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Little trace of the old refrigerated spaces and equipment remained but a refrigerated room on the lower deck and an old ice making machine remained. The ice machine was beyond repair and when insulation was removed from the old refrigerated room the deck plating underneath was found to be rusted out, requiring complete replacement. The conversion was done in a very short time as beef was already scheduled for delivery.
976:, with her two stateroom-fitted decks and extra bathrooms, had better accommodations than some of the other small transports, as a result of which she not infrequently carried officers and their families along with other dignitaries. One of her first such voyages to Manila occurred in July 1901 when she carried a party of U.S. Congressmen on a fact-finding mission. In February of the following year,
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After conversion the number 1, 2, 3, and 4 'tween decks space and holds were equipped for refrigerated cargo with a separate meat and ice box and another for ship's stores with a gross refrigerated space of 105,934 cubic feet (2,999.7 m). A thirty-ton Mayer Ice
Machine Company refrigeration unit
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was transferred to the
Philippines station, and would not return to the United States for more than two years. Her precise duties during this period are not recorded but she is known to have made voyages to Far Eastern destinations, in one instance being slated to return to his post the Governor of
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was again in the news, this time as the result of a rough passage from London to Sydney. On 28 May, the ship had run into a gale which tore away the topsails, while heavy seas smashed the port side of the upper bridge, wrecked the forward house on the bridge, and damaged one of the lifeboats. Sheep
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maintained a regular monthly service to the islands at a cost of about $ 13,000 per voyage, transferring troops, government officials, civilians and supplies to and from the outposts. On several occasions, the ship was also used to return the remains of U.S. soldiers and others who had died during
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was chosen by the
Quartermaster Corps for conversion to refrigerated cargo capability when directed to choose one of its ships to supply frozen beef and other products to Army forces stationed in the Gulf of Mexico. The conversion was carried out by the Corps at New Orleans in early summer 1914.
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with a passenger complement of fifty female emigrants, handpicked by the United
British Women's Immigration Association, for placement in the colony as female servants, for whom there was much demand. The girls were said to be "much pleased" with the accommodations arranged for them aboard ship.
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escort and three other transports carrying a total of 4,000 troops, arriving off
Veracruz on the 27th. After a brief battle, U.S. forces established control of the port and remained in occupation for six months. The incident precipitated a considerable worsening of relations between the two
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was installed along with two 10 kilowatt generators for lighting at New
Orleans. The ship was ordered to New York on the day the work was completed and on arrival a twenty-ton York refrigeration unit was installed. As soon as a cargo of beef could be loaded the ship departed for the Gulf.
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to
Britain in about 1891, suggesting the conversion took place around this time. As marine refrigeration was still in its infancy, this particular venture seems to have been something of a hit-and-miss affair, with some fruit shipments arriving in Britain in good condition and others not.
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s initial service period proved eventful. Her first recorded voyage to
Australia took place in December 1885, carrying eight cabin- and six steerage-class passengers in addition to her cargoes. Upon arrival in Australia, the ship immediately became embroiled in controversy when
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pens, hen coops, dog kennels and livestock on the ship's deck were swept overboard, and the passenger quarters, including the saloons and cabins, were flooded. A little over a year later, on 8 July 1889, the ship suffered a second accident when she ran aground on a reef off
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spent the next two months carrying relief supplies to the island, provided by both the government and private donors. On August 24, for example, the ship sailed with 1,600 tons of supplies including a wide variety of foodstuffs, clothing, medicines such as
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and the other transports formerly engaged in this service were instead switched to supplying the U.S. garrison established in the new
American protectorate of the Philippines, seized from the Spanish during the recent Spanish–American War. For
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however maintained that it had been correct to publish the story, citing public safety and noting that public pressure had since forced the shipping firm in question to reduce the amount of the chemical shipped in individual vessels.
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the occupation from illness and other causes. 76 bodies were returned in this manner in
January 1900, followed by 101 in March of the same year and another 39 in February 1901. Most of the deceased were apparently victims of
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the previous year. The parade, then the biggest in the city's history, was more than seven miles long and consisted of hundreds of ships and boats of all types, including both naval and private vessels.
