & renamed Hyperia. On Jul. 28, 1918, during WW1, Hyperia, was sunk by torpedo with the loss of 7 lives - 84 miles off Port Said, Egypt. It may be that many more lives, in fact, were lost.	105342
36	Progressist, later Beltor, Georgios Antippa, Drammenseren, Jacob Schroder (a turret ship) 1 (image)	2025/3188 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Angier Line (1887) Ltd. of London	104828
37	Ralph, later Ville de Mostaganem, Liguria	74/184 (N/G)	Robert Thompson & Sons	Srephenson Clarke & Co., of London	105733
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, later Cirene (a turret ship)	2024/3188 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Angier Line (1887) Ltd. of London	104844
41	Saint George	288/515 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Seine & Mersey Steamship Co. Ltd., of Liverpool, with Christian & Edwards her managers	105360
42	Scottish Hero (a turret ship)	1386/2202 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Scottish Line Ltd., soon Scottish Hero Steamship Co. Ltd. of London	105718
43	Seaforth	191	South Hylton Shipbuilding & Repair Co. Ltd. (Hull #15)	Unknown to webmaster
44	Shirley, later Amboto	1889/2939 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Shirley Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, with Houlder, Middleton & Co. her managers	105773
45	Skinningrove, later Hailsham, Skinningrove, Stangrove, Castilla del Oro, Condestable, Sotileza, Mechelin	165/516 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Skinningrove Iron Co. Ltd., of Middlesbrough, N. Yorkshire	98787
46	St. Denis, later General Mena, St. Denis	302/516 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Seine & Mersey Steamship Co. Ltd., of Liverpool, with Christian & Edwards her managers	105330
47	Tabasco 1 (launch), 2 (Trial trip)	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 (trial trip in blue)	3430	Bertram & Sons	C. Howard & Sons	105712
51	Turret Cape, later Sun Chief, Walter Inkster (a turret ship)	1142/1827 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with Petersen, Tate & Co. her managers	104283
52	Turret Crown (a turret ship)	1142/1827 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Turret Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with Petersen, Tate & Co. her managers	104279
53	Turrethill (a turret ship)	419/691 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Broomhill Coal Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with R. Jack her manager	104281
54	Tyr, later Wotan	1417/2225 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Wilhelm Wilhelmsen, of Tønsberg, Norway
55	Vagliano, later Vaglianos, Chios, Krina, Alcyon 1 (launch, in blue)	1753/2716	Robert Thompson & Sons	Vagliano Bros.
56	Vega 1 (extensive data), 2 (more data & trial trip)	739/1164 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Det Bergenske D/S, of Bergen, Norway
57	Whetstone	3414	Robert Thompson & Sons	Culliford & Clark
58	Whitgift, later Nero	1880/2925	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Houlder, Middleton & Co. who had the vessel registered (at London) in the name of Whitgift Steamship Co. Ltd.	104838
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	Total tonnage
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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.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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 e-Bay on Sep. 11, 2011 for U.S. $40.99.

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Algoa, later California, Giovanni, Giuan, Carbonili Genovesi	4597/7575 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Algoa Steamship Co. Ltd. of Liverpool with Crow, Rudolf & Co. her managers	105377
2	Ashmore, later Almond Branch (a turret ship)	2191/3461 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Belgian-American Maritime Co. Soc. Anon., of Antwerp, Belgium	106420
3	Baltazan 1 (re Byers Anchor)	3278	Robert Thompson & Sons	H. Fernie & Sons	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, later Stefania, Corona, Halldor	1939/3046 (N.G)	John Priestman & Co.	Steamship Boxgrove Co. Ltd. of London with Woods & Furneaux her managers	105840
