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CORNWALL.

Built by Richardson, Duck & Co, Stockton (engines by Blair & Co, Stockton) in 1873 for the Great Western Steamship Line, this was a 1,872 gross ton ship, length 280ft x beam 35.1ft, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation
for 34-1st, 99-intermediate and 122-3rd class passengers.
Launched on 22nd Oct.1873, she commenced her maiden voyage on 31st Jan.1874 when she left Middlesborough for New York and Bristol. She started her first Bristol - New York sailing on 15th Apr.1874
and continued this service, with some round voyages between Bristol, Quebec and Montreal, until making her last Bristol - Swansea - New York voyage in May 1885. In Oct.1885 she was sold to Turkish owners and renamed HASSAN PASHA.[North Atlantic Seaway by
N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.784]

For photographs, try these -

Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201.
http://www.sshsa.org/
or
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm

The DUCHESS OF YORK was a 20,021 gross ton ship, length 601ft x beam 75.2ft, two funnels, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 18 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 580-cabin, 480-tourist and 510-3rd class. Built by John Brown & Co, Glasgow, for Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd, she was laid down as the DUCHESS OF CORNWALL but was launched as the DUCHESS OF YORK on 28th Sep.1928. On 22nd Mar.1929 she left Liverpool on her maiden voyage to Saint John NB, with calls at Belfast and Greenock
and in 1930 made a record passage from Liverpool to Saint John of 6 days 22 hours 14 mins. In addition to her normal Liverpool - Canada service, she made several voyages
on the New York - Bermuda service in 1931-32 and some sailings from Antwerp, Hamburg and Southampton. Requisitioned in 1940, she made three Liverpool -
Canada sailings and on 1st Jun.1940 sailed to
Ana Fjord, Norway to rescue 4,000 British troops and civilians. She then sailed to Brest with French
Foreign Legionaires and then to St Nazaire where she rescued 5,000 British troops and nurses while under heavy bombing attacks. On 21st Jun.1940 she sailed for Canada with 3,000 German prisoners of war and then made a similar
voyage with 1,100 evacuee children. Her next voyage
was to Suez via Cape Town and she then took reinforcements to Singapore. She made two voyages from Liverpool to
India and then made six trips with troops and supplies
for the North Africa landings. She left Glasgow for the last time on 7th Jul.1943 and on 11th July was hit
by bombs while off the Spanish coast. The
ship caught fire and was abandoned with the loss of 27 lives. She was eventually torpedoed and sunk by
HMS DOUGLAS to reduce the risk of the burning ship attracting submarines.[Canadian Pacific by George Musk]

SATURNIA.

This was a 8,611 gross ton ship, length 456.3ft x beam 55.3ft, one funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed
of 14 knots. There was accommodation for 250-2nd and 950-3rd class passengers. Built by C.Connell & Co, Glasgow
for the Donaldson Line Ltd, she was launched on 29th Mar.1910. Her maiden voyage started on 11th Jun.1910
when she left Glasgow for Quebec and Montreal and in Aug.1911 she collided with an iceberg near Belle Isle
but managed to complete her homeward voyage. Her
last voyage started on 12th Mar.1925 when she
sailed from Glasgow for Portland and she was sold in Dec.1928 and scrapped the following year.
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.1013]

ARMENIA was a 5,458 gross ton ship,
length 399.3ft x beam 50.1ft, one funnel, two masts,
single screw and a speed of 13 knots. There was
accommodation for 20-1st and 1,100-3rd class passengers.
Built by Palmers Co Ltd, Jarrow-on-Tyne for the Hamburg America Line, she was launched on 25th June 1896.
On 27th Sep.1896 she left Hamburg on her maiden voyage
to Boston and New York. Her first sailing between
Stettin and New York started on 27th Jul.1899 and her fourth and last voyage on this service started on 19th Jan.1900. Her last sailing from Hamburg to Baltimore
commenced on 27th Jun.1914 and she was then laid up until the US entered the war in 1917 when she was seized by the Authorities and used by the US Government.
She was scrapped at Baltimore in 1924.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.402]

For photographs, try these -

Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201.
http://www.sshsa.org/
or
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm

There was also an ARMENIAN at the time but this ship sailed betwee Liverpool and New York or Boston.

