FLEET LIST
BLESSING (1817 - 1846) Snow.
221n, 88.0 x 24.5 x 14.1 feet.
1805: Built by Benjamin Howard, Southwick, Sunderland for Nicholas and John Richardson
7.181: Purchased by James Robinson, Master Mariner (Sixty four shares) 5.1828: James Robinson transferred by indenture sixty four shares to George Stroman, Shadwell who on 24.4.1832 transferred them by indenture to Robert and Richard Brown of St. Mary at Hill London. 10.2.1833: Captain James Robinson died and management of the vessel was transferred to his widow. Grace Robinson. 8.6.1843: Robert and Richard Brown sold all sixty four shares to Grace and Joseph Robinson (widow and son of Captain James Robinson) 7.10 1844: Grace Robinson died and ownership of the vessel was transferred to Joseph Robinson. 28.3.1846: Lost off Flamborough Head.
STAG (1) (1846 - 1858) Snow later Briq O.N. 130/1846.
182n, 82.5 x 21.2 x 12.9 feet.
1846: Built by Luke, Blumer and Bushell, South Shields for Joseph Robinson (28 shares) Thomas Robinson (22 shares) and James Miller (14 shares). Joseph Robinson who was Master from 23rd May 1846 to 11th October 1848 and again between 5th March 1851 and 29th June 1851 is described as a Master Mariner, Thomas Robinson as a Tailor and James Miller as a shipowner 26.5.1846: Sailed on her maiden voyage from Newcastle to London with Captain Joseph Robinson in command. 12.1.1850: Re-registered as a brig. 6.3.1858: Sank after beinq run down off Southwold by an unknown vessel whilst on a voyage from Shields to London with a cargo of coal. The crew were landed safely.
FELLOWSHIP (1848 - 1849) Ship O.N. 2851 (issued in 1855).
201 n, 92.0 x 21.7 x 12.8 feet.
1840: Built by Nicholas Mosher, Newport, Nova Scotia as FELLOWSHIP for his own account 1848: Sold to E. H. Hogg and 78.5.1848 re-registered at North Shields. 18.12.1848: Purchased by Joseph Robinson, Thomas Robinson and Eleanor Johnson. 20.1.1849: Sold to Thomas Rutherford and William Nicholson, Seaham. 1857: Transferred to Thomas Rutherford 1863: Foundered in heavy weather 30 miles off Lowestoft whilst on a voyage from Seaham Harbour-to London with a cargo of coal. All the crew were saved.
ELEANOR GRACE (1) (1849 - 1857) Ship. O.N. 14649. 224n
86.8 x 22.3 x 14.6 feet.
7.7.1849: Completed by Thomas Seymour, Walker on Tyne for Joseph Robinson (40 shares) Thomas Robinson (16 shares) and Eleanor Johnson (8 shares). 24.2.1857- Wrecked whilst on a voyage from Belfast to Newcastle.
ALBERT (1853 - 1871) Brig. O.N. 34801. 161n
72.8 x 20.8 x 14.0 feet.
5.1842: Completed by Peter and James Tait, Stromness as ALBERT for James Spence of Stromness, a Shipmaster (8 shares) and others including George Hobbs (9 shares) and Peter Tait (5 shares). 3.10.1850: Sold to James Leask, Kirkwall, a Master Mariner (64 shares) 19.8 1852: Sold to Anthony Wood and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne. 30.5.1853: Purchased by Joseph Robinson (40 shares) and Thomas Robinson (24 shares). 10.4.1856: Registered tonnaqe increased to 198.69 tons. 1871: Sold to Edward Wilkinson, BIyth. 1878: Sold to George Smee Maldon. 7.1.1890: Sold to James Watson, Newcastle upon Tyne and re-registered with dimensions 92.3x24.2x13.2 feet and registered tonnage 191.29 tons 23.5.1891: Foundered off Sunderland.
ROBINSONS (1856 - 1871) Barque. O.N. 1 7045. 327n
110.0 x 26.8 x 1 6.5 feet.
1856: Built by W. Stothard, Sunderland for Joseph Robinson (40 shares), Thomas Robinson (16 shares) an Beanor Johnson (8 shares). 4.5.187 1: Sold to William Robinson and others BIyth 4.1881: Sold to W. Svendsen, Norway and renamed ALETTE. 37.7.1886: Wrecked on a voyaqe from London to Kristiansand.
CAMELLIA (1) (1858 - 1877) Barque. O.N. 20439. 312n
108.4 x 26.2 x 16.8 feet.
1858: Completed at Sunderland for Joseph Robinson (44 shares) and Thomas Robinson (20 shares). 16.2.1858: Sailed on her maiden voyage to the Mediterranean. 1869: Lengthened by 14.6 feet to 123.0 feet and registered tonnage increased to 332 tons. 1872: Insured value £ 3,300 25.3.1877: wrecked at Pipas near Montevideo whilst on a voyage from Trey Ventos to the U.K. with a cargo of hides. Insured value £3,000.
CLINTONIA (1) (1861 - 1865) Barque. O.N. 29704. 336n
110.0 x 26.2 x 1 6.7 feet.
1867; Built at Sunderland for Joseph Robinson (64 shares). 10.8.1865: Sailed from Taganrog on a voyage to America and after sailing from Constantinople on 6.9.1865 disappeared with all hands.
GLADIOLUS (1) (1863 - 1879) Barque. O.N. 45601. 345g, 306n
113.1 x 27.2 x 16.8 feet.
3.1863: Completed by John Robinson, Sunderland for Joseph Robinson and 6.4.1863 sailed on her maiden voyage to the Black Sea. 20.2.1872; Insured value £2,800. 13.10.1879: Wrecked at Yallachs Bay, Jamaica whilst awaiting cargo for Liverpool. Insured value £1,500.
STAG (2) (1866 - 1873) Barque. O.N. 53482. 296n
111.6 x 26.0 x 1 6.0 feet.
8.1866: Completed by John Robinson, Sunderland for Joseph Robinson and 31.8.1866 sailed on her maiden voyage to Cronstadt. 20.2.1872; Insured value £2,800. 30.3.1873: Wrecked on English Bank, River Plate. Insured for £2,800 at the time of her loss.
ELEANOR GRACE (2) (1867 - 1879) Barque. O.N. 56499. 336n
120.3 x 26.8 x 16.7 feet.
5.1867; Completed by John Robinson, Sunderland for Joseph Robinson and 8.6.1867 sailed on her maiden voyage to the Black Sea. 20.2.7872; Insured value £3,200. 7.1877: Her master, Captain John Spence, was empowered to sell the ship within nine months for not less than £3,000 but in fact no sale took place. 2.1.1879 Sailed from Plymouth whilst on a voyage from Taganrog to Stockton on Tees with a cargo of linseed and disappeared with all hands Insured for £2,400 at the time of her loss.
