Register of Ships - Ra-Ri
transcribed from the Lloyd's Register of British and Foreign Shipping
RACE HORSE - 1815/1818/1821/1822
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain
Rolff (1815); Captain P. de Garis (de Garris) (1821/1822)
Rigging: Ship;
single deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1805 & 1817
Tonnage: 182
tons
Construction: Teignmouth
("Rngmr") in 1794; repairs to damages in 1805; new top sides & major
repairs in 1817
Owners: Brock &
Co.
Draught under load:
13 feet.
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Guernsey
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain
Rolff (1815); Captain P. de Garis (1821/1822)
Rigging: Ship;
single deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1805 & 1817
Tonnage: 182
tons
Construction:
"Rngmr" in 1794; very leaky (1815); new deck and top sides & major
repairs 7 years previous
Owners: Brock
& Co. (1815/1817); DeLisle & Co. (1821)
Draught under load:
12 feet
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Guernsey
RADBURY - 1944, ex.
BOR-1941, ex. IZRADA-1935,
ex. POLDENNIS, ex. IZRADA
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; fitted with direction finder;
cellular double bottom aft & under engine 129 feet, Forward 163 feet,
854 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 99 tons; Aft Peak Tank 20 tons
Tonnage: 3,614 tons
gross, 3,265 under deck and 2,276 net
Dimensions: 360.2
feet long, 50.3 foot beam and holds 21.5 feet deep; Poop 26 feet;
Bridge 232 feet; Forecastle 33 feet
Construction: 1910,
W. Doxford & Sons Ltd. in Sunderland
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 26, 42 & 68 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 42 inches; 346 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 6 corrugated
furnaces;
grate surface 129 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,755 sq. ft.; engine by the
builders
Owners: Ministry
of War Transport (Hadley Shipping Co. Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
none listed (British Flag)
Port of survey: Calcutta
Jan. 1943
RADIUS - 1854
Master: Captain
J. Potts
Rigging: Snow
Tonnage: 294
tons using old measurements and 293 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1850 in Sunderland
Owners: Tiffin
& Co.
Port of registry:
Sunderland
Port of survey:
Sunderland
Voyage: sailed
for Hamburg
RADNOR - 1960, ex.
FORT BUFFALO-1950
Code letters: MAKR
Official Number: 168453
Rigging: steel
single screw steamer; 2 decks; fitted with direction finder, echo sounding
device
& gyro-compass
Tonnage: 7,133 tons
gross, 4,246 tons net and 10,330 tons summer deadweight
Dimensions: 441ft.
6in. long, 57ft. 2in. beam and holds 27ft. 8in. deep
Construction: 1943,
North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd. in North Vancouver, B.C.
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 24 1/2, 37 & 70 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 48 inches; 220 p.s.i.; 505 nominal horsepower; 3 single ended boilers
with
superheaters; 9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 153 sq. ft.; heating
surface 7,140 sq. ft.;
engine by John Inglis Co. Ltd. in Toronto, ON
Owners: North River
Freighters Ltd. (Ships Finance & Management Co. Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
London
RAJAH - 1839/1841
Master: Captain
C. Ferguson
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1839
Tonnage: 352
tons
Construction:
1835 in Whitby; repairs to damages in 1839
Owners: J.
Smith
Port of registry:
Leith
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Sydney (1839); Van Diemen Land (1841)
RAJASTHAN - 1840
Master: Captain
D. Ritchie
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1839
Tonnage: 601
tons
Construction:
1837 in Bombay, using Teak
Owners: Flemming
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for South Australia
RALLUS - 1876
Code letters:
KFGD
Official Number: 63310
Master: Captain
J. O'Brien
Rigging: iron
single screw Schooner; 2 decks; 4 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,065
tons gross, 1,046 under deck and 686 net
Dimensions:
250 feet long, 28.7 foot beam and holds 21.3 feet deep
Construction:
1870, Royden in Liverpool
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 28 & 52 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 30 inches; operating at 58 p.s.i.; 120 horsepower; engine by
J. Jack & Co. in Liverpool
Owners: Cork
Steam Ships Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Cork
Port of survey:
Antwerp
RAMAZAN - 1913
Code letters: HDKG
Official Number: 120878
Rigging: steel single
screw Schooner; 1 steel deck & Spar Deck, partly steel, partly iron;
6 cemented bulkheads; deep framing; cellular double bottom, aft 112 feet,
under engine 28 feet,
forward 146 feet, 723 tons; Deep Tank forward 22 feet, 458 tons; Aft Peak
Tank 90 tons
Tonnage: 3,477 tons
gross, 3,176 under deck and 2,211 net
Dimensions: 352.5
feet long, 47 foot beam and holds 15.7 feet deep; Poop 32 feet; Bridge
Deck 114 feet;
Forecastle 39 feet
Construction: 1905,
R. Cragg & Son Ltd. in Middlesborough
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 24, 40 & 66 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 45 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 334 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
6 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 122 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,380
sq. ft.;
engine by Blair & Co. Ltd. in Stockton
Owners: Liverpool
Shipping Co. Ltd. (H. Fernie & Sons, managers)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
RAMSEY - 1873
Master: Captain
E. Hunt
Rigging: iron
Ship; 2 bulkheads; cemented in 1865
Tonnage: 809
tons
Dimensions:
209.5 feet long, 32 foot beam and holds 19.2 feet deep.
