Register of Ships - G
G.D.T. - 1882
Code letters:
RGDS
Official Number: 33642
Master: Captain
J. Carcaud
Rigging: wood
Brigantine
Tonnage: 119
tons
Dimensions:
84.2 feet long, 21.7 foot beam and holds 11.5 feet deep
Construction:
1852 in New Brunswick
Owners: a)
LeBoutillier Bros.; b) P. DuHeaume & Co.
Port of registry:
Jersey
GALLARA - 1884
Code letters:
LSNG
Official Number: 68028
Master: Captain
J. Watson
Rigging: wood
Barque; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1882; fastened with copper
bolts; salted
Tonnage: 449
tons gross, 409 under deck and 436 net
Dimensions:
147.5 feet long, 27.2 foot beam and holds 16.4 feet deep
Construction:
1873, Adamson in Grangemouth; repairs to damages in 1874 & 1883
Owners: G.
Turnbull & Co.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
GAMBIA - 1852
Master: Captain
Anderson
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1849
Tonnage: 567
tons
Construction:
1842 in New Brunswick, using Hackmatac
Owners: Byrne
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Sydney
GAMBIAN - 1938
Code letters: MMJG
Official Number: 157533
Rigging: steel single
screw motor vessel; 1 deck & Shelter Deck; partial 3rd deck in No.
2 hold;
7 partly asphalted bulkheads; fitted with direction finder; cellular double
bottom 349 feet,
1404 tons; Midship Tanks 23 feet, 845 tons; Forward Peak Tank 206 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 165 tons
Tonnage: 5,452 tons
gross, 4,388 under deck and 3,106 net
Dimensions: 423.6
feet long, 56.7 foot beam and holds 23.7 feet deep; Forecastle 45 feet
Construction: 1937,
Deutsche Sch.-u-Mschb A.G. in Seebeck Wesermunde
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
single acting oil engines single reduction geared to single screw shaft
with 12 cylinders of 16 9/16 inches diameter each; stroke 22 13/16 inches;
577 nominal horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Lever Bros.
Ltd. in Toronto
Port of registry:
Freetown, Sierra Leone
GANGES - 1865-1885
1)
Official Number:
29964
Master:
Captain Fairlam (1865 to 1869); Captain J. Hamilton (1870); Captain Ferguson
(1871, 1872)
Captain Stirling (1873-1874); Captain Burgess (1875); Captain McGrath (1876);
Captain J. Stitch (1879); Captain J. Barron (1884)
Rigging: iron
Ship (listed as a Bark in 1884-85); 2 decks; 1 bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,185
tons (1865); 1,227 tons gross, 1,094 under deck and 1,146 net (1884-85)
Dimensions:
207.7 feet long, 35.8 foot beam and holds 22.9 feet deep; Poop 36 feet
long; Forecastle 36 feet
Construction:
1865, G.R. Clover & Co. in Birkenhead
Owners: Clint
& Co. (1865 to 1879); E.F. Powell (1880 to 1885)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for India (1865 to 1869)
2)
Official Number:
45930
Master: none
listed
Rigging: Ship
Tonnage: 1,212
tons using old measurements and 1,125 using new measurements
Dimensions:
192.8 feet long, 39.5 foot beam and holds 23.3 feet deep; Raised Quarter
Deck 79 tons
Construction:
1855 in the United States
Owners: G.H. Harsfall
Port of registry:
Liverpool
GANNET - 1869
Master: Captain
J. Lawson
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1862; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 251
tons
Dimensions:
108.7 feet long, 24.1 foot beam and holds 14.1 feet deep
Construction:
1857 in Dundee; repairs to damages in 1859; some repairs in 1862
Owners: Jamieson
Port of registry:
Dundee
Port of survey:
Dundee
Voyage: sailed
for the West Indies
GANYMEDE - 1881
Code letters:
SRJG
Official Number: 81299
Rigging: iron
single screw Smack; 1 deck
Tonnage: 405
tons gross, 313 under deck and 236 net
Dimensions:
166.5 feet long, 28 foot beam and holds 10.8 feet deep;
Poop 33 tons; Forecastle 29 tons
Construction:
1879, Scott & Co. in Greenock
Propulsion:
steam engine with 1 inverted cylinder of 21 inches diameter; stroke 34
inches;
80 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Ocean
Steam Ship Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
GARELOCH - 1875
Code letters:
WSDF
Official Number: 68054
Master: Captain
W. Greenwood
Rigging: iron
Ship; 2 decks; 1 bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,243
tons gros, 1,153 under deck and 1,177 net
Dimensions:
227.2 feet long, 36.1 foot beam and holds 21.4 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 40 feet long
Construction:
1873, Dobie in Glasgow
Owners: P.
Rintoul, Son & Co.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey:
London
GARLAND - 1817
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain A.
Brown
Rigging: Snow; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1814
Tonnage: 182 tons
Construction: in
Sunderland; vessel 4 years old
Owners: Bruce &
Co.
Draught under load:
13 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
the Cape of Good Hope
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain A.
Brown
Rigging: Snow; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1814
Tonnage: 181 tons
Construction: 1814
in Sunderland
Owners: J. Bruce
Draught under load:
13 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
the Cape of Good Hope
GARLAND - 1852
Master: Captain W.
