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From: Ted Finch.< >
Subject: Re: [TSL] Jumna, Renfrewshire & Duke of Sutherland
Date: Sat, 8 May 1999 13:59:42 +0100


Hi Greg,

I have no info on the Renfrewshire which was a sailing ship. Here is all I
have on the other two.

JUMNA
The "Jumna" was a 5,191 gross ton ship, built by Wm Denny & Bros, Dumbarton
in 1886 for British India Associated Steamers. Her details were - length
411.4ft x beam 48.2ft, one funnel, three masts (rigged for sail), single
screw and a speed of 12 knots. There was accommodation for 87-1st, 30-2nd
and 200-steerage class passengers.
Launched on Mar.22nd 1886, she started her maiden voyage from London to
Brisbane on Sep.21st. and in 1889 was used as a Boer War Transport. She
returned to the UK - India - Australia route in 1900 and was eventually
scrapped in Italy in 1907. An interesting aside, is that her captain
(Captain Birkett) was dismissed in May 1889 for marrying a lady passenger at
sea! [Merchant Fleets by Duncan Haws, vol.11, British India S.N.Co]

DUKE OF SUTHERLAND
This ship was built by R.Duncan & Co, Port Glasgow in 1873 for the Eastern
Steamship Co (Ducal Line) which traded between the UK and Calcutta. She was
a 3,013 gross ton steamship, iron construction, single screw and a speed of
11 knots.
In Dec.1883 she made a single round voyage from London via Suez to Melbourne
and Sydney for the Colonial Line and in 1884 agreement was made between the
Ducal Line and British India Steam Navigation Co whereby Ducal Line ships
would trade alongside BISN Co ships on the Queensland trade. There was
accommodation for 60-1st class passengers plus about 800 emigrants which
were carried in the forward 'tween decks. Her first voyage on the London -
Batavia - Brisbane service started on 11th Aug.1884 and she continued on
this route until starting her last voyage on 25th Jul.1902. In 1904 she was
sold to W.& A. McArthur and renamed MACQUARIE and in 1906 went to US owners
and was renamed HANAMET. She was scrapped at Danzig in 1925.[North Star to
Southern Cross by John M. Maber]

I don't have any addresses of photo suppliers in Australia, perhaps the
Maritime Museums could help. The World Ship Society also has a large photo
library and I will be happy to pass on the address of your local branch
secretary off list if you let me know where you are located.

regards
Ted

At 00:22 08/05/99 +1000, Greg Baldwin wrote:
>G'day Cobbers,
>
>Can anybody provide me with info and photo's of the following three ships
>that took my ancestors from the UK to Australia in the 1870's and 1880's:
>
>1. Jumna
>2. Renfrewshire
>3. Duke of Sutherland
>
>Any info greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Regards
>
>Greg Baldwin
>AIGS 9842
>CFHS 8731
>Researching Surnames:
>ALLEN - Cornwall, UK.
>BALDWIN - Kent, UK>New Zealand> Qld, AUS
>BENTON - Warwick, UK
>BIRCH - Yorkshire, UK> Qld, Australia
>BRODIE - Parish of Boyndie, Banffshire, SCT
>CLARK - Rhynie & Essie, Aberdeen Scotland
>EDWARDS - Cornwall, UK.
>FRANCES - Australia
>GRANT - Parish of Rhynie, Aberdeen, Scotland
>INCH - Cornwall, UK>New Zealand
>LEYLAND - Warwick, UK.
>LUMSDEN - New Zealand
>MASSEY - Ireland>Qld, Australia
>McFADDEN - Ireland
>McINTOSH - Ross Shire, Scotland>Qld, Australia
>McLEAN - Garmouth, Moray, Scotland>Qld, Australia
>McLEAVY - Jedburgh, Roxburgh, Scotland>Qld, AUS
>OLIVER - Roxburgh, Scotland
>REEVES - UK>Australia
>REYNOLDS - Cornwall, UK.
>RUDD - Qld, Australia
>SMITH - Scotland
>SPENCER - Scotland
>SPRENGER - Qld, Australia
>WHITEHOUSE - Warwick, UK.
>WILSON - Scotland>New Zealand
>email to:
>snail mail: 33 Johnson Drive, Ferntree Gully, Victoria, Australia 3156
>Australian Genealogy: http://opax.swin.edu.au/andrew/aust_genealogy.html
>
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