Construction:
1863, Gibson on the Isle of Man.
Owners: Mackay
& Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Australia
RANDOLPH - 1849-1851
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1849; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 664
tons
Construction:
1849 in Sunderland
Owners: D.
Dunbar
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
WRECKED (1851)
RANEE - 1872, ex.
COWASJEE JEHANGEER
Official Number:
50282
Master: Captain McLellan
Rigging: iron Ship;
2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,264 tons
Dimensions: 217.5
feet long, 34.5 foot beam and holds 22.4 feet deep
Construction: 1864,
Hart in Liverpool
Owners: Nicholson
& Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
RANGATIRA - 1911
Code letters:
HQKR
Official Number: 124523
Master: Captain
R.D. Lowden
Rigging: steel
twin screws Schooner; 2 steel decks & steel Shelter Deck sheathed in
wood;
8 cemented bulkheads; fitted with electric light, wireless & refrigerating
machinery;
cellular double bottom, aft 117 feet long, under engine & boilers 77
feet, forward 221 feet,
1,490 tons
Tonnage: 10,118
tons gross, 6,988 under deck and 6,545 net
Dimensions:
478 feet long, 61.1 foot beam and holds 31.3 feet deep; Bridge Deck 180
feet long;
Forecastle 50 feet
Construction:
1910, Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. in Belfast
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 6 cylinders of 23, 38 1/2 & 66 inches
diameter each pair;
stroke 48 inches; operating at 205 p.s.i.; 920 nominal horsepower; 5 single
ended boilers;
20 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 333 sq. ft.; heating surface 13,590
sq. ft.; forced
draught; engine the builders
Owners: Shaw,
Savill & Albion Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Southampton
Port of survey:
London
RANGER – 1838-1839
Master: Captain Anderson
Rigging: Schooner;
sheathed in felt and copper in 1838
Tonnage: 153 tons
Construction: 1817
in Peterhead; new top sides in 1832
Owners: Hutchinson
Port of registry:
Peterhead
Port of survey: Aberdeen
Voyage: sailed for
the Mediterranean Sea
RANGITIKI - 1875,
ex. SCIMITAR
Code letters:
VNKP
Official Number: 47395
Master: Captain
J. Fox
Rigging: iron
Ship; 2 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,285
tons gross, 1,098 under deck and 1,225 net
Dimensions:
210 feet long, 35 foot beam and holds 22.7 feet deep; Raised Quarter Deck
89 tons;
Forecastle 25 tons
Construction:
1863, Samuelson in Hull
Owners: New
Zealand Shipping Co.
Port of registry:
London
RAPID - 1836
Master: Captain
Light
Rigging: Brig,
sheathed in copper in 1831.
Tonnage: 162
tons
Construction:
1826 in Yarmouth
Owners: Australian
Co.
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage:
sailed for Australia
RAPID - 1867-1869
Master: Captain
J. Holbrook
Rigging: Brig;
sheathed in zinc in 1865; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 142
tons
Dimensions:
90.7 feet long, 22.1 foot beam and holds 11.5 feet deep
Construction:
1856 in Saint John, NB
Owners:
R. Allen & Co.
Port of registry:
Wexford
Port of survey:
Cardiff
Voyage: sailed
for the Mediterannean Sea
RAVEN - 1879
Code letters:
VPNT
Official Number: 47684
Master: a)
Captain Harrison; b) Captain T. Watkins
Rigging: Barque;
1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1877;
fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 344
tons
Dimensions:
121.1 feet long, 27.5 foot beam and holds 17 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 10 tons; Forecastle 17 feet long
Construction:
1864, Robinson in Sunderland; repairs to damages in 1870; some repairs
in 1873
Owners: a)
R.H. Potts & Bros.; b) J. Walker
Port of registry:
Sunderland
RAVENSCRAIG - 1855
Master: Captain
J. White
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1853
Tonnage: 581
tons using old measurements and 589 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1853 in Shields
Owners: Lockart
& Co.
Port of registry:
Kirkdly
Port of survey:
Shields
Voyage: sailed
for Australia
RAVENSPOINT - 1919
Code letters:
JVMH
Official Number: 140597
Master: Captain
W.H. Lawton, appointed to the vessel in 1918
Rigging: steel
single screw Schooner; 1 steel deck & steel Shelter Deck; cargo battens
not fitted
in shelter 'tween decks; 1 collision bulkhead to Shelter Deck & 3 bulkheads
to Upper Deck;
fitted with electric light & wireless; cellular double bottom 216 feet
long, 399 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 63 tons; Aft Peak Tank 18 tons
Tonnage: 2,427
tons gross, 2,319 under deck and 1,506 net
Dimensions:
265.3 feet long, 41.2 foot beam and holds 26.6 feet deep
Construction:
1918, H. & W. Grayson Ltd. in Garston
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 21, 34 & 56 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 36 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 262 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
6 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 126 sq. ft.; heating surface 4,840
sq. ft.; engine by
Richardsons, Westgarth & Co. Ltd. in Middlesbrough
Owners: Sir
John Esplen, K.B.E.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
READING - 1894-1900
Code letters: JHVF
Official Number: 89161
Master: Captain J.M.
