IRON, STEEL & COMPOSITE SQUARE-RIGGED SAILING VESSELS REGISTERED AT SYDNEY

I am currently undertaking a private research project to list all the world’s iron, steel and composite square-rigged sailing vessels, both past and present. So far, the list contains over 4300 such vessels.

The following list identifies 45 such vessels that were at one time registered at Sydney, Australia. Of these, 3 presently survive:- James Craig, Polly Woodside and Bounty.

I am always interested to learn more about these and other iron, steel or composites square-rigged sailing vessels. If you have any queries, comments or information regarding these vessels, please email me (Mori Flapan) on mflapan@boatregister.net

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Ship Name

Material

Rig

GRT

Year Built

Aberystwith Castle

Iron

Barque

1104

1875/11

Adderley

Steel

Barque

1239

1888/04

Aldebaran

Iron

Barque / Hulk

466

1869

Alexa

Steel

Bkn

334

1904/07

Altcar

Steel

Barque

1283

1864/08

Argo

Iron

Hulk

1010

1875/07

Auriga

Iron

Bkn / Hulk

570

1869/09

Bounty

Composite

Barque

 

1978

Brunette

Iron

Barque

385

1859/12

Canowie

Steel

4mst Bk

2285

1892/01

Cardinia

Steel

Ship

1915

1903/05

City of Adelaide

Iron

4mst Jk

887

1864/03*

City of Hankow

Composite

Ship

1249

1869/06

Collaroy

Iron

4mstBkn

366?

1859

Conference

Iron

Barque / Hulk

421

1855

Cooroy

Steel

4mst Bk

2526

1892/10

Currajong

Iron

Hulk

1010

1875/07

Darra

Composite

Barque

999

1865/06

Dilpussund

Composite

Barque

625

1864/06

Elizabeth Graham

Composite

Barque

616

1869/02

Falls of Garry

Iron

4mst Bk

2088

1886/06

Fortuna

Iron

Hulk

1965

1875/06

Francisco Calderon

Iron

Ship

1159

1873/04*

Gladstone

Iron

Ship

1159

1873/04*

Gwrtheyrn Castle

Iron

Barge

803

1876/01

Hankow

Composite

Ship / Hulk

1249

1869/06

Hazel Craig

Iron

Barque

495

1879/02

Ilma

Steel

3mst Bn

345

1885/12

James Craig

Iron

Barque

671

1874/02

John Wesley

Composite

Brig

238

1867/04

Loch Katrine

Iron

Hulk

1252

1869/08

Manurewa

Iron

Barque

371

1884/12

Marius Ricoux

Iron

Hulk

870

1877/05

Mary Isabel

Steel

Bkn

339

1892/08

Mary Moore

Composite

Barque

581

1868/02

Muscoota

Steel

Hulk

2668

1888/09

Neotsfield

Iron

Ship

1894

1889/09

Orange Grove

Iron

Barque

403

1861/11

Otago

Iron

Barque

367

1869/10

Pendle Hill

Iron

Bkn

234

1878/01

Rona

Iron

Hulk

678

1885/11

River Boyne

Iron

Barque

499

1867/01

Rothesay Bay

Iron

Barque

775

1877/09

Senorita

Steel

Bkn

345

1893/08

Sharpshooter

Iron

Barque

503

1860/09

Sobraon

Composite

Ship

2131

1866/04*

Tingara

Composite

Ship

2131

1866/04*

Titania

Steel

4mstBkn

1107

1895/12

Hazel Craig / Whitepine

Iron

Barque

495

1879/02

Woollahra

Iron

Barque

974

1875/01

 

Aberystwith Castle

1

213.6’ x 34.9’ x 21’

P40' F30'

 

74485

22' 8" F/board 4' 3"

1 bhd 8"

1104 g

Not in L09

Iron Ship

1875/11

Y/n 70

1000 ud

Evans, R.& J. &Co, Liverpool, UK 

1056 n

Barque a85b90

LIVERPOOL'75b80b85b90 Richards, Mills &Co: b98 J.G.Evans: SYDNEYb02 R.Walker

Welsh Castle Line. Richards, Mills &Co had reputation for closeness. c1900 dismasted off Japan.

