The three-masted barque Inverneill (ab. 1900)
The three-masted barque Inverneill photographed in Australian waters by Allan C. Green ab. 1900. The 238 ft, 1470 ton steel barque was built by Russell & Co in Glasgow in 1895 for George Milne and Company (Aberdeen). My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Library of Victoria archive.
"The barque was an international trader, carrying cargoes of timber from Canada and cargoes of wheat and wool from Australia to Europe. Inverneill also made regular voyages to South America to collect cargoes of saltpetre and copper. When the Inverneill was sold in 1916, it was renamed the 'Garthneill' by new owner, Sir William Garthwaite. The vessel was brought to work in Australian waters. In 1919 Garthneill sailed in ballast from Melbourne for Bunbury, Western Australia. The barque battled relentless westerly gales, ultimately turning east with the weather, towards Cape Horn. When the vessel eventually arrived in Bunbury, it had almost circumnavigated the world to collect its cargo of jarrah. In July 1926, Garthneill was one of the last British square-rigged sailing vessels to be decommissioned. At this time, it was sold and brought to Port Adelaide where it was converted into an electric barley-grading mill and storeship: the only one of its kind in Australia. In November 1935, the hulk was towed to the Ship’s Graveyard at Garden Island on the Port River." (History Trust of South Australia)
The three-masted barque Inverneill (ab. 1900)
The three-masted barque Inverneill photographed in Australian waters by Allan C. Green ab. 1900. The 238 ft, 1470 ton steel barque was built by Russell & Co in Glasgow in 1895 for George Milne and Company (Aberdeen). My restoration and colorization of the original image in the State Library of Victoria archive.
"The barque was an international trader, carrying cargoes of timber from Canada and cargoes of wheat and wool from Australia to Europe. Inverneill also made regular voyages to South America to collect cargoes of saltpetre and copper. When the Inverneill was sold in 1916, it was renamed the 'Garthneill' by new owner, Sir William Garthwaite. The vessel was brought to work in Australian waters. In 1919 Garthneill sailed in ballast from Melbourne for Bunbury, Western Australia. The barque battled relentless westerly gales, ultimately turning east with the weather, towards Cape Horn. When the vessel eventually arrived in Bunbury, it had almost circumnavigated the world to collect its cargo of jarrah. In July 1926, Garthneill was one of the last British square-rigged sailing vessels to be decommissioned. At this time, it was sold and brought to Port Adelaide where it was converted into an electric barley-grading mill and storeship: the only one of its kind in Australia. In November 1935, the hulk was towed to the Ship’s Graveyard at Garden Island on the Port River." (History Trust of South Australia)