The GEORGIC was the last liner built for the White Star Line before they became part of Cunard-White Star Line. Built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast, she was a near sister ship to the BRITANNIC. She was a 27,759 gross ton
ship, overall length 712ft x beam 82.4ft, two funnels,
two masts, twin screw and a speed of 18 knots. There was passenger accommodation for 479-cabin,
557-tourist and 506-3rd class. Launched on 12th Nov.1931 she was the largest British motorship, and started
her maiden voyage on 25th Jun.1932 when she
left Liverpool for New York. She continued on this service except for two Southampton - Cherbourg - New York
sailings in 1933, and in 1934 came under the ownership of the Cunard-White Star Line. On 3rd May 1936 she transferred to London - Southampton - New York sailings, starting her last voyage on this route on 17th Aug.1939. She
subsequently made five Liverpool - New York voyages and in April 1940 went to the Clyde for conversion to a troopship. She assisted in the evacuation of troops from Norway, followed by further evacuations from St Nazaire and
Brest and then made trooping voyages to Iceland and Halifax. She then made voyages to the Middle East via the Cape and then several between the UK and Bermuda, New York and Halifax. In July 1941 she was bombed and badly damaged
by fire at Port Tewfik, Suez. She was beached, later refloated and towed to Port Sudan by the cargo ships CITY OF SYDNEY and CLAN CAMPBELL. After temporary repairs she was towed to Karachi, where she received more repairs
and sailed for Bombay under her own power. Here she was drydocked and eventually sailed for the UK on 20th Jan.1943. Rebuilt as a troopship under the ownership of the Ministry of War Transport by Harland & Wolff, she was
transformed into what was probably the best fitted troopship in the world. It was at this time that one of her funnels was removed. For the next three years she was engaged in trooping duties to Italy, the Middle East and India. In Sept.1948 she was again altered to an emigrant ship at Palmers, Hebburn with accommodation for 1,962 passengers. She started sailings from Liverpool
to Fremantle, Melbourne and Sydney in 1949 and made emigrant voyages until 1953 with some chartered
sailings to New York for Cunard also during this
period. After 1953 she made several Atlantic sailings to the US and Canada, and also made a trooping voyage to
Japan in 1955. Laid up in Aug.1955 she was sold for scrapping at Faslane in 1956. Apart from her
trooping years, she was painted in White Star Line colours and never wore Cunard livery.
[Steamers of the Past by J.H.Isherwood, Sea Breezes Magazine, July
1973][North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.770]

ROMANIC
Built as the "New England" by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1898 for the Dominion Line. She was an 11,394 gross ton vessel, length 550.3ft x beam 598.3ft, one
funnel, two masts, twin screw and a speed of 15 knots. There was accommodation for 200-1st, 200-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers. Launched on 7/4/1898 she started her
maiden voyage from Liverpool to Boston on 30/6/1898. She commenced her last voyage on this service on 17/9/1903 and then went to the White Star Line who renamed her
"Romanic". She sailed from Liverpool to Boston on 19/11/1903 and then to Naples, Genoa and Glasgow. In January 1912 she went to the Allan Line was renamed
"Scandinavian" and modified to carry 400-2nd and 800-3rd class passengers. On 23/3/1912 she commenced her first sailing from Glasgow to Halifax and Boston
and on 4/5/1912 her first voyage from Glasgow to
Quebec and Montreal, returning with part of
the Canadian Expeditionary Force. She then resumed the Glasgow - Canada service. In 1917 she went to Canadian Pacific Ocean Services and between 1918 and 1920 ran
between Liverpool and New York and Liverpool and St.John.NB. On 18/5/1920 she commenced a service from Antwerp to Southampton, Quebec and Montreal, starting
her last voyage on 24/5/1922. She was then laid up at Gareloch and in 1923 was scrapped in Germany. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.762]