7	Bullionist, later Orange Branch, Kemmel (a turret ship)	2196/3435 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Was built for Angier Bros., or Angier Line (1877) Ltd., of London. But very soon became owned by Clan Line Steamers Ltd. of Glasgow with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	106021
8	Cairnisla, later West Marsh, Popi, Mary K.	1597	Short Brothers Ltd.	Cairn Line of Steamships Ltd.	104297
9	Castello, later Grigorios Anghelatos (a turret ship)	2339/3635 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Thomas Wilson, Sons & Co. Ltd., of Hull	106727
10	Clio	631	James Laing	Konink Nederland Stoomb Maats. or NV Koninklijke Nederlandsche Stoomboot Mij
11	Deike Rickmers, later Holsatia, Bierawa, Francesco 1 (image as Holsatia)	2166/3349 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Rickmers Reismuhlen, Rhederei & Schiffbau A.G.. of Bremerhaven, Germany
12	Dona Amelia, later Minilya, Rizal (a steel steamship) 1 (ex p#85 of a 'pdf' file available here - W.A. Historical Ships Register)	1712/2688 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	J. H. Andressen's Successors of Oporto, Portugal. Miramar used to advise, years ago, 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, later Hermann Menzell, Knarsdale (a steel steamship)	1004/1646 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	S. Copaitich & Co, of Fiume, now Rijeka, Croatia	129790 later
14	Ellen Rickmers, later Borkum, Asti 1 (image), 2 (extensive data)	3455/5350 later 4236/5649 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Rickmers Reismuhlen, Rhederei & Schiffbau A.G., of Bremerhaven, Germany
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	1993/3146 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Farringford Steamship Co. Ltd., of Sunderland, with Charlton Thompson her managers	106410
19	Flintshire, later Algerian 1 (image of Algerian)	2476/3815 (N/G)	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Jenkins & Co. Ltd., of London	105833
20	Harborne, later Corburn, Ea, Somio	1278	S. P. Austin & Son Ltd.	Wm. Cory & Son Ltd.	105880
21	Harbury, later Smut, Aarne, Heinrich von Plauen (a steel steamship)	1838	S. P. Austin & Son Ltd.	Wm. Cory & Son Ltd.	105858
22	Hardy HMS (a destroyer)	260 displacement	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 (a destroyer)	260 displacement	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Admiralty i.e. the Royal Navy
25	Hillcrag, later Orion, Patra, Styliani (a steamship)	3256	Robert Thompson & Sons	Hugh Evans & Co.	106803
26	Holywell	2127/3300 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., of Sunderland	106413
27	Howick Hall, later Swedish Prnce	2378/3712 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Charles G. Dunn & Co. Ltd., of Liverpool	106795
28	Huascar	875	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Morraille Hernandez	106896
29	Huldra	687/1007	John Priestman & Co.	Akties "Huldra" with Brodene Biornstad her managers
30	Huron, later Bathampton	1990/3090 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd., of London	105884
31	Imperialist, later Clan Shaw, Vine Branch (a turret ship)	2177/3442 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Was built for Angier Bros., or Angier Line (1877) Ltd., of London. But very soon became owned by Clan Line Steamers Ltd. of Glasgow with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	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, later Alma, Adrianoupolis, Ioannis D.	2135/2821 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	A. C. de Freitas & Co. of Hamburg, Germany	143126 later
36	Keelung Maru, later Shun Yuan, Jungen Go	1037/1673 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisha, of Osaka, Japan
37	Kelvin	2828	Short Brothers Ltd.	J. Black & Co.	105994
38	Kendal Castle	2885	William Pickersgill & Sons	J. Chambers & Co.	105391
39	King Edgar, later Elorrio, Begoña No. 1, Santofirme, Vicente Figaredo	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)	3096/4782 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs Linie A.G. with A. Kirsten her manager
43	Leonidas	2751	Short Brothers Ltd.	A. Embiricos
44	Lightship No. 66 Some related newspaper cuttings thanks to Lyndon Pritchard.	300	Strand Slipway Co. (Hull #92)	Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond. Launched in Dec. 1895, completed on Jun. 15, 1896.
