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The Fleets
 Burns Philp & Co.
Burns Philp was formed in the 1870s and originally concentrated
on Australian passenger and cargo coastal trade. In the 1890s trade expanded
to the Pacific Islands. The company survived in shipping until 1970 by
which time it had disposed of most of it's ships and diversified into
other industries.
Many thanks to Ted Finch for his assistance in collecting this data.
The following list was extracted from various sources. This is not an
all inclusive list but should only be used as a guide. If you would like
to know more about a vessel, visit the Ship
Descriptions (onsite) or Immigrant
Ship web site.
- Routes:
- Australia to Pacific Islands
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Funnel:
Black with broad white band containing zig-zag black
band.
Fleet:
- ships
over 300 tons (excludes vessels purchased for use as hulks
and small inter-island ships)
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Sailing Vessels |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Costa Rica Packet |
1861 |
barque, 1887 purchased for whaling, 1892 sold in Singapore. |
531 |
| Counakyle |
1862 |
barque, 1887 purchased, 1890 disposed of. |
589 |
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Steamships |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Airlie |
1884 |
1904 purchased from Eastern & Australian
SS Co., London, 1911 scrapped. |
2,337 |
| Braeside |
1948 |
1970 sold to Pacific Trade & Nav. Co., Panama renamed
Sula. |
5,867 |
| Bulolo |
1938 |
1939 - 1946 Admiralty requisition, 1968 scrapped. |
6,267 |
| Burnside |
1940 |
1964 sold to Teck Hwa Shipping Co., Singapore renamed
Ever Sure. |
5,659 |
| Guthrie |
1884 |
1904 purchased from Eastern & Australian
SS Co., London, 1912 sold to G. S. Yuill & Co., Sydney. |
2,338 |
| Induna |
1891 |
1904 purchased from J.
T. Rennie & Son, Aberdeen, 1920 sold to Patrick SS Co., Sydney. |
699 |
| Lakatoi |
1938 |
1942 Australian Government requisition, chartered
to U.S.Army, Sep.1942 war loss. |
341 |
| Macdhui |
1931 |
18th Jun.1942 sunk by Japanese air attack at Port
Moresby. |
4,561 |
| Maiwara |
1924 |
ex- Schleswig, 1925 purchased from Scottish Frisian
Shipping Co., Glasgow renamed Maiwara, 1941 sold to Aulco Pty Ltd,
Sydney. |
606 |
| Makambo |
1907 |
1935 beached at New Hebrides after springing a leak
and sold to Japan. Repaired and renamed Kainan Maru. |
1,159 |
| Makatea |
1907 |
ex- Yulgilbar, 1925 purchased from North Coast S.N.
Co., Sydney renamed Makatea, 1933 scuttled off Mbengga Island. |
814 |
| Malabar |
1925 |
1931 wrecked Long Bay, near Port Jackson. |
4,512 |
| Malaita (1) |
1893 |
ex- Antilla, 1905 purchased from Bahamas SS Co., Nassau
renamed Malaita, 1914 hulked, 1916 sold to H. B. Black & Co., Melbourne
and refitted for trading. |
929 |
| Malaita (2) |
1933 |
1965 sold to John Manners & Co., Panama renamed Pilar
Regidor. |
3,310 |
| Malake |
1928 |
1939 sold to John Burke Ltd, Brisbane renamed Alagna. |
750 |
| Malanta |
1904 |
ex- Ripa, 1925 purchased from Canterbury SS Co., Lyttleton,
NZ renamed Malanta, 1931 scuttled off Makambo. |
405 |
| Malayan |
1890 |
ex- Homerus, 1919 purchased from Houston
Line renamed Malayan, 1924 sold to Japan renamed Hakuyo Maru. |
3,279 |
| Malekula |
1952 |
1969 sold to Soc. Mar. Caledonienne, France renamed
Jacques Del Mar III. |
3,768 |
| Malinoa |
1906 |
ex- Brundah, 1925 purchased from North Coast S.N.