ROMANIC, ex. NEW ENGLAND
Call sign: QDS Official registration #: 109441
Master: Captain A.E. Sherwin Rigging: steel twin screws, 3 masts Schooner; 3 decks; fitted with electric
light and refrigerating machinery; water ballast.
Tonnage: 11,394 tons gross, 9,110 under deck and
7,416 net. Dimensions: 550.3 feet long, 59.3 foot
beam and holds 35.9 feet deep; Poop 92 feet long;
Bridge Deck 318 feet; Forecastle 70 feet.
Construction: 1898 by Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast.
Propulsion: triple conversion engine with 8
cylinders, (2) of 30, (2) of 50 & (4) of 58 inches
diameter respectively; stroke 54 inches; 985 nominal
horsepower; engine built by the same company as the hull.
Owners: Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
(Ismay, Imrie & Co. managers).
Port of registry: Liverpool

HERMANN
Call sign: QCDL Master: Captain Kohlmann
Rigging: iron single screw Brig.
Tonnage: 2,713 tons gross and 1,677 net.
Dimensions: 336.6 feet long, 40 foot beam and
holds 33.1 feet deep.
Construction: 1868 by Caird & Co. in Greenock
Propulsion: steam engine with 2 inverted cylinders
of 56 & 96 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; 500 horsepower;
engine built by Day, Summers & Co. in Southampton.
Owners: Norddeutscher Lloyd
Port of registry: Bremen.

DUCHESS OF YORK
Call sign: LCVN Official registration #: 161202
Description: steel twin screws steamer; 4 steel decks; steel weather deck partly sheathed with wood;
5th steel deck in No. 2, 5 & 7 holds; 11 partly
cemented bulkheads; cruiser stern; fitted with electric light, refrigerating machinery, submarine signalling device, direction finder & wireless; cellular
double bottom 510 feet long, 2,547 tons;
Deep Tank forward 43 feet, 700 tons; Forward Peak
Tank 193 tons; Aft Peak Tank 269 tons.
Tonnage: 20,021 tons gross, 11,063 under deck
and 11,816 net.
Dimensions: 581.9 feet long, 75.2 foot beam and
holds 41.7 feet deep; Bridge Deck & Forecastle 520 feet long; Promenade Deck 325 feet.
Construction: 1929 by J. Brown & Co. Ltd. in Clydebank
Propulsion: 6 steam turbines, single reduction
geared to 2 screw shafts; operating at 370 p.s.i.;
3,748 nominal horsepower; 2 double ended boilers;
6 Walter tube boilers; heating
surface 32,268 sq. ft.; forced draught;
engine built by the same company as the hull.
Owners: Canadian Pacific Railway Co. (Canadian Pacific Steam Ships Ltd. managers)Port of registry: London

The NIGER was a 1,442 gross ton ship, length 250.7ft x beam 30.4ft, one funnel, two masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots.
Built by Mounsey & Co, Sunderland, (engines by G. Clark, Sunderland) she was launched in July 1868 for C.M.Norwood of London. She started her first voyage under
charter to the Temperley Line of London on 11th May 1871 when she left London for Quebec and Montreal. Her sixth and last voyage on this service started 14th Aug.1872 and in Nov.1877 she was wrecked at S.Haaks,
Holland.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.672]

The PARAGUAY was a 1,444 gross ton ship, length 251.2ft x beam 32ft, clipper stem, one funnel, three masts, iron construction, single screw and a speed of 10 knots. There was accommodation for 1st, 2nd and 500-3rd class passengers.
Built by Palmers Iron Shipbuilding Co, Jarrow-on-Tyne in 1864 for the River Plate Steamship Co, she was used on the South America service until acquired by the London & New York Steamship Line in 1869. Her first London - Havre -
New York voyage started in April 1869 and she continued in this service until the company closed down in 1871. Her last voyage started 28th Sep.1871 from London to Havre & New York (arr.27th Oct). In 1873 she was fitted with
new engines and in about 1875 she was purchased by the Hughes Line of Liverpool. She was sunk in collision in the River Scheldt on 10th Feb.1891.
[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.2,p.598]

HILADELPHIA
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in copper.
Master: Captain Morgan
Tonnage: 515 tons.
Construction: in 1832 in New York using Live Oak, Locust, Cedar and Pitch Pine. Owners: Champlin
Home port: New York
Voyage: sailed from London, bound for New York

WESTMINSTER
Rigging: Bark; sheathed in felt and copper in 1841.
Master: Captain Molison.
Tonnage:513 tons using old measurements and 611 using new measurements. Construction: 1837 in Sunderland; repairs to damages in 1841. Owners: D. Dunbar
Home port: London
Voyage: sailed from London, no destination listed.