45	Lockwood (a steel steamship)	677/1143 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Steam Colliers Ltd. of London, with Herbert C. Pelly & Co. her managers	105874
46	Lord Kelvin	3452	Bartram & Sons	J. Herron & Co.	105397
47	Ludwig, later Maria Kolb, Carl Menzell, August Wilke, Hermes (maybe launched as Yorke)	1719/2766 (N/G)	S. P. Austin & Son Ltd.	C. Hirschberg	143429 later
48	Maria Rickmers, later Helgoland, Neriae, Polyxene 1 (extensive data)	3140/4888 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Rickmers Reismuhlen, Rhederei & Schiffbau A.G., of Bremerhaven, Germany	136794 later
49	Mary Ada Short	3605	Short Brothers Ltd.	James Westoll & others	106412
50	Montgomery (a turret ship)	2222/3471 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	George Horsley & Sons, of West Hartlepool	106953
51	Narrung, later Mexico City	5078	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Wilhelm Lund - Blue Anchor Line	105873
52	Ness	1963/3050 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd. of London	105788
53	Netherfield, later Grigorios, Zlatanos, Malta, Pasquale Romano	2021/3125 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Steamship Netherfield Co. Ltd., of Liverpool, with J. Brown & Son her managers	105392
54	Norman, later Hilma Bissmark 1 (sale to be broken up - in black)	716	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	E. Hawthorn	105899
55	Norman Isles, later Walcheren, Nordanger (a turret ship) 1 (data ex here), 2 (builders' model & data)	2191/3455 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Built for A. N. Hansen of Copenhagen, Denmark, but registered in the name of A/S Norman Isles of Tønsberg, Norway with Wilhelm Wilhelmsen her manager
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 (a steel steamship) 1 (launch, in blue)	3596	Bartram & Sons	Thomas Dunlop & Sons	105985
64	Queen Eleanor, later Luigi (a steel steamship)	3574	Bartram & Sons	Thomas Dunlop & Sons	106019
65	Radley, later Palmgrove	1989/3100 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Radley Steamship Co. Ltd. of London with Galbraith, Pembroke & Co. her managers	105820
66	Reindeer	1522/2412 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Jackson Bros & Cory of London	105848
67	Rijnstroom	877	Robert Thompson & Sons	NV Hollandsche Stoomboot Mij
68	Rookwood, later Firelight (a steel steamship)	677/1143 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Steam Colliers Ltd. of London, with Herbert C. Pelly & Co. her managers	105860
69	Rosefield	1959/3089 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Rosefield Steamship Co. Ltd. of London with F. Woods her manager	105811
70	Scottish King	3317	Short Brothers Ltd.	T. Ronaldson & Co.
71	Selma (a turret ship)	2233/3480 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	George Horsley & Sons of West Hartlepool	102745
72	Sevastopol	1329	James Laing	Azov Steam Navigation Co.
73	Surf	1597	S. P. Austin & Son Ltd.	Lambert Bros.	105842
74	Telde, later Althea, Ilse 1 (sale in 1906)	929/1461 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Mersey Steamship Co. Ltd., of Liverpool with Leech, Harrison & Forwood her managers	105363
75	Truma LR of 1905/06 (in blue)	1571	Short Brothers Ltd.	C. T. Boe
76	Turret Chief, later Vickerstown, Jolly Inez, Salvor (a turret ship)	1197/1881 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Was built for Petersen, Tate & Co. of Newcastle but registered by them in the name of Dominion Turret Line Ltd. of Newcastle with Petersen, Tate & Co. her managers	106605
77	Turret Court (a turret ship)	1197/1879 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons	Was built for Petersen, Tate & Co. of Newcastle but in 1898 was transferred into the name of Dominion Turret Line Ltd. of Newcastle with Petersen, Tate & Co. her managers	106608
78	Umtali	2641	James Laing	Bullard King & Company	105810
79	Umvoti	2625	James Laing	Bullard King & Company	105857
80	Unique, later Haugastol	1298/2036 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Hjalmar Röed, of Tønsberg, Norway
81	Wilhelmina	2671	Short Brothers Ltd.	Noord-Europa
82	Wingrove	2806	Short Brothers Ltd.	P. W. Richardson
83	Winnie (a steel steamship) 1 (trial trip)	1583/2532 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Franz Carl Edward Rahtkens, or Franz Rahtkens & Co., of Middlesbrough	98788
84	Yalta	1327	James Laing	Azov Steam Navigation Co.
85	Zero	1976/3066 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Turner, Brightman & Co., of London	105825
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	Total tonnage
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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.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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, later Panaghis Drakatos 1 (sale in 1905)	1754/2734 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Stathatos Bros., of Ithaca, Greece. I read that the vessel (Amphitrite) was sold, in 1905 for £18,000 & in the 2nd quarter of 1915, for £28,000.
