Register of Ships
Register of Shipstranscribed from the Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping
MABEL – 1881-1885
Code letters: SRTQ
Official Number: 81653
Master: Captain R.
Boutfleur
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,116 tons
gross, 872 under deck and 715 net
Dimensions: 228 feet
long, 30 foot beam and holds 16.8 feet deep; Raised Quarter Deck 81 feet;
Forecastle 30 feet
Construction: 1879,
W. Gray & Co. in West Hartlepool
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 27 & 50 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 99 horsepower; engine by T. Richardson & Sons in
Hartlepool
Owners: C.S. Todd
& Co
Port of registry:
Hartlepool
MACEDONIAN - 1854-1857/1862
Master: Captain
J. Crisp (1862)
Rigging: Snow;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1854
Tonnage: 276
tons using old measurements and 238 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1854 in Lynn
Owners: P.R.
Los (1854-57); J. Crisp (1862)
Port of registry:
Sunderland
Port of survey:
Sunderland
Voyage: sailed
for the Baltic Sea (1862)
MADAGASCAR - 1839
Rigging: steamer;
sheathed in copper in 1838
Tonnage: 951 tons
Construction: 1837
in London
Owners: Blyth &
Son
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Mauritius
MADAWASKA - 1830
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain McSymons/Captain
McMurphy
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1826
Tonnage: 271 tons
Construction: in
New Brunswick; vessel 6 years old
Owners: McGregor
& Co.
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey: Greenock
Voyage: sailed for
Demerara
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Symons
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1826
Tonnage: 287 tons
Construction: 1826
in Saint John, NB
Owners: McGregor
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey: Greenock
Voyage: sailed for
Demerara
MADAWASKA - 1852-1868
Master: Captain J.
Pascoe (1852); Captain J.Kelly (1853-57); Captain Neilson (1858-59);
Captain D. Thomas (1860); Captain Griffiths (1861-64); Captain J. Davies
(1866-67);
Captain T. Williams (1868)
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal and partly in felt in 1850, 1852, 1854, 1861 & 1866
Tonnage: 542 tons
using old measurements and 562 tons using new measurements
Dimensions: 127.1
feet long, 26.2 foot beam and holds 18.7 feet deep
Construction: 1847,
Québec; repairs to damages in 1852; some repairs in 1854 & 1866;
partial new keelson in 1866
Owners: Fielding
& Co. (1852); Butler (1853-59); Williams & Co. (1860-68)
Port of registry:
Liverpool (1852-57); Milford (1860-68)
Port of survey: Liverpool
(1852-60); Swansea (1861-62); Milford (1863/1866-68); London (1864)
Voyage: Sydney (1852);
Halifax (1860); Cape Verde (1861)
MADGE - 1885
Code letters: JQWL
Official Number: 89134
Master: Captain R.
Cringle
Rigging: wood single
screw steamer; 1 deck; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 80 tons
gross, 77 under deck and 43 net
Dimensions: 87 feet
long, 17.4 foot beam and holds 7.4 feet deep
Construction: 1884,
Union Co-operative Ship Building Society in Blyth;
for coasting & Firth of Forth only
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 12 inches diameter each; stroke 15 inches;
30 horsepower; engine by Chaplin & Co. in Glasgow
Owners: W.R. Smith
Port of registry:
King's Lynn
BURNT
MAGDAPUR - 1939
Code letters: GDXZ
Official Number: 143719
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; 3rd deck in No. 1 hold; 8 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with direction finder & echo sounding device; cellular double
bottom 396 feet,
1,847 tons; Deep Tank aft 41 feet, 1,424 tons; Forward Peak Tank 142 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 79 tons
Tonnage: 8,641 tons
gross, 7,908 under deck and 5,202 net
Dimensions: 473 feet
long, 64 foot beam and holds 34.2 feet deep; Poop 76 feet; Bridge 157 feet;
Forecastle 86 feet
Construction: 1921,
Lithgows Ltd. in Port Glasgow
Propulsion: 2 steam
turbines double reduction geared to screw shaft; 1,147 nominal horsepower;
2 double ended & 2 single ended boilers; 24 corrugated furnaces; grate
surface 420 sq. ft.;
heating surface 19,266 sq. ft.; engine by D. Rowan & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow;
turbines by
Parsons Marine Steam Turbines Co. Ltd. in Newcastle
Owners: Thomas &
John Brocklebank Ltd.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
MAGIC - 1855
Master: R.
Quance
Rigging: Schooner
Tonnage: 120
tons
Construction:
1833 in Bristol
Owners: Bolitho
& Co.
Port of registry:
Penzance
MAGNA BONA – 1863
Master : Captain
J. Tyson
Rigging : Ship; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1862; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage : 584 tons
Dimensions : 162.7
feet long, 29.7 foot beam and holds 17.6 feet deep
Construction : 1856
in Shaldon; repairs to damages in 1856
Owners : T. Redway
Port of registry
: Exmouth
Port for survey :
London
Voyage : sailed for
New Zealand
MAGNET - 1844
Master: Captain J.
Proctor
Rigging: Brigantine;
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 192 tons
using old measurements and 196 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1840
in Hartlepool
Owners: Denton &
Co.
Port of registry:
Hartlepool
Port of survey: Hartlepool
Voyage: sailed for
the Baltic Sea
MAHOMED SHAH - 1848-1849
Master: Captain
McMeckam
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in copper in 1847; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 590
tons
Construction:
1838 in Maulmein
Owners: Captain
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Port Philip
MAHRATTA - 1887
Code letters:
JQVG
Official Number: 53368
Master: Captain
J. Anderson
Rigging: iron
single screw Brig
Tonnage: 742
tons gross, 617 under deck and 505 net
Dimensions:
217.4 feet long, 28.3 foot beam and holds 16 feet deep; Poop 98 tons
Construction:
1865, W. Simons & Co. in Renfrew
Propulsion:
steam engine with 2 cylinders producing 120 horsepower; engine built by
the builders
Owners: British
India Steam Navigation Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
MAHRATTA - 1892-1899
Code letters:
MLFJ
Official Number: 99366
Master: N.