Fishley
Rigging: iron
single screw steamer; 2 decks; 3 tiers of beams; 5 cemented bulkheads;
double bottom, aft 90 feet, forward 66 feet, 236 tons
Tonnage: 2,043 tons
gross, 1,872 under deck and 1,297 net
Dimensions: 286 feet
long, 36.2 foot beam and holds 22.4 feet deep; Poop 28 feet;
Bridge 52 feet; Forecastle 33 feet
Construction: 1883,
Palmers' Co. Ltd. in Newcastle
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 32 & 64 inches diameter respectively; stroke
42 inches;
operating at 80 p.s.i.; 243 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers;
6 plain furnaces;
grate surface 97 sq. ft.; heating surface 3,320 sq. ft.; engine by the
builders
Owners: Reading Steam
Ship Co. Ltd. (J. Corry & Sons Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
Cardiff
REBECCA - 1817-1820/1825
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain McKenzie
(1817-20); Captain J. Tait (1820); Captain R. Lowrie (1825)
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1816 & 1820
Tonnage: 305 tons
Construction: in
Greenock; vessel one year old (1817)
Owners: Lowrie &
Co. (1817-20) Captain & Co. (1825)
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey: Greenock
Voyage: sailed for
Québec
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain McKenzie
(1817-1820); Captain Tate (1825)
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1821; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 305 tons
Construction: 1816
in Greenock
Owners: Lowrie
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey: Greenock
Voyage: sailed for
Québec
REBECCA - 1854
Master: Captain J.
Henderson
Rigging: Schooner;
sheathed in zinc in 1853; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 155 tons
using old measurements and 128 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1846
in Sunderland; repairs to damages in 1848
Owners: W. Ruthvan
Port of registry:
Dundee
Port of survey: Arbroath
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
REBEKAH - 1846-1852
Master: Captain D.
Steven
Rigging: Schooner;
partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 99 tons
using old measurements and 94 tons using new measurements
Construction: 1834,
Perth; thorough repairs in 1845
Owners: Graham &
Co.
Port of registry:
Perth
Port of survey: Dundee
Voyage: sailed for
Dantzig (1846-50); Baltic Sea (1851-52)
RECORD - 1874
Official Number:
59792
Master: Captain
J.T. Keat
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1871; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 294
tons
Dimensions:
120.7 feet long, 28.4 foot beam and holds 14.8 feet deep
Construction:
1870, Yeo on Prince Edward Island
Owners: M.
Tutton
Port of register:
Swansea
Port of survey:
Bristol
RECOVERY - 1789
Master: Captain A.
Hewson
Rigging: Ship; 2
decks; sheathed in copper in 1786; fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 250 tons
Construction: 1761
in Virginia; good repairs in 1783 & 1786; repairs in 1788
Owners: Calvert &
Co.
Draught under load:
15 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Africa
RECOVERY - 1805
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: a) Captain
R. Bogg; b) Captain J. Wyllie
Rigging: Brig; single
deck
Tonnage: 169 tons
Construction: in
Irvine; vessel 12 years old; 6 guns
Owners: McGowan
Draught under load:
13 feet
Port of survey: Greenock
Voyage: sailed for
Québec
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain R.
Bogg
Rigging: Brig; single
deck with beams
Tonnage: 147 tons
Construction: 1793
in Irvine; 6 4-pounds guns
Owners: McGowan
Draught under load:
13 feet
Port of survey: Greenock
Voyage: sailed for
New York
RECOVERY - 1837
Master: Captain
Johnson
Rigging: Ship;
double sheathed in 1832; sheathed in copper in 1835
Tonnage: 494
tons
Construction:
1799 in Batavia, using Teak & Oak; vessel lengthened in 1817;
new top sides of Pitch Pine & major repairs in 1837
Owners: Chapman
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed
for Sydney
RECRUIT - 1858-1862
Master: Captain
Poole (1858-60); Captain T. Lyall (1861); Captain W. Howard (1862)
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1857, 1860 & 1862
Tonnage: 936
tons using old measurements and 996 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1852 in New Brunswick, using Hackmatac, Birch & Pine; some repairs
in 1854
Owners: J.
Ewing & Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool (1858 & 1861); London (1859, 1860 & 1862)
Voyage: sailed
for India (1858-60); China (1861)
RED RIDING HOOD - 1859
Master: Captain
Rossiter
Rigging: Ship;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1857
Tonnage: 709
tons
Construction:
1857 in London
Owners: Bilbe
& Co.
Port of registry:
London
REFORM - 1905
Code letters: MBPH
Master: Captain A.