JOHN BARING (1870 - 1875) Barque. O.N. 30106. 547g
124.4 x 30.2 x'23.2 feet.
1834: Built at Stonington, U.S.A. for unknown owners. 1856: Sold to Octavius Swan and Thomas Swan (52 shares) and John Crutwell (12 shares), rigged as a ship and registered in Malta. 26.7.1859: John Swan acquired the 52 shares from Octavius and Thomas Swan. Subsequently the ship's figurehead was changed from a man's bust to a stag's head but there is no indication of any Robinson interest in the ship at this time. 1865: Sold to George Hurford (31 shares) and others. Re-registered as a barque. 4.1865: Sold to Thomas Gibson (52 shares) and on his death 3.8.1865 George Hurford was appointed executor. 9.5.1870: Joseph Robinson, the Younger, purchased 52 shares and two days later he acquired the remaining 12 shares. He then sold to Thomas Robinson (8 shares), John Robinson (8 shares), Nicholas J. Robinson (8 shares), James Hunter (8 shares) and in the following year to Joseph Green (8 shares) and William Russell (8 shares). 20.2.1872: Insured value £1,600. 31.5.1875: Wrecked at the mouth of the Frontenac River, Tabasco Province, Mexico whilst outward bound, under pilot's orders, with a cargo of 600 tons of mahogany and cedarwood. She was on a voyage from Belize to Tabasco and was insured for £1,600 at the time of her loss.
CADUCEUS (1870 - 1872) Barque. O.N. 12598. 411g, 395n 660d
124.1 x 27.8 x 18.1 feet.
3.1857: Completed by John Davison, Sunderland as CADUCEUS for Edmund H. Hogg (36 shares), John Lucas (6 shares) and others. 1.1.1858; Following certain mortgage transactions, Mrs. Mary Fawcett became the principal shareholder with 28 shares. 23.3.1868: Mrs. Mary Fawcett died and William H. Cave and Mrs. Ann Hogg (widow of Edmund H. Hogg) were appointed executors. Mrs. Ann Hogg became the principal shareholder with 28 shares together with William H. Cave (16 shares) and Mrs. D. Lucas (14 shares). 7.7.1870: Joseph Robinson, the Younger, purchased 58 shares. 1872: Sold to Mrs. A. Hogg and Mrs. D. Lucas. 4.1873: Sold to
Thomas Knox, North Shields. 6.1875: Sold to James Bolt (24 shares) and others. 7.1877: James Bolt acquired a further 8 shares. 28.11.1887: Stranded and broke in two on Chichester Bank, near Portsmouth, whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Salerno with a cargo of coal.
TELEGRAM (1871 - 1873) Barque. O.N. 27240. 517g
134.0 x 30.8 x 18.8 feet.
1857: Built at Somerset, Massachusetts as GREENFIELD for unknown owners and later renamed TELEGRAM. 21.5.1859: Sold to George Croshaw, London. 3.6.1859: Sold to John Lash, Croydon Common. 15.8.1863; Sold to James Turpie, North Shields. 7.12.1870; Sold to John F. Middleton (32 shares) and others. North Shields. 28.2.1877: Purchased by Joseph Robinson, the Younger (56 shares). 3.1877: Joseph Robinson, the Younger sold 48 shares. 20.2.1872: Insured value £1,400. 3.2.1873; Abandoned in the Bay of Biscay whilst on a voyage from Newport to Jamaica with a cargo of coal. At the time of her loss six shareholders held 8 shares each and one (John Hedley) held 16 shares. The vessel was insured for £1,400.
STEPHANOTIS (1) (1871 - 1898) Iron Steamship. O.N. 65382. 1042g, 678n, 1530d
220.5 x 30.6 x 19.2 feet.
2 cylinder inverted single expansion steam engine by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co.,
Sunderland. Replaced in 1877 by a C.2-cyl. by R. and W. Hawthorn and Co., Newcastle upon
Tyne.
2.1877: Launched and 3.1877: Completed by Iliff. Mounsey and Co., Sunderland for Joseph Robinson. Cost £16,800. 5.1877: Joseph Robinson sold 46 shares to 17 shareholders, including Joseph Robinson, the Younger (4 shares), Nicholas J. Robinson (1 share) and Thomas Robinson (5 shares). 20.2.1872: Insured value £18,000. 1883: Insured value £15,000. 2.9.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £4,608. 7.9.1898: Sold to Robson, Brown and Sons Ltd., Sunderland. 30.4.1901 Sank off Whitby following a collision with the British steamer GUYERS, (522/73) whilst on a voyage from Bilbao to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore. The GUYERS was also lost.
WELLINGTON (1871) Barque. 527g, 487n
122.4 x 29.9 x 200 feet.
1847: Built at Sunderland for Mr. Fenwick. 19.10.1871 Purchased by Joseph Robinson, the Younger. 16.12.1871: Foundered off Madeira after being abandoned in heavy weather whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Guadeloupe with a cargo of coal.
NYMPHAEA (1) (1871 - 1881) Iron Steamship. O.N. 65410. 1138g, 739n
230.6 x 30.1 x 18.0 feet.
C.2-cyl by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
2.9.1871: Launched by lliff, Mounsey and Co., Sunderland for Joseph Robinson cost £15,940. 20.2.1872 Insured value £18,000.28.10.1872: Joseph Robinson sold 45 shares to 18 shareholders, including Nicholas J. Robinson ( 4 shares) and Joseph Robinson the Younger ( 4 shares). 1880:Insured value £16,000. 4.1.1881: Wrecked on Sunk Sand at tehe entrance to the river Thames whilst on a voyage from Shields to Piraeus with a cargo of coal.
NUPHAR (1) (1872 - 1878) Iron Steamship. O.N. 65445 1137g, 731n
230.5 x 30.0 x 18 feet.
C.2-cyl by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
8.1872: Launched by lliff, Mounsey and Co., Sunderland for Joseph Robinson. 21.10.1873: Joseph Robinson sold 47 shares to 21 shareholders including Nicholas J. Robinson ( 4 shares) and Joseph Robinson the Younger ( 4 shares). 12.12.1878: Stranded and broke in two near Honfleur whilst on a voyage from Konigsberg to Rouen with a cargo of wheat and flax. Insured for £1 7,000 at the time of her loss.
DANAE (1873 - 1877). Iron Steamship. O.N. 65456. 1157g, 745n
230.0 x 30.3 x 18.2 feet.
