[soonguy]

Long shot, but please does anyone know of any photos or drawings (or anything else about them) of these old Liverpool ships:

• Brunswick Line Hypatia built 1865
• Cotesworth Lines barques Bodrhyddan and Polestar both built 1858
• Eyre, Evans and Co ship Nagpore, operated by F G Fry by 1883, and not the later ship of that name. (I know she was damaged by fire in Kingston Jamaica in 1874)

A relative served on all of them. Grateful thanks.

 

[wightspirit]

Image of Nagpore here:

The 'Nagpore' in an unidentified port

The iron barque (ex ship) 'Nagpore', 1209 tons, in an unidentified port [iron barque ex ship of 1209 named 'Nagpore' and was never owned by Foley and Company. The vessel that firm owned was a vessel of 1521 tons ON51449. This photo is of the one described below: iron ship, later barque 1200...

collections.slsa.sa.gov.au

Dave W

 

[soonguy]

Mega thanks. That's great to see. Our relative Richard Crafter served on her and a good few ships before becoming marine superintendent at Lairds, then moved over the river to become a dockmaster, and ended up as the harbourmaster.

 

[wightspirit]

Search here for survey reports etc:

https://hec.lrfoundation.org.uk/archive-library/online-catalogue#search-sec

Dave W

 

[soonguy]

Thanks again, that looks fascinating!