Hello Listers My Scottish grandmother arrived in Townsville, Queensland, on 10th August 1900 on the "Duke of Norfolk". Would this be the SS "Duke of Norfolk". Whether or not, would anyone know how I could find a picture of the vessel please? I'm also interested in pictures of the merchant ship "Hercules" which arrived in Port Jackson in 1835, the immigrant ship "Alfred" which also arrived in Port Jackson, in 1841, and the immigrant ship "Lord Hungerford" which arrived in Port Phillip in 1841. Many thanks. Pam Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia
Hello Pam, Yes, this was the SS Duke of Norfolk. She was 3,819 gross tons, built 1889 by Hawthorn Leslie & Co, Newcastle as the Nairnshire for Turnbull, Martin & Co, Glasgow. In 1898 she was sold to the Ducal Line (J. B.. Westray & Co), Glasgow and renamed Duke of Norfolk. 27th Jul.1898 started first voyage London via Suez to Brisbane. Last voyage 10th Sep.1902. The company then went into liquidation and the remaining ships were transferred to Gray, Dawes & Co. In 1905 the Duke of Norfolk was sold to C. Andersen, Hamburg and renamed Marcellus. 1908 sold to Sweden renamed Johanna, 1914 sold to Greece renamed Pericles. On 24th May 1914 she sank 90 miles off Ushant after striking submerged wreckage on voyage Swansea - Alexandria with coal. The others were sailing vessels. Sorry but I can find no photos of these ships - perhaps the Australian National Maritime Museum can help? regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "PMR" <cliveden@acenet.net.au> To: "THE SHIPS LIST" <TheShipsList-L@rootsweb.com>; "MARINERS Mailing List" <Mariners-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 6:54 AM Subject: [TSL] Duke of Norfolk 1900 (+ Hercules 1830s; Lord Hungerford 1840s;Alfred 1840s) > > Hello Listers > > My Scottish grandmother arrived in Townsville, Queensland, on > 10th August 1900 on the "Duke of Norfolk". Would this be the SS "Duke of > Norfolk". > > Whether or not, would anyone know how I could find a picture of > the vessel please? > > I'm also interested in pictures of the merchant ship "Hercules" > which arrived in Port Jackson in 1835, the immigrant ship "Alfred" which > also arrived in Port Jackson, in 1841, and the immigrant ship "Lord > Hungerford" which arrived in Port Phillip in 1841. > > Many thanks. > > Pam > Beaudesert, Queensland, Australia > > > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > THESHIPSLIST-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.441 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/3050 - Release Date: 08/04/10 04:45:00