3	Arranmoor, later Irina, Eirine (a steel steamship)	1552/2452 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	South Shields Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of London, soon Moor Line Ltd. with W. Runciman her manager	108179
4	Banana (a steel steamship)	1801/2817 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Per Lloyd's Register Elder, Dempster & Co. of Liverpool. Per the Mercantile Navy List Alfred L. Jones of Liverpool but soon Elder Dempster Shipping Ltd.	106886
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, later Sardinero (a steel steamship)	1801/2151 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Steamship "Carisbrook" Co. Ltd. of Glasgow, with Miller & Richards her managers	108692
9	Chantenay	1619	Short Brothers Ltd.	Gueret & Godard
10	Citta Di Palermo	3022	Short Brothers Ltd.	Peirce Becker Ilardi
11	City of York, later Evelpis, La Somme, Egypt (a steel steamship)	1959/3100 (N/G)	John Blumer & Co.	Robinson Brothers of Whitby	106104
12	Clan MacDonald, later Hokuyo Maru (a turret ship)	3113/4839 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Clan Line Steamers Limited, of Glasgow, with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	106067
13	Clan Monroe (a turret ship)	3121/4853 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Clan Line Steamers Limited, of Glasgow, with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	106097
14	Clan Murray (a turret ship)	3121/4835 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Clan Line Steamers Limited, of Glasgow, with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	106077
15	Clan Robertson, later Kyosei Maru (a turret ship) 1 (LR of 1914/15, in black)	3104/4826 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Clan Line Steamers Limited, of Glasgow, with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	108684
16	Drumgarth	3654	Robert Thompson & Sons	Gillison & Chadwick
17	Enfield 1 (sale in 1905)	1364/2124 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	The "Enfield" Steamship Co. Ltd., of Newcastle, with C. W. Ormiston & Co. her managers	106626
18	George Fleming	3448	Short Brothers Ltd.	Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co. Ltd.
19	Harlech, later Pompey, Samal	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 (a steel steamship)	3486	Bartram & Sons	W. Thomas & Co.	106857
23	Heronspool	2893	William Pickersgill & Sons	Heronspool Steamship Co. Ltd.	106842
24	Hylton, later Harpon 1 (image as Harpon, thanks to Rod Clayburn)	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, later Irthington	1843/2837 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Atlantic Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., of Sunderland with T. G. Greenwell her managers	106419
27	King Frederick	2577	Short Brothers Ltd.	King Line (Philipps)
28	Kirklee, later Cleveland Range, Cymric Vale (a steel steamship)	3580	Bartram & Sons	Kirkfield Steamship Co. Ltd.	108689
29	Kronos 1 (launch)	543/929 (N/G)	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Dampfs-Ges "Neptun"
30	Lewis	196	Robert Thompson & Sons	Unknown to webmaster
31	Maud Cassel (a turret ship)	2492/3917 later 2955/3924 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	N.V. Maats SS Maud Cassel, of Rotterdam, with Wm. H. Muller & Co. her managers
32	Middleham Castle	3062	William Pickersgill & Sons	Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd. or J. Chambers & Co.	106852
33	Min, later Vassilios Destounis	1981/3083 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd., of London	108262
34	Moravia, later Fratelli Bandiera	2268/3506 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Lloyd Austriaco, of Trieste, then Austro Hungarian Empire
35	Orissa	5436	James Laing	British India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.	106100
36	Ovidia, later Aspen, Ovidia	2010/3154 (N.G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Rederi AB Nord, of Stockholm, Sweden, with O. W. Nordin her manager - however LR of 1897/98 records O. W. Nordin & Co. of Hernösand, Sweden, as her then owner
37	Pearlmoor (a turret ship)	2235/3480 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Walter Runciman & Walter Runciman Junior of Newcastle, but became owned by Moor Line Ltd. in or about 1899.	108272
38	Perth	1799	S. P. Austin & Son Ltd.	Melbourne Steamship Co. Ltd.	106422
39	Port Victoria, later Belorossiya, Balderton, Poredak	2195/3378 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Co. Ltd., of London with W. Milburn & Co. her managers	108266
40	Queen Mary, later Angiolina, Bagnoli, Dori, Larch (a steel steamship)	3564	Bartram & Sons	Thomas Dunlop & Sons	106064
41	Rex	1214	James Laing	G. O. Wallenberg
42	Rugby, later Aspasia, Lorna	2110/3286 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Rugby Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, with Galbraith, Pembroke & Co. her managers	108195
43	Russie, later Urania	2015	Sunderland Shipbuilders Co.	Société Générale de Transports Maritimes à Vapeur
44	Rustington	2185	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Bell Symondson & Co.
45	South Africa, later Neptuno	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, of Osaka, Japan
48	Tainan Maru	1863/3450 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisha of Osaka, Japan
49	Tamsui Maru	1038/1674 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Osaka Shosen Kabushiki Kaisha of Osaka, Japan
50	Themis	1921	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	Wilh. Wilhelmsen
51	Thornhill	3231	Short Brothers Ltd.	Taylor & Sanderson	106416
52	Titania, later Susana (a turret ship)	2315/3613 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	A/S Titania of Tønsberg, Norway, with Wilhelm Wilhelmsen her manager
53	T. R. Thompson	3538	Short Brothers Ltd.	James Westoll Line	106417
54	Uller, later Gudbrand	1163/1860 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Hjalmar Röed, of Tønsberg, Norway, soon Acties Uller of Tønsberg, with H. Röed her manager
55	Uranus	970	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Dampfs-Ges "Neptun"
56	Ursula Bright 1 (1898 loss Inquiry)	2114/3296 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	W. (William) L. Bright soon Ursula Bright Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, with W. L. Bright her manager	108237

Verona (a steel steamship)

2263/3463 (N/G)

Short Brothers Ltd.