C.2-cyl by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
1.1873: Launched by lliff, Mounsey and Co., Sunderland for Joseph Robinson and on delivery insured for £20.000. 3.3.1874. Joseph Robinson sold 48 shares to 23 shareholders including Nicholas J. Robinson ( 2 shares) and Joseph Robinson the Younger ( 4 shares). 25.12.1877: Foundered off Horns Reef whilst on a voyage from Copenhagen and Reval to London whit a cargo of wheat. Insured for £17,000 at the time of her loss.
STAG (3) (1874 - 1880) Iron Steamship. O.N. 70386. 1558g, 1006n
259.4 x 33.5 x 24.3 feet
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
8.1874: Launched by Bartram, Haswell and Co., Sunderland for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £30,300 and on delivery insured for £32,300.
2.10.1880: Wrecked at Punta Delgada, Azores after colliding with the company’s steamer ROBINA (1816/76) when her anchors dragged during a fierce gale. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Marseilles. Insured £28,000 at the time of her loss.
AMY DORA (1875 - 1889) Iron Steamship. O.N. 70402. 1708g, 1107n
265.0 x 34.0 x 24.4 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
6.1875: Launched by Cole Bros, Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £28,000 and on delivery insured for £30,000. 1883: Insured value reduced to £27,000. 5.10.1889: Wrecked on Watchapreague Shoals, Virginia whilst on a voyage from Savannah via Newport News to Genoa with a cargo of cotton.
AMARYLLIS (1) (1875 - 1899) Iron Steamship. O.N.70405. 1714g,1109n, 2575d
264.4 x 34.0 x 24.3 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
10.1875: Launched by Cole Bros, Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £28,000 and on delivery insured for £30,000.
1883: Insured value reduced to £27,000. 30.9.1895 Transferred to “Stag Line” Ltd for £6,912. 1899: Sold to Amaryllis Shipping Co. Ltd. ( W. Coupland and Co., managers), Newcastle upon Tyne. 7.11.1900 Foundered off Ushant after a collision with the German steamer INDIA (1551/81) whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Savona with a cargo of coal. When the collision occurred, the INDIA was attempting to take the crew off the AMARYLLIS, which was drifting without power and listing heavily.
CYDONIA (1) (1876 - 1899) Iron Steamship O.N. 70415. 1693g, 1093n, 2540d
265.0 x 34.0 x 24.4 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
4.1876: Launched by Cole Bros, Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £28,220 and on delivery insured for £30,000.
1883: Insured value reduced to £27,000. 30.9. 895 Transferred to “Stag Line” Ltd for £6,912. 1899: Sold to Dunford and Elliott, Newcastle upon Tyne. 1904: Sold to Doi Kametaro, Japan and renamed NANIWA MARU. 1910: Sold to K. Yokoyama, Japan. 1912: Sold to C. Tanaka, Japan. 1920: Sold to Tanaka Kozan Kabushiki Kaisha, Japan. 8.7.1922: Wrecked at Shikotsisaki whilst on voyage from Muroran to Kamaishi with a cargo of coal and beans. She later slipped off the rocks and sank in deep water.
ROBINIA (1) (1876 - 1880) Iron Steamship. O.N. 76631. 1816g, 1181n
280.5 x 34.0 x 24.6 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
12.1876: Launched by C. Mitchell and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £28,500 and on delivery insured for £31,000. 2.10.1880: Wrecked at Punta Delgada, Azores after colliding with the company’s steamer STAG (1558/74) and the British steamer Benella (1229/80) when all three vessels dreagged their anchors during a fierce gale. She was on a voyage from New Orleans to Le Havre. Insured for £29,000 at the time of her loss.
AZALEA (1877 1897) Iron Steamship. O.N. 76634. 1828g, 1188n, 2637d
280.5 x 34.0 x 24.6 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
12.1876: Launched by C. Mitchell and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £28,850 and on delivery insured for £31,000. 1883: Insured value reduced to £28,000. 26.9.1895: Transferred to “Stag Line” Ltd for £7,488. 21.11.1897: Sailed from Baltimore bound for Stettin and after passing Cape Henry the following day, disappeared with all hands.
LAURESTINA (1) (1877 - 1878) Iron Steamship. O.N. 76650. 1919g, 1238n
286.2 x 34.2 x 24.8 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
9.1877: Launched byTyne lron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. 29.12.l878: Wrecked at Kopparsten Rocks, Sandhamn whilst on a voyage from Reval to Rotterdam with a cargo of grain.
CAMELLIA (2) (1878 - 1898) Iron Steamship. O.N. 79208. 1363g, 880n, 1975d
258.0 x 32.0 x 21.2 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
8.1878: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Costs £20.780 and on delivery insured for £23,000. 1883: Insured value reduced to £20,780. 2.9.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd for £6,912. 1898: Sold to Tyneside Line Ltd (J. Ridley, Son and Tully managers), Newcastle upon Tyne. 16.5.1910: Extensively damaged in a collision off Cross Sands with the British steamer WINKFIELD, (4009/00) whilst on a voyaqe from Ghent to the River Tyne in ballast. Arrived in the Tyne and found to be not worth repairing Sold to R. Blake and broken up at Sunderland.
EGLANTINE (1878 - 1898) Iron Steamship. O.N. 79212. 1357g, 874n, 1975d
258.0 x 32.0 x 21.1 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
9.1878: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £20,780 and on delivery insured for £23,000. 1883; Insured value reduced to £21,000. 16.9.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £6,912. 1898: Sold to Tyneside Line Ltd. (J. Ridley, Son and Tully managers), Newcastle upon Tyne. 16.4.1915: Wrecked on Filey Brig during an attempt to avoid an enemy submarine whilst on a voyage from the River Tvne to Le Havre with a cargo of coal.
CORONILLA (1878 - 1898) Iron Steamship. O.N. 79215. 1361g, 875n, 1975d
258.0 x 32.0 x 21.1 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland. Replaced in 1906 by a T 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
12.1878: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £20.780 and on delivery insured for £23,000. 1883: Insured value reduced to £21,000. 16.9.1895:Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £6,912. 1898: Sold to Tyneside Line Ltd. (J. Ridley, Son and Tully managers), Newcastle upon Tyne. 8.1919: Sold to Llewellyn Shipping Co., Cardiff. 11.1919: Sold to J. G. Bouboulis, Greece and renamed BOUBOULINA. 8.6.7927: Mined and sunk off Englezonissia, Gulf of Smyrna, whilst on a voyage from Smyrna to Piraeus.