GROTIUS
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in copper in 1836
Master: Captain L. Wiihr.
Tonnage: 299 tons.
Construction: 1829 in Rochester using
White Oak, Live Oak, Locust and Pitch Pine.
Owners: Page & Co.
Home port: Salem
Voyage: sailed from London, no destination listed.

MARGARET
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in copper in 1842
Master: Captain Dye.
Tonnage: 365 tons.
Construction: 1829 in Chepst (????);
partial new top sides and some repairs in 1840;
some more repairs in 1842.
Owners: T. Lewis
Home port: Bristol.
Voyage: sailed from London, bound for Hobart, Tasmania.

MANGLES
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and copper in 1835; fastened with iron bolts.
Master: Captain W. Carr.
Tonnage: 594 tons.
Construction:1802 in Calcutta; new top sides and partial new wales of oak in 1829;
some repairs in 1835; repairs to damages in 1836.
Owners: W. Carr.
Home port: London
Voyage: sailed from London, no destination listed.

SCOTIA
Rigging: Schooner; fastened with iron bolts.
Master: Captain Davidson
Tonnage: 156 tons
Construction: 1842 in Newcastle; some repairs in 1848
Owners: J. Bisset.
Home port: Newcastle
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, destination not listed.

JOHN GARROW
Rigging: iron Ship
Master: Captain Thomson
Tonnage: 685 using old measurements and 849 using new measurements.Construction: 1840 in Aberdeen; vessel lengthened in 1843
Owners: Cannon & Co.
Home port: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, bound for New Orleans.

CANADA
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in copper in 1846.
Master: Captain J. Barclay
Tonnage: 330 tons Construction:1831 in Greenock;
partial new deck in 1849.
Owners: Allan & Co.
Home port: Greenock.
Voyage: sailed from the Clyde, bound for Montreal.

The QUETTA was a 3,302 gross ton ship
(2,147 nett tons), length 380ft x beam
40ft (115,8m x 12,19m), one funnel, three masts
(rigged for sail), iron
construction, single screw and a speed of 12 knots.
There was passenger accommodation for 76-1st and 32-2nd class. Built by Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton, for British India Associated Steamers, she was completed on 18th May 1881 for use on the London - Madras - Calcutta
service. On 9th Apr.1883 she started her first London - Brisbane voyage on the Queensland Royal Mail Service and continued this run until 1890. On 28th
Feb.1890 she was wrecked in the Torres Strait en
route from Brisbane to London. 133 out of 293 on
board were drowned. The rock was at the time
uncharted and now bears the name Quetta Rock.
The ship sank in three minutes with the survivors being picked up by the search vessel ALBATROSS. The final
survivor, Emily Lacy, aged 15 was picked up two days
later on Sunday March 2nd, delirious but still
mechanically swimming.[Merchant Fleets by Duncan
Haws, vol.11, British India S.N.Co.]

