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Darra (clipper)
''Darra'' was a barque-rigged clipper, built at Aberdeen and launched in 1865. Construction ''Darra's'' hull was of a Composite ship, composite construction, wooden planking on a wrought iron frame. It was built by Alexander Hall and Sons, Hall and Company, Aberdeen. Its Displacement (ship), displacement was 999 tons, length 190 feet, beam 33 feet, and draft 21 feet. Voyages and notable incidents Early voyages ''Darra'' was built for the Orient Steam Navigation Company, Orient Line. Its maiden voyage was between Aberdeen and India in 1866. ''Darra'' seems to have made only one voyage to India. As early as October 1866, one year after being launched, ''Darra'' was reported in London loading passengers for Australia. This was the first of many voyages between London and Adelaide, with passengers being taken to Australia, and goods from the colony being carried on the return voyage to London. In 1887, ''Darra'' broke the record for a passage between London and Adelaide, comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barque
A barque, barc, or bark is a type of sailing ship, sailing vessel with three or more mast (sailing), masts having the fore- and mainmasts Square rig, rigged square and only the mizzen (the aftmost mast) Fore-and-aft rig, rigged fore and aft. Sometimes, the mizzen is only partly fore-and-aft rigged, bearing a square-rigged sail above. Etymology The word "barque" entered English via the French term, which in turn came from the Latin language, Latin ''barca'' by way of Occitan language, Occitan, Catalan language, Catalan, Spanish, or Italian. The Latin ''barca'' may stem from Celtic language, Celtic ''barc'' (per Rudolf Thurneysen, Thurneysen) or Greek ''baris'' (per Friedrich Christian Diez, Diez), a term for an Egyptian boat. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'', however, considers the latter improbable. The word ''barc'' appears to have come from Celtic languages. The form adopted by English, perhaps from Irish language, Irish, was "bark", while that adopted by Latin as ''barca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sydney Harbour
Port Jackson, consisting of the waters of Sydney Harbour, Middle Harbour, North Harbour and the Lane Cove and Parramatta Rivers, is the ria or natural harbour of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The harbour is an inlet of the Tasman Sea (part of the South Pacific Ocean). It is the location of the Sydney Opera House and Sydney Harbour Bridge. The location of the first European settlement and colony on the Australian mainland, Port Jackson has continued to play a key role in the history and development of Sydney. Port Jackson, in the early days of the colony, was also used as a shorthand for Sydney and its environs. Thus, many botanists, see, e.g, Robert Brown's ''Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae et Insulae Van Diemen'', described their specimens as having been collected at Port Jackson. Many recreational events are based on or around the harbour itself, particularly Sydney New Year's Eve celebrations. The harbour is also the starting point of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shipwrecks Of Banks Peninsula
A shipwreck is the wreckage of a ship that is located either beached on land or sunken to the bottom of a body of water. Shipwrecking may be intentional or unintentional. Angela Croome reported in January 1999 that there were approximately three million shipwrecks worldwide (an estimate rapidly endorsed by UNESCO and other organizations). When a ship's crew has died or abandoned the ship, and the ship has remained adrift but unsunk, they are instead referred to as ghost ships. Types Historic wrecks are attractive to maritime archaeologists because they preserve historical information: for example, studying the wreck of revealed information about seafaring, warfare, and life in the 16th century. Military wrecks, caused by a skirmish at sea, are studied to find details about the historic event; they reveal much about the battle that occurred. Discoveries of treasure ships, often from the period of European colonisation, which sank in remote locations leaving few l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mullogh (1855 Ship)
''Mullogh'' was a ketch rigged Steamship, steam ship, built in 1855 in Belfast. It sailed to Australia, then to New Zealand. The wreck of ''Mullogh'' is now beached on Quail Island (New Zealand), Quail Island. Construction ''Mullogh'' was built by Coates & Young, a Belfast foundry on Queen's Island in the River Lagan. It was 60 ft long, beam 15 ft, weighing 69.39 tons gross, 46.13 tons net. The vessel was equipped with a 15 hp steam engine driving a propeller. ''Mullogh'' was completed in the same year that the modern propeller was patented by Robert Griffiths, making it one of the earliest known propeller-driven vessels. Australia In 1857, ''Mullogh'' sailed to Melbourne, Australia, where it was used in for trading up and down the Victoria (Australia), Victoria and New South Wales coast. New Zealand In 1859, Richard Dalgety, the man in charge of the port of Lyttelton, New Zealand, Lyttelton, New Zealand needed a small steam powered vessel to service ships arriving at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