Bannatyne
Rigging: steel
twin screws, 4 masts, steamer; 2 steel decks; 3 tiers of beams;
7 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light; cellular double 330 feet,
1,222 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 60 tons; Aft Peak Tank 50 tons
Tonnage: 5,679
tons gross, 5,345 under deck and 3,689 net
Dimensions:
446 feet long, 49.2 foot beam and holds 30 feet deep; Poop 55 feet;
Bridge Deck 98 feet; Forecastle 52 feet
Construction:
1892, Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 19, 31 & 52 inches diameter
each pair;
stroke 42 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 429 nominal horsepower; 2 double
ended and
1 single ended boilers; 14 ribbed furnaces; grate surface 262 sq. ft.;
heating surface 7,276 sq. ft.;
engine built by the builders
Owners: T.
& J. Brocklebank Ltd.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
MAID OF ATHENS – 1860-67
Master: Captain R.
Davison (1860-64); Captain Robinson (1865); Captain M. Wilson (1866-67)
Rigging: Brig
Tonnage: 185 tons
Construction: 1840
in Sunderland; some repairs in 1856, 62 & 66; repairs to damages in
1858 & 63; new deck in 1861;
Owners: Dent &
Co.
Port of registry:
Blyth
Port of survey: Sunderland
Voyage: sailed on
Coastal Trade (1860); Baltic (1861-67) WRECKED
MAIDEN BOWER - 1874
Code letters:
VMTQ
Official Number: 47262
Master: Captain S.
Wallis
Rigging: Brigantine;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1873; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 139
tons
Dimensions:
84.5 feet long, 21.1 foot beam and holds 12.7 feet deep
Construction:
1863, Edwards in Scilly
Owners: Phillips
& Co.
Port of registry:
Scilly
Port of survey:
Penzance
MAIDSTONE – 1912-1914
Code letters: RCLM
Official Number: 110092
Master: Captain W.H.
Gates
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck
Tonnage: 539 tons
gross, 490 under deck and 194 net
Dimensions: 195 feet
long, 28.1 foot beam and holds 14.2 feet deep; Bridge 44 feet; Forecastle
30 feet
Construction: 1899,
W. Denny & Bros. in Dumbarton
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 13 ½, 20 ½ & 31
inches diameter respectively;
stroke 27 inches; 52 registered horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: South Eastern
& Chatham Railway Companies Managing Committee
Port of registry:
London
MAIMUNA - 1926
Code letters:
KTHW
Rigging: steel single
screw motor vessel; 1 deck, partly sheathed in Teak; 5 asphalted bulkheads;
fitted with electric light; Forward Peak Tank 17 tons; Aft Peak Tank 10
tons
Tonnage: 316 tons
gross, 193 under deck and 173 net
Dimensions: 130.2
feet long, 25.1 foot beam and holds 7.8 feet deep; Poop 25 feet;
Bridge 49 feet; Forecastle 31 feet
Construction: 1926,
J. Pollock, Sons & Co. Ltd. in Faversham; for coasting services in
Sarawak
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
single acting oil engine with 4 cylinders of 16 1/2 inches diameter each;
stroke 18 15/16 inches; 100 nominal horsepower; engine by J. & C.G.
Bolinders Co. Ltd.
in Stockholm
Owners: H.H. The
Rajah of Sarawak
Port of registry:
Kuching
MAIN - 1870
Code letters:
QBJT
Master: Captain
Supmer
Rigging: iron
single screw Brig.
Tonnage: 3,087
tons gross and 1,913 net.
Dimensions:
347.8 feet long, 40 foot beam and holds 33.8 feet deep.
Construction:
1868, Caird & Co. in Greenock
Propulsion: steam
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 60 & 100 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 54 inches; 600 horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Norddeutscher
Lloyd.
Port of registry:
Bremen
MAIN - 1890
Code letters:
JPFQ
Official Number: 89613
Master: Captain
J. Truebridge
Rigging; iron
Ship; 2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,691
tons gross, 1,532 under deck and 1,614 net
Dimension:
256.4 feet long, 38.3 foot beam and holds 23.1 feet deep;
Poop 36 feet long; Forecastle 33 feet.
Construction:
1884, Russell & Co. in Greenock; repairs to damages in 1890
Owners: J.
Nourse
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
MAIN – 1902
Code letters: QGWH
Master: Captain B.
Petermann
Rigging: steel twin
screws steamer; 4 decks; fitted with electric light and refrigerating machinery
Tonnage: 10,067 tons
gross, 6,782 under deck and 6,399 net
Dimensions: 501 feet
long, 58.1 foot beam and holds 36.6 feet deep;
Poop 92 feet; Bridge 214 feet; Forecastle 80 feet
Construction: 1899,
Blohm & Voss in Hamburg
Propulsion: quadruple
expansion engines with 8 cylinders of 23 5/8, 33 7/8, 48 & 68 7/8 inches
diameter each pair; stroke 51 3/16 inches; 678 nominal horsepower; engine
by the builders
Owners: Norddeutscher
Lloyd
Port of registry:
Bremen
MAITLAND - 1839-1840/1849/1856
Master: Captain
Baker (1839-40); Captain J. Gray (1849);Captain Larmond 1856)
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1840, 1848 & 1855; partly fastened with
iron bolts
Tonnage: 648
tons
Construction:
1810 in Calcutta, using Teak; partial new top sides & some repairs
in 1846
Owners: J.
Somes (1839-40); G. Marshall (1849-56)
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for South Australia (1839-40); Port Philip (1849); Australia (1856)
MAITLAND - 1856
Master: Captain A.