The vessel was built for Gow, Harrison & Co., a tramp shipping & ship management company, based in Glasgow, Scotland.
Per 1 (her launch on Dec. 21, 1896).
Verona was registered in the name of 'The "Verona" Steamship Co. Ltd.' of Glasgow, with Leonard Gow, junr. her manager.
352.0 ft. long, signal letters PNSD, 292 or 328 NHP engines by Thomas Richardson & Sons. of Hartlepool, some crew lists are available via this page.
In early 1900, Verona was en route from Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Hamburg, Germany, with a general cargo which included many cattle - under the command of John Jameson. With a crew of 30 & 21 cattlemen aboard.
Just before midnight on Mar. 06, 1900, Verona collided with Dunstaffnage about 1000 miles SxW of Cabo Verde island (Cape Verde) - at 29W/2N - about 720 miles NE of Natal, Brazil. Verona sank as a resut of such collision. Her crew took to ship's boats, were picked up by Dunstaffnage then transferred to the German steamship Pernambuco & landed at Montevideo, Uruguay. But two Italian cattlemen aboard Verona unfortunately lost their lives. And all the cattle.
Dunstaffnage was a 3,129 ton steel barque built in 1892 at Liverpool, en route from Philadelphia, U.S.A, to Japan, then with Duncan S. (Stewart) Forbes in command. Dunstaffnage was significantly damaged & made its way to Barbados for temporary repairs to be effected.
In late May 1900, a court case resulted in the Admiralty Division of the High Court of Justice. It is clear that Dunstaffnage hit Verona, cutting half way through her & sinking her. Each party blamed the other, of course. The Court's conclusion hinged upon whether Dunstaffnage's navigation lights were properly exhibited before the collision. The Court concluded that they were so properly exhibited & opined that the collision occurred due to a defective look-out on Verona.
These contemporary news reports relate - 1 & 2.

106060

58	Westralia 1 (image)	2884	James Laing	Huddert Parker & Co. (Proprietary) Ltd.	106415
59	Wiltshire, later Rossija	1315/2095 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Thompson, Elliott & Co. of Newcastle, soon Wiltshire Steamship Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with Thomson, Elliott & Co. her managers	106623
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	Total tonnage
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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.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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, later Katherina, Katerina	3092	John Blumer & Co.	Was initially owned by The Admiral Nelson Steamship Co. Ltd. of Newcastle. Had two later owners. On Jun. 20, 1917, the vessel, en route to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore, was captured & scuttled by German submarine U-69 off the coast of Spain. No lives would seem to have been lost.	106635
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, later Rio Iguassu	3817	Short Brothers Ltd.	Nitrate Producers' Steamship Co., Ltd.	110004
8	Ashton	2047/3196 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	W. & E. S. Lamplough, of London	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 (sepia e-Bay image converted to a black & white)	3420	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Tyzack & Branfoot Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., of Sunderland. The e-Bay vendor at the left link essentially advised - Bodlewell was sold, in 1911, to Maroulis Bros et al, & renamed Kyma. On Jun. 19, 1917, during WWI, Kyma, on a voyage from Marseille, France, to Dakar, Senegal, was sunk by German submarine U-39, Walter Forstmann in command, off the coast of Morocco between Larache and Kenitra.	106425
12	Caithness (a turret ship) 1 (image)	2222/3503 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Sutherland Steamship Co. Ltd. of Newcastle, with A. M. Sutherland her manager	106629
13	Clan Macfarlane (a turret ship)	3107/4823 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Clan Line of Steamers Limited with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers. Follow link at left for greater detail.	108742
14	Consols	3493	Bartram & Sons	W. Thomas & Co.	109395