Halcrow
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1850; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 881 tons
using old measurements and 961 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1850
in Québec
Owners: Kirk &
Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
GARLAND GROVE - 1840-1849
Master: Captain Forwood
(1840-42); Captain J. Robson (1843-47); Captain Matheson (1848-49)
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in copper in 1838; sheathed in patent hair & copper in 1842;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1845 & 1848
Tonnage: 386 tons
Construction: 1820
on Isle of Wight; some repairs in 1842; new deck in 1848
Owners: J. Greig
(1840-42); Edmunds & Co. (1843-47); J. Shepherd (1848-49)
Port of registry:
London (1840-42/1848-49)); Dublin (1843-47)
Port of survey: London
(1840-42/1848-49); Liverpool (1843-47)
Voyage: sailed for
Van Diemen Land (1840-42); Sydney (1843-47)
GARONNE - 1886
Code letters: JNCH
Official Number: 89187
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 1 deck & Spar Deck; 4 cemented bulkheads;
double bottom aft 59 feet, 85 tons
Tonnage: 1,052 tons
gross, 1,034 under deck and 684 net
Dimensions: 210.5
feet long, 29.6 foot beam and holdds 15.2 feet deep
Construction: 1884,
C.S. Swan & Hunter in Newcastle; repairs to damages in 1886
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 26 & 47 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 36 inches; 96 horsepower; engine by G. Clark in Sunderland
Owners: Cardiff Steam
Ship Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Cardiff
GARROW - 1838
Master: Captain Henderson
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and copper in 1838
Tonnage: 475 tons
using old measurements and 541 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1838
in New Brunswick, using Black Birch, Hackmatac & Red Pine
Owners: Lodge &
Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Sydney
GARTAVON - 1939, ex.
GELVES
Code letters: GJKF
Official Number: 146525
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck & Shelter Deck; 4 cemented bulkheads;
cellular double bottom 224 feet, 410 tons; Forward Peak Tank 63 tons; Aft
Peak Tank 18 tons
Tonnage: 1,777 tons
gross, 1,545 under deck and 934 net
Dimensions: 264.5
feet long, 41.2 foot beam and holds 18.7 feet deep
Construction: 1921,
H. & C. Grayson Ltd., Liverpool
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 21, 34 & 56 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 36 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 252 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
6 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 118 sq. ft.; heating surface 4,550
sq. ft.;
engine by McKie & Baxter Ltd., Glasgow
Owners: Gart Line
Ltd. (Whimster & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Glasgow
GARTHSHERRIE - 1867-1868
Master: Captain
Stafford
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1859; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 319
tons
Dimensions:
100 feet long, 26.6 foot beam and holds 15.5 feet deep
Construction:
1858 in Québec
Owners: Corporation
of African Merchants
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Africa
GATESHEAD - 1931,
ex. WILHELMINAPOLDER, ex. GOUWZEE
Official Number:
149486
Rigging: steel
single screw 3 masts Schooner; 1 deck; water ballast.
Tonnage: 712
tons gross, 504 under deck and 332 net.
Dimensions:
181.6 feet long, 28.2 foot beam and holds 12.3 feet deep.
Construction:
1917, Gefr. Bodewes in Lobith
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 15, 24 8/10 & 39 8/10 inches
diameter respectively; stroke 26 8/10 inches; 82 registered horsepower;
engine built by Verschure & Co. in Amsterdam.
Owners: Tyne-Tees
Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Newcastle
GAVIAO - 1913-1914
Official Number:
133344
Master: Captain J.
Faria
Rigging: steel single
screw Sloop; 1 deck; fitted with electric light
Tonnage: 149 tons
gross, 132 under deck and 133 net
Dimensions: 106.4
feet long, 21 foot beam and holds 10.3 feet deep
Construction: 1913,
Cox & Co. Engineers Ltd. in Falmouth
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 13 1/2 & 26 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 30 inches; 29 registered horsepower; engine & boilers built
in 1897 & refitted in 1913;
engine by Ramage & Ferguson Ltd. in Leith
Owners: Blandy Bros.
& Co.
Port of registry:
Falmouth
GEELONG - 1904-1907/1913
Code letters: VQTH
Official Number: 118426
Master: Captain J.E.
Ilbery (1904-07); Captain R. Bidwell (1913)
Rigging: steel twin
screws steamer; 2 decks & Spar Deck; 7 cemented bulkheads; fitted with
electric
light, refrigerating machinery & wireless; cellular double bottom,
aft 91 feet, under engine
and boilers 65 feet, forward 184 feet, 1,018 tons
Tonnage: 7,951 tons
gross, 6,693 under deck and 5,030 net
Dimensions: 450.2
feet long, 54.5 foot beam and holds 26.9 feet deep; Poop 88 feet;
Bridge 168 feet; Forecastle 92 feet
Construction: 1904,
Barclay, Curle & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow
Propulsion: triple
expansion engines with 6 cylinders of 23, 40 & 65 inches diameter each
pair;
stroke 48 inches; 803 nominal horsepower; 2 double & 2 single ended
boilers;
18 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 326 sq. ft.; heating surface 14,156
sq. ft.;
engine by the builders
Owners: Blue Anchor
Line Ltd. (W. Lund & Sons, managers) (1904-07); P & O Steam Navigation
Co. (1913)
Port of registry:
London
GEISER - 1888
Code letters:
NSVM
Master: Captain
Moller, appointed to the Shipping Line and to the vessel in 1886
Rigging: iron
single screw 3 masts steamer
Tonnage: 2,831
tons gross, 1,993 under deck and 1,818 net
Dimensions:
324.4 feet long, 39.3 foot beam and holds 22 feet deep
Construction:
1881, Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen
Propulsion:
compound engine with 4 inverted cylinders of 36 & 72 inches diameter
each pair;
stroke 42 inches; 300
horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Dampskibs
Selskabet Thingvalla
Port of registry:
Copenhagen
GELLERT - 1889-1891
Code letters: RFBM
Master: Captain C.