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during its voyage. The carcasses yielded an average of 122 stone each (976 lb), which was sold wholesale at between 3s. 2d. and 3s. 4d. per stone. The cargo on this trip also included a number of
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918:(A.T.S.). More than a million people watched from the shore, after which a land parade of five to six hours duration—received by Dewey himself—took place through the streets of New York.
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returned to Latin American service. In 1909, she participated in the withdrawal of occupation troops and officials from Cuba following the termination of
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carried 200 teachers to the same destination, including 80 females. In November of the same year, the Army's Engineering Dept. proposed the conversion of
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fruit direct to London, in a move her owners hoped would "create a revolution in the foreign fruit trade". Shortly afterward however, on 7 July 1898,
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would finally return to the United States after a two-year absence in April 1908, carrying a number of officers and their families including General
763:, were purchased for ÂŁ31,500 and ÂŁ70,000 respectively by the United States government, for use as transports following the outbreak in April of the
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A couple of voyages to London reported on in 1895 give an idea of the kind of exports produced in Australia at the time. In a June 1895 voyage,
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newspaper in Melbourne accused a company responsible for providing some of the ship's cargoes of falsely describing a consignment of 13 tons of
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s new role, the Army considered reinstalling the ship with refrigeration equipment, but it is not known if this modification was carried out.
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s service to Cuba and Puerto Rico was terminated after corporate lobbyists succeeded in having the work transferred to private contractors.
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would spend the next several years in service to the Philippines, carrying troops, supplies, officials and civilians between New York and
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and several other Army transports were engaged in the supply and rotation of U.S. occupation troops in the newly conquered territories of
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and "one of the handsomest" of the Milburn fleet. In addition to her cargoes, she could carry both cabin-class and steerage passengers.
1013:. McClellan had 6 streams of water going unto the ship within 5 minutes. The water caused Rosalie to fill and sink. In February 1906,
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571:. The passenger was quickly quarantined while the Sydney Board of Health took steps to have Hong Kong declared an "infected port".
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547:. The firm in question quickly sued the paper for libel, and in August 1887, won damages of ÂŁ250 in a split jury decision.
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was converted into a refrigeration ship is not known, but it is known that ships of the Anglo-Australian Line, including
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992:, which had fallen well behind schedule, but this proposal was successfully resisted by the Quartermasters' Dept., and
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s last known voyage between Britain and Australia took place in 1896. In February 1897, after twelve years of
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2008:"Annual report of the Supervising Inspector-general Steamboat-inspection Service, Year ending June 30, 1906"
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was back in New York to take part in the grand naval parade on 29 September, arranged in celebration of
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company Lloyd Royal Belge SA, in December 1919, and re-entered commercial service for a short time as
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was named after an Australian port, in this case that of Port Victor, South Australia (now known as
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again became the source of "considerable excitement" when one of the ship's passengers arriving in
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with cylinders of 27, 42 and 70 inches by 48-inch stroke. With her fine, "yacht-like" proportions,
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bow and be fitted with a triple expansion engine. Like most of the Anglo-Australian Line's ships,
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and employed as a U.S. Army transport for more than twenty years, supplying the garrisons in
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s discharged crew, which had been engaged in a survey mission for a cable-laying project to
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stranded half a mile inland. In spite of this incident, she would later return to service.
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participated in a military buildup of 3,000 troops at Cuba in response to a war scare with
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entered service in 1885. For the next dozen years, she would operate from her homeport of
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and converted into a transport by the removal of her refrigeration equipment. Renamed
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waters. In 1918, the Navy was authorized to take her over, but declined to do so.
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and building materials. Another voyage in mid-September carried 352,800 pounds of
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was sold to Société Métallurgique de Merxem for scrapping on 11 December 1922.
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s return to the United States following his victory over Spanish forces in the
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From the end of the Spanish–American War in August 1898 through to May 1901,
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continued in Australian service until shortly before her sale in 1898 to the
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countries, and is said to have brought them to the brink of all-out war.