Scott
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1855; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 320 tons
using old measurements and 331 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1851
in Sunderland
Owners: J. Kelso
Port of registry:
North Shields
Port of survey: Shields
Voyage: sailed for
South America
MAITLAND - 1909-1919
Code letters: NFMG
Official Number: 89420
Master: Captain R.
Gibson
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 1 deck; water ballast
Tonnage: 150 tons
gross, 116 under deck and 40 net
Dimensions: 100 feet
long, 18.2 foot beam and holds 9.5 feet deep; Quarter Deck 15 feet;
Bridge 5 feet
Construction: 1885,
J. Knox & Co. in Sunderland
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 17 & 32 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 24 inches; 45 registered horsepower; engine by J. Brewster &
Co. in Sunderland
Owners: Melbourne
Steam Ships Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Melbourne
MAJESTIC - 1890-1892/1913-1914
Code letters:
LQJT
Official Number: 97763
Master: Captain J.B.
Kelk
Rigging: steel
twin screws, 3 masts, steamer; 3 decks; 13 cemented bulkheads; fitted with
electric light,
refrigerating machinery, wireless
& submarine signalling device
Tonnage: 10,147
tons gross, 8,829 under deck and 4,443 net
Dimensions:
565.8 feet long, 57.8 foot beam and holds 39.3 feet deep
Construction:
1889, Harland & Wolff Ltd. in Belfast
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 43, 68 & 110 inches diameter
each pair;
stroke 60 inches; 1,875 nominal horsepower; engine built by the builders
Owners: Oceanic
Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. (Ismay, Imrie & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
MALCOLM - 1828
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain J.
Eyles
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks; sheathed in copper in 1825; copper repaired in 1826
Tonnage: 590 tons
Construction: in
River; vessel 3 years old
Owners: Eyles &
Co.
Draught under load:
19 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
India
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Eyles
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks; sheathed in copper in 1825
Tonnage: 605 tons
Construction: 1825
in River
Owners: Watts &
Co.
Draught under load:
19 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Calcutta
MALTA - 1859/1869
Master: Captain
G. Craigie (1859); Captain Corringall (1869)
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1859 & 1869; fastened with iron
bolts
Tonnage: 537
tons
Dimensions:
136 feet long, 37 foot beam and holds 18.1 feet deep;
Construction:
1857, J. Mahoney in Saint John, N. B.; some repairs in 1866
Owners: J.
Barr
Port of registry:
Ardressen
Port of survey:
Clyde (1859); London (1869)
Voyage: sailed
for Australia (1859); sailed for India (1869)
MALTA - 1886,
ex. MILFORD HAVEN, ex. QUEEN
OF THE SOUTH
Code letters:
PDQR
Official Number: 25121
Rigging: iron
Ship; 2 decks; 1 bulkhead & 2 partial bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,714
tons gross, 1,524 under deck and 1,611 net
Dimensions: 243.6
feet long, 39.3 foot beam and holds 24.7 feet deep;
Poop 144 tons; Forecastle 40 tons
Construction:
1852, C.J. Mare & Co. in London
Owners: W.H.
Corsa
Port of registry:
Liverpool
MANAAR - 1939
Code letters: GSCM
Official Number: 140530
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; 3rd deck in No. 1 hold; 7 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with direction finder; cellular double bottom, 413 feet, 1,563 tons;
Deep Tank aft 34 feet,
216 tons; Forward Peak Tank 79 tons; Aft Peak Tank 84 tons
Tonnage: 7,242 tons
gross, 6,830 under deck and 4,499 net
Dimensions: 470 feet
long, 58 foot beam and holds 32.1 feet deep; Poop 47 feet; Bridge 124 feet;
Forecastle 43 feet
Construction: 1917,
C. Connell & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow
Propulsion: 2 steam
turbines single reduction geared to screw shaft; 787 nominal horsepower;
2 double ended & 2 single ended boilers; 18 corrugated furnaces; grate
surface 330 sq. ft.;
engine by D. Rowan & Co. in Glasgow
Owners: Thomas &
John Brocklebank Ltd.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
MANFIELD - 1832
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain
Steinbach
Rigging: Ship;
single deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1831
Tonnage: 371
tons
Construction:
1825 in Québec
Owners: Captain
Manfield
Draught under load:
17 feet
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Hobart Town
MANGALORE - 1934
Code letters: GCXP
Official Number: 143638
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; 3rd deck in No. 1 hold; 8 cemented bulkheads;
cruiser stern; cellular double bottom 463 feet, 2,110 tons; Midship Tank
35 feet, 1,490 tons;
Deep Tank aft 40 feet, 1,568 tons; Forward Peak Tank 111 tons; Aft Peak
Tank 90 tons
Tonnage: 9,784 tons
gross, 9,195 under deck and 6,034 net
Dimensions: 518 feet
long, 63.9 foot beam and holds 35.6 feet deep; Poop 49 feet; Bridge 223
feet;
Forecastle 42 feet
Construction: 1920,
C. Connell & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow
Propulsion: 2 steam
turbines double reduction geared to screw shaft; 2 double ended & 2
single
ended boilers; 24 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 420 sq. ft.; heating
surface 19,266 sq. ft.;
engine by D. Rowan & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow
Owners: Thomas &
John Brocklebank Ltd.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
MANGERTON - 1861
Master: Captain Penny
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1859; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage; 964 tons
using old measurements and 1,090 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1850
in Québec; repairs to damages in 1855 & 1859
Owners: G. Sweeting
Port of registry:
London
MANGLES - 1842
Master: Captain
W. Carr
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and copper in 1835; fastened with iron bolts.
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.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
MANHATTAN - 1932
Code letters: MJSG
Official Number: 231779
Rigging: steel twin
screws steamer; 4 decks; fitted with electric light, wireless, refrigerating
machinery &
direction finder; water ballast
Tonnage: 24,289 tons
gross and 13,924 net
Dimensions: 668.4
feet long, 86.3 foot beam and holds 33.3 feet deep; Bridge & Forecastle
584 feet
Construction: 1932,
New York Ship Building Co. in Camden, N.J.