Co., Sydney renamed Malinoa, 1932 stranded at Aoba, New Hebrides,
refloated and hulked, 1933 scuttled off Suva. |
495 |
| Mambare |
1900 |
1902 wrecked on Tutuba Island, New Hebrides. |
1,218 |
| Mamutu |
1938 |
6th Aug.1942 shelled and sunk by Japanese submarine
Ro-33. |
300 |
| Mangola |
1920 |
ex- Eudunda, 1938 purchased from Commonwealth Government
Line of Steamers, Sydney renamed Mangola, 1957 sold to John Manners,
Hong Kong renamed Torres Breeze. |
3,352 |
| Marella |
1914 |
ex- Wahehe (Woermann
Line), 1920 purchased from the Shipping Controller, London
renamed Marella, 1948 sold to Cia de Nav. Baru, Panama renamed
Captain Marcos. |
7,475 |
| Marsina |
1905 |
ex- Samuel Hough, 1913 purchased from R. G. Hough,
Liverpool renamed Marsina, 1932 sold to J. Patrick & Co., Sydney
renamed Craigend. |
1,932 |
| Matafele |
1938 |
1943 Australian Navy requisition, 26th Jun.1944 sunk
by Japanese submarine in Coral Sea. |
355 |
| Mataram |
1909 |
1935 sold to China renamed Kwan Ho. |
3,273 |
| Matunga |
1900 |
ex- Zweena, 1909 purchased from Mersey SS Co., Liverpool
renamed Matunga, 6th Oct.1917 captured by German raider WOLF and
scuttled. |
1,618 |
| Melusia |
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see Sydney. |
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| Merkur |
1924 |
ex- Rio Bravo, 1934 purchased from North
German Lloyd, Bremen renamed Merkur, 1954 scrapped. |
5,952 |
| Mindini |
1905 |
ex- Iberia 1911 purchased from J. Hall, Jun & Co.,
London renamed Mindini, 1923 wrecked Solomon Islands. |
2,065 |
| Mirani |
1928 |
1941 sold to Australasian United S.N. Co., Brisbane
renamed Bulimba. |
739 |
| Misima |
1902 |
ex- Dorrigo, 1913 purchased from Robbie, Kaad & Co.,
Fiji renamed Misima, 1917 wrecked off East Cape, Papua. |
302 |
| Mitiaro |
1920 |
ex- Oceanien, 1931 purchased Cie Francaise des Phosphates
de l'Oceanie, Havre renamed Mitiaro, 1935 scuttled. |
402 |
| Moamoa |
1937 |
1941 sold to Colonial Sugar Refining Co., Sydney. |
554 |
| Montoro (1) |
1911 |
1948 sold to Wah Shang SS Co., Shanghai renamed Haven. |
4,057 |
| Montoro (2) |
1956 |
1970 sold to Gibbons & Co., Singapore renamed Timur
Providence. |
2,278 |
| Moresby (1) |
1881 |
ex- Jacob Christensen 1898 purchased from J. Christensen,
Bergen renamed Moresby, 1915 sold to Moller & Co., Shanghai, 1916
torpedoed and sunk. |
1,763 |
| Moresby (2) |
1965 |
1970 sold to Neptune Orient Lines, Singapore renamed
Neptune Jade. |
3,175 |
| Morinda |
1913 |
1953 scrapped. |
1,971 |
| Muliama |
1937 |
1957 sold to John Manners & Co., Hong Kong renamed
Paloma. |
689 |
| Muniara |
1901 |
ex- Volunteer, 1908 purchased from Fisher, Renwick & Co.,
Newcastle renamed Muniara, 1913 wrecked near Ebon Island, Marshall
Islands. |
837 |
| Neptuna |
1924 |
ex- Neptun, 1934 purchased from North
German Lloyd, Bremen renamed Neptuna, 19th Feb.1942 bombed
and sunk by Japanese aircraft at Port Darwin. |
5,952 |
| Ovalau |
1891 |
1903 puchased from Union
SS Co. of New Zealand, 1903 burnt at Lord Howe Island. |
1,229 |
| Ralum |
1914 |
1933 purchased from Melanesia Co. Ltd, London, 1938
scuttled. |
356 |
| Ratanui |
1946 |
1952 purchased from Northern SS Co., Auckland, NZ,
1970 sold to Rusden & Sofrana (Fiji) Ltd, Suva. |
515 |
| Sydney |
1902 |
1917 purchased from Melbourne
SS Co., Melbourne, 1918 renamed Melusia, 1927 sold to China Pacific
S.N. Co. renamed Shun Tsze. |
1,989 |
| Tambo |
1892 |
1902 purchased from Huddart, Parker & Co., Melbourne,
1919 wrecked at Apamama, Gilbert Islands. |
732 |
| Titus |
1878 |
1896 purchased, 1908 used as coal hulk at Vila, 1919
scrapped. |
760 |
| Tulagi |
1939 |
27th Mar.1944 torpedoed and sunk by U.532 on voyage
Sydney - Colombo. |
2,281 |
| Tulagi |
1955 |
1970 sold to Soc. Mar. Caledonienne, France renamed
Jacques Del Mar. |
2,746 |
| Yanawai |
1937 |
9th Mar.1962 wrecked New Hebrides. |
434 |
| Ysabel |
1886 |
1896 purchased from Neu Guinea Compagnia, Hamburg,
1907 wrecked on reef at Namu, Marshall Islands. |
524 |
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