Ship Details

Rig

Iron Twin Screw Steamer, 80 hp.

Built

1875

Built In

Tonnage

218g 64n

Built By

Dimensions

135.8 x 21.1 x 11.3

Demise

A. J. Elder, reg. London. 1875 June: Thomas Elder & Robert B.Smith, reg. Port Adelaide. 1880: 210g 76n. 1881 July: William Wells. 1882 April: Thomas Hesselton, reg. Sydney. 1882 July: Port Jackson S.S.Co.Ltd. 1891: E.T.Miles & partners, reg. Hobart. 1898 May: Union S.S.Co. of NZ Ltd., reg. Dunedin. 1898: A.J.Ellerker, reg. Melbourne. 1900 Mar.25: Foundered in Bass Strait, about 40 miles west of Lakes Entrance, Vic., on a voyage Gippsland Lakes to Melbourne, with the loss of 31 lives, including all passengers. Only 3 saved.

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The Glenelg Steamer, captained by John Bruce. Traveled from London on the 10 May 1876 and arrived in South Australia on the 13 Jul 1876. Passengers as per shipping news article in the South Australian Advertiser on the 14 Jul 1876, included my ancestors the RIGBY family; John RIGBY, Mary RIGBY nee EVANS, John, Mary, Charlotte, Frances and Henry RIGBY. Also Margaret Evans (Mary RIGBY senior's sister).

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