Propulsion: 6 steam
turbines single reduction geared to 2 screw shafts; fitted for oil fuel
Owners: U.S. Lines
Co. of Nevada (Roosevelt Steam Ship Co. Inc., managers)
Port of registry:
New York
MANORA - 1879-1883
Code letters:
RKQS
Official Number: 78595
Master: Captain
Cosens
Rigging: iron
single screw steamer; 3 decks; 5 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 3,242
tons gross, 3,166 under deck and 2,120 net
Dimensions:
380.3 feet long, 38.4 foot beam and holds 29.1 feet deep; Forecastle 24
feet
Construction:
1878, W. Denny & Bros. in Dumbarton
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 50 & 86 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 54 inches; operating at 70 p.s.i.; 500 horsepower; engine built
by
the builders
Owners: D.
MacNeil & P. Denny
Port of registry:
Glasgow
MANSFIELD - 1833
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain E.
Steinbank
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper
Tonnage: 371 tons
Construction: in
Québec, using White Oak; vessel 8 years old
Owners: Steinbank
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Sydney
MANSFIELD – 1852
Master: Captain W.
Phillips
Rigging: Schooner;
partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 124 tons
Construction: 1824
in Aberdeen; partial new keelson & some repairs in 1852
Owners: Catto &
Co.
Port of registry:
Aberdeen
Port of survey: Aberdeen
Voyage: sailed for
the Baltic Sea
MANUELA - 1850
Master: Captain
Vallint
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1849
Tonnage: 300
tons using old measurements and 348 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1843 in Bristol
Owners: Wilcox
& Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
MANXMAN – 1917, ex.
CUFIC, ex. NUESTRA SENORA DE GUADALUPE,
ex. CUFIC
Code letters: KWJT
Official Number: 93825
Master: Captain G.H.
Lowe
Rigging: steel single
screw, 4 masts, steamer; 2 decks; 3 tiers of beams; fitted with electric
light,
wireless & refrigerating machinery
Tonnage: 4,827 tons
gross, 4,570 under deck and 3,122 net
Dimensions: 430.7
feet long, 45.2 foot beam and holds 30 feet deep; Poop 41 feet;
Bridge 80 feet; Forecastle 48 feet
Construction: 1888,
Harland & Wolff in Belfast
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27, 44 ½ & 74 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 60 inches; 424 nominal horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: R. Lawrence
Smith Ltd.
Port of registry:
Montréal
MAORI - 1853
Master: Captain Petherbridge
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal in 1851; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 703 tons
using old measurements and 799 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1851
in Sunderland
Owners: C. Tebbut
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
New Zealand
MAPLE BRANCH - 1920,
ex. OCEANA
Code letters: HJDQ
Official Number: 124132
Master: Captain T.
Radcliffe
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; 6 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light
& wireless; cellular double bottom, aft 125 feet, under engine &
boilers 42 feet, forward
173 feet; 1,108 tons; Forward Peak Tank 106 tons; Aft Peak Tank 341 tons
Tonnage: 4,846 tons
gross, 4,606 under deck and 3,155 net
Dimensions: 400 feet
long, 52 foot beam and holds 26.9 feet deep; Poop 44 feet;
Bridge 125 feet; Forecastle 40 feet
Construction: 1906,
D. & W. Henderson & Co. Ltd., Glasgow
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 26, 43 & 71 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 48 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 425 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
8 corrugated furnaces; grate 140 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,778 sq. ft.;
engine by the builders
Owners: Nautilus
Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. (F. & W. Ritson)
Port of registry:
Sunderland
MAR DEL PLATA - 1951
Code letters:
ONME
Official Number: 188
Rigging: steel
single screw steamer; 2 decks & shelter deck; cruiser stern; cargo
battens not fitted in No. 2
& 5 holds;
8 bulkheads, partly cemented and
partly asphalted; fitted with Direction Finder, Echo Sounding
Device,
Submarine Signaling Device & Radar; cellular double bottom
365 feet long, 1,864 tons;
wing tanks in engine room 156 tons; Forward
Peak Tank 90 tons; Aft Peak Tank 92 tons.
Tonnage: 7,436
tons gross, 5,403 under deck and 4,165 net.
Dimensions:
435.9 feet long, 61.5 foot beam and holds 26.8 feet deep;
Forecastle 50 feet long.
Construction:
1938, Société anonyme John Cockerill in Hoboken.
Propulsion:
2 stroke cycle double acting oil engine with 5 cylinders of 24 7/16 inches
diameter each;
stroke 55 1/8 inches; engine built by the builders
Owners: Compagnie
Maritime Belge (Lloyd Royal) S.A. (Agence Maritime Internationale, manager)
Port of registry:
Antwerp
MARANEE - 1864-1886
Official Number:
52673
Master: Captain S.
Pitt (1864-68); Captain Lawrenson (1869-71); Captain G.Filmore (1872-75);
Captain Archibald (1876-77); Captain Axford (1878-83); Captain Higginson
(1884-86)
Rigging: wood, 3
masts, Schooner; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1875; fastened with
copper bolts
Tonnage: 159 tons
Dimensions: 99.7
feet long, 23.1 foot beam and holds 12.2 feet deep
Construction: 1864,
Byrnes in Gloucester; some repairs in 1869; new keelson & some repairs
in 1871;
new deck & some repairs in 1875
Owners: H.C. Goodrich
Port of registry:
St. John's, Newfoundland
MARATHON - 1857-1867
Master: Captain
Incledon (1857/58); Captain J. Horst (1862); Captain
D. Cummings (1862);
Captain Lawler (1864/65); Captain Hiers (1865)
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and metal in 1859; partly fastened with iron belts
Tonnage: 534
tons
Dimensions:
125 feet long, 25 foot beam and holds 20.7 feet deep
Construction:
1833 in New York; new deck in 1856; some repairs in 1857; repairs to damages
in 1859 & 1865
Owners: J.