Kaemff
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 2 decks & Spar Deck
Tonnage: 3,533 tons
gross, 3,445 under deck and 2,350 net
Dimensions: 374.3
feet long, 40 foot beam and holds 24.6 feet deep; Deckhouse 50 feet
Construction: 1874,
A. Stephen & Sons in Glasgow
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 60 & 106 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 54 inches; 600 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Hamburg-Amerika
Packetf.-Actien Gesellschaft
Port of registry:
Hamburg
GENERAL BOYD – 1786-1803,
ex. GENERAL JOHN BOYD
(Green Book – Underwriters)
Master: Captain R.
Kitchen (1786-91/1793-1799); Captain R. White (1792);
Captain H. Swaine (1800); Captain G. Hale (1801-03)
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks; sheathed in 1785 & 1793: sheathed in copper in 1798; fastened
with iron bolts
Tonnage: 300 tons
(1786-1800); 302 tons (1801-03)
Construction: in
Philadelphia; vessel 10 years old (1786); 10 6-pounds guns; thorough repairs
in 1798
Owners: J. Dixon
& Co. (1786-1800) Sansom & Co. (1801-03)
Draught under load:
17 feet (1786-1800); 15 feet (1801-03)
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Greenland (1786-91/1793-96); Jamaica (1792); Copenhagen (1797-99);
the Southern Fishing Grounds(1800-03)
(Red Book – Shipowners 1800-03)
Master: Captain S.G.
Ellis
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks; sheathed in copper in 1798; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 300 tons
Construction: 1776
in America; 10 9-pounds guns; rebuilt in 1798
Owners: Sanson &
Co.
Draught under load:
15 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
the Southern Fishing Grounds
GENERAL GREENFIELD - 1809-1810
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain J.
Shout
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks; sheathed in copper in 1805; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 194 tons
Construction: French
Prize of capture 1803; 4 12-pounds caronnade
Owners: Captain
Draught under load:
14 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed on
Transportation
GENERAL HEWETT - 1855
Master: Captain
Harnett
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1854; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 961
tons
Construction:
1811 in Calcutta, using Teak; new deck, wales and major repairs in 1842;
major repairs in 1854
Owners: J.
Michael
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for New South Wales
GENERAL PALMER - 1823
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain G.
Truscott
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks; sheathed in copper in 1822; copper repaired in 1823;
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 510 tons
Construction: in
Calcutta, using Teak; vessel 7 years old
Owners: Captain &
Co.
Draught under load:
18 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Madras
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Truscott
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks; sheathed in copper in 1821; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 510 tons
Construction: 1816
in India, using Teak
Owners: Captain
Draught under load:
19 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Bombay
GENERAL WASHINGTON - 1783
Master: a)
Captain Murphy; b) Captain Keane
Rigging: Cutter;
single deck
Tonnage: 160
tons
Construction:
1780 in Dublin; clincher built
Owners: D.
Murphy
Draught under load:
12 feet
Port of survey:
Dublin
Voyage: sailed
for Maryland
GENERAL WASHINGTON - 1791
1)
Master:
a) Captain J. Bryan; b) Captain J. Miller
Rigging:
Brig; single deck with beams
Tonnage:
177 tons
Construction:
1782 in America
Owners:
McNorton; American property
Draught
under load: 12 feet
Port
of survey: Greenock
Voyage:
sailed for North Carolina
2)
Master:
Captain F. Fort
Rigging:
Ship; 2 decks
Tonnage:
260 tons
Construction:
1790 in North Carolina
Owners:
Captain & Co.; American property
Draught
under load: 15 feet
Port
of survey: Derry
Voyage:
sailed for Philadelphia
GENESTA - 1891-1897
Code letters: TCNR
Official Number: 96939
Master: Captain G.
Davies
Rigging: wood Barquentine;
1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1894;
fastened with copper bolts; salted
Tonnage: 436 tons
gross, 393 under deck and 419 net
Dimensions: 149.7
feet long, 30.2 foot beam and holds 14.9 feet deep
Construction: 1891,
J.W. Richards in Bideford, PE
Owners: J.W. &
W. Richards
Port of registry:
Charlottetown, PE
GENGHIS KHAN – 1853-1860
Master: Captain D.
Bond (1853-54); Captain W. Williams (1855);
Captain D.Hay (1856-59); Captain Phelan (1860)
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1853 & 60; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,274 tons
using old measurements and 1,306 using new measurements
Construction: 1852
in New Brunswick
Owners: Bates &
Co. (1853-54); Thomson & Co. (1855-59); M.I. Wilson (1860)
Port of registry:
Liverpool (1853-54/1860); London (1855-59)
Port of survey: Liverpool
(1853-55); London (1856-60)
Voyage: sailed for
Australia (1853-55)
GENII - 1824-1825
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain J.
Besant
Rigging: Snow; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1823
Tonnage: 167 tons
Construction: in
Weymouth; vessel 5 years old
Owners: Captain &
Co.
Draught under load:
13 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Rio de Janeiro
(Red Book - Shipowners)
GENIE
Master: Captain J.
Besant (1824); Captain Prout (1825)
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1823
Tonnage: 167 tons
Construction: 1818
in Weymouth
Owners: Captain &
Co. (1824); Besant (1825)
Draught under load:
12 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Rio de Janeiro (1824); Smyrna (1825)
GENII - 1832-1835
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain A.