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service in the 1880s. Eventually converted into an early example of a
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2139:"Conversion of the Army Transport McClellan into a Refrigerator Ship"
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1668:"Attempt To Blow Up American Steamer: Discovery Of Infernal Machine"
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and a substantial quantity of beans, in addition to more medicine.
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ship, as well as being the first of the company's ships to have a
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sailed from London bound for Sydney with relieving crews for the
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sailed from Melbourne for London with a cargo of 2,100 bales of
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Shortly before the resolution of this court case, in July 1887,
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1652:"American Transports: Anglo-Australian Steamers Purchased"
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Spanish–American War auxiliary ships of the United States
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In August 1915, a hurricane at Galveston reportedly left
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was one of three vessels in the parade representing the
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was thereafter quickly put into operation, transporting
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A few days after the purchase by the U.S. government of
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for use as a transport during the Spanish–American War.
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444:-rigged, and a single funnel. Her powerplant was a 400
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American National Red Cross Relief Committee (1889):
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became the subject of a test case after a dispute at
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was a passenger-cargo ship of 2,793 tons (1,828 tons
2233:. New York: Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. p.
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American National Red Cross Relief Committee, p. 75.
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American National Red Cross Relief Committee, p. 27.
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service, the refrigerated vessel was shifted to the
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643:was back in Melbourne by May 1890, with a cargo of
635:, exchanged places with the relieving crew aboard
483:to a host of Australian ports, including those of
459:was considered to be "out of the ordinary run" of
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2077:"Three Thousand Marines Rushed To Coast Of Cuba"
1069:U.S. Army Transport McClellan at Galveston 1914.
86:Anglo-Australasian Steam Navigation Co (1885–98)
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759:and another ship of the Anglo-Australian Line,
2010:. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1906
1460:"Survey Of The Proposed Vancouver Cable Route"
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2302:Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1920
2250:American Boy's Life of Theodore Roosevelt
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984:into a dredge to assist with work in the
404:Anglo-Australian Steam Navigation Company
1723:"Transport Service To Cuba Ends June 30"
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1476:"Shipping Reports: The S.S. Port Victor"
1312:"Shipping Reports: The S.S. Port Victor"
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2164:"No Lives Lost At Galveston, Is Belief"
1746:"USAT McClellan (Transport, 1898–1919)"
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1790:"Transport Brings Many Dead From Cuba"
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734:from the Hamilton Preserving Factory.
92:United States Shipping Board (1918–20)
71:United States Shipping Board (1918–20)
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2092:, 1913-02-18 (subscription required).
996:continued in service as a transport.
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3061:Merchant ships of the United Kingdom
2245:, The Knickerbocker Press, New York.
2118:"Funston To Land At Vera Cruz Today"
2045:"Gomez Installed, Magoon Quits Cuba"
1380:Northern Territory Times and Gazette
1247:, Merchant Navy Association website.
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1079:United States occupation of Veracruz
695:Australian exports to London aboard
356:After the war, she was renamed USAT
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1238:"Wm. Milburn & Co. - The Fleet"
922:Philippines and Far Eastern station
710:sailed with 73 "specially selected
410:was the Milburn Line's first steel-
16:For other ships named Hastier, see
13:
2266:Naval History and Heritage Command
2264:from websites or documents of the
1943:"Congressmen Go To Manila July 10"
1556:"Commercial: The Live Stock Trade"
1295:American Bureau of Shipping 1922.
639:for the return voyage to Britain.
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65:William Milburn & Co (1885–98)
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2029:"Transport Here From Philippines"
1540:"The Export of Australian Cattle"
1376:"Palmerston, Saturday, August 27"
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2260: This article incorporates
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1360:"Intercolonial: New South Wales"
1102:Conversion to refrigerated cargo
1038:Return to Latin American service
934:departed the Philippines aboard
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1588:"Direct Shipment From Portland"
999:On 7 December 1905 the steamer
574:In June of the following year,
301:. She also participated in the
1217:"Stranding Of The Port Victor"
828:Cuban and Puerto Rican service
95:Lloyd Royal Belge SA (1920–22)
89:United States Army (1898–1918)
74:Lloyd Royal Belge SA (1920–22)
68:United States Army (1898–1918)
1:
3056:Ships built on the River Tyne
2243:Reports: May 1898; March 1899
1492:"Conference Of Fruit Growers"
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683:sailed from London bound for
2248:Stratemeyer, Edward (1904):
2137:French, F. J. (April 1916).
