MONALTRIE
Date22 June 1872
Object NameCLIPPER
MediumWOOD
ClassificationsShip
Dimensionslength 211 5/6' x breadth 34 5/6' x depth 20 5/12'
gross tonnage 1048 tons
gross tonnage 1048 tons
Object numberABDSHIP001704
Keywords
Official Number: 65088
Subsequent Names: J. W. GILDEMEISTER (1881).
Fate: wrecked in the New Hebrides, April 1891.
Propulsion: Sail
Description: Ship rigged, 2 decks, poop deck and forecastle, 3 masts, three-quarter male figurehead.
Owners:
03/07/1872: Registered at Aberdeen for owners;
Richard Connon and Richard Dyer, shipowners, 32 shares jointly; George Milne, banker, 8 shares; Robert Phillips, shipmaster, 8 shares (all Aberdeen); James Wood, merchant, Banff, 8 shares; Alexander Lang Elder, merchant, London, 8 shares.
19/06/1875: On death of A. R. Dyer 14 June 1875, 32 shares Connon & Dyer - Connon.
06/04/1876: Elder 8 shares - Robert Barr Smith, merchant, Adelaide, S. Australia.
26/09/1876: Wood 8 shares - Milne.
21/04/1879: Phillips 8 shares mortgage to secure £326 to Charles Cavendish Russel Fisher, gentleman, Surrey (discharged 29/03/1880).
16/06/1881: On death of Richard Connon 03 June 1878, 32 shares to executor George Milne (other owners now Robert Phillips and Robert Barr Smith).
24/06/1881: Certificate cancelled - vessel sold to foreigners (Germany).
(Aberdeen Register of Ships (Aberdeen City Archives))
1882-91: G. Gildemeister and Ries, registered at Bremen.
Masters:
1873-76: Master Phillips
1877-79: Master Cummings
1880-81: Master J. Colville
1882-88: Master A. Lehmann
1888-91: Master G. Meyer
Voyages:
1873: Aberdeen - Australia
General History:
26/06/1872:
LAUNCH. - There was launched on Saturday from the building yard of Messrs John Humphrey & Co., Inches, a beautifully modelled and finely finished clipper ship of 1082 tons register. She was gracefully named the "MONALTRIE" by Miss Connon. The vessel is the largest that has been launched from the Inches. She is classed 12 years' A 1 at Lloyds. The "MONALTRIE" has been built to the order of Messrs Richard Connon & Co., and is specially designed for the South Australian trade. She is a sister ship to the CARNAQUHEEN, the BUNDALEER, and the CRAIGENDARROCH, built by the same firm. As soon as she is fitted out, which she will be with all the latest improvements, she will proceed to London to take her berth on the Elder Line of Packets between London and Adelaide, under the command of Capt. Robert Phillips, formerly of the CRAIGENDARROCH.
(Aberdeen Journal)
14/02/1874:
Capt. Simpson presented Capt. Phillips of the MONALTRIE with testimonial for placing her at disposal of the committee as flagship for regatta. Capt. Phillips said that if in after years he was spared to settle quietly down in the north east corner of Scotland, every time he looked at the cup and salver would remind him of day of regatta in Jan, 1874.
(South Australian Chronicle (Adelaide))
20/08/1936:
Mr & Mrs Alexander Harper celebrated their golden wedding. Mr. Harper, who was an orchardist at Golden Grove for 45 years, was born in Parish of Dunnottar, Scotland. He made 2 trips to Australia in the ship MONALTRIE and on second occasion he deserted his ship while she was loading at Port Adelaide in 1874 or 1875.
(The Advertiser (Adelaide))
20/03/1875:
17 March - John Errickson, seaman, pleaded guilty to deserting ship MONALTRIE (warrant issued before departure of ship) - £1 and costs or 1 month hard labour.
(South Australian Register (Adelaide))
15/09/1877:
Adelaide - ship MONALTRIE is aground, but is expected to float off without too much damage.
(Maitland Mercury)
13/10/1877:
Marine Board met 8 Oct. to investigate grounding of MONALTRIE in the port stream 11 Sept. Ship's master said tug ELEANOR towed her to the North Arms. A smaller tug, SOPHIA, took her in tow 11 Sept. and she grounded off Maclaren Wharf. Master said he had no fault to find with pilot Germein. SOPHIA gave her 2 or 3 jerks, but could not get her off. Pilot said wind strengthened as she passed Marden's Point (and other ships passing) and water was so shallow that ship did not answer her helm as quickly as she ought. Had the larger tug ELEANOR been provided by the tug company, ship would have been in port before high water. Board censured pilot for removing ship with a tug of such small power as SOFIA and cautioned him to be more careful in future. Captain reported no injury to ship's bottom.
(South Australian Chronicle)
26/10/1877:
Police Court, Port Adelaide, 25 Oct. Lawrence Shakesby, William Burns and William Mehan, seamen of ship MONALTRIE, charged with disobeying lawful demands of their superior officer on 23 Oct. First two (who pleaded guilty) sentenced to 2 weeks gaol, third (who pleaded not guilty) 1 month.
(South Australian Advertiser)
01/03/1878:
MONALTRIE, ship, from Adelaide for Liverpool, Lat. 46S, Long. 30W [South Atlantic north of S. Georgia].
(Aberdeen Journal)
15/02/1879:
London, 11 Feb. - MONALTRIE, ship arrived from Port Adelaide (left 11 November).
(South Australian Register)
12/03/1880:
London 9 March - MONALTRIE arrived from Port Augusta (South Australia) - left 10 November.
(South Australian Register)
20/01/1881:
MONALTRIE, the last wool ship for the season, was towed out today by tug FLINDERS. She took south Australian produce consisting of 980 bags copper ore, 564 bags flour, 1224 bags wheat, 3480 bales greasy wool and 653 bales scoured wool. Total declared value of the cargo £65,875.
(South Australian Register)
10/05/1881:
London 4 May - MONALTRIE arrived from Port Augusta (sailed 19 January).
(South Australian Register)
30/04/1891:
J. W. GILDEMEISTER. German ship, according to a telegram from Sydney, stranded at the New Hebrides in a cyclone; crew saved, already on their way back. (Bremen, April 27.) (Mem.: The J. W. Gildemeister (ex MONALTRIE) is a wooden three-masted ship of 1,006 tons, built in 1872 at Aberdeen, and is owned by Messrs. Gildemeister and Ries, of Bremen.)
(Liverpool Journal of Commerce)
03/10/1891:
The Pacific Mail arrived at San Francisco and brought news of the German ship GILDEMEISTER, which was wrecked in Dianira Bay [unidentified]. Crew were saved.
(Belfast Newsletter)
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