Robertson (1857/58/62); E. Thompson (1864/65/67)
Port of registry:
London (1857/58/62); South Shields (1864/65)
Port of survey:
London (1857/58/62/64/65)
Voyage: sailed
for Quebec (1857/58/62/64/65)
MARAVI – 1859-1862
Master: Captain Philliskirk
(1859-60); Captain James (1862)
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1858; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 439 tons
Construction: 1858
in Sunderland
Owners: J. Ray (1859-61);
D. Sassoon (1862)
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: Sunderland
(1859-60); London (1861-62)
Voyage: sailed for
Algoa Bay (1859-60)
MARCASITE - 1875-1882
Code letters:
LFWP
Official Number: 62655
Master: Captain
J. Roberts
Rigging: iron
single screw steamer; 2 decks; 4 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 894
tons gross, 777 under deck and 565 net
Dimensions:
215.7 feet long, 30.1 foot beam and holds 15.4 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 20 feet long; Forecastle 23 feet
Construction:
1872, J. Blumer & Co. in Sunderland
Propulsion:
compound engine with 4 inverted cylinders of 18 & 37 inches diameter
each pair;
stroke 30 inches; operating at 74 p.s.i.; 90 horsepower; engine built by
T. Bates & Co. in Sowrby Bridge
Owners: Coverlay
& Westray
Port of registry:
Sunderland
MARCHIONESS OF BUTE - 1849
Master: Captain
Montgomery
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and metal in 1849; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 850
tons
Construction:
1838 New Brunswick; major repairs 1844 & 1849
Owners: McBlain
& Co.
Port of registry:
Newry
Port of survey:
Clyde
Voyage: sailed
for New York
MARCHIONESS OF QUEENSBERRY - 1875
Call sign:
JHGR
Official Number: 5351
Master: Captain
H. Henderson
Rigging: Barque;
double sheathed in 1875; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams
Tonnage: 681
tons gross, 657 under deck and 681 net
Dimensions:
135 feet long, 33.2 foot beam and holds 22.4 feet deep
Construction:
1824 in Hull; repairs to damages in 1875
Owners: a)
W. Burstall; b) H. Dinning
Port of registry:
a) Hull; b) Québec
MARCO POLO - 1852-1853/1858
Master: Captain J.
Forbes (1853); Captain Clarke (1858)
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal in 1851 & 1857; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,400 tons
using old measurements and 1,625 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1851
in Saint John, NB, using Oak, Hackmatac & Black Birch
Owners: Smith (1852);
Baines & Co. (1853-58)
Port of registry:
Saint John, NB (1852); Liverpool (1853-58)
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Mobile, AL (1852); Port Philip (1853); Australia (1858)
MARDINIAN - 1913-1917
Code letters: JCSV
Official Number: 135492
Master: Captain G.
Port
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 2nd deck in No. 1 & 2 holds; 6 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with electric light; cellular double bottom, aft 95 feet, under
engine & boilers 35 feet;
forward 128 feet, 635 tons; Aft Peak Tank 11 tons
Tonnage: 3,322 tons
gross, 2,289 under deck adn 2,125 net
Dimensions: 313 feet
long, 42.4 foot beam and holds 21.6 feet deep;
Poop & Bridge 203 feet; Forecastle 41 feet
Construction: 1913,
W. Harkess & Son Ltd. in Middlesborough
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 20 1/2, 35 1/4 & 60 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 344 nominal horsepower; 3 single ended boilers; 6 corrugated
furnaces;
grate surface 115 sq. ft.; heating surface 4,896 sq. ft.; engine by Richardson,
Westgarth & Co. Ltd. in Middlesborough
Owners: Ellerman
Lines Ltd. (Graham Smith, manager)
Port of registry:
Liverpool SUNK
BY SUBMARINE MAY 19, 1917
MARENGO - 1832-1833
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain Dickinson
(1832); Captain J. Welsh (1833)
Rigging: Snow; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper
Tonnage: 300 tons
Construction: in
Maine, using Oak, Hackmatac & Pine; vessel 4 years old (1832); repairs
in 1831
Owners: R. Dyson;
American property
Draught under load:
15 feet
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
New York (1833)
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Dickson
(1832); Captain Welch (1833)
Rigging: Brig; 2
decks; sheathed in copper
Tonnage: 303 tons
Construction: 1828
in Massachussett, using Oak & Pine
Owners: Tyson; American
property
Draught under load:
15 feet
Port of survey: Liverpool
MARGARET - 1831
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain J.
Biddle
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1830
Tonnage: 364 tons
Construction: in
Chepstow; vessel 2 years old
Owners: T. Lewis
Draught under load:
17 feet
Port of survey: Bristol
Voyage: sailed for
Swan River
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain Biddell
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1830
Tonnage: 364 tons
Construction: 1829
in Chepstow
Owners: T. Lewis
Draught under load:
17 feet
Port of survey: Bristol
Voyage: sailed for
Swan River
MARGARET - 1842
Master: Captain
Dye
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in copper in 1842
Tonnage: 365 tons.
Construction:
1829 in Chepstow; partial new top sides and some repairs in 1840; some
more repairs in 1842.
Owners: T.
Lewis
Port of registry:
Bristol
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Hobart, Tasmania
MARGARET – 1847
Master: Captain A.
Wilson
Rigging: Snow; partly
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 216 tons
Construction: 1846
in Sunderland
Owners: A. Wilson
Port of registry:
Limekilns
Port of survey: Sunderland
Voyage: sailed for
Petersburg
MARGARET - 1849
Master: Captain W.