GARDENIA (1) (1879 - 1901) Iron Steamship. O.N. 79224. 1967g, 1276n, 2700d
280.0 x 35.0 x 24.7 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
8.1879: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £28,000 and on delivery insured for £30,000. 1883: Insured value reduced to £29,000. 2.10.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd for £9,216. 1901: Sold to Montauk Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (W. Coupland and Co., managers), Newcastle upon Tyne. 4.10.1913: Sank with the loss of 18 crew following a collision with the British steamer CORNWOOD (2152/11) near Middle Cross Sand, North Sea. She had been on a voyage from Benisaf to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore.
VIOLA (1879 - 1900) Iron Steamship. O.N. 79226. 1963g, 1270n, 2729d
280.0 x 35.0 x 24.7 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
10.1879: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £28,000 and on delivery insured for £30,000. 1883: Insured value reduced to £29,000. 4.9.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £9,216. 1900: Sold to Montauk Steam Ship Co. Ltd. (W. Coupland and Co. managers), Newcastle upon Tyne.179.9.1903: Wrecked in thick fog 7 mile S. of Kettleness Point, near Whitby, whilst on a voyage from Carthagena to Middlesbrough with a cargo of iron ore. Her crew of 20 men was rescued by the Runswick lifeboat and two weeks later the vessel broke in half.
GLADIOLUS (2) (1880 - 1901) Iron Steamship. O.N. 79237. 1941g, 1258n, 2800d
280.6 x 36.0 x 22.6 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
7.1880: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £26,500 and on delivery insured for £28,000. 1883: Insured value increased to £29,000. 18.9.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £10,368. 1901: Sold to Amaryllis Shipping Co. Ltd. (W. Coupland and Co. managers), Newcastle upon Tyne. 1912: Sold to C.H.C. Sunderman and broken up at Dordrecht.
CLINTONIA (2) (1881 - 1897) Iron Steamship. O.N. 84857. 1970g, 1287n, 2850d
287.0 x 37.0 x 21.8 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
8.1881: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £27,900 and on delivery insured for £30,000. 24.10.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £10,944. 26.4.1897: Severely damaged by fire at Newport News after arriving from Cuba and declared a constructive total loss. Sold to L. Luckenbach, U.S.A. and converted to a barge. 1903; Transferred to Luckenbach Transportation and Wrecking Co. U.S.A. 1911:Transferred to Estate, of L. Luckenbach, U.S.A. 1911: Transferred to E. F. Luckenbach, U.S.A. 4.4.1915: Abandoned in a position 35.12N. 74.51W. whilst on a voyage from Brunswick to Newhaven, Conn. with a cargo of railroad ties.
IXIA (1) (1881 - 1916) Iron Steamship. O.N. 84858. 1970g, 1254n, 2850d
287.0 x 37.0 x 21.9 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
10.1881: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £27,900 and on delivery insured for £30,000. 14.10.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £10,944. 1911: Fitted for the carriage of molasses in bulk. 1916: Sold toTres Ltd. (Houlder, Middleton and Co. Ltd. managers), London. 1917: Renamed SAGUA. 1921: Sold to United States Food Products Corp., U.S.A. 1922: Sold to Sagua Corporation, (C. D. Mallory and Co. managers), Dominica. 1923: Sold to Macoris S.S. Corporation, Dominica. 1930: Sold to shipbreakers.
NUPHAR (2) (1881 - 1882) Iron Steamship. O.N. 84860. 1963g, 1280n, 2850d
287.0 x 37.0 x 21.9 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland.
11.1881: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Insured on delivery for £30,000. 23.9.1882: Wrecked at Cape May whilst on a voyage from Shields to Philadelphia with a cargo of pig iron.
NYMPHAEA (2) (1882 - 1914) Iron Steamship. O.N. 84861. 1969g, 1249n, 28784d
286.9 x 37.0 x 21.8 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co., Sunderland
1 1882: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Co. Cost £28,900 and on delivery insured for £30,000. 11.12.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £10,944. 1908: Fitted for the carriage of molasses in bulk. 14.7.1914: Wrecked 25 miles N. of Aberdeen whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne to Cienfuegos, Cuba in ballast.
STAG (4) (1884— 1916) Iron Steamship ON. 84899. 2052g, 1302n, 2890d
287.0 x 37.0 x 22.0 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne
3.1884: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Sons. Cost £31,250. 2.10.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £13,248. 1907: Fitted for the carriage of molasses in bulk. 1916: Sold to Tres Ltd. (Houlder, Middleton and Co Ltd, managers), London. 1917: Renamed Macoris. 1921: Sold to Macoris S.S. Corporation: Dominica 1923: Sold to Luigi Ghio, Italy to be broken up at Venice. 4.1.1924: Foundered off Crete whilst on her final voyage from Piraeus to Venice in ballast.
LAURESTINA (2) (1884- 1895) Iron Steamship O.N. 89794. 2051 g, 1336n, 2900d
287.0 x 37.0 x 22.0 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne .
5.1884: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Sons. Cost £31,250. 5.10.1895: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £13,248. 6.12.1895: Sailed from Baltimore bound for Sligo and, after passing Cape Henry on the following day disappeared with her crew of 25 men.
ROBINIA (2) (1884 - 1904) Iron Steamship. O.N. 89798. 2058g, 1314n, 2900d
287.0 x 37.0 x 22.1 feet.
C. 2-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
8.1884: Launched by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for Joseph Robinson and Sons. Cost £31,250. 30.9.1885: Transferred to "Stag Line", Ltd. for £13,248. 1904: Sold to D. Bozzo fu Nicolo, Italy for £5,950. 1905: Renamed CONCETTA B. 1910: Sold to D. & E. Flli Bozzo, Italy. 1915: Sold to Ditta Giovanni Pantaleo, Italy and renamed G. PANTALEO. 1916: Sold to Liguria Commerciale di Nav., Italy and renamed ALBERTO. 6.10.1916: Mined and sunk 12 miles from Cape Carovedo.
GLOXINIA (1) (1897- 1916) Steel Steamship. O.N. 105217. 2540g, 1618n, 4310d
313.0 x 45.0 x 20.7 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne
1.1897: Completed by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line" Ltd. Cost £27,860. 1.1916: Sold to Bolivian General Enterprise Ltd. (Leopold Walford (London) Ltd. managers), London and renamed PETINGAUDET. 1921: Sold to M.V. Uravain Spain and renamed FRANCISCA URAVAIN. 1928: Sold to Velilla y Candina Soc. Ltda., Spain and renamed CANDINA. 1930: Sold to Cia. Nav. Bidasoa (A. Candina and Co. managers) Spain. 1941: Sold to Cia. Nav. Espanola S.A., Spain. 1966: Sold to Spanish shipbreakers and arrived at Santander on 8.6.1966 to be broken up.