PANNONIA
9,851 gross tons, length 486.5ft x beam 59.3ft, one funnel, four masts, twin screw and a speed of 13 knots. Accommodation for 40-1st and 800-3rd class
passengers.
Built by John Brown & Co, Glasgow and purchased by Cunard SS Co while building, this ship was launched in March 1903. On 28th May 1904 she left Trieste on her maiden voyage to Fiume, Palermo and New York and continued
Mediterranean - New York sailings until commencing her last sailing on 16th Jul.1914 between Fiume, Patras, Messina, Palermo, Naples and New York. Chartered to Anchor Line, she sailed from Glasgow on 3rd Oct.1914 for
Queenstown (Cobh) and New York and made four round voyages on this service.
On 12th Mar.1915 she started her first St Nazaire - New York voyage and on 26th Dec.1915 her first London - New York sailing. Her eleventh and last London - New York voyage started on 19th Aug.1917 and on 8th Oct.1917 she
commenced Liverpool - New York voyages. Her last Liverpool - New York voyage started 2nd Apr.1918 and her last London - New York on 29th Mar.1919. She reverted to the Mediterranean on 18th May 1919 when she left Piraeus for
Marseilles and New York and continued until 17th Sep.1921 when she sailed from Trieste for Patras, Messina, Naples, Palermo, Valencia and New York.
She then resumed Liverpool - New York voyages until starting her last crossing on 18th Apr.1922 from New York to Plymouth, Cherbourg and Hamburg.
She was scrapped in 1922.[North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.1,p.156]

For photographs, try these -

Steamship Historical Society of America, Langsdale Library, University of
Baltimore, 1420 Maryland Avenue, Baltimore MD, 21201.
http://www.sshsa.org/
or
Ship Photos; http://home.att.net/~paul.petersen/ships.htm

MONTEZUMA
Rigging: Bark; sheathed in yellow metal in 1844
Master: Captain Selkirk
Tonnage: 200 tons.
Construction: 1834 in Dumbarton; new keelson in
1844; some repairs in 1837 & 1842.
Owners: J. Atkin
Home port: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, destination not listed.

CARROLL OF CARROLLTON
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in copper in 1834.
Master: Captain T.J. Bird
Tonnage: 695 tons.
Construction: 1829 in Baltimore, using White Oak
and Pitch Pine.
Owners: J. Walker.
Home port: Philadelphia
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, destination not listed.

HELEN
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in copper in 1841
Master: Captain T. Hunter.
Tonnage:736 tons using old measurements and 860 using new measurements.
Construction:1840 in Quebec using Black Birch, Oak, Elm & Tamarak Owners: Sharpless
Home port: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, bound for Sydney.

NIMROD
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1841
Master: Captain Manning
Tonnage: 469 tons
Construction:1812 in Ipswich; vessel lengthened in 1827; some repairs in 1837.
Owners: Taylor & Co.
Home port: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed from Liverpool, bound for Sydney

ARAB
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in copper in 1841
Tonnage: 415 tons using old measurements and 485 using new measurements.
Construction:1840 in Stockton, using
Red Pine & Pitch Pine planks
Owners: J. Irving
Home port: Bristol
Voyage: sailed from London, bound for New Zealand.

JANE FRANCES
Rigging: Bark; sheathed in yellow metal in 1847.
Master: Captain Brown.
Tonnage:327 tons using old measurements and 390 using new measurements.
Construction: 1841 in Sunderland
Owners: Fenwick
Home port: London
Voyage: sailed from London, destination not listed.
In the 1847 Register. The following details differ from
1849.
Rigging: sheathed in yellow metal in 1844
Master: Captain N. Crosby
Voyage: sailed from London, bound for Hobart, Tasmania.

ANNIE
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1849
Master:Captain Mearns
Tonnage 533 tons using old measurements
and 645 using new measurements.
Construction: 1843 in Quebec; repairs to damages
in 1844. Owners: Granger & Co.
Home port: Belfast.
Voyage: sailed from Belfast, bound for New York City

PANAMA
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1854; fastened with
iron bolts. Master: Captain A. McDonald
Tonnage: 679 tons using old measurements
and 943 using new measurements.
Construction:1852 in Nova Scotia, using Spruce and Black Birch Owners: G. Oxley
Home port: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed from London, bound for Australia.

WHIRLWIND
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1854
Master: Captain E. Edgell Tonnage 1,003 tons using old measurements and 978 tons using new measurements.
Construction: 1854 in Dundee
Owners: Somes, Bros.
Home port: London
Voyage: sailed from Dundee, bound for London
The voyage listed is the trip she made from the
shipyard to her home port, before her maiden voyage.
In later Registers, she sails to the Pacific
and Indian Oceans.