15	Copenhagen	2116/3297 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Glasgow Shipowners' Co. Ltd., of Glasgow, Scotland, with Glen & Co. her managers	108711
16	Corby Castle	3607	William Pickersgill & Sons	Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd.	110526
17	Croydon	2410/3757 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Croydon Steamship Co. Ltd., of London with Houlder, Middleton & Co. her managers	108303
18	Cynthia, later Cleanthis, Hovland 1 (LR of 1914/15 in green)	1938/2996 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Corinthian Shipping Co. Ltd. of Liverpool with R. Nicholson & Sons her managers	110524
19	Dart	20563207 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Mercantile Steamship Co. Ltd. of London	108395
20	Elizabeth Holland, later Leonidas, 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 (image), 2 (MNL of 1900)	2768	Short Brothers Ltd.	British Maritime Trust Ltd. Link 1 at left is ex e-Bay. A postcard by Downs of Manchester. e-Bay vendor travtaff advised, (thanks):- In 1900 the vessel was sold to Helmsing & Grimm, of Riga & renamed Betty. On June 10, 1917, Betty, on a voyage from Cardiff to Murmansk with a cargo of coal, was sunk by gunfire from German submarine U-61 (Victor Dieckmann), 45 miles northwest of North Rona Island. At 59.30N/6.15W.	106988
25	Glosterhill	1247	Osbourne, Graham & Co.	R. Jack	106640
26	Green Jacket, later Jutland	1829/2824 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	G. Hallett of Cardiff	105192
27	Guernsey, later Walsung (a turret ship)	2808/4375 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Built for A. N. Hansen of Copenhagen, Denmark, but registered in the name of A/S Guernsey of Tønsberg, Norway with Wilhelm Wilhelmsen her manager
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, later Calgarth, Sampan, Südsee, Breskens, Houtlaan	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, later Hannibal	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	1373/2155 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Seville & United Kingdom Carrying Co. Ltd., of Cardiff, Wales, with John Cory & Sons her managers	109772
40	Lady Joicey	3194	Short Brothers Ltd.	Taylor & Sanderson
41	Laureldene (a turret ship)	2236/3522 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Dene Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with J. T. Lunn & Co. her managers	106633
42	Leersum	1455	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Vinke & Co.
43	Louise	3316	Bartram & Sons	Carl Hirschberg
44	Luciana, later Anubis, Paita, Apurimac	3089/4763 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Hamburg Pacific Dampfschiffs Linie A.G., of Hamburg, Germany, with A. Kirsten her manager
45	Maria (launch)	2370/3649 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Holland Gulf Stoomboot Maatschappij of Rotterdam, Netherlands, with Jos. de Poorter er managers
46	Marjorie	928	Strand Slipway Co.	Steamship Marjorie Ltd.	109960
47	Masconomo, later Oceano, Valbormida	2738/4183 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Menantic Steamship Co. Ltd., of Bristol, with T. Hogan & Sons of New York her managers	108546
48	Meridian, later Renfrew (a turret ship)	2222/3488 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	George Horsley & Sons of West Hartlepool	99500
49	Minterne, later Nancy Lee, Grelford, Holms Island, Olavarriaga, Inocencio Figaredo, Bryansk	2823	Short Brothers Ltd.	Minterne Steamship Co. Ltd.	108333
50	Moorgate, later Jemtland 1 (data & image)	2082/3201 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Dowgate Steamship Co. Ltd., of London, with H. W. Dillon her manager	109951
51	Nelson (a turret ship)	1173/1842 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Nelson Steamship Co. Ltd. of London with A. W. Pickard & Co. her managfers	110027
52	Nippon Maru, later Renaico	6162	James Laing	Toyo Kisen Kabushiki Kaisha
53	Noranmore (a turret ship)	3650/5640 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Belgian Maritime Trading Co. S.A., of Antwerp, Belgium, with W. Johnston & Co. Ltd. her managers
54	Ormazan 1 (image aboard the vessel)	3238	Robert Thompson & Sons	H. Fernie & Sons The image at left, date unknown, was taken aboard Ormazan, the vessel being identified by the plate number - Robert Thompson & Sons Build No. 202. Image thanks to James Rice.