1991:"To Hasten Harbor Work Here"
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972:Although a small transport,
878:devastated Puerto Rico, and
7:
2227:American Bureau of Shipping
2143:International Marine Review
1975:"Teachers Start For Manila"
1959:"A Home Ruler's Suggestion"
1870:"Aid For The Puerto Ricans"
1758:"Brings Bodies of Soldiers"
1344:"Saturday, August 20, 1887"
874:s departure from Gibara, a
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3081:Maritime incidents in 1920
2638:September (unknown date):
1854:"Relief For Puerto Ricans"
1822:"Capt. Brickley Dismissed"
1620:"Jamaica in Covent Garden"
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2731:November (unknown date):
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2018:– via Haithi Trust.
1684:"Dynamitards And The War"
894:By the end of the month,
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2658:October (unknown date):
2391:February (unknown date)
2363:January (unknown date):
1917:Stratemeyer, Chapter 20.
1902:"The Dewey Naval Parade"
1886:"Naval Parade Formation"
1838:"Help for Puerto Ricans"
1273:"Purchase Of Transports"
1148:was sold by the Army to
1081:, Mexico, following the
663:The exact date on which
351:United States government
223:336 ft (102 m)
2189:. Belgische Koopvaardij
2102:"General Funston Sails"
1806:"The McClellan Arrives"
699:included a shipment of
392:Andrew Leslie & Co.
383:Construction and design
239:27 ft (8.2 m)
193:General characteristics
106:Andrew Leslie & Co.
2906:July (various dates):
2672:Coast Battleship No. 1
2459:March (unknown date):
2262:public domain material
2184:"Belgian Merchant H-O"
1428:"The S.S. Port Victor"
1408:"Queensland: The S.S.
1159:. On 27 October 1920,
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916:Army Transport Service
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633:Vancouver, New Zealand
591:-carrying voyage from
303:occupation of Veracruz
231:38 ft (12 m)
2061:"Washington, Dec. 31"
1774:"Soldier Dead Arrive"
1125:World War I and after
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507:destinations such as
2208:"Casualty reports".
1604:"Shipping Telegrams"
1482:, 1890-05-13, p. 10.
1278:The Brisbane Courier
1222:The Brisbane Courier
1085:earlier that month.
1022:, from a mission to
900:Admiral George Dewey
813:was retained by the
765:Spanish–American War
541:bisulphate of carbon
400:W. Milburn & Co.
295:Spanish–American War
188:Sold for scrap, 1922
1927:"Washington Letter"
1690:, 1898-07-27, p. 5.
1688:The West Australian
1674:, 1898-07-27, p. 2.
1658:, 1898-07-09, p. 9.
1642:, 1898-08-11, p. 2.
1626:, 1897-02-20, p. 2.
1610:, 1896-01-28, p. 4.
1594:, 1895-11-29, p. 6.
1578:, 1895-06-13, p. 2.
1562:, 1895-06-12, p. 5.
1560:The West Australian
1546:, 1895-06-11, p. 5.
1530:, 1894-02-27, p. 4.
1528:The West Australian
1514:, 1894-03-06, p. 4.
1512:The West Australian
1498:, 1897-07-24, p. 1.
1464:The West Australian
1416:The West Australian
1382:, 1887-08-27, p. 2.
1366:, 1887-07-12, p. 9.
1350:, 1887-08-20, p. 9.
1334:, 1886-01-13, p. 4.
1318:, 1889-06-07, p. 7.
1281:, 1898-07-09, p. 5.
1263:, 1894-07-24, p. 4.
1261:The West Australian
1257:"Expected Arrivals"
1225:, 1889-07-10, p. 5.