CLEMATIS (1898 - 1916) Steel Steamship. O.N. 109887. 3406g, 2161n, 5717d
344.5 x 46.0 x 16.8 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
7.1898: Completed by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £33,800. 1916: Sold to Leeston Shipping Co. Ltd., Cardiff. 1920: Sold to John Holt and Co. (Liverpool) Ltd., Liverpool. 1926: Sold to Societa Anon. Marittima Catanese (G. Napoli and Figli managers), Italy. 1929: Sold to Italian shipbreakers.
BEGONIA (1) (1899 - 1916) Steel Steamship. O.N. 109908. 3653g, 2346n, 5712d
344.9 x 46.0 x 16.9 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
12.1899: Completed by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £38,750. 1916: Sold to Maindy Shipping Co. Ltd. (Jenkins, Richards and Evans Ltd., managers), Cardiff and renamed MAINDY BRIDGE. 8.12.1917: Torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine 4 miles E.N.E. of Sunderland whilst on a voyage from Middlesbrough to the River Tyne in ballast. Two members of the crew were lost.
ZINNIA (1) (1900 - 1912) Steel Steamship. O.N. 113064. 3642g, 2339n, 5717d
345.0 x 46.1 x 16.9 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
2.1900: Completed by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £38,750. 27.3.1912: Beached off Cape Comorin after a fire had broken out during a voyage from Calcutta to Karachi with a cargo of coal. Subsequently declared a total loss.
STEPHANOTIS (2) (1904 - 1915) Steel Steamship. O.N. 117961. 4060g, 2584n, 6309d
350.0 x 48.0 x 17.9 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
5.1904: Completed by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line" Ltd. Cost £38,750. 17.6.1915: Sold to Hackensack S.S. Co. Ltd. (Brown, Jenkinson and Co managers), London and renamed HACKENSACK. 25.4.1917: Torpedoed and sunk 180 miles N.W. by W. of Fastnet by the German submarine U.82 whilst on a voyage from Cienfuegos and Halifax to Queenstown with a cargo of sugar. Six of her crew were lost.
AMARYLLIS (2) (1904 - 1908) Steel Steamship. O.N. 117962. 4064g, 2587n, 6309d
350.0 x 48.0 x 17.9 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
7.1904: Completed by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £38,750. 7.2.1908: Wrecked at Kalkudah, Ceylon whilst on a voyage from Calcutta to Bombay with a cargo of coal. £34,601 paid by insurers.
EUPHORBIA (1) (1907 - 1916) Steel Steamship. O.N. 117972. 3837g, 2444n, 6600d
350.1 x 50.1 x 22.4 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by the Shipbuilders.
1907: Completed by W. Doxford and Sons Ltd., Sunderland for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £38,901. 1 6.7.1916: Torpedoed and sunk 56 miles N.E. of Algiers by the German submarine U.39 whilst on a voyage from Calcutta to London with general cargo. Eleven of her crew were lost.
CLINTONIA (3) (1907 - 1915) Steel Steamship. O.N. 117975. 3830g, 2440n, 6600d
350.1 x 50.1 x 22.4 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by the Shipbuilders.
1907: Completed by W. Doxford and Sons Ltd., Sunderland for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £38,901. 1.8.1915: Torpedoed and sunk 30 miles S.W. by W. of Ushant by the German submarine U.28 whilst on a voyage from Marseilles to the River Tyne in ballast. Ten members of her crew were lost.
CYDONIA (2) (1910 - 1916) Steel Steamship. O.N. 127107. 3085g, 1890n, 5370d
331.5 x 48.0 x 22.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
1910: Completed by W. Dobson and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £30,226. 1914: Requisitioned by the Admiralty. 27.9.1916: Wrecked on Castle Rocks, Holy Island whilst on a voyage from Burntisland to Brest with a cargo of coal.
LINARIA (1) (1911 - 1914) Steel Steamship. O.N. 127121. 3081g, 1881n, 5340d
331.4 x 48.0 x 22.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
1911: Completed by W. Dobson and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £32,778. 26.12.1914: Mined and sunk 2 ½ miles N.N.E. of Filey whilst on a voyage from London to the River Tyne in ballast.
PHOTINIA (1) (1913 - 1917) Steel Steamship. O.N. 133314. 4584g, 2835n, 8300d
383.0 x 51.7 x 26.6 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by G. Cark Ltd., Sunderland.
7.1913: Completed by W. Pickersgill and Sons Ltd., Sunderland for "Stag Line" Ltd Cost £57,122. 1917: Sold to National S.S. Co. Ltd. (Fisher, Alimonda and Co. Ltd., managers) London and renamed FOTINIA. 1929: Management transferred to J. and C. Harrison Ltd. 1932: Sold to S. Perivolaris, Greece and renamed MARGARITIS. 1939: Sold to Mrs. A. Perry (S. Perivolaris manager), Panama and renamed AURORA. 1947: Sold to Kokoku Kisen K.K., Japan and renamed EIZAN MARU. 18.1.1942: Torpedoed and sunk by the American submarine PLUNGER in a position 33.30N. 135.00E.
GARDENIA (2) (1914 - 1923) Steel Steamship. O.N. 133327. 3108g, 1899n, 5350d
331.2 x 48.0 x 22.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
1914: Completed by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line" Ltd Cost £44,337. 1923: Sold to Charlton Steam Shipping Co. Ltd. (Charlton, McAllum and Co. Ltd., managers), Newcastle upon Tyne and renamed HAVENSIDE. 1927: Sold to Crandon Shipping Co. Ltd., Cardiff and renamed CRANDON. 1933: Sold to New Era S.S. Co. Ltd. (Frank S. Dawson Ltd., managers), Newcastle upon Tyne and renamed DAVID DAWSON. 1935: Sold to Sovtorgflot U.S.S.R. and renamed KUZBASS. 26.9.1944: Wrecked in a position 64.25N. 173 57W whilst on a voyage from Ugolnaya Bay to Providenia.
CAMELLIA (3) (1914 - 1917) Steel Steamship. O.N. 133525. 3157g, 1957n, 5500d
331.0 x 47.7 x 22.5 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by J. Dickinson and Sons Ltd., Sunderland.
2.1913: Completed by J. Blumer and Co., Sunderland as TYNEHOME for Home Shipping Co. Ltd. (Common Bros. managers), Newcastle upon Tyne. 29.12.1914: Purchased by "Stag Line" Ltd for £42,000 and renamed CAMELLIA. 27.11.1917: Sailed from Dakar on a voyage to the U.K. and disappeared with all hands.
