FITZJAMES

As Prison Hulk at Port Adelaide

FITZJAMES

Ship Details

Rig

Ship

Built

1852

Built In

Richibucto, New Brunswick

Tonnage

1,307

Built By

J.J.Jardine

Dimensions

186.0 x 32.5 x 22.7

Demise

White Star Line, reg. Liverpool. 1866: Condemned in Melbourne and hulked. Ended as a Quarantine hulk & later a reformatory ship in Port Adelaide. 1892 Aug.11: Towed through the Jervois Bridge to be run ashore & broken up for fire wood, after being dismantled at the False Arm.

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John McKay (not verified) on Tue, 2019-10-29 21:49
Hi there I was wondering if you had any information on who was captain of this ship around 1870. I was curious because I recently found out My 2nd great grandfather was captain of a ship called the FITZ JAMES but not sure if it's the same ship he was from port Glasgow in Scotland and was a master mariner.

Michael St John (not verified) on Tue, 2020-07-07 20:23
The ship was declared unseaworthy in 1866, in Melbourne, Australia. It never sailed again, & it was broken up for firewood years later.

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