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                ENGRAVINGS - STEAMSHIPS

ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS

   A SELECTION

Name Tons Year Where
   Built    Built

ADELAIDE - iron scew steamer-
1,859 1852 Millwall
Im 1853, made one return voyage
London-Capetown-Melbourne-Sydney.
In 1854, taken by the Government as a
transport in the Crimean War. in 1860
the vessel was sold.
"The new screw steamer Adelaide."

ILN, Vol. 21 1852(Jul-Dec), pg. 504

AMAZON - wooden hull paddle steamer , 2,256t 1851 Blackwall
Destroyed by fire early in her maiden voyage to the West Indies in
January 1852. Of 163 on board only 59 survived, This tragedy led to
the Admiralty's acceptance of iron hull vessels for the carriage of mail.
"The Royal Mail Packet Company ship Amazon Burnt on Sunday"

ILN, Vol.20. 1852 (Jan-Jun), pg.

ANTELOPE - iron auxiliary scew steamer -
600t 1846 Liverpool. The first of a projected
eight vessels for the Brazil trade. In 1852, with
the Australian gold rush at its height the vessel
was purchased by a Liverpool Partnership for
the Australian trade She made a return vvoyage
to Melbourne in 1853. The Lloyds Register
has her in the Australian trade up to 1858
"The Antelope Australian steam-shp"

ILN, Vol. 22, 1853(Jan-Jun), pg.96

   ARGO- iron screw steamer
   1,815t 1853 London. In 1853 and 1854,
   the vessel made two return voyages
Southampton-Melbourne-Sydney. In 1855
became a Crimean War transport. In 1859
   she was wrecked in Newfoundland.
"The steam-ship Argo in a cyclone off
   the Island of Desolation"

ILN, Vol. 23, 1853 (Jul-Dec), pg. 400

BOSPHOROUS - iron screw steamer -
  445t 1849 Blackwall, In 1854 made one return
  voyagefrom Southampton to Melbourne and
Sydney returning via the Cape for the General
   Screw Steam Shiiping Co. She was sold in 1859'
   and was wrecked in 1867 at the Cape Colony.
"The Bosphorous screw propeller steam vessel."

ILN, Vol. 15, 1849(Jul-Dec), pg. 156

CLEOPATRA - iron screw steaner -
  1,500t 1852, Dumbarton. In 1852, made a
voyage from Liverpool to Adelaude, .
  Melbourne and Sydney.
"The new Australian steam ship Cleopatra."

ILN, Vol. 21, 1852(Jul-Dec), pg. 181

CROESUS - iron screw steamer -
2,700t 1853 Blackwall. In 1854, made one return
voyage Southampton to Melbourne and Sydney
for the General Screw Steam Shipping Co. Became
trooptransport in the Crimean War, and in 1855
was destroyed by fire in the Gulf opf Genoa.
"The Croesus leaving Portsmouth harbour with
the Wiltshire Militia onboard."

ILN Vol.26, 1855(Jan-Jun), pg. 276

ERL KING - iron auxiliary screw steamer -
1,344t 1865 Glasgow
'The auxiliary screw steamer Erl King, built
at Glasgow for theAustralian and China trade." .

ILN, Vol. 48, 1866(Jan-Jun), pg. 104
National Library of Australia
(nla.pic-an9403601)

GREAT BRITAIN - iro screw steamer
22,500t 1843 Bristol
"Great Britain steam-ship to be launched at
Bristol next Wednesday July 10."

ILN, Vol.. 3, 1843(Jul-Dec), pg. 95.

GREAT BRITAIN 22,500t 1843 Bristol
(1852, with four masts)
"The Great Britain steam ship "
.

ILN Vol. 20, 1852(Jan-Jun), pg.165.

GREAT EASTERN - iro paddle and screw steamer
18,915t 1859 Millwall
"Shipping the Atlantic telegraph cable
on board the Great Eastern."

ILN, Vol. 46, 1865(Jan-Jun), pg

GREAT VICTORIA -iron screw steamer
2,278t 1854 Nantes
"The screw steamer Great Victoria one of a line of auxiliary
steam-clippers to Australia established by Messrs. Baines
& Co, of Liverpool."

ILN, Vol. 43, 1863(Jul-Dec), pg. 393.

HELENA SLOMAN - 1850 Hull
Owned by Robert Sloman of Hamburg
She was put in the Haburg- Hull service.
She was abandoned at sea on her third
voyage in this service.
Tne Helena Sloman stesm-ship.

       ILN, Vol. 17, 1850(Jul-Dec), pg.53

   HIMALAYA- iron screw steamer
   3438t 1853 Blackwall
     "The Himalaya steam ship."

ILN, Vol. 24, 1854(Jan-Jun), pg. 48

HIMALAYA- as a troop-ship in in 1860
Taken by the Government as a trooper in
the Crimean War she was subsequently
purchased by the Admiralty and used as
a transport
"The Himalaya troop-ship, with the
Armstrong batteries for China"

ILN, Vol. 36, 1860(Jan-Jun), pg.97

    IBERIA - wood hull paddle steamer --
  516t 1836 London. In 1837 inaugurated
a monthly mail serice London-Oporto-
Lisbon-Gibraltar..
"The steam ship Iberia with
   'Cuningham's patent topsail'."

    ILN, Vol 18, 1851(Jan-Jun), pg. 207

                   JOHN ELDER - iron steamer
4,151t 1869 Glasgow - Named as a tribute
for Elder's development of the compound
  engine and its importance to steam navigation.
"The steam-ship John Elder for the Liverpool
and Valparaiso Line"

ILN, Vol.58, 1871(Jan-Jun), pg. 249

MELBOURNE (ex-HMS GREENOCK)
iron screw steamer - 1,450t 1849 Greenock
  Melbourne, with illustrations of the ship's
  interior as a hospital ship. After 1858,
converted to a sailing vessel.