Auld
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in yellow metal and partly in felt in 1848
Tonnage: 526 tons
using old measurements and 624 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1839
in Miramichi, NB; some repairs in 1848
Owners: A. Johnston
Port of registry:
Greenock
Port of survey: Clyde
Voyage: sailed for
New York
MARGARET - 1850
Master: Captain
W. Field
Rigging: Ship;
partly sheathed in 1843
Tonnage: 261
tons
Construction:
1826 in Nova Scotia; some repairs in 1850
Owners: Steel
& Co.
Port of registry:
Torquay
Port of survey:
Torquay
Voyage: sailed
for Québec
MARGARET ANNIE - 1876
Official Number:
67658
Master: Captain Vine
Rigging: Schooner;
partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 99 tons
gross, 90 under deck and 99 net
Dimensions: 87 feet
long, 21 foot beam and holds 9 feet deep
Construction: 1875,
Westacott in Barnstaple
Owners: Vine &
Co.
Port of registry:
Bideford
MISSING
MARGARET BOGLE - 1843
Master: Captain
Morrison
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in copper in 1841
Tonnage: 320
tons
Construction:
1804 in Ayr; new top sides & major repairs in 1841; new deck &
some repairs in 1842
Owners: J.
Smith
Port of registry:
Leith
Port of survey:
Leith
Voyage: sailed
for Montréal
MARGARET HARDY - 1844
Master: Captain J.
Martin
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in copper in 1844; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 269 tons
using old measurements and 295 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1840
in Aberdeen, using Oak, Beech, Ash & Larch
Owners: W. Donald
Port of registry:
Aberdeen
Port of survey: a)
London; b) Swansea
Voyage: sailed for
a) Valparaiso; b) Calcutta
MARGARET HOBLEY - 1869
Captain: Captain
H. Thomas
Rigging: Schooner;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1868; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 124
tons
Dimensions:
86.6 feet long, 22.2 foot beam and holds 11.3 feet deep
Construction:
1868, Warlow in Pembrook Dock
Owners: T.
Hobley
Port of registry:
Carnarvon
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for South America
MARGARET MITCHELL - 1885-1887
Code letters: WTHD
Official Number: 72605
Master: Captain W.
Scott (1885); Captain Davies (1885-87)
Rigging: Barque
Tonnage: 680 tons
gross, 586 under deck and 650 net
Dimensions: 160 feet
long, 32.5 foot beam and holds 18.2 feet deep;
Poop 45 tons; Break 20 tons
Construction: 1875,
McDougal in Nova Scotia
Owners: J.M. Campbell
Port of registry:
Glasgow
MARGIT - 1916-1917,
ex. MARGIT GROEDEL
Code letters: VCWR
Official Number: 118299
Master: Captain C.S.
Cornish
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: 2,490 tons
gross, 2,351 under deck and 1,609 net
Dimensions: 313.5
feet long, 44.4 foot beam and holds 20.7 feet deep; Poop 26 feet;
Bridge 66 feet; Forecastle 32 feet
Construction: 1903,
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; 252 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilels; 6 corrugated
furnaces;
grate surface 95 sq. ft.; heating surface 3,863 sq. ft.; engine by Central
Marine
Engine Works in West Hartlepool
Owners: Groedel Bros.
Port of registry:
London
MARIA - 1848
Master: Captain
T. Winter
Rigging: Snow;
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 238
tons
Construction:
1832 in Sunderland; new keel in 1836; major repairs in 1839; some repairs
in 1840; new deck in 1846
Owners: D.
Lewis
Port of registry:
Cardiff
Port of survey:
Clyde
Voyage: sailed
for Québec
MARIA - 1849
Master: Captain
F. Plank
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1847
Tonnage: 420
tons using old measurements and 460 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1836 in Yarmouth; some repairs 1847 and 1849
Owners: Cox
& Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Van Diemen Land
MARIA - 1852-1853
Master: Captain Forbes
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal and partly in felt in 1851
Tonnage: 873 tons
using old measurements and 1,014 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1849
in Québec; repairs to damages in 1851
Owners: J. Baines
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: London
MARIA - 1865
Master: Captain
H. Roach
Rigging: Brigantine;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1865; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 175
tons
Dimensions:
105.6 feet long, 24.3 foot beam and holds 12.1 feet deep
Construction:
1865, Harvey in Hale
Owners: J.
& J. Hooper
Port of registry:
Hayle
Port of survey:
Penzance
Voyage: sailed
for the Mediterannean Sea
MARIA AMALIA - 1942,
ex. SAN MAMES
Code letters: EEYN
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; water ballast
Tonnage: 744 tons
gross, 393 under deck and 430 net
Dimensions: 183.5
feet long, 27 foot beam and holds 13.6 feet deep; Quarter Deck 46 feet;
Bridge & Forecastle 137 feet
Construction: 1918,
Cia. Euskalduna in Bilbao
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 12 1/2, 21 & 34 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 24 inches; 57 nominal horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: José
Restegui Solar
Port of registry:
Gijon
MARIA LAMB - 1873-1885
Code letters: HGSL
Official Number: 60629
Master: Captain Lawrenson
(1873); Captain J. Jenkins (1874-76); Captain G. Walker (1877-84); Captain
Bond (1885)
Rigging: Brig (1873-83);
3 masts Schooner (1884-85); sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1868 &
1874;
fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 200 tons
Dimensions: 100 feet
long, 23 foot beam and holds 11.8 feet deep
Construction: 1868,
Watson in Milford
Owners: J. Fisher
& Sons
Port of registry:
Barrow
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
the United States (1873)
MARIA LUIZA - 1907-1908,
ex. EASTHAM, ex. AMICIZIA,
ex. EASTHAM
Master: Captain
A.F. Camacho
Rigging; steel
single screw steamer; 1 iron deck; well deck; floors of iron; well deck;
4 cemented
bulkheads; double bottom, aft 37 feet long and under engine & boilers
33 feet, 109 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 19 tons; Aft Peak Tank 2 tons.
Tonnage: 569
tons gross, 408 under deck and 253 net.
