Register of Ships - Q
transcribed from the Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping
QUARTETTE - 1952,
ex. JAMES SWAN-1951
Code letters: WRKX
Official Number: 246279
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks; fitted with direction finder, echo sounding device
and gyro-compass
Tonnage: 7,198 tons
gross and 4,364 tons net
Dimensions: 422.8
feet long, 57 foot beam and holds 34.8 feet deep
Construction: 1944,
Southeastern Ship Building Corp. in Savannah, GA
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 24 1/2, 37 & 70 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 48 inches; engine by Joshua Hendy Iron Works in Sunnyvale, CA
Owners: Standard
Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Wilmington, DE
QUEBEC - 1778
Master: Captain
C. Parson
Rigging: Ship
Tonnage: 240
tons
Construction:
1774 in Philadelphia
Owners: R.
Hunter
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Québec
QUEBEC - 1875-1877, ex. HELLESPONT
, ex. CITY OF DUBLIN
Code letters:
VWHQ
Official Number: 48807
Master: Captain
W. Bennett
Rigging: iron
single screw Barque; 3 decks & partial Shade Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 2,621
tons gross, 1,991 under deck and 1,732 net
Dimensions:
318 feet long, 36.3 foot beam and holds 29.5 feet deep; Poop 80 tons; Forecastle
24 tons
Construction:
1864, Smith & Rodger in Glasgow
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 46 & 78 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 42 inches; operating at 55 p.s.i.; 300 horsepower; new engine &
boilers in 1873;
engine by Laird Bros. in Birkenhead
Owners: Mississippi
& Dominion Steam Ship Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
QUEBEC PACKET - 1835
Master: a) Captain
Anderson; b) Captain W. Stephen
Rigging: Brig; sheathed
in copper in 1831
Tonnage: 196 tons
Construction: 1822
in Aberdeen
Owners: Catto &
Son
Port of registry:
Aberdeen
Port of survey: Aberdeen
Voyage: sailed for
Québec
QUEEN - 1858
Master: Captain
Giles
Rigging: Schooner;
sheathed in zinc in 1855; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 92
tons using old measurements and 77 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1850 in Newport
Owners: Runnells
Port of registry:
Penzance
Port of survey:
Penzance
Voyage: sailed
for Madeira
QUEEN - 1899,
ex. QUEEN OF THE PACIFIC
Code letters:
JVWG
Official Number: 20587
Master: Captain
Debney, appointed to the vessel in 1897
Rigging: iron
single screw Brigantine; 2 decks & Awning Deck; fitted with electric
light; water ballast
Tonnage: 2,728
tons gross and 1,672 tons net
Dimensions:
331.2 feet long, 38.5 foot beam and holds 12.5 feet deep
Construction:
1882, W. Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27, 43 & 68 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 48 inches; 319
nominal horsepower; new engine & boilers in 1897;
engine by Union Iron Works in San
Francisco
Owners: Pacific
Coast Steam Ships Co.
Port of registry:
San Francisco
QUEEN BEE - 1858
Master: Captain W.
Ewart
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1857
Tonnage: 310 tons
using old measurements and 337 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1852
in Sunderland
Owners: J. Martin
Port of registry:
Dumfries
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Santa Martha
QUEEN OF ENGLAND - 1875
Code letters:
TFGS
Official Number: 41578
Master: a)
Captain M. Lawson; b) Captain H.A. Hansen
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1871
Tonnage: 1,292
tons gross, 1,078 under deck and 1,162 net
Dimensions:
194.4 feet long, 36.6 foot beam and holds 22.5 feet deep;
Poop 86 tons; Forecastle 14 tons
Construction:
1858, Dinning in Québec; major repairs in 1871; repairs to damages
in 1875
Owners: G.D.