1020:William Howard Taft
771:U.S. Army transport
730:, and 440 cases of
567:turned out to have
499:, as well as other
157:Merchant: 1919–1920
148:Merchant: 1885–1898
2435:Rock Island Bridge
2122:The New York Times
2106:The New York Times
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2065:The New York Times
2049:The New York Times
2033:The New York Times
1995:The New York Times
1979:The New York Times
1963:The New York Times
1947:The New York Times
1906:The New York Times
1890:The New York Times
1874:The New York Times
1858:The New York Times
1842:The New York Times
1826:The New York Times
1810:The New York Times
1794:The New York Times
1778:The New York Times
1762:The New York Times
1728:The New York Times
1572:"Colonial Produce"
1243:2011-04-18 at the
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659:Refrigeration ship
581:Restoration Island
472:Australian service
343:refrigeration ship
291:United States Army
212:2,793 tons, 1,827
36:c. 1917 or earlier
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2168:The Gazette Times
1328:"Victorian Items"
1077:took part in the
1052:José Miguel Gómez
1048:Charles E. Magoon
1018:the Philippines,
685:Western Australia
602:In October 1889,
448:, three-cylinder
396:Newcastle-on-Tyne
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2744:Yellowstone
1672:The Mercury
1640:The Mercury
1624:The Mercury
1576:The Mercury
1496:The Mercury
1410:Port Victor
1396:The Mercury
1332:The Mercury
1163:arrived at
1131:World War I
1054:. In 1913,
907:Philippines
842:Puerto Rico
811:Port Victor
785:Port Victor
777:Port Victor
757:Port Victor
738:Port Victor
724:Port Victor
708:Port Victor
697:Port Victor
681:Port Victor
669:Port Victor
665:Port Victor
641:Port Victor
637:Port Victor
604:Port Victor
576:Port Victor
557:Port Victor
527:Port Victor
509:New Zealand
505:Far Eastern
477:Port Victor
457:Port Victor
430:Port Victor
420:Port Victor
408:Port Victor
388:Port Victor
370:Philippines
366:Puerto Rico
347:Port Victor
315:Port Victor
299:World War I
169:1898: USAT
154:: 1898–1919
129:Port Victor
3086:Ship fires
3051:1885 ships
3045:Categories
2956:Pittsburgh
2520:USFS
2478:USFS
2384:West Aleta
2309:Shipwrecks
2193:31 October
2149:10 January
1392:"Shipping"
1198:References
1190:See photo.
792:ambulances
645:ammunition
608:Royal Navy
339:Australian
333:built for
261:Propulsion
143:In service
125:Christened
18:SS Hastier
2973:6–7 Dec:
2925:O'Higgins
2908:USS
2887:USS
2852:O'Higgins
2840:USS
2734:Rostislav
2712:HMS
2701:HMS
2629:USS
2588:USS
2577:USS
2461:USS
2444:USS
2423:USS
2365:HMS
2320:St. Louis
2210:The Times
1656:The Argus
1608:The Argus
1592:The Argus
1544:The Argus
1480:The Argus
1448:The Argus
1432:The Argus
1364:The Argus
1348:The Argus
1316:The Argus
1175:Footnotes
1146:McClellan
1135:McClellan
1119:McClellan
1107:McClellan
1095:destroyer
1087:McClellan
1075:McClellan
1056:McClellan
1044:McClellan
1028:McClellan
1015:McClellan
994:McClellan
982:McClellan
978:McClellan
974:McClellan
963:McClellan
956:McClellan
951:McClellan
944:McClellan
936:McClellan
912:McClellan
896:McClellan
880:McClellan
876:hurricane
869:McClellan
858:McClellan
846:McClellan
834:McClellan
821:McClellan
815:U.S. Army
789:Red Cross
749:Caribbean
679:In 1894,
619:HMS
565:Hong Kong
549:The Argus
545:sheep dip
536:The Argus
517:Hong Kong
513:Singapore
485:Melbourne
438:bulkheads
358:McClellan
309:McClellan
305:in 1914.