Dimensions:
169.8 feet long, 27.2 foot beam and holds 10.5 feet deep; Quarter Deck
86 feet long;
Bridge 21 feet; Forecastle 18 feet.
Construction: 1891,
Tyne International Ship Building Co. Ltd. in Newcastle; major repairs in
1907.
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 13, 22 & 36 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 24 inches; operating at 160 p.s.i.; 70 nominal horsepower; 1 single
ended boiler;
3 plain furnaces; grate surface 39 sq. ft.; heating surface 1,200 sq. ft.;
engine built by
Wallsend Slipway Co. Ltd. in Newcastle.
Owners: Canha
& Formigal
Port of registry:
Lisbon
Port of survey:
Hull
MARIA VITTORIA - 1900-1905,
ex. HERMINE, ex. TEUTONIA
Code letters:
QNHL
Official Number: 411
Master: Captain
L. di Leo
Rigging: iron
single screw steamer; 2 iron decks; 3 tiers of beams; 6 cemented bulkheads;
double bottom, aft 94 feet long, forward 68 feet, 339 tons.
Tonnage: 2,296
tons gross, 2,147 under deck and 1,496 net.
Dimensions:
290.4 feet long, 37.2 foot beam and holds 24.5 feet deep; Poop 30 feet
long;
Bridge Deck 60 feet; Forecastle 34 feet.
Construction:
1881, Schlesinger, Davis & Co. in Newcastle; new deck in 1900.
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 cylinders of 35 & 65 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 42 inches; operating at 80 p.s.i.; 228 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
6 furnaces; grate surface 97 sq. ft.; engine built by T. Clark & Co.
in Newcastle.
Owners: Flli.
Grasso Cicerone
Port of registry:
Genoa
MARIANNE - 1960
Code letters: LMDZ
Rigging: steel single
screw motor vessel; 1 deck & Spar Deck; fitted with Direction Finder,
Echo Sounding Device,
Gyro-compass, Position Finding Device & Radar
Tonnage: 3,201 tons
gross, 1,857 tons net and 5,200 tons summer deadweight
Dimensions: 363ft.
1in. long, 50ft. 1in. beam and holds 21ft. 3in. deep
Construction: 1947,
A/S Bergens M/V in Bergen
Propulsion: 4-stroke,
double acting oil engine with 8 cylinders of 550 mm diameter each;
stroke 900 mm; engine by Fr. Krupp Germany A.G. in Kiel
Owners: Eilert Lund's
Rrederi A/S (Eilert Lund, manager)
Port of registry:
Bergen
MARIE - 1851
Master: Captain Anderson
Rigging: Galliott
Tonnage: 60 tons
Construction: Brussels;
vessel lengthened in 1845; repairs to damages in 1850
Owners: Anderson
Port of registry:
Ghent
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Ostend
MARIE - 1897
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 2 bulkheads
Tonnage: 855 tons
gross and 479 tons net
Dimensions: 222.7
feet long, 28.1 foot beam and holds 17 feet deep; Forecastle 31 feet
Construction: 1869,
London & Glasgow Co. in Glasgow
Propulsion: steam
engine with 2 cylinders of 26 3/4 & 47 3/4 inches diameter respectively;
30 inches; 90 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Worms, Josse
& Co.
Port of registry:
Bordeaux
MARIE FLEURIE - 1881/1898-1899
Code letters: TVWN
Official Number: 83891
Master: Captain G.
Turnbull (1881); Captain S.B. Asplet (1898-99)
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 3 cemented bulkheads; double bottom, aft 38 feet,
59 tons; Forward Peak Tank 23 tons
Construction: 1880,
J.T. Eltringham in South Shields
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 22 & 40 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 30 inches; operating at 75 p.s.i.; 70 horsepower; engine by J. P.
Rennoldson
in South Shields
Owners: Fisher, Renwick
& Co.
Port of registry:
Newcastle
MARIMA - 1895
Code letters: WDLB
Official Number: 85066
Master: Captain A.S.
Cole
Rigging: iron single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams;4 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,672 tons
gross, 1,318 under deck and 1,068 net
Dimensions: 257.7
feet long, 34.6 foot beam and holds 17.9 feet deep; Poop 26 feet;
Quarter Deck 66 feet; Bridge 68 feet; Forecastle 31 feet
Construction: 1881,
E. Withy & Co. in Hartlepool; some repairs in 1894
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 33 & 61 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; 178 nominal horsepower; engine by Richardson & Sons
in Hartlepool
Owners: Steel, Young
& Co.
Port of registry:
London
MARINE FLASHER - 1949
Code letters:
AOFV
Official Number: 248240
Rigging: single
screw steamer; 4 decks; cruiser stern, machinery aft, fitted with direction
finder,
submarine signalling device, echo sounding device & gyro-compass; water
ballast
Tonnage: 12,420
tons gross and 8,556 tons net
Dimensions:
497.2 feet long, 71.7 foot beam and holds 29.2 feet deep;
Poop 143 feet long; Forecastle 144 feet
Construction:
1945, Kaiser Co. Inc. in Vancouver, WA; electric welded
Propulsion:
2 steam turbines double reduction geared to 1 screw shaft; fitted for oil
fuel;
engine built by Joshua Hendy Iron Works in Sunnyvale, CA
Owners: United
Stated Maritime Commission
Port of registry:
Portland, OR
MARINE RAVEN - 1944
Code letters:
KVMI
Official Number: 244930
Rigging: single
screw steamer fitted for oil fuel; 3 decks; cruiser stern; equipped with
direction finder,
echo sounding device & gyrocompass; water ballast.
Tonnage: 11,757
tons gross & 8,182 net.
Dimensions:
496.2 feet long, 71.6 foot beam and holds 25.6 feet deep; Poop 143 feet
long;
Forecastle 192 feet.
Construction:
1943, Sun Ship Building & Dry Dock Co. in Chester, PA; electric
welded;
machinery aft.
Propulsion:
2 steam turbines double reduction geared to single screw shaft; engine
built by
Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co. Essington, PA.