L75s,80,85,90,98,02:Chu2:Pea1

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Adderley

2

225.7’ x 36.3’ x 22’

Qa43’ Ha Fc28’

 

93773

23’ 5" F/board 4’ 3"

1 bhd 9"

1239 g

Not in L14

Steel Barque

1888/04

Y/n

1159 ud

Reid, J. &Co, Port Glasgow, UK    

1198 n

A55.b

LIVERPOOLb90 C.W.Kellock &Co: SYDNEYb02b09 Cowlishaw Bros

1897/04 stranded off Newcastle, NSW, refloated. 1141n by L98. 1241g/1165ud/1147n 225’ x36.2’ x21.9’ by L02.

L90,98,02,09:Lon1(A):Lub2:Mls1(A):Mln1(P):NewcHerald11/4/67 Mls1 says wrecked Newc,NSW 1897.

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Altcar

3

209.5’ x 36’ x 23.6’

P99t H—F--

 

50478

F/board

bhd

1283 g

Not in L19

Steel Ship

1864/08

Y/n 156

1184 ud

Jones, Quiggin &Co, Liverpool, UK           

1283 n

Barque a75b80

LIVERPOOLb75b80 C.S.Lemon: SYDNEY’81: b85 J.Ewan: b90 Alexander Burns: LONDONb98 J.Eyre: GENOA,ITALYb02 D.Loero: CALLAO,PERUb09b14 D.Loero

Cost £23,305. Sister-Formby. Built of Bessemer steel. Third steel fully-rigged ship. Not in L64. 1342g/1199n by L98.

L75,80,85,90,98,02,09,14:Mac8:Mac9:Lub1:RANZS90:Bes1 Not in L70. Offno in RANZS90 50473

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Argo

4

190’ x 33’ x 22.8’

P37'

Currajong-a10b46

101108

F/board

1 bhd

1010 g

Hulked Sydney 1893. Scuttled off Sydney 24/7/1946

Iron Ship

1875/07

Y/n 282

889 ud

Reiherstieg Schiffswerft, Hamburg, Ger.    

985 n

Barque a85b90

HAMBURG'75b80 B.Roosen: b85 M.G.Amsinck: b90 A.G.Amsinck: SYDNEY'94: b98 J.Broomfield: b10 Bellambi Coal Co (hulk)

1893 caught fire after coal gas explosion Neutral Bay 24/7 (Lon4 says 22/7), mate killed, raised & hulked. 1010g/913ud/984n 190' x34.6' x22' by L98.

L75s,80,85,90,98:RANZS10,46:Par2:Lon4 Still listed as Barque in L98. RANZS46 states Argo was hulked in 1918. Possibly major alterations

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Auriga

5

164.5’ x 28.1’ x 17.3’

 

 

62537

18' 4" F/board 3' 0½"

1 bhd 7"

570 g

Hulked 1914 Australia. Scuttled 5/2/1930 BarwonHds

Iron Barque

1869/09

Y/n 38

499 ud

Iliff, Mounsey &Co, Sunderland, UK

518 n

B55.b Bkn a02b09

SHORHAM'69b70b75b80b85 R.H.Penney: LONDONb90 J.Hardie: DUNEDIN,NZ'90 J.M.Ritchie, K.Ramsay &3others: b98 A.H.Crawford: b02 J.N.Paterson: SYDNEY'02: b09 Warburton &Son: b10 C.G.Warburton: '14 Howard Smith (hulk): b46 E.Powell

Sunderland-India 1870. Traded to NZ for many years. Later in intercolonial & Mauritius trades. 540g/518n FB 3' 1½" by L98. Scuttled off Port Phillip Heads, Victoria.

L70,75,80,85,90,98,02,09:RANZS90,10,46:Lon4:Par2:Bouq(A):Mls1(Pfighead) Bouq says hulked 1912.

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Bounty

6

85’1" Χ24’4" Χ11’4".

 

 

 

 

 

 

Runs charters in Sydney Harbour 2000

Comp. Aux Barque

1978

 

 

Auckland?,NZ

 

B33.b+spritsail

 

Steel frame, steel plated, wood sheathed. Built for the movie "Mutiny on the Bounty" starring Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins. Cost US$5 million. Carries 85 passengers on day charters. Replica of British Collier Berthia which was built 1783, renamed 1787, and destroyed by fire at Pitcairn Island 1790, dimensions of original 85’1" Χ24’4" Χ11’4".