286:McClellan
271:Sail plan
203:steamship
171:McClellan
152:U.S. Army
135:Completed
53:McClellan
34:McClellan
3003:29 Dec:
2993:25 Dec:
2983:16 Dec:
2963:27 Oct:
2952:10 Sep:
2932:25 Aug:
2922:24 Aug:
2915:"mutiny"
2896:28 Jul:
2889:Monocacy
2879:21 Jul:
2869:20 Jul:
2859:25 May:
2849:12 Mar:
2818:15 Feb:
2761:27 Dec:
2751:20 Dec:
2741:10 Dec:
2724:Comboyne
2721:27 Nov:
2710:16 Nov:
2703:Amethyst
2699:15 Nov:
2689:14 Nov:
2661:Gromoboi
2648:10 Oct:
2610:Comboyne
2565:12 Jul:
2555:11 Jun:
2529:20 Aug:
2518:25 May:
2498:18 Apr:
2469:Kerowlee
2442:24 Mar:
2432:22 Mar:
2421:18 Mar:
2414:Olockson
2411:13 Mar:
2401:10 Mar:
2381:12 Feb:
2353:29 Jan:
2343:26 Jan:
2327:12 Jan:
2229:(1922).
2080:Archived
1241:Archived
1139:European
1011:New York
1007:Brooklyn
938:in 1908.
930:General
804:Santiago
781:dynamite
753:Jamaican
712:bullocks
673:Tasmania
614:Royalist
585:Brisbane
569:smallpox
368:and the
117:Launched
81:Operator
2996:Kwinana
2966:Hastier
2945:Siboney
2942:9 Sep:
2838:8 Mar:
2828:6 Mar:
2811:Berrima
2808:1 Feb:
2798:9 Jan:
2682:Hastier
2679:3 Nov:
2668:1 Nov:
2651:Benicia
2631:Cushing
2627:24 Sep
2617:20 Sep
2607:8 Sep:
2597:6 Sep:
2586:3 Sep:
2575:1 Sep:
2539:7 Jun:
2487:2 Apr:
2476:1 Apr:
2404:Jutland
2346:Mielero
2336:Serbier
2330:Afrique
2317:8 Jan:
1169:Hastier
1165:Antwerp
1161:Hastier
1156:Hastier
1150:Belgian
1129:During
1093:with a
1002:Rosalie
885:quinine
745:Pacific
732:rabbits
597:Batavia
587:, on a
521:Batavia
501:Pacific
416:clipper
376:Hastier
331:steamer
277:-rigged
236:Draught
209:Tonnage
177:Hastier
164:Renamed
110:England
102:Builder
42:History
2935:Wardha
2862:Equity
2821:Regina
2780:Varyag
2692:Ferret
2600:Berwyn
2522:Osprey
2491:Leader
2489:USCGC
2452:Mutlah
2425:Althea
2356:Novara
2014:5 July
1297:p. 886
1060:Mexico
967:Manila
862:Gibara
626:Egoria
621:Egoria
610:ships
561:Sydney
497:Darwin
493:Hobart
489:Sydney
481:London
442:barque
412:hulled
324:hulled
289:was a
275:Barque
220:Length
175:1919:
2774:UB-21
2548:UC-97
2542:U-151
2480:Murre
2463:Brown
2394:Zante
2187:(PDF)
1144:USAT
1024:China
959:'
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819:USAT
796:mules
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716:Malta
629:'
563:from
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434:gross
335:Anglo
328:screw
320:steel
284:USAT
60:Owner
51:USAT
32:USAT
3032:1921
3019:1919
2986:Inca
2954:USS
2899:Niki
2831:Pisa
2754:Dora
2714:Tyne
2670:USS
2374:Isis
2195:2010
2151:2019
2016:2020
889:rice
840:and
838:Cuba
800:Cuba
794:and
728:wool
720:emus
701:emus
617:and
612:HMS
589:coal
519:and
503:and
495:and
362:Cuba
318:, a
297:and
247:400
228:Beam
198:Type
185:Fate
138:1885
47:Name
2842:H-1
2590:S-5
2579:S-5
2446:H-1
2235:886
1154:SS
988:in
798:to
595:to
446:IHP
426:).
394:at
374:SS
313:SS
214:grt
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