Hello Elizabeth, This would have been the Ocean SS Co CYCLOPS. CYCLOPS 2,064 gross tons, length 320ft x beam 34.3ft, one funnel, two masts, iron hull, single screw, accommodation for 35 passengers. Built 1880 by Scott & Co, Greenock for Ocean SS Co, Liverpool and used mainly on U.K. - Far East service. 1894 transferred to Ocean's Dutch subsidiary company N.S.M. Oceaan. 1902 sold to Uruguay renamed IBERIA. 1904 scrapped at Montevideo. regards Ted ----- Original Message ----- From: "rummins" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 7:59 PM Subject: [TSL] Ship "Cyclops" 1893 > > Dear Listers, > > On the new Ancestry Index listing for UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878 - > 1960, > I have found a reference to Mr John Rummins aboard a ship "Cyclops". > > This listing implies that the ship was coming from Shanghai, China and > arrived in London on 14 October 1893, via Port Said. The actual shipping > list shows that Mr John Rummins, Mariner, boarded at Colombo. The > shipping list page shows that the ship had previously been in Melbourne, > Adelaide and Albany prior to Colombo. There was no owner or agent listed > on the Ancestry Index individual information sheet for the Rummins > entry. > > Does anybody have information about this ship please? I know there has > been an HMS Cyclops launched in the 1860 but I doubt if this vessel > would have been taking on a number of civilian passengers. Google > searches do not seem to throw light on a vessel of this name which > appears to be the correct one. > > How common was a shipping route in 1893 which included Shanghai and then > Australian ports prior to heading to England? > > Any thoughts on the description of the ship or details of the voyage > would be much appreciated. > > The above mentioned index will be of great use to many who are trying to > locate shipping movements of relatives in this earlier time so is worth > a look to see what pops up. > > Regards, > Elizabeth > ------------------------------- > visit TheShipsList Website > http://www.theshipslist.com/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] 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 - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.5/1759 - Release Date: 31/10/2008 16:10