CLINTONIA (4) (1917 - 1940) Steel Steamship. O.N. 139879. 3106g, 1882n, 5330d
331.0 x 48.0 x 22.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
1917: Completed by W. Dobson and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £71,515. 19.10.1940: Torpedoed by the German submarine U.99 and sunk by gunfire from the German submarine U.123 W. of St. Kilda in a position 57.10N. 11.20W. The ship was sailing in Convoy S.C.7 at the time of the sinking and was on a voyage from St. Francis N.S. to Manchester with a cargo of pulpwood.
EUPHORBIA (2) (1917) Steel Steamship. O.N. 139880. 3109g, 1 887n, 5350d
331.1 x 48.0 x 22.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
1917: Completed by W. Dobson and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £75,508. 1.12.1917: Torpedoed and sunk 14 miles E. by S. from the Royal Sovereign lightship by the German submarine UC.75 whilst on a voyage from Bassein to London with a cargo of rice. Fourteen members of the crew were lost.
BEGONIA (2) (1918) Steel Steamship. O.N. 139882. 2929g, 1783n, 5000d
331.0 x 48.0 x 22.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
1918: Completed by W. Dobson and Co., Newcastle upon Tyne for "Stag Line", Ltd. Cost £94,801. 27.3.1918: Torpedoed and sunk 44 miles S. by W. from Wolf Rock by the German submarine UB.55 whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne and Plymouth to Salonica with Admiralty cargo.
GLOXINIA (2) (1920 - 1952) Steel Steam Tanker. O.N. 139896. 3336g, 1961n, 5542d
331.5 x 47.9 x 23.0 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
9.1920: Completed by Tyne Iron Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne for Stag Line, Ltd. as a dry cargo ship. 4.1927: Delivered after conversion to a tanker by Smith's Dock Co. Ltd., North Shields. Cost, including conversion, £236,235. 7.1952: Sold to Imera Siciliana di Nav., Italy for £115,000 and renamed VITTORIA O. 1955: Sold to "SOARMA" Soc. Armamento Marittimo, Italy and converted to a dry cargo ship. 3.4.1959: Arrived at Spezia to be broken up by Cantieri Navali Santa Maria.
IXIA (2) (1922 - 1929) Steel Steamship. O.N. 139897 2985g, 1828n, 5010d
331.0 x 47.7 x 21.9 feet.
T.3-cyl. by J. Dickinson and Sons Ltd., Sunderland.
7.1922: Completed by J. Blumer and Co., Sunderland having been originally ordered by Norwegian owners. Cost £44,706. 30.6.1929: Wrecked on the Brisons, Cape Cornwall, whilst on a voyage from Swansea to Constantinople with a cargo of coal.
LINARIA (2) (1924 - 1941) Steel Steamship. O.N. 139904. 3385g, 2014n, 5700d
331.0 x 48.0 x 23.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Sunderland.
1924: Completed by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., Sunderland for Stag Line Ltd. Cost £58,633. 29.2.1941: Torpedoed and sunk by the Italian submarine BIANCHI in a position 61N. 25W. approx. whilst on a voyage from the River Tyne and Loch Ewe to Halifax N.S. The ship hab been sailing in Convoy O.B. 288 wich hab been ordered to disperse. Her crew of 35 men was lost.
EUPHORBIA (3) (1924 - 1940) Steel Steamship. O.N. 139905. 3380g, 2011 n, 5700d
331.0 x 48.0 x 23.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Sunderland.
1924: Completed by Sunderland Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Sunderland for Stag Line, Ltd. Cost £57,745. 14.12.1940: Torpedoed and sunk by the German submarine U.100 in the North Atlantic whilst on a voyage from Swansea and Milford Haven to Lynn, Massachusetts. Her crew of 33 men and 1 gunner were lost.
CYDONIA (3) (1927 - 1949) Steel Steamship. O.N. 148802. 3517g, 2175n, 6493d
356.3 x 48.7 x 23.9 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by J. Dickinson and Sons Ltd., Sunderland.
1922: Laid down by J. Blumer and Co. Ltd., Sunderland but not launched until 3.1 2.1926 as the shipyard had been closed in the meantime. 1.1927: Completed for Stag Line, Ltd. Cost £58,000. 21.10.1949: Severely damaged by a mine 32 miles N. of Strumble Head whilst on a voyage from Workington to Cardiff and beached on the following day. 2.11.1949: Refloated but found to be damaged beyond economical repair. Sold to British Iron and Steel Corporation, allocated to T.W. Ward Ltd. and broken up at Milford Haven. Insurance paid £103,516.
GARDENIA (3) (1928 - 1940) steel Steamship. O.N. 148804 3745g, 2316n, 6495d
360.8 x 48.3 x 25.1 feet
T. 3-cyl. by the Shipbuilders.
18.4.1928: Launched by Armstrong, Whitworth and Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne as STRONGARM having been built as a speculation.12.1928: Completed as GARDENIA for Stag Line, Ltd 12.3.1940. Mined and sunk N.E. of Cromer in a position 53.04N 01 33E whilst on a voyage from Casablanca to Billingham and Leith with a cargo of phosphates
PHOTINIA (2) (1938 - 1950) Steel Steamship. O.N. 161545 4010g, 2457n, 6750d
364.5 x 50.7 x 24.4 feet 7
T. 3-cyl. By North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Sunderland.
12.1929: Completed by Swan, Hunter and Wighham Richardson Ltd., Sunderland as HOPEDENE for Hopemount Shipping Co. Ltd. (A. Stott and Co. Ltd, managers), Newcastle upon Tyne. 1938: Purchased by “Stag Line”, Ltd, for £446,736 and renamed PHOTINIA. 1948: Converted from coal to oil burning. 1950: SoId to Rederi A/B Asta ( Arthur Andersson, manager), Finland for £110,000 and renamed ATLAS. 1956: Management transferred to Lennart Karlsson. 1968: Sold to Cia. De Nav. Pinares S.A. Somaliland. 1973: Sold to Brodospas and 22.1.1974: arrived at Split to be broken up.
ELIZABETH MASSEY/BEGONIA (3) (1943 - 1956) Steel Steamship. O.N. 162690. 4323g, 2598n, 7718d
370.5 x 51.7 x 25.4 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Sunderland.
7.1929: Completed by W. Doxford and Sons Ltd., Sunderland as JULIET for Hans Hannevig, Norway. 1931: Sold to Essex Line Ltd. (Meldrum and Swinson, managers), London and renamed ESSEX NOBLE. 1933: Sold to The Red "R" Steamship Co. Ltd. (Stephens, Sutton Ltd., managers), Newcastle upon Tyne and renamed REAVELEY. 1939: Sold to W. A. Massey and Sons Ltd., Hull and renamed ELIZABETH MASSEY. 1943: Purchased by Stag Line, Ltd. for £80,495. 1945: Renamed BEGONIA. 1949: Converted from coal to oil burning at a cost of £16,080. 1956: Sold to Pio Tomei, Italy for £250,000 and renamed PEONIA. 1964: Sold to Cantieri Navali del Golfo who commenced demolition 11.5.1964 at La Spezia.