Int:Bru

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Buckingham

7

307.7’ x 45.1’ x 24.2’

Pc37’/(Hd) Hb Ha Fc33’

Bertha-‘01b02b09 Ottawa-‘14b14 Muscoota-‘17 & ‘21 Flying Cloud-‘19

93809

26’ 5" F/board 5’ 9½"

1 bhd 10"

2668 g

Hulked Sydney 1924. Not in L25. Sank Milne Bay 1942.

Steel 4mst S

1888/09

Y/n 259

2514 ud

Royden, T. &Sons, Liverpool, UK  

2613 n

4mstBk a98’99# A777.b A777.b(hgaff) A777.c

LIVERPOOL’88 Macvicar,Marshall &Co: b90b98 Steel Sailing Ship Buckingham Co (Lim) (McVicar, Marshall &Co): BREMEN’01b02b09 D.H.Watjen &Co: HAMBURG’14b14 Rhederei AG.von 1896: ‘17 U.S.Govt: WASHINGTON,DC’19b19 U.S. Shipping Board: c20 US owners: ’21 Australian owners (a Newcastle syndicate of commercial men): SYDNEY’24 Wallarah Coal Co (hulk)

Launched by Queen Victoria. FB 5’ 9" by L98. 2659g/2497ud/2542n by L09. 298.7’ x45.1’ x24.3’ by L14. Laid up Frisco 1914. 2660g/2503n o/n u215372 by L19. Siezed for debts &sold 1921. 1924 collided with ss Yarra off Gabo Is 24/12, lost bowsprit. Converted to a mechanical coal loader at Sydney.

L90,98,02,09,14,19:Fur:NMM1:Gib2(P,fighd):Lub2(P):Nob1(P):Mls1(P):Mln1(P) #4mstS in L19.

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City of Adelaide

8

246’ x 28.3’ x 16.6’

Pa73t Ha13t Fc31t

orig. ss City of Adelaide

49261

F/board

bhd

887 g

Hulked 1910*. Used at Townsville. Scuttled 1915.

Iron 4mst Jk

1864/03*

Y/n 67

770 ud

Thomson, J. & G., Renfrew, UK      

843 n

A55.b.c

SYDNEY’64b85 Australian Steam Navigation Co (screw steamer): b90 W.Ritchie (screw steamer): SYDNEYb98b02 G.J.Robertson: b10 Howard Smith Co (hulk): ‘15 sold for use as bath house

*ex screw steamer 1212g/775ud/824n 200HP. Converted s.v. c1881?# (Par2 says 1890) (Still steamer in L85). 4mst Jackass rig b1898. Outside chainplates. Scuttled Cockle Bay, Magnetic Is. Depth 24.4’

L85,90,98,02:RANZS10:Gre2(P):W/S:Par2:Chu2(P):Mls1(P) Chu2 says hulked c1900. Not in L67,70. #Still listed as steamer in L85,90. Sv in L98.

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City of Hankow

9

223’ x 35.2’ x 22.3’

Qa37’ H—Fa35’

Hankow-‘04

60438

F/board

bhd YM. CF. Roof. As17yrs

1249 g

Hulked prior to 1913. Sunk as target off Darwin 18/9/1932.

Composite Ship

1869/06

Y/n 125

1161 ud

Stephen, A. &Sons, Glasgow, UK 

1195 n

Main skysail on gunter B553b(ss)

GLASGOW’69b75 Smith &Sons: b80b85b90 G.Smith &Sons: b98 Ship City of Hankow Co (Lim) (G.Smith &Sons): SYDNEYb02 G.J.Robertson: a02p13 Royal Navy Australian Squadron: ‘13 Royal Australian Navy (coal hulk)

Iron topsides. Clyde-India 1870. F50t BRK38t in L80. Indian &Shanghai trades. 2nd fastest of City line. Calcutta-London c1896. Hulk in Sydney to 1925 when transferred to Thursday Is. Returned to Sydney via Gladestone 1927. 1913-23 Sydney, 1923-27 Thursday Is., 1927-32 Gladstone. Target for HMAS Albatross