55	Palestrina	3489	Bartram & Sons	Jennesen Taylor & Co.	106426
56	Philae	2769	John Blumer & Co.	Moss Steamship Co. Ltd.
57	Polymitis, later Kallirroi Saparis, Penelope (a turret ship)	3431	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	O. A. Stathatos of Ithaca, Greece
58	Queenmoor, later Druidstone, Helene	2119	John Blumer & Co.	North Moor Steamships Ltd.	109963

59	Queen Wilhelmina	3590	James Laing	Neptune Steam Navigation Co.	109695
60	Reynolds, later Chertsey	2083/3264 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Bolton Steam Shipping Company Ltd., of London	108340
61	Richmond Castle	3605	William Pickersgill & Sons	Lancashire Shipping Co. Ltd.	109453

62	Riplingham, later Eleni Negropontes, Katina Andreadi, Caliros, Ekaterinodar, Esperienza	2570	Robert Thompson & Sons	East Yorkshire Steamship Co. Ltd.	104221
63	Roker	3499	Short Brothers Ltd.	James Westoll & others	106424
64	Salfordia	2365/3666 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Manchester & Salford Steamship Co. Ltd., of Manchester, with Sivewright, Bacon & Co. her managers	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. 08, 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). 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 was per Miramar, years ago (thanks!) who also advised that on Nov. 07, 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 (a destroyer)	350 displacement	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Admiralty i.e. the Royal Navy
68	Trold, later Avanti, Thomas Krag, Despina Lemos, Dimitrios Chandris	2075/3247 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Intsk. Dampskibet Trold's Rederi, of Tønsberg, Norway, with Wilh. Wilhelmsen, also of Tønsberg, her managers
69	Tuscarora (launch)	6117	James Laing	Anglo American Oil Co.	106430
70	Ullapool	3691	William Pickersgill & Sons	Japp & Kirby	109429
71	Umgeni	2662	James Laing	Bullard King & Company, Limited	108314
72	Umtata	2655	James Laing	Bullard King & Company, Limited	110001
73	Universe, later Sambro, Heathcote	1634/2535 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	A/S Universe of Tønsberg, Norway, with Hjalmar Röed her manager	129040 later
74	Ushaw	2574	Short Brothers Ltd.	J. White
75	Valentia	2111/3242 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	International Line Steamship Co. Ltd., of Whitby, with Christopher Marwood her manager	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 (a destroyer)	350 displacement	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	The Admiralty, i.e. the Royal Navy
79	Wagner	3475	Bartram & Sons	Jennesen Taylor & Co.	106429
80	Wakool, later Kwanto Maru, Le Myre de Villers	5014	Sunderland Shipbuilders Co.	W. Lund & Sons	109996
81	Whitgift	2993	John Blumer & Co.	Tyser Line or Houlder, Middleton Launched as Indradevi, I understand
82	Yola	3504	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Elder Dempster	109432
83	Ystroom	1016	Robert Thompson & Sons	NV Hollandsche Stoomboot Mij
84	Zingara, later Djena, Lana, Bona	2211/3463 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Turner, Brightman & Co. of London	110022
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	Total tonnage
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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 e-Bay on Jan. 17, 2009.

1890, 1891, 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1899.

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.) A copy of Lloyd's Register re 1889/1900, Vol. II re Sailing Vessels, was sold via e-Bay on Dec. 01, 2018, for GBP 77.50 or approx. U.S. $99.25.

#	Name	Gross	Builder	Built for	Official No.
1	Abbey Holme, later Rigel	1996/3105 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Hine Bros. of Mayport, Cumbria	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	1533/2431 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Charles Hill & Sons, of Bristol	111301
12	Beechmore, later Inverness, Flamingo, Trento (a turret ship)	2150/3314 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Belgian Maritime Trading Co. S.A. of Antwerp, Begium, with W. Johnston & Co. Ltd. her managers	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 (sold in 1905)	4221	Short Brothers Ltd.	British Maritime Trust Ltd.	112412
17	Celtic Princess, later Aurania	3603	Robert Thompson & Sons	Celtic Princess Steamship Co. Ltd.	110585
18	Clan Alpine (a turret ship) 1 (image, extensive data, general arrangment plan, wreck data)	2285/3587 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Lloyd's Register of 1899/1900 states that the vessel was owned by Cayzer, Irvine & Co. of Glasgow, while the Mercantile Navy List of 1901 records Sir Charles W. Cayzer with Thomas Barr her manager. Have also read The Clan Line Steamers Limited with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers. Signal letters RKFT.	111232
19	Clan Colquhoun, later Nasco, Cengio (a turret ship)	3760/5856 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Lloyd's Register of 1899/1900 states that the vessel was owned by Cayzer, Irvine & Co. of Glasgow, while the Mercantile Navy List of 1901 records Sir Charles W. Cayzer with Thomas Barr her manager. Have also read The Clan Line Steamers Limited with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	111187