GARDENIA (4) (1945 - 1964) Steel Steamship. O.N. 160733. 4125g, 2463n, 6485d
364.8 x 51.0 x 24.9 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne.
7.1930: Completed by Northumberland Shipbuilding Co. (1927) Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne as BRIARWOOD for Constantine Shipping Co. Ltd., Middlesbrough. 1932: Transferred to Joseph Constantine S.S. Line Ltd. 1943: Purchased by “Stag Line”, Ltd. for £70,468 and renamed GARDENIA. 1947: Converted from coal to oil burning. 1964: Sold to Amfitriti Cia. Nav. S.A., Panama for £75,000 and renamed AIS NICOLAS. 1965: Sold to Astrosplendor Cia. Nav. S.A., Panama. 20.10.1968: Extensively damaged when fire broke out in the engineroom whilst undergoing repairs at Port Said and declared a total loss. Sold to Adly Makari and broken up at Port Said.
IXIA (3) (1946 - 1951) Steel Steamship. O.N. 169517. 7201 g, 4935n, 9653d
432.7 x 56.2 x 34.4 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd., Glasgow.
12.1944: Completed by Wm. Hamilton and Co. Ltd., Port Glasgow as EMPIRE KUMASI for the Ministry of War Transport (Joseph Robinson and Sons managers). 1946: Purchased by “Stag Line”, Ltd. for £137,000. Converted from coal to oilburning at a cost of £52,479. 1947:Renamed IXIA. 11.1951: Sold to Century Shipping Corporation, Liberia for £425,000 and renamed EMPIRE TRADER. 1954: Sold to Cia. Atlantica Pacifica S.A., Liberia and renamed NORTH RIVER. 19601 Sold to Italian shipbreakers and 31.1.1960 arrived at Spezia to be broken up by A.R.D.E.M.
CLINTONIA (5) (1946- 1959) Steel Steamship. O.N. 168968. 7013g, 4226n, 10170d
431.0 x 56.2 x 34.2 feet.
T. 3-cyl. by D. Rowan and Co. Ltd., Glasgow.
10.1941: Completed by Lithgows Ltd., Port Glasgow as EMPIRE BAFFIN for the Ministry of War Transport (Joseph Robinson and Sons managers). 1943: Commissioned by the Admiralty and renamed H.M.S. SANCROFT. Converted for pipelaying duties in connection with the PLUTO (Pipe Line Under The Ocean) operation. 1946: Purchased by Stag Line, Ltd. for £30,000. Converted back to a dry cargo ship and from coal to oil burning at a cost of £137,911. 1947: Renamed CLINTONIA. 10.12.1959: Sold to Alcestis Shipping Co. S.A., Greece for £62,500 and renamed ASPIS. 1963: Sold to Japanese shipbreakers for £14 per light weight ton.
LINARIA (3) (1947 - 1954). Steel Steamship. O.N. 148816. 7333g, 4222n, 10065d
431.2 x 56.3 x 35.6 feet
T. 3-cyl. by the Shipbuilders.
10.7.1944: Launched by J. Readhead and Sons Ltd, South Shields as the maintenance ship H.M.S. MORAY FIRTH for the Admiralty. She had been laid down as EMPIRE PITCAIRN for the Ministry of War Transport. 12.1947: Purchased by “Stag Line” Ltd. for £80,500. Converted to a dry cargo ship by Tvne Dock Engineering Co. Ltd., South Shields at a cost of £98,597 Renamed LINARIA. 4.1948: Commenced trading. 11.1954: Sold to Chellew Navigation Co. Ltd., London for £230,000 and renamed ESKGLEN. 1956: Owners restyled as Esk Shipping Co Ltd 1961: Sold to Fortune Shipping Co. Ltd., Hong Kong and renamed MARINE FORTUNE. 1961: Sold to Herald Shipping Co. Ltd. (World Wide (Shipping) Ltd. managers). Hong Kong. 1967: Sold to Japanese shipbreakers and 8.6.1967 arrived at Yokosuka to be broken up.
ZINNIA (2) (1951 - 1964) Steel Steamship. O.N. 148819. 7292g, 3921n, 10550d
424.6 x 57.2 x 34.9 feet.
T 3-cyl. by Dominion Engine Works Ltd., Lachine.
12.1945: Completed by Burrard Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Vancouver as the maintenance and repairship HMS PORTLAND BILL for the Admiralty. 1.1951: Purchased by “Stag Line” Ltd.for £61,700. Converted to a dry cargo ship by Mercantile Dry Dock Co. Ltd., Jarrow on Tyne at a cost of £109,171. Renamed ZINNIA. 18.6.1951: Commenced trading. 12.1964: Sold to Astrosuerte Ciai Nav SA Liberia for £63,500 and renamed CHRYSOPOLIS. 1965: Sold to Formosan (Taiwan) shipbreakers and 18.5.1965 arrived at Kaohsiung to be broken up.
CAMELLIA (4) (1953 - 1972) Steel Motorship. O.N. 148820. 6161g,3168n, 7800d
434'6" x 55'8" x 23.7 feet.
4-cyl. 2 S.C.S.A. Doxford oil engine by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. (1938) Ltd., Wallsend on Tyne.
2.1953: Completed by J. Readhead and Sons Ltd., South Shields for “Stag Line” Ltd. Cost £482,136. 6.1972: Sold to Compania Navegacao Somerset S.A Panama for £96,000 and renamed GALICIA. 1977: Sold to Hughes Bolckow Ltd. and 21.4.1977 arrived at BIyth to be broken up.
CYDONIA (4) (1955 - 1969) Steel Steamship. O.N. 148822. 6231g, 3219n, 8180d
433'9" x 57'0" x 24'1"
T. 3-cyl. with low pressure steam turbine by the Shipbuilders.
10.1955: Completed by J. Readhead and Sons Ltd., South Shields for Stag Line, Ltd. Cost £578,071. 29.8.1969: Sold to Republic Maritime Corporation, Liberia for U.S.$635,000 and renamed VERMONT I. 9.1972: Sold to Renaissance Shipping Co., Liberia and renamed RENAISSANCE. 1973: Sold to Cristobal Nav. Corporation, Liberia and renamed SOVEREIGN EDITH. 1975: Sold to Anchor Marine Enterprises Ltd., Liberia and renamed JOY. 8.6.1977: Sank about 100 miles S.E. of the mouth of the River Mississippi in a position 27.55N. 88.26W. after three explosions in the engine room. The ship was being towed to New Orleans at the time after developing rudder trouble whilst on a voyage from Acajutia to New Orleans.