ILN, Vol. 36, 1860(Jan-Jun), pg. 53

MOOLTAN - 2,152t 1861 London
"The Peninsular and Oriental Company's
new steamship Mooltan."

ILN, Vol. 39, 1861(Jul-Dec), pg. 110/

   NILE - iron screw steamer
   528t 1851 Dumbarton
Wrecked 30/11/54
"The Nile, scew steam ship wrecked off Godeevy Point."

   ILN, Vol.25, 1854 (Jul-Dec), pg. 612

NORTHUMBERLAND - iron screw steamer
  1.898t 1871 London - 1882 sold to Shaw Savill
& Albion Co and converted to sail
"The Northumberland Money Wigram Line,
London to Melbourne."

ILN, Vol.. 60, 1872(Jan-Jun), pg. 121

ORIENT - iron screw steamer -
5,386 1879 Glasgow
"The new steam ship Orient ot the Orient Steam
Navigation Company's line for Australia."

ILN, Vol. 75, 1879(Jul-Dec), pg. 317

ORMUZ -steel screw steamer
6,031t 1886 Glasgow
"The Orieni Line steam-ship Ormuz."

ILN Vol. 90, 1887(Jan-Jun), pg. 559

  PRINCE - iron auxiliary screw steamer
2,710t 1854 Blackwall
   Chartered on completion as a transport ffor
   the Crimean War.. Lost in agale in the Black
  Sea in November 1854
"The screw stean-ship Prince, wrecked
   off Balaclava harbour."

ILN, Vol.25, 1854(Jul-Dec), pg. 612

QUEEN OF THE SOUTH - iron screw steamer -
1,825t 1852 Blackwall - Built for the Australian trade. Made
   one return voyage in 1854 to Melbourne and Sydney. Sold
   and renamed in 1859 and resold and renamed twice more.
.    1861, converted to sail by thelast owners. 1885 wrecked.
"The General Screw Steam Ship Company's new vessel
  Queen of the South."

   ILN, Vol. 20, 1852(Jan-Jun), pg. 413

QUEEN OF THE THAMES -iron screw steamer
2,617t 1870 Glasgow. Devitt & Moore's first steamship.
1871, wrecked off the Cape Colony in the return lourney
  from her maiden voyge.to Melbourne.
"The new steam-ship Queen of the Thames."

ILN, Vol. 57, 1870(Jul-Dec), pg.457

ROYAL CHARTER - auxiliary iron screw steamer --
2,719t 1855 Chester - In 1859,returning from a
second voyage to Melbourne, she anchored in a
gale off the coast of Anglsey. Ihe cables parted
and she was driven ashore
"The Liverpool and AustralianSteam Navigation
Company's new steam-clipper Royal Charter."

   ILN, Vol.27, 1855(Jul-Dec), pg. 765

SOMERSETSHIRE - auxiliary iron screw steamer -
2342t 1967 Blackwall. From 1867 t0 1880, on the
London to Melbourne and Sdney run. 1881, sold ,
  renamed and conveted to sail.
"The auxiliary screw iron ship Somersetshire,
for the Australian trade.".

ILN , Vol. 51, 1867(Jul-Dec), pg. 200

SYDNEY - iron screw steamer -
1,391t 1852 Dumbarton .nt. In 1852 and 1853 made
return voyages London-Capetown-Melbourne-Sydney.
1854 taken up as a transport for the Crimean War. 1857,
sold to the East India Company, 1863 sold to the British
Indis S.N. Co. I866, sold to the Egyptian Government...
"The screw steam-ship Sydney built for the
Australian Royal Mail Steam Navigatopn Company.:

ILN, Vol. 22, 1853(Jan-Jun), pg.245

VICEROY- iron screw steamer
2,225t 1871 London. built by R & H
Creen for the compamy's shipping
line for their India service. The ship
sold,in 1883.; The vessel foundered
after being abandoned on a voyage
from New Orleans to Bremen in Dec.
1885. It was carrying a cargo of
cotton and maize.
"The screw steam-ship Viceroy for the Suez Canal"

   ILN, Vol. 59, 1871(Jul-Dec), pg. 368

SOURCES

1. The Vaughan Evans Index of illutrations of
  ships, ports anplaces of Australian and New
   Zealand interest in the Illustrated London
   News 1842 t0 1891 inclusive. This index is
   available on the website of the Australian
   National Maritime Museum:
   http://www.anmm.gov.au

2. Downloads from the Illustrated London News
from the Gale Newsvault data base website
with permission from. the Mary Evans Picture
Library, London. Their print on demand for
personal use is at: http://www.prints-online.com'
Theircommercial website is at:
   http://www.maryevans.com

3. Ship details from many sources.including:
- Lloyds Register of British and Foreign Shipping    -

- "Mail and Passenger Steamships of the Nineteenth
  Century - the Macpherson Collection with
    Iconographical and Historical Notes by Captain H.
   Parker and Frank C. Bowen." Introduction by A.G.H.
Macpherson. (J.B. Lippincott Company , Philadelphia)

   - "North Star to Southern Cross" by John M Maber
  (T. Stephrnson & Sons Ltd, Prescot, Lancs 1967)

   - "Mercchant Fleets in Profile !" by Duncan Haws
   (Patrick Stephens , Cambridge 1978)

      - The Miramar Ship Index at:
  http://www.miramar.co.nz

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