Sinerstöl
Rigging: iron single
screw trawler; 1 deck
Tonnage: 113 tons
gross, 107 under deck and 33 net
Dimensions: 90.5
feet long, 18.6 foot beam and holds 10.3 feet deep
Construction: 1896,
Reiherstag Schffsw. in Hamburg
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 17 1/2 & 281/4 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 24 inches; 33 nominal horsepower; new boilers in 1886; engine by
the builders
Owners: S. Thalberg
Port of registry:
Aalesund
REGALIA - 1819
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master:Captain Dixon
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1816
Tonnage: 370 tons
Construction: Sunderland;
vessel 8 years old; some repairs in 1819
Owners:Welbank &
Co.
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey:
London
Voyage: sailed on
Transportation
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain F.
Dixon
Rigging: Ship; single
deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1816
Tonnage: 369 tons
Construction: 1811,
Sunderland; some repairs in 1817
Owners: Welbank
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed on
Transportation
REGENT TIGER - 1939
Code letters: GNGB
Official Number: 166521
Rigging: steel
single screw motor tanker; 1 deck; 2nd deck clear of tanks; 17 partly asphalted
bulkheads; machinery aft; fitted with direction finder & echo sounding
device;
cellular double bottom, under engine 86 feet, 160 tons; Deep Tank forward
43 feet, 594 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 156 tons; Aft Peak Tank 131 tons
Tonnage: 10,176 tons
gross, 9,194 under deck and 6,184 net
Dimensions: 505 feet
long, 68.3 foot beam and tanks 35.7 feet deep; Poop 111 feet; Bridge 38
feet;
Forecastle 68 feet
Construction: 1938,
Swan, Hunter & Wigham Richardson Ltd. in Newcastle
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
single acting oil engine with 4 cylinders of 28 9/16 inches diameter each;
stroke 88 9/16 inches; 1,012 nominal horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Bowring Steam
Ship Co. Ltd. (C.T. Bowring & Co. Ltd.)
Port of registry:
London
REGINA - 1841
Master: Captain
N. Prouse
Rigging: Schooner;
sheathed in yellow metal in 1841; partly fastened in iron bolts
Tonnage: 163
tons using old measurements and 140 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1841 in Plymouth
Owners: Row
& Co.
Port of registry:
Plymouth
Port of survey:
Plymouth
Voyage: sailed
for New Zealand
REGINA - 1842-1849
Master: Captain
H. Ellis (1842); Captain W. Ellery (1843-45); Captain Lapthorn (1846-49)
Rigging: Schooner;
partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 103
tons using old measurements and 91 tons using new measurements
Construction:
1840 on Prince Edward Island, using Black Birch, Hackmatac and Pine;
new keelson in 1844
Owners: H.
Ellis
Port of registry:
Plymouth
Port of survey:
Plymouth
Voyage: sailed
for Spain (1842); on Coastal Trade (1843-49)
REIGATE - 1879
Code letters:
VBRF
Official Number: 45063
Master: Captain
S. Plant
Rigging: iron
Ship; 2 decks; 2 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,035
tons gross, 944 under deck and 1,035 net
Dimensions:
210.6 feet long, 32.1 foot beam and holds 21.2 feet deep; Poop 65 feet;
Forecastle 29 feet
Construction:
1862, Lungley in London
Owners: J.H.
Allan
Port of registry:
London
REMEMBRANCE - 1848
Master: W.
Watson
Rigging: Snow
Tonnage: 247
tons
Construction:
1848 in Hartlepool
Owners: W.
Watson
Port of registry:
Hartlepool
REMEMBRANCE - 1871/1875
Code letters: QFTN
Official Number: 2948
Master: Captain J.
Foster (1871); Captain G. Mennel (1875)
Rigging: Brig; fastened
with iron bolts
Tonnage: 220 tons
gross, 208 under deck and 220 net
Dimensions: 97.3
feet long, 24.7 foot beam and holds 14.5 feet deep
Construction: 1862,
Craggs in Middlesbrough: some repairs in 1871
Owners: Foster &
Co.
Port of registry:
Middlesbrough
Port of survey: Whitby
Voyage: sailed for
the Baltic Sea
REMINGTON – 1876
Code letters: VGHP
Official Number: 45910
Master: Captain R.
Monro
Rigging: iron Ship;
2 decks; 2 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 999 tons
gross, 959 under deck and 999 net
Dimensions: 198 feet
long, 34.9 foot beam and holds 21 feet deep; Forecastle 30 feet
Construction: 1863,
Smith in Glasgow
Owners: C.G. Cowie,
Sons & Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: Liverpool
REMUS - 1887
Coded letters:
LPGD
Official Number: 65319
Master: Captain
Sundholm
Rigging: wood
Barque; sheathed in felt and yellow metal ; fastened with copper bolts;
salted.
Tonnage: 768
tons gross, 737 under deck and 691 net.
Dimensions:
168.5 feet long, 32.8 foot beam and holds 20 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 52 feet long: Forecastle 25 feet
Construction:
1872, Wapping Dock Co. in Bristol
Owners: R.