GLOXINIA (3) (1958 - 1977) Steel Motorship. O.N. 187929. 7665g, 3943n, 10350d
479'8" x 60'3" x 25'7"
4-cyl. 2 S.C.S.A. Doxford oil engine by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd., Wallsend on Tyne.
5.1958: Completed by J. Readhead and Sons Ltd., South Shields for Stag Line, Ltd. Cost £958,611. 1.1.1977: Sold to Panous Shipping Co. Inc., Liberia for U.S.$925,000 and renamed VIRGINIA M. 30.4.1981: Sailed from Lagos, with crankshaft damage, in tow of the German tug LUNEPLATE (226/65) and 10.6.1981 arrived at Piraeus to be laid up. 7.1982: Sold to Greek shipbreakers who commenced demolition 2.8.1982 at Perama.
PHOTINIA (3) (1961 - 1978) Steel Motorship. O.N. 187933. 7676g, 3946n, 10340d
479'8" x 60'3" x 25'7"
4-cyl. 2 S.C.S.A. Doxford oil engine by North Eastern Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. Wallsend on Tyne.
3.1961: Completed by J. Readhead and Sons Ltd., South Shields for Stag Line Ltd Cost £919,216. 12.5.1978: Driven aground at Milwaukee after dragging her anchors in a storm. She was awaiting a berth at Milwaukee after arriving from Chicago. 15.5.1978: Declared a constructive total loss and abandoned to the underwriters. $1,760,000 (£953426) paid by insurers. 6.1978: Sold "as is, as lies" for $5,000 to Selvick Marine Towing Corporation, U.S.A. 7.7.1978: Refloated with the aid of six tugs and towed to Sturgeon Bay where her machinery was removed. 12.1978: Towed to Chicago. 15.11.1979: Arrived in tow at Kewaunee Wisconsin to be broken up by Baskins Bros.
IXIA (4) (1964 - 1982) Steel Motorship. O.N. 187944. 15910g, 10237n, 24000d
595'0" x 75'0" x 32'8"
6-cyl. 2 S.C.S.A. Sulzer oil engine by Geo. Clark and N.E.M. Ltd., Sunderland.
11.1964: Completed by Austin and Pickersgill Ltd., Sunderland for Stag Line, Ltd. Cost £1,337,575. 5.2.1982: Sold to Telemachus Shipping Co. S.a.r.l., Lebanon for U.S. $2,850,000 less 3% and renamed TELEMACHUS. 1985: Broken up Shanghai.
ZINNIA (3) (1968 — 1982) Steel Motorship. O.N. 187949. 16122g, 10199n, 26603d
597'0" x 74'9" x 46'4"
6-cyl. 2 S.C.S.A. Sulzer oil engine by Geo. Clark and N.E.M. Ltd., Sunderland.
10.1968: Completed by J. Readhead and Sons Ltd., South Shields for Stag Line, Ltd. Cost £1,625,552 less £382,119 Government Grant = £1,243,433. 7.11.1982: Sold to Norbulk Pte. Ltd. (Thome and Co. Pte. Ltd. managers), Singapore for U.S. $1,750,000 (£1,054,216) and renamed TIMUR SWIFT. 7953.- Sold to Arm. Ermione S.A., Liberia and renamed ERMIONE. 1985 Sold renamed ZENOVIA. 1990: Renamed IONIA. 1990: After engineroom fire towed to Chittagong and scrapped.
KIELDER STAG (1975 - 1978) Steel Motorship. O.N. 364012. 726g, 440n, 1017d
53.04 x 10.16 x 4.40 metres.
8-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. oil engine by Naval-Stork-Werkspoor S.A., Cadiz.
9.1969: Completed by Astilleros de Murueta S.A., Murueta as BEGONA DE ASTOBIZA for Naviera Murueta S.A., Spain. 1.4.1975: Purchased by Stag Line, Ltd. for £361,075, including £26,552 to bring her up to British flag requirements, and renamed KIELDER STAG. 1.5.1975: Commenced a two year bareboat charter to Kielder Shipping Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne. 22.7.7976; Bareboat charter ceased on the liquidation of Kielder Shipping Ltd. and management transferred to G.T. Gillie and Blair Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne. 20.5.1978: Sold to Northumbria Shipping Ltd. (same managers), Newcastle upon Tyne for £300,000 and renamed NORTHUMBRIA ROSE.
SILLOTH STAG (1975 - 1982) Steel Motorship. O.N. 338115. 799g, 435n, 1165d
57.61 x 10.20x 4.58 metres
8-cyl. 4 S.C.S.A. oil engine by W.H. Allen, Sons and co. Ltd., Bedford.
31.12.1974: Launched by Beverley Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd., Beverley as TILSTONE MAID for Tiling Construction Co. Ltd., London. 3.1975: Completed but not registered. 10.4.1975: Purchased by “Stag Line” for for £585,412 including minor modifications and renamed SILLOTH STAG. 21.4.1975: commenced a four year bareboat charter to Silloth Shipping Ltd., Annan of which the shareholders were Carrs Milling Industries Ltd., Carlisle David Gardmer Securities Ltd., Dumfries and from 11.1975 Stag Line Ltd. 27.5.1982: Redelivered from bareboat charter and management transferred to G.T. Gillie and Blair Ltd., Newcastle upon Tyne 1.7.1982: sold to Westfield Shipping Co. Ltd. which had recently been purchased by James Fisher and Sons p.l.c., Barrow, G.T. Gillie and Blair Ltd. continued as managers. 1985: Sold renamed ROBRIX.
BEGONIA (4) (1978 - 1983) Steel Motorship. O.N. 36401. l6329g, 10687n, 26320d
173.74 x 22.94 x 14.38 metres
6-cyl. 2 S.C.S.A. Sulzer oil engine by Barclay, Curle and Co. Ltd., Glasgow
5.1978: Completed by Swan, Hunter Shipbuilders Ltd., Walker Shipyard, Newcastle upon Tyne for Stag Line Ltd. Cost £7,019,035 assisted by a loan of £4,760,000 under the UK Government Shipbuilding Credit Scheme. 29.3.1983: Sold to Southbuk Shipping Pte. Ltd., Singapore for $4,750,000 (£3,275,682) and renamed TIMUR SWALLOW. 1985: Sold renamed JENNIFER JANE.
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Stag Line 1817-1983, N. Robinson, WSS, 1984.
Travel of the Tramps, twenty Tramp fleets Vol. II, N.L. Middlemiss, Shield Publication, 1991.
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