Dale
Port of registry:
North Shields
QUEEN OF MERSEY - 1861
Master: Captain Aitken
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in yellow metal in 1861; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,227 tons
Construction: 1860,
McDonald in New Brunswick
Owners: Fernie Bros.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
QUEEN OF MISTLEY - 1885
Code letters:
WFGJ
Official Number: 67253
Rigging: wood
Schooner; partly fastened with iron bolts; salted
Tonnage: 198
tons gross, 198 under deck and 186 net
Dimensions:
110.3 feet long, 25.2 foot beam and holds 12.3 feet deep
Construction:
1872, Vaux in Harwich
Owners: J.
Mann & Co.
Port of registry:
Harwich
QUEEN OF SCOTLAND - 1854-1855
Master: Captain G.
Foster
Rigging: wood steamer;
sheathed in felt and copper in 1850
Tonnage: 390 tons
using old measurements and 435 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1827
in Aberdeen; repairs to damages in 1850
Propulsion: steam
engine producing 150 horsepower
Owners: Gee &
Co.
Port of registry:
Hull
Port of survey: Hull
Voyage: sailed for
Hamburg
QUEEN OF THE EAST - 1864
Master: Captain
Ankens
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1862; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 1,393
tons using old measurements and 1,294 tons using new measurements
Dimensions:
195.7 feet long, 34.5 foot beam and holds 22.9 feet deep
Construction:
1853 in Saint John, N.B.; repairs to damages in 1860
Owners: Moore
& CO.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
QUEEN OF THE NORTH - 1857/1863
Master: Captain
D. Brown (1857); Captain Crombie (1863)
Rigging: Ship;
sheated in yellow metal in 1855 & 1861; fastened with copper
bolts
Tonnage: 858
tons using old measurements and 906 tons using new measurements.
Dimensions:
168 feet long, 33 foot beam and holds 21 feet deep; repairs to damages
in 1858
Construction:
1855 in Sunderland
Owners: Bradley
& Co. (1857); Lidgett & Son (1863)
Port of registry:
Sunderland (1857); London (1863)
Port of survey:
Sunderland (1857); London (1863)
Voyage: sailed
for Aden (1857); New Zealand (1863)
QUEEN OF THE THAMES – 1870
Master: Captain MacDonald
Rigging: iron steamer
rigged for sail; 4 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 2,491 tons
gross and 1,653 tons net
Dimensions: 322.5
feet long, 41.1 foot beam and holds 28.9 feet deep
Construction: 1870,
Napier in Glasgow
Propulsion: auxiliary
steam engine; 300 horsepower
Owners: Devitt &
Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: Clyde
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
QUEEN OF THE WEST - 1877/1880-87
Code letters:
WQNG
Official Number: 56856
Master: Captain
T. Dalrymple (1877); Captain Evans (1880-87)
Rigging: iron
Barque; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 438
tons gross, 400 under deck and 438 net
Dimensions:
147.5 feet long, 26.6 foot beam and holds 16.5 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 42 feet
Construction:
1867, Pile, Hay & Co. in Sunderland
Owners: W.
Price
Port of registry:
London
QUETTA - 1887
Code letters:
VMNG
Official Number: 84309
Master: Captain
Stone, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1879 and to the ship in 1886.
Rigging: iron
single screw 3 masts Schooner; 2 decks, 1 of iron & 1 partly of iron;
6 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 3,302
tons gross, 3,219 under deck and 2.147 net.
Dimensions:
380 feet long, 40.3 foot beam and holds 29 feet deep; Forecastle 26 feet
long;
Bridge Deck 39 feet long.
Construction:
1881, 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 by the
builders
Owners: British
India Associated Steamers Ltd.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
QUINTIN LEITCH – 1832
(Green Book – Underwriters)
Master: Captain A.
Mackay
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams
Tonnage: 425 tons
Construction: in
Québec; vessel 3 years old
Owners: J. Lyle
Draught under load:
17 feet
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
Newry
QUINTIN LATCH – 1832
(Red Book – Shipowners)
Master: Captain McCoil
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1831
Tonnage: 425 tons
Construction: 1829
in Québec
Owners: Lyle
Draught under load:
17 feet
Port of survey: Liverpool
Voyage: sailed for
America