Conaway & Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey;
Newport
RENFREWSHIRE - 1887
Code latters:
NVQH
Official Number: 71723
Master: Captain
Cummins, appointed to the shipping line and to the ship in 1882.
Rigging: iron
Ship; 2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead.
Tonnage: 941
tons gross, 868 under deck and 898 net.
Dimensions:
202.5 feet long, 33.1 foot beam and holds 20 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 34 feet long; Forecastle 29 feet.
Construction:
1875, H. Murray & Co. in Port Glasgow; repairs to damages in
1878;
new deck and some repairs in 1883.
Owners: T.
Law & Co.
Port of registry:
Glasgow
Port of survey:
London
RENOWN - 1862-1865
Master: Captain W.
Kewley (1862-64); Captain C. Adams (1865)
Rigging: Barque;
sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1862; fastened with copper bolts
Tonnage: 440 tons
Construction: 1860,
Briggs in Sunderland
Owners: T. Todd
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Australia
REO - 1948
Official Number:
152497
Rigging: twin
screws steamer
Tonnage: 117 tons
gross, 88 under deck and 68 net
Dimensions: 96.3
feet long, 19 foot beam and holds 9 feet deep
Construction: 1930,
J. Ernst & Son Ltd. in Mahone Bay, N.S.
Propulsion: 2-stroke,
single acting oil engines with 12 cylinders of 10 1/2 inches diameter each;
stroke 12 inches; engine by Fairbanks, Morse & Co. in Beloit, WI
Owners: North Bay
Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (R.M. Smith, manager)
Port of registry:
Halifax
REPULSE - 1839
Master: Captain H.
Pryce
Rigging: Ship; sheathed
in copper in 1837
Tonnage: 1,425 tons
Construction: 1820
in London
Owners: Tomlin &
Man
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Calcutta
RESOLUTE - 1884-1888
Code letters: JDKW
Official Number: 87263
Master: Captain R.
Reaveley
Rigging: iron single
screw Schooner; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; 6 bulkheads;
double bottom, aft, forward & under engine and boilers
Tonnage: 1,980 tons
gross, 1,587 under deck and 1,280 net
Dimensions: 283 feet
long, 37.3 foot beam and holds 20.2 feet deep; Break 87 tons;
Bridge Deck 146 tons; Poop 76 tons; Forecastle 45 tons
Construction: 1883,
Short Bros. in Sunderland
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 33 & 62 inches diameter respectively; stroke
42 inches;
180 horsepower; engine by J. Dickinson in Sunderland
Owners: Anderson,
Horan & Co.
Port of survey: Sunderland
RESOLUTION - 1888
Official Number:
89788
Master:
Captain C. Smith
Rigging: steel single
screw steam Schooner; 1 deck; 6 cemented bulkheads; cellular
double bottom 212 feet, 379 tons; Aft Peak Tank 22 tons
Tonnage: 1,979 tons
gross, 1,502 under deck and 1,269 net
Dimensions: 284 feet
long, 38.1 foot beam and holds 18.1 feet deep;
Raised Quarter Deck 74 feet; Poop 29 feet; Bridge Deck 126 feet; Forecastle
26 feet
Construction: 1888,
J.L. Thompson in Sunderland
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 21, 35 & 58 inches diameter
respectively; stroke 36 inches; 180 horsepower; engine by T. Richardson
& Sons in Hartlepool
Owners: Rowland &
L. Marwood
Port of registry:
Whitby
RESONO - 1914-1916
Official Number:
127856
Master: Captain B.
McEwen (1914-16)
Rigging: steel single
screw Ketch (fishing trawler); 1 deck; 4 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 230 tons
gross, 211 under deck and 105 net
Dimensions: 117.3
feet long, 22 foot beam and holds 11.7 feet deep; Quarter Deck 59 feet
Construction: 1910,
Cook, Welton & Gemmell Ltd. in Beverley
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 12 1/2, 22 & 35 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 24 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 63 registered horsepower; 1
single ended boiler;
2 plain furnaces; grate surface 33 sq. ft.; heating surface 960 sq. ft.;
engine by C.D. Holmes Co. Ltd. in Hull
Owners:G.F. Sleight
Port of registry:
Grimsby
RESTIGOUCHE - 1903-08,
ex. RATHLIN
Code letters: RCHW
Official Number: 78554
Master: Captain J.
Davidson (1903-08)
Rigging: iron single
screw, 3 masts Schooner; 2 decks; water ballast
Tonnage: 945 tons
gross, 739 under deck and 463 net
Dimensions: 229.7
feet long, 31 foot beam and holds 16.1 feet deep; Poop 66 feet; Forecastle
45 feet
Construction: 1877,
Blackwood & Gordon in Port Glasgow
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 26 & 52 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 57 inches; 170 nominal horsepower; new double ended boilers in 1888;
engine by the builders
Owners: North American
Transportation Co. Ltd.
