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Melbourne Technical Specification
| Length (feet) : | 289.8 |
| Breadth (feet) : | 38.1 |
| Depth (feet): | 19.2 |
| Gross Registered Tonnage (g.r.t.) : | 2,261 |
| Net Registered Tonnage (n.r.t.) : | 1,493 |
| Engine Type : | 217hp T.3 cyl 21¾, 35 & 59 -39 152lb 80lb |
| Engine Builder : | T. Richardson, Hartlepool |
| Additional Particulars : | well-deck steel screw; 5 cemented bulkheads. Completed February 1888; Official No. 88959: Code Letters SLHN |
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Donated by Ron MapplebeckThe steamship Age, originally launched as the Melbourne.
More detail »Melbourne - a general history
Owners: 1888 WH Smith & Sons Proprietary Ltd, Melbourne: 1901 Howard Smith Co Ltd, Melbourne: 1913 Australian SS Ltd (Howard Smith & Co) Melbourne: 1921 Cia Lota & Corenel, Valparaiso–renamed Don Thompson: 1923 Cia Minera e Industrial de Chile, Valparaiso
Masters: 1888 N Ballantyne: 1888 L Tindal: 1889 Joseph Hansby: 1889 Thomas Moore: 1891 L Tindal: 1892-94 A Easton: 1892-93 Thomas Moore: 1895 Thomas Winslade: 1897-1900 James Redford: 1902 R Brown: 1904 W Firth: 1905 J Pain: 1906 J Banks: 1907-08 RE Newbiggin: 1909 A Robinson: 1913 JC Sprott: 1915 J Black: 1917 W Wills: 1918-19 CG Parkes: 1920 H Johnson.
Crew September 1888: Tindal, L, master; Anderson, James, 2nd officer, 40, British; Andersen, O, trimmer, 25, British; Armstrong, H, able seaman, 27, British; Arthur, John, fireman, 21, British; Bibby, G, fireman, 26, Hartlepool; Bone, William, trimmer, 40, British; Bostock, J, able seaman, 35, British; Connah, William, steward, 26, British; Crondace, GS, 1st engineer, 43, British; Dimocks, B, mess room steward, 20, British; Entwhistle, J, 3rd engineer, 26, British; Hill, W, able seaman, 24, British; Hobbs, Matthew, fireman, 24, British; Hughes, Ben, lamp trimmer, 28; Jones, J, fireman, 30, British; Logan, Robert, 2nd engineer, 26, British; McCrae, T, fireman, 38, British; Moore, Thomas, chief officer, 38, Shetland; Murphy, P, donkeyman, 26, British; Smith, A, able seaman, 25, British; Walker, John, cook, 33, British; Wells, William, able seaman, 32, British; Whaller, GD, able seaman, 39, British.
Crew January 1889: Moore, Thomas, master; Beynon, T, trimmer, 46, Cardiff; Brown, J, cabin boy, 62, England; Brown, T, able seaman, 39, England; Bibby, G, trimmer, 26, Hartlepool; Clark, J, fireman, 25, England; Davis, J, 3rd engineer, 25, Victoria; Dunn, J, fireman, 45, England; Golding, F, able seaman, 25, England; Gorton, D, cook, 35, England; Hansen, T, able seaman, 27, Norway; Henderson, C, steward, 29, England; Heron, J, fireman, 31, Scotland; Hill, W, able seaman, 24, England; Johansen, J, able seaman, 30, Sweden; Jones, J, fireman, 33, England; Lee, G, trimmer, 23, England; Logan, R, 2nd engineer, 26, Scotland; Lowes, D, fireman, 33, England; McDonald, J, able seaman, 26, Scotland; Moore, T, 1st mate, 40, Shetland; Murphy, P, donkeyman, 35, Ireland; Murphy, P, fireman, 42, Ireland; Neville, WH, 2nd mate, 26, England; Smith, C, lamp trimmer, 27, England; Thomas, D, able seaman, 29, Wales; Thompson, M, 3rd mate, 38, Shetland; Thompson, R, able seaman, 24, Shetland; Woodside, R, chief engineer, 45, Scotland.
Passenger January 1889: Knight, B.