20	Clan Farquhar (a turret ship)	3757/5858 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Lloyd's Register of 1899/1900 states that the vessel was owned by Cayzer, Irvine & Co. of Glasgow, while the Mercantile Navy List of 1900 records Sir Charles W. Cayzer with Thomas Barr her manager. Have also read The Clan Line Steamers Limited with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	111209
21	Clan Urquhart, later Generaldirektor Sonnenschein (a turret ship)	3757/5855 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Lloyd's Register of 1899/1900 states that the vessel was owned by Cayzer, Irvine & Co. of Glasgow, while the Mercantile Navy List of 1900 records Sir Charles W. Cayzer with Thomas Barr her manager. Have also read The Clan Line Steamers Limited with Cayzer, Irvine & Co. her managers	111219
22	Denbighshire	3844	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	Jenkins & Co.	112630
23	Eros	2664	Robert Thompson & Sons	T. Cossovich
24	Folmina, later Enrichetta	2939/3638 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Holland Gulf Stoomboot Maatschappij, of Rotterdam, The Netherlands, with Jos. de Poorter her manager
25	Forest Castle (a turret ship)	1800/2788 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Forest Oak Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. of Newcastle with H. Sherwood her manager	110323
26	Fremington, later Faraman, Caid Aziz, Jose Trujillo, Crespi, Simferopol, Celsius	344	Robert Thompson & Sons	Liverpool & North Devon Steamship Co. Ltd., of Liverpool.	110541
27	Gottfrid, later Kannas, Gottfrid	1635	Strand Slipway Co.	Rederi A/B Gottfrid, of Malmo, Sweden
28	Granada, later Sestroretsk, Granada, Brema, Korianna	3152/5125 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	A. C. de Freitas & Co. of Hamburg, Germany
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 (trial trip)	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 (trial trip)	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 ('Blue Peter' 1980 article)	2426/3741 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Hine Bros., of Maryport, Cumbria. 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 (image)	2002/3083 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	John H. Barry & Co., of Whitby	106109
41	Lynalder, later Iperia, Signal, Blida	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 (trial trip), 2 (data snippets)	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, later Begoña No. 3, Zurriola	1834	Robert Thompson & Sons	Compañia Montañesa de Navegación	110544
47	Milton, later Argonaftis, Eleni S. Iossifoglu 1 (LR of 1926/27, in red)	2094/3267 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Shakespear Shipping Co. Ltd., of London, with Glover Bros. her managers	110120
48	Nedenaes	1538	Short Brothers Ltd.	C. T. Boe
49	Newton Hall, later Battinin Accame, Roberto Ginori, Provvidenza	2675/4169 (N.G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	C. G. Dunn & Co. Ltd. of Liverpool	110610
50	Ohio, later Zaandijk (a steel steamship)	4006	Bartram & Sons	Neptune Steam Navigation Company	109699
51	Otta, later Labrador, Herlof, Trulo	2088/3251 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Loreintz W. Hansen, of Bergen, Norway
52	Protector	45	Robert Thompson & Sons (Hull #213)	Unknown to webmaster
53	Rhodesia, later Diana, Mar Rojo, Ceferino	2299/3560 (N/G)	John Priestman & Co.	Seville & United Kingdom Carrying Co. Ltd., of Cardiff, Wales, with John Cory & Sons Ltd. her managers	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, later Rio Blanco, Pepito Mumbrú	4014	Short Brothers Ltd.	Southern Steam Shipping Co. Ltd., of London.	110177
59	Spennymoor 1 (launch)	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, later Nitsa	2192/3370 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Northfield Steamship Co. Ltd., of Liverpool with Joseph Brown & Son her managers	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, later British Duke, Laura Corrado	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 (a turret ship)	2251/3520 (N/G)	William Doxford and Sons Ltd.	Moor Line Ltd. of London with Runciman Shipping Co. Ltd. her managers	110130
70	Wilberforce 1 (e-Bay image)	1980/3074 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Harrowing Steamship Co. Ltd., of Whitby, with J. H. Harrowing her manager. Sunk by u-boat in 1917	106108
71	Wilcannia, later Shinkoku Maru, Dumont d’Urville, André Chénier	4953	Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.	W. Lund & Sons	110154
72	Zeeburg	3039	Robert Thompson & Sons	SM Amsterdam
73	Zuleika	2292/3608 (N/G)	Joseph L. Thompson & Sons Limited	Turner, Brightman & Co., of London	110086
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	Total tonnage
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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.

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