Carter (1832-33); Captain D. Roberts (1834-35)
Rigging: Schooner;
single deck
Tonnage: 110 tons
Construction: in
Weymouth; vessel 2 years old
Owners: C. Basant
Draught under load:
11 feet
Port of registry:
Weymouth
Port of survey: Falmouth
(1832-33); Weymouth (1834-35)
Voyage: sailed on
Coastal Trade
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Carter
(1832); Captain Mace (1833); Captain D. Roberts (1834-35)
Rigging: Schooner;
single deck with beams
Tonnage: 110 tons
Construction: 1830
in Weymouth
Owners: E. Besant
Draught under load:
11 feet
Port of registry:
Weymouth
Port of survey: London
(1832-33); Weymouth (1834-35
Voyage: sailed for
Limerick (1832-33)
GENGIS KHAN - 1853
Master: Captain
D. Bond
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1853; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,274
tons using old measurements and 1,306 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1852 in New Brunswick, using Hackmatack, Oak, Birch and Pine
Owners: Bates
& Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Australia
GENOVEVA FIERRO - 1925,
ex. MACARENA
Code letters: HNJB
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; 4 cemented bulkheads; fitted with wireless;
cellular double bottom 148 feet, 240 tons; Aft Peak Tank 28 tons
Tonnage: 1,122 tons
gross, 901 under deck and 700 net
Dimensions: 220 feet
long, 31.7 foot beam and holds 16.7 feet deep; Quarter Deck 54 feet;
Bridge 54 feet; Forecastle 30 feet
Construction: 1894,
Grangemouth Dockyard Co. in Grangemouth
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 17, 27 & 45 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 114 nominal horsepower; 1 single ended boilers; 3 plain
furnaces;
grate surface 60 sq. ft.; heating surface 1,671 sq. ft.; engine by Hutson
& Son in Glasgow
Owners: Compañia
Naviera Fierros S.A.
Port of registry:
Gijon
GEORGE - 1822
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master:
a) Captain A. Stewart; b) Captain J. McAlpine
Rigging:
Brig; single deck with beams
Tonnage:
131 tons
Construction:
in Yarmouth; vessel 19 years old; good repairs in 1815
Owners:
Glass & Co.
Draught
under load: 11 feet
Port
of survey: a) Cork; b) Greenock
Voyage:
sailed for: a) Glasgow; b) Québec
(Red
Book - Shipowners)
Master:
Captain J. Alpin
Rigging:
Brig; single deck with beams
Tonnage:
126 tons
Construction:
1803 in Yarmouth; good repairs in 1815
Owners:
Glass & Co.
Draught
under load: 11 feet
Port
of survey: Greenock
Voyage:
sailed on Coastal Trade
GEORGE - 1830
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain T.
Foster/Captain Rattenbury
Rigging: Snow; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper
Tonnage: 185 tons
Construction: in
Plymouth; vessel 19 years old; good repairs in 1825; partial new keel in
1826;
partial new deck and some repairs in 1830
Owners: G. Hooper
Draught under load:
13 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Berbice
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Rattenbury
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper and partly in felt in 1830
Tonnage: 182 tons
Construction: 1810
in Plymouth; new topsides in 1825; partial new keel in 1826;
partial new deck and some repairs in 1830
Owners: Gordon
Draught under load:
14 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Van Diemen Land
GEORGE - 1831-1833
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain G.
Anderson
Rigging: Schooner;
single deck
Tonnage: 82 tons
Construction: Arbroath;
vessel 2 years old (1831)
Owners: Captain &
Co.
Draught under load:
10 feet
Port of survey: London
(1831-32); Leith (1833)
Voyage: sailed for
Pillau (1831-32); Baltic Sea (1833)
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Anderson
(1831); Captain Taylor (1831-33)
Rigging: Schooner;
single deck
Tonnage: 84 tons
Construction: 1829
in Scotland
Owners: McTaggart
Draught under load:
10 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Elsinor
GEORGE CANNING - 1811-1812/1814
(Green
Book - Underwriters)
Master:
Captain D. Bousfield (1811-12); Captain W. Tripe (1814)
Rigging:
Ship; single deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1809
Tonnage:
339 tons
Construction:
in France; vessel 5 years old; 4 9-pounds & 2 18-pounds guns;
12 12-pounds caronnade
Owners:
M. Bousfield (1811-12/1814)
Draught
under load: 15 feet
Port
of survey: London
Voyage:
sailed for Brazil (1811-12); Buenos Ayres (1814)
(Red
Book - Shipowners)
Master:
Captain Bousfield (1811-12); Captain W. Tripe (1814)
Rigging:
Ship; single deck with deep waist; sheathed in copper in 1808;
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage:
339 tons
Construction:
1807 in France; 4 9-pounds & 14 12-pounds guns
Owners:
Bousfield (1811-12); Sharp (1814)
Draught
under load: 15 feet
Port
of survey: London
Voyage:
sailed for Buenos Ayres
GEORGE HEATON - 1887
Code letters:
WHPR
Official Number: 84862
Master: Captain
T.J. Guest, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1885 and to the ship in 1882.
Rigging: iron
single screw Schooner; 2 decks, 1 of iron; 3 tiers of beams; 5 cemented
bulkheads;
double bottom, aft 84 feet long, forward 67 feet, 293 tons.
Tonnage: 2,215
tons gross, 1,985 under deck and 1,428 net.
Dimensions:
284.6 feet long, 36.9 foot beam and holds 24.4 feet deep; Poop 27 feet
long;
Bridge Deck 55 feet; Forecastle 29 feet.
Construction: 1882,
Tyne Ship Building Co.Ltd. in Newcastle.
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 35 & 68 in. diameter respectively;
stroke 45 inches; operating at 90 p.s.i.; 250 horsepower; engine built
by
R. & W. Hawthorn in Newcastle.
Owners: George
Heaton Steam
Port of registry:
North Shields
GEORGE HIBBERT - 1834
Master: Captain G.
Livesay
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in patent hair and copper in 1834
Tonnage: 329 tons
Construction: 1804
in London; new top sides in 1823; new wales in 1825; new deck in 1829
Owners: Head &
Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
New South Wales
GEORGE HOME - 1827
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain J.Steel
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in felt and copper in 1823; copper repaired in 1827
Tonnage: 447 tons
Construction: in
Plymouth; vessel 19 years old
Owners: Thompson
& Co.