Crew February 1889: Moore, Thomas, master; Beynon, T, fireman, 36, Cardiff; Brown, J, mess room steward, 46, England; Bibby, G, trimmer, 29, Hartlepool; Burke, J, fireman, 31, London; Davis, J, 3rd engineer, 23, Melbourne; Dunn, C, fireman, 28, Liverpool; Findlayson, J, 3rd mate, 35, Scotland; Gouton, D, cook, 35, Bremerhaven; Hansen, W, able seaman, 33, Norway; Henderson, C, steward, 29, Surrey; Hill, W, able seaman, 26, Glasgow; Huon, J, fireman, 27, Glasgow; Jones, J, donkeyman, 36, Liverpool; Keates, EH, mate, 31, West Cowes; Lancaster, JW, able seaman, 30, London; Lee, G, trimmer, 30, Hartlepool; Logan, R, 2nd engineer, 28, Glasgow; Lowe, D, fireman, 35, London; McDonald, JH, able seaman, 29, Glasgow; McGuire, J, trimmer, 35, Hartlepool; McNamara, H, lamp trimmer, 33, Belfast; Monteith, R, fireman, 42, Belfast; Moore, J, able seaman, 28, Shetland; Moore, W, able seaman, 46, Shetland; Morgan, C, able seaman, 30, Sweden; Murphy, P, fireman, 47, Ireland; Thomas, D, able seaman, 28, London; Thompson, M, 2nd mate, 38, Shetland; Woodside, R, engineer, 45, Glasgow.
Passengers February 1889: Delaney, Pat; McKellan, Peter.
Crew April 1889: Moore, Thomas, master, Shetland; Bibby, G, trimmer, 26, Hartlepool; Brown, J, mess room steward, 46, England; Campbell, W, fireman, 24, Liverpool; Davis, J, 3rd engineer, 23, Melbourne; Finlap, F, fireman, 36, Belfast; Hendersen, C, steward, 28, London; Henon, J, trimmer, 29, Scotland; Hill, W, able seaman, 25, Shields; Jones, J, donkeyman, 36, Liverpool; Keates, EH, mate, 34, England; Lancaster, W, able seaman, 26, London; Lee, G, fireman, 27, Hartlepool; Logan, R, 2nd engineer, 28, Glasgow; McDonald, J, able seaman, 27, Glasgow; McNamara, H, lamp trimmer, 32, Belfast; Monteith, R, fireman, 39, Belfast; Moore, D, able seaman, 28, Scotland; Moore, W, able seaman, 48, Scotland; Morgan, C, able seaman, 32, Norway; Murphy, P, fireman, 43, Ireland; Pritchard, R, trimmer, 25, Wales; Ramsay, J, able seaman, 29, Glasgow; Smith, C, cook, 48, Penang; Thompson, M, 2nd mate, 38, Scotland; Torrens, D, 3rd mate, 26, Scotland; Walls, P, fireman, 40, Scotland; Woodside, R, engineer, 42, Glasgow.
Passenger April 1889: Jonson, J.
Crew September 1889: Moore, Thomas, master, Shetland; Andersen, M, able seaman, 29, Shetland; Andersen, T, able seaman, 35, Scotland; Bibby, G, trimmer, 36, Hartlepool; Cannon, J, fireman, 31, Scotland; Davies, J, 3rd engineer, 25, Melbourne; Delage, H, steward, 42, Vigo; Finlay, T, trimmer, 36, Belfast; Good, J, fireman, 41, NSW; Hill, H, able seaman, 24, Newcastle; James, W, mess room steward, 33, Liverpool; Keates, EH, mate, 33, Isle of Wight; Lancaster, W, able seaman, 23, Hull; Logan, R, 2nd engineer, 26, Glasgow; Marky, J, fireman, 29, Ireland; Mathieson, J, able seaman, 37, Shetland; McNamara, H, lamp trimmer, 33, Belfast; Monteith, R, fireman, 46, Belfast; Moore, W, able seaman, 49, Shetland; Murphy, P, fireman, 42, Ireland; Smith, C, cook, 48, Penang; Thomas, D, able seaman, 29, Swansea; Thompson, M, 2nd mate, 35, Scotland; Torrance, 3rd mate, 30, Scotland; Walls, donkeyman, 45, Alloa; Wanhope, trimmer, 25, Liverpool; Wilson, J, fireman, 28, Ireland; Woodside, R, engineer, 45, Glasgow.
Passengers September 1889: Howell, J; Tulloch, L.