Owners: United
States War Shipping Administration
Port of registry:
Philadelphia
MARINER - 1849-1850
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1849
Tonnage: 600 tons
using old measurements and 683 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1845
in Whitby
Owners: Chapman
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
New Zealand
MARINER'S HOPE - 1843
Master: a)
Captain Luckley; b) Captain Hudson
Rigging: Barque
Tonnage: 324
tons using old measurements and 362 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1840 in Sunderland; repairs to damages in 1843
Owners: a)
Petrie & Co.; b) M. Louie
Port of registry:
Sunderland
Port of survey:
Sunderland
Voyage: sailed
for: a) Québec
MARION - 1839-1841
Master: Captain
J. Arthur
Rigging: Ship;
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 400
tons using old measurements and 427 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1836
in New Brunswick, using Black Birch & Pine
Owners: Gibbs
& Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Québec
MARION - 1855
Master: Captain
P. Nicol
Rigging: iron
single screw steamer
Tonnage: 178
tons using old measurements and 133 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1854 in Glasgow
Propulsion:
auxilliary steam engine; 25 horsepower
Owners: Wilson
& Co.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey:
Clyde
Voyage: sailed
for Australia
MARION - 1847-1852/1871
Master: Captain
McKerlie (1847-52); Captain Williams (1871)
Rigging: Ship;
double sheathed in 1847 & 1850 ; sheathed in felt and yellow metal
in 1869;
fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 684
tons (1847-52); 774 tons (1871)
Dimensions:
135.7 feet long, 33.3 foot beam and holds 29.1 feet deep
Construction:
1834 in Calcutta; some repairs in 1860 & 1869; repairs to damages in
1868
Owners: Gladstance
(1847); D. Dunbar (1848-51); Taylor & Co. (1871)
Port of registry:
London (1847-52); Liverpool (1871)
Port of survey:
London (1847-52); Liverpool (1871)
Voyage: sailed
for China (1847); Port Adalaide (1848-50); Sydney (1851-52); the USA (1871)
MARITIME - 1898
Code letters: NPMV
Official Number: 102179
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck & partial Awning Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads;
deep framing; cellular double bottom, aft 100 feet, forward 126 feet, 579
tons;
Aft Peak Tank 43 tons
Tonnage: 2,835 tons
gross, 2,089 under deck and 1,824 net
Dimensions: 315 feet
long, 43.2 foot beam and holds 20.3 feet deep; Poop 29 feet; Quarter Deck
50 feet;
partial Awning Deck 235 feet
Construction: 1894,
Palmers' Co. Ltd. in Newcastle
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 22 1/2, 36 1/2 & 61 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 42 inches; operating at 160 p.s.i.; 245 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
3 plain & 3 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 71 sq. ft.; heating
surface 3,724 sq. ft.;
engine by the builders
Owners: Maritime
Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (W. Thomas, Sons & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
MARJORY GLEN - 1911
Code letters: MVHS
Official Number: 99860
Rigging: steel Barque;
1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,087 tons
gross, 993 under deck and 1,013 net
Dimensions: 213 feet
long, 34.1 foot beam and holds 19.4 feet deep; Poop 36 feet; Forecastle
26 feet
Construction: 1892,
Grangemouth Dockyard Co. in Grangemouth
Owners: Barque Marjory
Glen Co. Ltd. (J.M. Campbell & Son, managers)
Port of registry:
Glasgow
MARLBOROUGH - 1853
Master: Captain J.
Webb
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal in 1851
Tonnage: 1,293 tons
Construction: 1846
in Newcastle
Owners: Smith &
Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Port Philip
MARLBROUGH - 1873-1874
Code letters:
QBKM
Official Number: 28658
Master: Captain
A. Sampson
Rigging: iron
Barque; 2 bulkheads
Tonnage: 899
tons
Dimensions:
198.4 feet long, 31.3 foot beam and holds 20 feet deep
Construction:
1862, Pile in West Hartlepool
Owners: Liston
Young & Co.
Port of registry:
London
MARLWOOD - 1918
Code letters:
HJRM
Official Number: 123757
Master: Captain
R. Sutherland
Rigging: steel
single screw steamer; 1 steel deck & web frames; 4 cemented bulkheads;
cellular double bottom, aft & under engine 110 feet, forward 110 feet,
458 tons; Aft Peak Tank 29 tons
Tonnage: 1,981
tons gross, 1,750 under deck and 1,241 net
Dimensions:
279.3 feet long, 40.2 foot beam and holds 18.1 feet deep; Poop 25 feet;
Bridge Deck 64 feet; Forecastle 28 feet
Construction:
1906, Osbourne, Graham & Co. in Sunderland
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 20 1/2, 33 & 54 inches
diameter respectively;
stroke 39 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 194 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
6 plain furnaces; grate surface 86 sq. ft.; heating surface 2,940 sq. ft.;
engine built by
North East Marine Engine Co. Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: European
Gas Co. Ltd. (H.A. Brightman & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
London
MARMORA - 1856
Master: Captain T.
Lyall
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in felt and yellow metal in 1855; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 364 tons
Construction: 1855
in Dundee
Owners: McKenzie
Port of registry:
Dundee
Port of survey: Dundee
Voyage: sailed for
Buenos Ayres
MARMION - 1852
1)
Master:
Captain G. Dale
Rigging:
Brig; sheathed in yellow metal in 1844; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage:
198 tons using old measurements and 218 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1844 in Maryport
Owners:
R. Grice
Port
of registry: Port Philip
Port
of survey: London
Voyage:
sailed for Port Philip
2)
Master:
Captain Peat
Rigging:
Barque; sheathed in yellow metal in 1850
Tonnage:
360 tons using old measurements and 388 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1838 in Dartmouth; partial new keelson & some repairs in 1851
Owners:
Stringer & Co.
Port
of registry: Liverpool
Port
of survey: London