Draught under load:
18 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
India
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Steele
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in copper in 1827
Tonnage: 425 tons
Construction: 1809
in Plymouth
Owners: Powles
Draught under load:
17 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
New South Wales
GEORGE LORD – 1839-1855
Master: Captain Amlot
Rigging: Schooner;
sheathed in copper in 1839 & 1842; sheathed in yellow metal in 1846,
1849 & 1854
Tonnage: 205 tons
using old measurements and 182 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1839
in Yarmouth
Owners: Amlot &
Co.(1839); Jackson & Co. (1840-42); Jackson (1843-55)
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
Yarmouth (1839); London (1840-49/1851-55); Clyde (1850)
Voyage: sailed for
Newcastle (1839); London (1840); Malta (1841-45); Valparaiso (1850);
Algoa Bay (1851); Mediterranean Sea (1852-54)
GEORGE LUCKENBACH - 1955,
ex. SEA STAR-1949
Official Number:
244577
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks & Spar Deck; fitted with direction finder,
echo sounding device, gyro-compass & radar
Tonnage: 7,868 tons
gross, 4,657 tons net and 12,708 tons summer deadweight
Dimensions: 492 feet
long, 69.8 foot beam and holds 25.5 feet deep
Construction: 1943,
Ingalls Ship Building Corp. in Pascagoula, MS
Propulsion: 2 steam
turbines double reduction geared to single screw shaft;
engine by Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. in Pittsburg, PA
Owners: Luckenbach
Steam Ship Co. Inc.
Port of registry:
New York
GEORGE POLLOCK - 1851/1861
Master: Captain Withers
(1851); Captain F. Frost (1861)
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in 1847; sheathed in yellow metal in 1851; sheathed in felt and yellow
metal in 1861; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 630 tons
using old measurements and 553 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1837
in Maulmain, using Teak
Owners: Luscombe
(1851); F. Frost (1861)
Port of registry:
Calcutta (1851); London (1861)
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
New Zealand
GEORGE RAINY - 1868
Master: Captain
J. Vickers
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1865; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 519
tons
Dimensions:
137.3 feet long, 28.9 foot beam and holds 19.1 feet deep
Construction:
1861, Clarke in Liverpool
Owners: Sandbach
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for the West Indies
GEORGE W. ELDER - 1887
Code letters: JHPT
Official Number: 85321
Master: Captain C.
Randall
Rigging: iron single
screw Brigantine; 2 decks & Hurricane Deck
Tonnage: 1,710 tons
gross and 1,225 tons net
Dimensions: 250 feet
long, 38.5 foot beam and holds 21 feet deep
Construction: 1874,
J. Roach & Son, Chester, PA
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 23, 34 & 56 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 36 inches; 188 nominal horsepower; new engine & boilers in 1889;
engine by Union Iron Works in San Francisco
Owners: Oregon Railroad
& Navigation Co.
Port of registry:
Portland, OR
GEORGE WASHINGTON - 1913
Code letters:
QJRH
Master: Captain
Ch. Polack.
Rigging: steel
twin screws steamer; 5 decks & 3 promenade decks; fitted with electric
light, wireless,
submarine signalling device & refrigerating machinery; water ballast.
Tonnage: 25,570
tons gross, 20,816 under deck and 15,379 net.
Dimensions:
699.1 feet long, 78.2 foot beam and holds 50.1 feet deep; Bridge Deck 367
feet long;
Forecastle 111 feet.
Construction:
1908, A.G. Vulcan in Stettin
Propulsion:
quadruple conversion engine with 8 cylinders of 38, 57, 80 & 112 in.
diameter each pair;
stroke 67 inches; 2,052 nominal horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Norddeutscher
Lloyd
Port of registry:
Bremen
GEORGE WASHINGTON - 1930
Code letters:
MFQG
Official Number: 224216
Rigging: steel
single screw steamer; 4 decks; equipped with electric light, wireless,
direction finder and
submarine signalling device; fitted for oil fuel; water ballast.
Tonnage: 5,184
tons gross and 3,167 net.
Dimensions:
375.5 feet long, 54 foot beam and holds 17.2 feet deep.
Construction:
1924, Newport News Ship Building & Dry Dock Co. in Newport News.
Propulsion:
2 steam turbines, single reduction geared to a single screw shaft; engine
built by
the builders
Owners: Eastern
Steam Ships Lines Inc.
Port of registry:
New York
GEORGE & HENRY'S - 1832-1837
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain Wetherley
(1832-34); Captain Scowler (1835-37)
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams
Tonnage: 135 tons
Construction: Sunderland;
vessel 8 years old; vessel lengthened in 1829; partial fir ceiling
Owners: Robinson
Draught under load:
10 feet
Port of registry:
Stockton
Port of survey: Exmouth
(1832-33)
Voyage: sailed on
Coastal Trade (1832-33)
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Wetherby
(1832-34); Captain Scowler (1835-37)
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams
Tonnage: 135 tons
Construction: 1825,
Sunderland
Owners: Robinson
Draught under load:
12 feet
Port of registry:
Stockton
Port of survey: Plymouth
Voyage: sailed on
Coastal Trade
GEORGIAN - 1879
Code letters: LTDF
Official Number: 65958
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer
Tonnage: 1,124 tons
gross, 882 under deck and 712 net
Dimensions: 239.5
feet long, 30 foot beam and holds 16.9 feet deep
Construction: 1872,
Laing in Sunderland
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 27 & 52 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 115 horsepower; engine by G. Clark in Sunderland
Owners: W.E. McAndrew
Port of registry:
Liverpool
GEORGIANA - 1831
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain
Thompson
Rigging: Ship;
single deck with beams; sheathed in copper & partly in copper in 1828
Tonnage: 403
tons
Construction:
1827 in Québec
Owners: Captain
& Co.