Crew January 1893: Berndt, Griffin McIntyre, 2nd mate, 29, British; Bewley, JN, 3rd mate, 31, British; Bond, J, fireman, 36, British; Curtin, C, fireman, 38, British; Davies, G, trimmer, 44, British; Deary, E, trimmer, 29, British; Evans, J, fireman, 44, British; Fisher, T, able seaman, 37, British; Ford, William, 2nd engineer, 41, British; Gitmon, TW, steward, 37, British; Graham, A, able seaman, 26, British; Graham, William, fireman, 29, British; Johnson, J, able seaman, 29, British; McFadyen, W, fireman, 33, British; McCriley, M, fireman, 34, British; McMillan, T, chief engineer, 37, British; Moore, S, able seaman, 28, British; Morgan, P, able seaman, 30, British; Norling, A, donkeyman, 30, British; O’Brien, TJ, lamp trimmer, 27, British; Peterson, T, able seaman, 26, British; Phillip, T, fireman, 28, British; Purdy, H, mess room steward, 23, British; Scambler, RC, fireman, 34, British; Scotland, R, 3rd engineer, 45, British; Sinclair, W, cook, 44, British; Thompson, H, trimmer, 44, British; Tyler, W, able seaman, 26, British; Vidler, G, able seaman, 24, British; Williams, C, trimmer, 32, British.
Crew December 1895 (All shipped Melbourne): Winslade, Thomas, master, England; Bright, Alfred, fireman, 36, Essex; Bryan, D, trimmer, 29, London; Edmonds, able seaman, 33, Guernsey; Ferdmandy, N, fireman, 24, Italy; Franklin, T, able seaman, 23, Tasmania; Hill, Herbert, 2nd engineer, 28, Auckland; Huke, Charles, mate, 35, England; Johnson, W, trimmer, 32, England; Jones, William, able seaman, 27, Wales; Lloyd, M, able seaman, 31, Kent; McTavish, W, cook, 38, Scotland; Moore, J, fireman, 41, Tasmania; Mount, Hugh, steward, 33, Ireland; Norling, A, donkeyman, 34, Dunedin; Omll Anee, Thomas, lamp trimmer, 30, Scotland; Palmer, Herbert, able seaman, 25, Arbroath; Pena, Manuel, fireman, 33, Cape de Verde; Roberts, chief engineer, 40, England; Shepherd, A, able seaman, 26, England; Smail, Thomas, 3rd engineer, 26, England; Spring, J, mess room steward, 49, Sydney; Svensen, Sven, fireman, 26, Norway; Tallis, A, able seaman, 21, Newhaven; Walden, A, 2nd mate, 35, England; Walls, Peter, fireman, 46, Scotland; Winter, James, trimmer, 32, USA.
Passenger December 1895: Trestaail, Mr.
Crew September 1898: Redford, James, master; Carlin, J, able seaman, 29, Liverpool; Coulson, J, fireman, 40, Gothenburg; Dann, C, able seaman, 35, Sweden; Douglas, J, 3rd engineer, 39, Arbroath; Eliott, J, trimmer, 31, Ireland; Fenwick, B, fireman, 22, Greymouth; Graham, A, fireman, 28, Edinburgh; Gregory, C, fireman, 22, Victoria; Hughes, J, steward, 38, Glasgow; Jacobson, J, 3rd mate, 40, Lerwick; James, H, mess room steward, 40, Birmingham; Johnson, C, able seaman, 33, Gothenburg; Kemp, J, fireman, 36, Sweden; Lloyd, W, lamp trimmer, 35, Ramsgate; Magnusson, F, able seaman, 35, Sweden; Martinson, C, able seaman, 30, Norway; McDonnell, A, 2nd engineer, 36, Saltcotes; Mosley, cook, 44, Newcastle-on-Tyne; Pearsson, W, 1st mate, 31, Landskrona; Porter, G, fireman, 31, Stawell; Prior, S, 2nd mate, 29, Brighton; Quested, W, able seaman, 36, Geelong; Roberts, J, engineer, 40, Manchester; Rudolph, F, donkeyman, 20, Melbourne; Sands, D, able seaman, 26, Dundee; Scaintlen, RC, fireman, 40, London; Tullerton, T, fireman, 36, Kilburn; Vesters, A, trimmer, 26, Blyth; Whyte, F, trimmer, 30, Glasgow.
Voyages: The Age made regular trips between Melbourne & Sydney carrying cargo &, on occasion, passengers.
Don Thompson arrived for breaking at Chile 1933.
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