Caption
Ex "JC Taylor", 2 masted ketch, built in 1885 by Edward Higgs, Torquay, co. Devon, Tasmania. Renamed "Priscilla" in 1901 and an auxilliary engine was fitted in 1927 (18 bhp). Registered in Port adelaide in October 1900 by Samual James Bishop, later SJ Bishop & Partners. Vessel was wrecked on Lark Reef, off Cooktown, QLD, register closed May 1945.
Official number: 79271
Tonnage: 33 gross, 27 net
Speed: 4 knots
Dimensions: length 60'2", breadth 16'2", draught 5'4"
Refer- "Ketches Of South Australia" by Ronald Parsons
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CC-BY
Source
unknown, donated by Mr Keith LeLeu
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