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for New South Wales
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain
J. Thompson
Rigging: Barque;
single deck with beams
Tonnage: 403
tons
Construction:
in Québec; vessel 6 years old; iron standards
Owners: Thompson
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for New South Wales
GEORGINA - 1852
1)
Master: Captain Williams
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal and partly in felt in 1850
Tonnage: 487 tons
using old measurements and 554 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1846
in Liverpool
Owners: J. Worral
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Calcutta
2)
Master: Captain W. Turcan
Rigging: Brig; sheathed
in yellow metal in 1851; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 181 tons
Construction: 1841
in Brockweir
Owners: G. Turcan
Port of registry:
Kincardine
Port of survey: Clyde
GEORGIC - 1949
Code letters:
GRLJ
Official Number: 162365
Description:
twin screws motor vessel; 4 steel decks; steel weather deck sheathed in
wood;
5th steel deck in holds, except aftermost hold; 6th steel deck in No. 1,
2 & 3 Holds;
12 cemented bulkheads; cruiser stern; fitted with refrigerating machinery,
submarine
signalling device, gyro-compass, direction finder & radar; cellular
double bottom
585 feet long, 3,374 tons; Deep Tank forward 56 feet, 2,013 tons; Forward
Peak
Tank 181 tons; Aft Peak Tank 231 tons.
Tonnage: 27,469
tons gross, 21,057 under deck and 15,433 net.
Dimensions:
682.8 feet long, 82.4 foot beam and holds 48.6 feet deep;
Bridge Deck 327 feet long; Forecastle 114 feet.
Construction:
1932, Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast
Propulsion:
4 stroke-cycle, double acting oil engine with 20 cylinders of 33 1/16 in.
diameter each;
stroke 63 inches; engine built by the builders
Owners: Ministry
of Transport (Cunard White Star Ltd. managers).
Port of registry:
Liverpool
GERMAN EMPIRE - 1893
Code letters: LMSW
Official Number: 67537
Master: Captain J.
Edmondson
Rigging: iron single
screw Schooner; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 bulkheads; double bottom, aft
& forward
Tonnage: 715 tons
gross, 615 under deck and 462 net
Dimensions: 209.5
feet long, 27.8 foot beam and holds 15.8 feet deep; Poop 53 tons; Forecaslte
39 tons
Construction: 1872,
Denton, Gray & Co. in West Hartlepool
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 29 & 55 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 120 horsepower; new boilers in 1883;
engine by North East Marine Engine Co. Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: West Hartlepool
Steam Navigation Co.
Port of registry:
West Hartlepool
GERRINGONG - 1966
Code letters: VLKW
Official Number: 317246
Rigging: steel single
screw motor ore carrier; 1 deck; 12 bulkheads; 9 holds & 9 hatches;
machinery aft; fitted with direction finder, echo sounding device, gyro-compass,
position
finding device, radar & radiotelephony on HF & VHF
Tonnage: 14,504 tons
gross, 7,133 tons net and 21,260 deadweight
Dimensions: 582ft.
1in. long, 74ft. 6in. beam and holds 32ft. 9in. deep; Poop 120 feet; Forecastle
71 feet
Construction: 1965,
Whyalla Ship Building & Engine Works in Whyalla
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
single acting Sulzer engine with 7 cylinders of 760 mm diameter each;
stroke 1,500 mm; 10,500 brake horsepower; engine by Commonwealth Government
Engine Works in Melbourne
Service speed: 15
knots
Owners: Bulkships
Ltd. (Associated Steamships Pty Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
Melbourne
GERTRUDE - 1880
Code letters: MFPK
Official Number: 60305
Rigging: iron single
screw Ketch
Tonnage: 220 tons
gross, 216 under deck and 137 net
Dimensions: 130 feet
long, 20.5 foot beam and holds 11.3 feet deep
Construction: 1873,
Pearse in Stockton
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 16 & 33 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 20 inches;
40 horsepower; engine by Blair & Co. Ltd. in Stockton
Owners: J. Holman
& Co.
Port of registry:
Exeter
GERTY - 1903-1905
Code letters: HJNT
Master: Captain Ivancich
(1903); Captain R. Descovich (1904-05)
Rigging: steel single
screw Schooner; 1 deck & Spar Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; fittted with
electric
light; cellular double bottom, aft 118 feet, under engine & boilers
42 feeet, forward 142 feet,
805 tons; Aft Peak Tank 48 tons
Tonnage: 4,212 tons
gross, 3,195 under deck and 2,715 net
Dimensions: 346 feet
long, 45 foot beam and holds 17 feet deep; Poop 77 feet;
Bridge & Forecastle 217 feet
Construction: 1903,
J. Readhead & Sons in South Shields
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 25, 42 & 68 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 45 inches; operating at 160 p.s.i.; 322 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
8 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 151 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,926
sq. ft.;
engine by the builders
Owners: Unione Austriaca
di Navigazione S.A.