Port of registry:
Québec
RETRENCH - 1828
(Red Book - Shipowners)
Master: Captain
Cooper
Rigging: Brig;
2 decks; sheathed in copper in 1826
Tonnage: 313
tons
Construction:
1826 in New Brunswick
Owners: Buchanan
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for Charleston
(Green Book - Underwriters)
Master: Captain
Cooper
Rigging: Brig;
single deck with beams; sheathed in copper in 1826
Tonnage: 313
tons
Construction: in
New Brunswick, using Black Birch, Spruce, Pine & Hackmatac; vessel
2 years old
Owners: Buchanan
& Co.
Draught under load:
16 feet
Port of survey:
Greenock
Voyage: sailed
for Charleston
REVENTAZON - 1921
Code letters: KHVG
Official number:145415
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 2 decks & 2 partial decks; fitted with electric light,
wireless and refrigerating machinery
Tonnage: 5,304 tons
gross, 4,683 under deck and 3,292 net
Dimensions: 400.3
feet long, 51.3 foot beam and holds 30 feet deep; Poop 42 feet;
Bridge 155 feet; Forecastle 41 feet
Construction: 1921,
Workman, Clark & Co. Ltd. in Belfast
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27 1/2, 46 1/2 & 78 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 54 inches; 447 nominal horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Elders &
Fyffes Ltd.
Port of registry:
Belfast
REVOLVING LIGHT - 1899
Master: Captain
S.M. Helgesen, appointed to the Shipping Line in 1891 and to the vessel
in 1893
Rigging: wood
Ship; 1 deck; 2 tiers of beams; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1896
Tonnage: 1,338
tons gross, 1,209 under deck and 1,248 net
Dimensions:
196.4 feet long, 38.3 foot beam and holds 23.9 feet deep;
House on deck 123 tons; Forecastle 7 tons
Construction:
1875, G.S. Turner in Harvey, N.B.
Owners: S.
Rasmussen
Port of registry:
Haugesund
REX – 1893-1894
Code letters: LKPR
Official Number: 96379
Master: Captain O.
Jones
Rigging: steel single
screw Brigantine; 1 deck & Awning Deck; 2 tiers of beams; 4 cemented
bulkheads;
cellular double bottom 224 feet, 365 tons
Tonnage: 1,750 tons
gross, 1,246 under deck and 1,101 net
Dimensions: 265.1
feet long, 36.6 foot beam and holds 15.9 feet deep; Poop 27 feet;
Quarter Deck 82 feet; Awning Deck 156 feet
Construction: 1889,
Ramage & Ferguson in Leith
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 21, 34 & 56 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 36 inches; 180 horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 6 furnaces; grate
surface
90 sq. ft.; engine by the builders
Owners: Realm Steam
Ship Col. Ltd. (R. Conaway & Co., managers)
Port of registry:
Livberpool
RHAETIA - 1883-87
Code letters:
RGLF
Master: Captain
Vooelgesank (1883-87)
Rigging; steel
single screw, 3 masts, Schooner;
Tonnage: 3,553
tons gross, 2,627 net.
Dimensions:
351.1 feet long, 43 foot beam and holds 29.1 feet deep.
Construction:
1883, Reihersteig Schaff. & Masch. Fab. in Hamburg.
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 46 & 84 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 57 inches; 425 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Hamburg
Amerika Line
Port of registry:
Hamburg.
RHEIN - 1886-1889
Code letters: PBJM
Master: Captain Otto
(1886-89)
Rigging: iron single
screw Schooner; 2 decks
Tonnage: 1,025 tons
gross and 660 tons net
Dimensions: 219.4
feet long, 28.3 foot beam and holds 21.2 feet deep
Construction: 1882,
G. Howaldt in Kiel
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 cylinders of 23 & 43 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 35 1/2 inches; 100 horsepower; engine by the builders
Owners: Neue Dampfer
Co.
Port of registry:
Stettin
RHEIN - 1905
Code letters:
QGTP
Master: Captain
G. Rott
Rigging: steel
twin screws Schooner; 4 decks; fitted with electric light
Tonnage: 10,058
tons gross, 8,707 under deck and 6,398 net
Dimensions:
501 feet long, 58.1 foot beam and holds 36.7 feet deep; Poop 92 feet long
Bridge Deck 214 feet; Forecastle 80 feet.
Construction:
1899, Blohm & Voss in Hamburg
Propulsion:
quadruple expansion engine with 8 cylinders of 23 5/8, 33 7/8, 48 &
68 7/8 inches diameter
each pair; stroke 51 3/16 inches; 679 nominal horsepower; engine the builders.