BALLARAT
Rigging:Bark; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1867.
Master:Captain J. Allan Tonnage:685 tons.
Dimensions:150 feet long, 30 foot beam and
holds 20.1 feet deep.
Construction:1852 in Aberdeen; partial new keelson
and some repairs in 1865, repairs to damages in 1867
Owners: Vanner & Co.
Home port: London
Voyage: sailed from London, bound for New Zealand.

LORD CLYDE
Official registration #: 62431
Master: Captain W. Lyall
Rigging: Schooner; fastened with copper bolts.
Tonnage: 115 tons.
Dimensions: 86.5 feet long, 22.3 foot beam and holds 11 feet deep.
Construction: 1869 by Geddie in Banff
Owners: J. Simpson.
Home port: Banff
Voyage: sailed from Banff, bound for the Baltic Sea.

BLACK PRINCE
Official registration #: 2330
Master: Captain W. Hammond
Rigging: Brig; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1872.
Tonnage: 272 tons.
Dimensions: 99.6 feet long, 25.5 foot beam and holds 16.8 feet deep.
Construction: 1838 in Maryport; some repairs in 1863; partial new keelson &
some repairs in 1866.
Owners: Hammond & Co.
Home port: London
Voyage: sailed from London, bound for the West Indies.

The GROOTE BEER was a 9,140 gross ton ship, length overall 455.3ft x beam 62.1ft, one funnel, two masts, single screw and a speed of 15 knots. There
was accommodation for 828-single class passsengers.
Built by Permanente Metals Corp., Richmond, Calif., she was launched on 17th Jun.1944 as the COSTA RICA VICTORY. In 1947 she was purchased by the Dutch
government, came under the management of the Holland America Line and was renamed GROOTE BEER (GREAT BEAR) in 1952. On 18th Jun.1952 she started her
first Rotterdam - Halifax - New York sailing and in Aug.1952 made her first Rotterdam - Quebec voyage. Her last Rotterdam - New York voyage took place in Aug.1965 and she made a total of 105 round voyages. Sold to Greek owners
in 1965, she was chartered in 1966 to the Atlantic Educational Program for four round voyages between Rotterdam and New York, Holland America Line
again acting as agents. Renamed MARIANNA IV in 1969, she was laid up at Piraeus and in 1971 was scrapped at Eleusis, Greece. [North Atlantic Seaway
by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.4,p.1688][The Atlantic Liners by Frederick Emmons]

JUMNA
The "Jumna" was a 5,191 gross ton ship, built by Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbartonin 1886 for British India Associated Steamers. Her details were - length 411.4ft x beam 48.2ft, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail),
single screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 87-1st, 30-2nd and 200-steerage class passengers.Launched on Mar.22nd 1886, she started her maiden voyage from London to Brisbane on Sep.21st. and in 1889 was used as a Boer War Transport. She returned to the UK - India - Australia route in 1900 and was eventually scrapped in Italy in 1907. An interesting aside, is that her captain (Captain Birkett) was dismissed in May 1889 for marrying a lady passenger at sea! [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.11, British India S.N.Co]

DUKE OF SUTHERLAND
This ship was built by R.Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow in 1873 for the Eastern Steamship Co (Ducal Line) which traded between the UK and Calcutta. She was a 3,013 gross ton steamship, iron construction, single screw and a
speed of 11 knots. In Dec.1883 she made a single round voyage from London via Suez to Melbourne and Sydney for the Colonial Line and in 1884 agreement was made between the
Ducal Line and British India Steam Navigation Co whereby Ducal Line ships would trade alongside BISN Co ships on the Queensland trade. There was accommodation for 60-1st class passengers plus about 800 emigrants which were carried in the forward 'tween decks. Her first voyage on the London -
Batavia - Brisbane service started on 11th Aug.1884 and she continued on this route until starting her last voyage on 25th Jul.1902. In 1904 she was sold to W.& A. McArthur and renamed MACQUARIE and in 1906 went to US
owners and was renamed HANAMET. She was scrapped at Danzig in 1925.[North Star to Southern Cross by John M. Maber]

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