Port of registry:
Trieste
GIBSON CRAIG - 1853
Master: Captain
W. Ellis
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1851
Tonnage: 980
tons
Construction:
1851 in Saint John, N.B., using Oak, Hackmatac, Birch & Pitch Pine
Owners: Bagehot
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Sydney
GILBERT HENDERSON - 1841
Master: Captain
Tweedle
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in copper in 1841
Tonnage: 427
tons using old measurements and 517 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1837 in Sunderland
Owners: Henderson
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for New Zealand
GILESTON - 1925-1926,
ex. EUSTON
Code letters: QFRN
Official number: 105198
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 5 cemented bulkheads;
cellular double bottom, aft 112 feet, under engine 22 feet, forward 126
feet, 583 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 44 tons
Tonnage: 2,728 tons
gross, 2,576 under deck and 1,747 net
Dimensions: 320 feet
long, 44 foot beam and holds 21.9 feet deep; Poop 29 feet;
Bridge 68 feet; Forecastle 37 feet
Construction: 1898,
Ropner & Son in Stockton
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 22 1/2, 37 & 61 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 245 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers, 6 ribbed
furnaces;
grate surface 100 sq. ft.; heating surface 3,760 sq. ft.; new double ended
boilers in 1914;
engine by Blair & Co. Ltd. in Stockton
Owners: Anne Thomas
& Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (Evan Thomas, Radcliffe & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
London
GIPSEY - 1847
Master: Captain
C. Butler
Rigging: Brig;
sheathed in felt and copper in 1844
Tonnage: 185
tons
Construction:
1827 in Hull; major repairs in 1842.
Owners: McDonell.
Port of registry:
Belfast
GISELLA - 1916-1918,
ex. GISELLA GROEDEL
Code letters: VQBK
Official Number: 118402
Master: Captain J.T.
Muir
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 5 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light;
cellular double bottom, aft 100 feet, under engine & boilers 38 feet,
forward 134 feet,
719 tons; Forward Peak Tank 88 tons; Aft Peak Tank 42 tons
Tonnage: 2,502 tons
gross, 2,341 under deck and 1,603 net
Dimensions: 313.5
feet long, 44.3 foot beam and holds 20.5 feet dee; Poop 30 feet;
Bridge 66 feet; Forecastle 33 feet
Construction: 1904,
W. Gray & Co. Ltd. in West Hartlepool
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 22 1/2, 36 1/2 & 62 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 39 inches; 255 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 6 corrugated
furnaces;
grate surface 59 sq. ft.; heating surface 3,863 sq. ft.; engine by Central
Marine Engine
Works in West Hartlepool
Owners: Steam Ship
Mary Co. Ltd. (Alexander & Mair, managers)
Port of registry:
London
GISLA - 1925
Code letters:
LDJS
Rigging: steel
twin screws 3 masts steamer; 2 decks; fitted with electric light and wireless
Tonnage: 3,549
tons gross, 3,174 under deck and 2,098 net
Dimensions:
360.5 feet long, 51 foot beam and holds 21.5 feet deep; Poop 96 tons;
House on deck 252 tons; Forecastle 27 tons
Construction:
1924, Odense Staalskibs in Odense
Propulsion:
4 stroke cycle single acting oil engine with 12 cylinders of 19 11/16 inches
diameter each; stroke
35 7/16 inches; 450 nominal horsepower; engine built by
Akt. Burmeister & Wain in Copenhagen
Owners: Dampskibs
Akt. "Avenier" (Bjorn Bjornstad, manager)
Port of registry:
Oslo
GLAMIS - 1887
Code letters:
QJND
Official Number: 75190
Rigging: iron
Barque; 2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead.
Tonnage: 1,206
tons gross, 1,150 under deck and 1,076 net.
Dimensions:
225.3 feet long, 34.8 foot beam and holds 21.9 feet deep;
Poop 39 feet long; Forecastle 36 feet.
Construction:
1876, A. Stephen & Sons in Dundee.
Owners: D.
Bruce & Co.
Port of registry:
Dundee
Port of survey:
London
GLASGOW - 1853-1857
Master: Captain R.
Craig
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer
Tonnage: 1,153 tons
Construction: 1851
in Glasgow; repairs to damages in 1852 & 1854
Propulsion: steam
engine producing 380 horsepower
Owners: Glasgow &
New York Steam Navigation Co.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey: Clyde
Voyage: sailed for
New York
GLAUCUS - 1905
Code letters:
PJRD
Official Number: 106794
Master: Captain
A.D. Baker, appointed to the shipping line in 1896 and to the ship in 1903
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 2 decks; water ballast.
Tonnage: 5,573
tons gross, 4,761 under deck and 3,591 net.
Dimensions:
423.2 feet long, 49.2 foot beam and holds 28.3 feet deep; Poop 38 feet
long;
Bridge Deck 114 feet; Forecastle 45 feet.
Construction:
1896, Scott & Co. in Greenock
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 29, 50 & 82 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 60 inches; 521 nominal horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Oceanic
Steam Navigation Co. Ltd (A. Holt & Co. managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
GLENAFTON – 1905-1906
Code letters: JSFN
Official Number: 89089
Master: Captain W.
Ramsey
Rigging: steel Barque;
1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,166 tons
gross, 1,129 under deck and 1,109 net
Dimensions: 231.3
feet long, 35.7 foot beam and holds 20.3 feet deep;
Quarter Deck 35 feet; Forecastle 30 feet
Construction: 1884,
W. Hamilton & Co. in Port Glasgow
Owners: Dundee Shipowning
Co. Ltd. (W.O. Taylor & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Dundee
GLENARIFF - 1887
Code letters:
NKFP
Official Number: 63154
Master: Captain
Jones, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1874 and to the vessel in 1884
Rigging: iron
Barque; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 488
tons gross, 487 under deck and 468 net
Dimensions:
161.2 feet long, 28.2 foot beam and holds 27 feet deep
Construction:
1869, A. McMillan & Son in Dumbarton
Owners: M.
Tutton
Port of registry:
Swansea
GLENBERVIE - 1882
Official Number:
79151
Master: Captain
Cann
Rigging: iron
single screw Schooner; 2 decks, 1 of iron; 3 tiers of beams; 4 bulkheads;
cemented in 1878; double bottom, aft 68 feet long, forward 16 feet and
under engine
and boilers 36 feet.