Owners: Norddeutscher
Lloyd
Port of registry:
Bremen
RHEUBINA - 1898
Code letters: HNTS
Official Number: 87465
Rigging: iron single
screw Schooner; 1 deck; 4 cemented bulkheads; web frames; double bottom,
aft 67 feet, forward 84 feet, 240 tons
Tonnage: 1,158 tons
gross, 911 under deck and 737 net
Dimensions: 227 feet
long, 31.3 foot beam and holds 15.7 feet deep; Raised Quarter Deck 85 feet;
Bridge Deck 52 feet; Forecastle 28 feet
Construction: 1882,
Milford Haven Ship & Engine Co. in Pennar
Propulsion: compound
engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 28 & 52 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 33 inches; operating at 80 p.s.i.; 110 horsepower;
engine by Kincaid & Co. in Greenock
Owners: J. Cory &
Sons
Port of registry:
Cardiff
RHODE ISLAND - 1919
Code letters: JSQR
Official Number: 140568
Rigging: steel single
screw Schooner; 2 decks; fitted with electric light & wireless; water
ballast
Tonnage: 5,655 tons
gross, 5,292 under deck and 3,530 net
Dimensions: 420.7
feet long, 54.2 foot beam and holds 29 feet; Poop 48 feet; Bridge 129 feet;
Forecastle 46 feet
Construction: 1918,
Napier & Miller Ltd., Glasgow
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 26 1/2, 44 & 73 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 51 inches; 381 nominal horsepower; engine by J. Brown & Co.
Ltd., Clydebank
Owners: White Diamond
Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (G. Warren & Co. Ltd.)
Port of registry:
Liverpool
RHONE - 1866
Master: Captain
Hyne
Rigging: iron
single screw Barque, rigged for sail; 6 bulkheads
Tonnage: 1,387
tons gross and 943 tons net
Dimensions:
257.2 feet long, 34.6 foot beam and holds 22.5 feet deep
Construction:
1856 in Glasgow
Propulsion:
auxilliary steam engine; 200 horsepower
Owners: Bibby
& Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey:
Liverpool
Voyage: sailed
for the Mediterannean Sea
RHYMNEY - 1933-1934,
ex. MAASDIJK, ex. SOUTHERN
Code letters: KNHM
Official number: 132714
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck & Shelter Deck; 6 cemented bulkheads;
fitted with electric light & wireless; cellular double bottom, aft
136 feet, under engine and
boilers 46 feet, forward 163 feet, 1,270 tons; Forward Peak Tank 115 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 238 tons
Tonnage: 4,859 tons
gross, 4,464 under deck and 2,970 net
Dimensions: 388.7
feet long, 54.1 foot beam and holds 26 feet deep;
Construction: 1912,
J.L. Thompson & Sons Ltd. in Sunderland
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 27 1/2, 44 1/2 & 74 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 48 inches; 455 nominal horsepower; 3 single ended boilers; 9 corrugated
furnaces;
grate surface 195 sq. ft.; heating surface 7,575 sq. ft.; engine by
J. Dickinson & Sons Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: Dowlais Steam
Ship Co. Ltd. (Morel Ltd., managers)
Port of registry:
London
RHYNLAND - 1887
Code letters:
MBNV
Rigging: iron
single screw Barque; 3 decks, 2 of iron; 4 tiers of beams; 7 cemented bulkheads
Tonnage: 3,689
tons gross, 3,453 under deck and 2,366 net
Dimensions:
402.8 feet long, 40.2 foot beam and holds 30.6 feet deep
Construction:
1879, Barrow Ship Building Co. Ltd. in Barrow
Propulsion:
compound engine with 2 inverted cylinders of 52 & 90 inches diameter
respectively;
stroke 54 inches; operating at 80 p.s.i.; 600 horsepower; engine by the
builders
Owners: Société
anonyme de navigation Belge-Américaine
Port of registry:
Antwerp
RICHARD & ANN - 1845-1847
Master: Captain J.
Pile
Rigging: Smack; fastened
with iron bolts
Tonnage: 38 tons
Construction: 1838
in Plymouth
Owners: Hill &
Son
Port of registry:
Plymouth
Port of survey: Plymouth
Voyage: sailed on
Coastal Trade
RICHMOND - 1764
1)
Master
: Captain T. Richmond
Tonnage: 100
tons
Armement: 6
guns
Crew: 20 members
Construction:
1761 in Plantation
Owners: Boats
& Co.
Port of registry:
Arram
Voyage: sailed
for America
2)
Master
: Captain Younghusband
Tonnage: 230
tons
Crew: 18 members
Construction:
1748
Owners: W.
Gale
Voyage: sailed
for Rotterdam
RICHMOND - 1841/1850-1851
Master: Captain W.