Tonnage: 1,572
tons gross, 1,459 under deck and 1,015 net.
Dimensions:
250 feet long, 33.6 foot beam and holds 23 feet deep; Poop 21 feet long;
Bridge Deck 16 feet; Forecastle 28 feet.
Construction:
1878, Palmers' Co. Ltd. in Newcastle
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 30 & 55 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 36 inches; operating at 75 p.s.i.; 140 horsepower; engine built
by the builders
Owners: Lindsay,
Gracie & Co.
Port of registry:
Leith
Port of survey:
Liverpool
GLENCAIRN - 1858
Master: Captain
Giles
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in zinc in 1855; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 342
tons
Construction:
1852 on Prince Edward Island, using Birch, Spruce & Pine;
some repairs in 1855 & 1857
Owners: Harvey
& Co.
Port of registry:
Hayle
Port of survey:
St. Ives
Voyage: sailed
for the West Indies
GLENCONA - 1896-1903
Code letters: LPCF
Official Number: 96407
Master: Captain L.
Lynn
Rigging:
steel, 4 masts, Barque; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 2,631 tons
gross, 2,464 under deck and 2,489 net
Dimensions: 313.4
feet long, 42.1 foot beam and holds 24.6 feet deep
Construction: 1890,
Russell & Co. in Port Glasgow
Owners: Dundee Shipowning
Co. Ltd. (W.O. Laylor & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Dundee
GLENDARAGH - 1854
Master: Captain
Pearson
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1851
Tonnage: 515
tons using old measurements and 647 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1843 in Greenock
Owners: C.
Moore
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Calcutta
GLENELG - 1849
Master: Captain
Banatyne
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1844; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 867
tons
Construction:
1817 in Cochin, using Teak; new wales & top sides in 1835; some repairs
in 1844
Owners: McKechnie
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Port Philip
GLENHOLM - 1899-1901
Code letters: PJTH
Official Number: 102571
Master: Captain D.
Morgan
Rigging: steel Ship;
1 deck; 2 tiers of beams
Tonnage: 1,968 tons
gross, 1,839 under deck and 1,804 net
Dimensions: 265.2
feet long, 40 foot beam and holds 23.5 feet deep;
Poop 37 feet; Forecastle 27 feet
Construction: 1896,
A. Rodger & Co. in Port Glasgow
Owners: Glenholm
Ship Co. Ltd. (E.F. & W. Roberts, managers)
Port of registry:
Port Glasgow
GLENLYON - 1851
Master: Captain
C. Fletch
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1850
Tonnage: 348
tons
Construction:
1845 in Sunderland
Owners: T.
Cropton
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
Londonderry
Voyage: sailed for
North America
GLENMORVEN - 1883
Code letters:
HFSV
Official Number: 87242
Rigging: iron
single screw Schooner; 2 iron decks; 3 tiers of beams; 6 cemented bulkheads;
cellular
double bottom 270 feet, 470 tons; Aft Peak Tank 7 tons
Tonnage: 2,777
tons gross, 2,596 under deck and 1,826 net
Dimensions:
320.5 feet long, 40.3 foot beam and holds 25 feet deep; Poop 41 feet;
Bridge Deck 84 feet; Forecastle 34 feet
Construction:
1882, Palmers' Co. in Newcastle
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 38 & 72 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 48 inches; operating at 90 p.s.i.; 300 horsepower; engine built
by
the builders
Owners: Glenmorven
Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (Lindsay, Gracie & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Leith
GLENRATH - 1879
Code letters: STWH
Official Number: 79160
Master: Captain H.C.
Holman
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 2 decks; 4 cemented bulkheads; double bottom aft 72 feet,
under engine & boiler 30 feet, 204 tons
Tonnage: 1,705 tons
gross, 1,593 under deck and 1,109 net
Dimensions: 255 feet
long, 34.6 foot beam and holds 23.6 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 40 feet; Forecastle 31 feet; Bridge Deck 11 feet
Construction: 1879,
Palmer in Newcastle
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 30 & 60 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 160 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Lindsay,
Gracie & Co.
Port of registry:
Leith
GLENRAZAN - 1914
Code letters:
JCVW
Master: Captain
R.J. Milestone, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1898 and to the vessel
in 1913
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 steel deck & Shelter Deck, partly steel, partly
iron;
web frames; 7 cemented bulkheads; cellular double bottom, aft 115 feet,
under engine
24 feet, forward 167 feet, 1,038 tons; Aft Peak Tank 140 tons
Tonnage: 4,044
tons gross, 3,719 under deck and 2,561 net
Dimensions:
370.4 feet long, 51.9 foot beam and holds 24.3 feet deep;
Poop 22 feet; Forecastle 36 feet
Construction:
1913, Antwerp Engineering Co. Ltd. in Hoboken
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 25, 41 & 68 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 48 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 374 nominal horsepower; 3 single
ended boilers;
9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 177 sq. ft.; heating surface 6,116
sq. ft.; engine built
by G. Clark Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: Liverpool
Shipping Co. Ltd. (H. Fernie & Sons, managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
GLENROY - 1863
Master: Captain
J. Laing
Rigging: iron
Ship; 3 bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,138
tons
Construction:
1854 in Dumbarton; partial new deck & some repairs in 1863
Owners: D.
McAlpine
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for India
GLENROY - 1874
Code letters:
WRCV
Official Number: 63860
Master: Captain
J. Hogg
Rigging: iron
single screw 3 masts Schooner; 3 decks; 6 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 2,122
tons gross, 2,085 under deck and 1,370 net
Dimensions:
331.2 feet long, 34.7 foot beam and holds 24.4 feet deep
Construction