Furber (1841); Captain Greengrass (1850); Captain Daniel (1851)
Rigging: Brig; sheathed
in copper in 1839 & 1848
Tonnage: 158 tons
Construction: 1824
in Poole; thorough repairs in 1839; partial new keelson in 1846; some repairs
in 1851
Owners: J. Brown
Port of registry:
London
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Algoa Bay
RIMFAKSE LERO - 1922
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; fitted with wireless; water ballast
Tonnage: 1,334 tons
gross, 1,170 under deck and 746 net
Dimensions: 235.5
feet long, 37.7 foot beam and holds 16.5 feet deep; Poop 17 feet;
Bridge 63 feet; Forecastle 25 feet
Construction: 1921,
Kockums M.V. Aktieb. In Malmö
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 18 1/8, 28 3/4 & 48 13/16 inches
diameter
respectively; stroke 31 1/2 inches; 175 nominal horsepower;
engine by the builders
Owners: D/S A/S ringhorn
(Albert Schjelderup, manager)
Port of registry:
Bergen
RIO MIERA - 1939,
ex. MARTINEZ RIVAS, ex, FRANS BORREMANS
Code letters: EGJR
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck; machinery aft; water ballast
Tonnage: 746 tons
gross, 532 under deck and 411 net
Dimensions: 179.7
feet long, 28.8 foot beam and holds 12.2 feet deep; Quarter Deck 106 feet;
Bridge 11 feet; Forecastle 24 feet
Construction: 1920,
T. van Duijvendijk in Lekkerkerk
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 15, 25 & 40 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 24 inches; 78 nominal horsepower; engine by Mchfbk. Bolnes in Bolnes
Owners: Naviera Montañesa
S.A. (Fernando M. Pereda, manager)
Port of registry:
Santander
RITA GARCIA - 1939,
ex. ELLASTON
Code letters: EALA
Rigging: steel single
screw steamer; 1 deck & Shelter Deck; 6 partial cemented bulkheads;
cellular double bottom 294 feet, 969 tons; Forward Peak Tank 158 tons;
Aft Peak Tank 175 tons
Tonnage: 3,708 tons
gross, 3,588 under deck and 2,280 net
Dimensions: 347.2
feet long, 50 foot beam and holds 24 feet deep; Forecastle 31 feet
Construction: 1922,
R. Thompson & Sons Ltd. in Sunderland
Propulsion: triple
expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 25, 42 & 68 inches diameter respectively;
stroke 45 inches; operating at 180 p.s.i.; 340 nominal horsepower; 2 single
ended boilers;
6 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 130 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,302
sq. ft.;
North East Marine Engine Co. Ltd. in Sunderland
Owners: F. Garcia
Port of registry:
Santander
RIVER AFTON - 1941
Code letters:
GYNJ
Official Number: 164063
Rigging: single
screw steamer; 1 deck & shelter deck; 8 asphalted bulkheads;
longitudinal framing at upper deck; machinery aft; fitted with Direction
Finder & Echo Sounding Device; cellular double bottom 374 feet long
1,608 tons; topside tanks 214 feet, 672 tons; Midship Deep Tank
23 feet, 1,014 tons; Forward Peak Tank 400 tons; Aft Peak Tank 175 tons.
Tonnage: 5,479
tons gross, 4,940 under deck and 3,339 net.
Dimensions:
433.2 feet long, 58.2 foot beam and holds 25.6 feet deep;
Forecastle 37 feet long.
Construction:
1935, Lithgows Ltd. in Port Glasgow.
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 22 1/2, 36 & 65 inches
diameter respectively; stroke 48 inches; operating at 220 p.s.i.;
415 nominal horsepower; 2 single ended boilers; 6 corrugated
furnaces; grate surface 103 sq. ft.; heating surface 5,720 sq. ft.;
engine by Rankin & Blackmore Ltd. in Greenock.
Owners: Ayrshire
Navigation Co. Ltd. (Mungo Campbell & Co. Ltd. managers)
Port of registry:
Glasgow
RIVER INDUS - 1870
Master: Captain G.
Shearer
Rigging: iron Ship;
2 decks; 1 cemented bulkhead
Tonnage: 1,045 tons
Dimensions: 214.1
feet long, 34.8 foot beam and holds 21.2 feet deep
Construction: 1868,
Dobie in Glasgow
Owners: Hargrove
& Co.
Port of registry:
Liverpool
Port of survey: London
Voyage: sailed for
Ceylon
RIVERTON - 1945
Code letters:
BFRC
Official Number: 169170
Rigging: steel
single screw steamer; 2 decks; 7 cemented bulkheads; cruiser stern; cellular
double
bottom 299 feet long, 1,253 tons; tanks in machinery space 265 tons, forward
272 tons;
Forward Peak Tank 66 tons; Aft Peak Tank 277 tons
Tonnage: 7,345
tons gross, 6,824 under deck and 4,878 net
Dimensions:
420 feet long, 58 foot beam and holds 35.3 feet deep
Construction:
1943, Burntisland Ship Building Co. Ltd. in Burntisland
Propulsion:
triple expansion engine with 3 cylinders of 23 1/2, 40 3/4 & 70 1/2
inches diameter
respectively; stroke 48 inches; operating at 220 p.s.i.; 512 machine number;
3 single ended
boilers, 9 corrugated furnaces; grate surface 165 sq. ft.; heating surface
7,248 sq. ft.; forced
draught; engine by D. Rowan & Co. Ltd. in Glasgow
Owners: Carlton Steam
Ships Co. Ltd & Cambay Steam Ships Co. Ltd. (R. Chapman & Son)
Port of registry:
Newcastle
RIVIERE - 1847
Master: Captain
J. Reid
Rigging: Brig
Tonnage: 135
tons
Construction:
1829 in St. Ives; vessel lengthened in 1830; some repairs in 1844 &
1846
Owners: Sandys
& Co.
Port of register:
St. Ives
Port of survey:
Penzance
Voyage: sailed
on Coastal Trade