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The Fleets
Baines & MacKay
/ Black Ball Line, Liverpool
 The Black Ball Line was founded in 1852 by James Baines & Thomas
MacKay, Liverpool as a regular packet service to Australia at the time
of the gold rush. There were also two junior partners, Joseph Greaves
and John Taylor. However, the company also traded to other parts of the
world, notably to the Crimea and to India for transport duties. Other
services ran to China and New Zealand. The Black Ball Line traded successfully
until 1866 when Barned's Bank collapsed and the company which was one
of its main debtors was forced to sell many of its ships. The Line carried
on until 1871 when it ceased trading. Baines and his partners also owned
several ships seperate from each other.
The Black Ball Line had a contract to deliver mail to Australia,
which started with the purchase of the St. John, New Brunswick ship, Marco
Polo,
built by James Smith. This line carried more passengers to Australia
than any
other
line. In addition to the Marco Polo, the Black Ball Line at various times
owned more than fifteen other Saint John ships as well as several ships
built by Donald McKay of East Boston.
These vessels were comfortable, had
well ventilated quarters for steerage passengers, state rooms for cabin
passengers,
smoking rooms,
decorated saloons and were strongly rigged.
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.
Fleet:
|
 |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Albion |
1866 |
wooden brig, 1869 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1869
sold in Australia. |
263 |
| Allahabad |
1864 |
iron ship, 1864 sold to T.Stephens, London, 1868-70.
1863 chartered by Baines & Mackay. |
1,186 |
| America |
1848 |
wooden ship, 1854 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1856
sold. |
706 |
| Anne |
1853 |
wooden schooner, 1858 sold. |
99 |
| Ariadne |
1861 |
wooden barque, 1865 sold to Hanson, Tonsberg, Norway,
1896 wrecked. |
670 |
| Athene |
1857 |
wooden barque, 1860 chartered by Baines & Mackay,
1863 sold to H. Charles, 1880 scrapped. |
606 |
| Avalanche |
1855 |
wooden ship, ex- Pam Flush, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Avalanche, 1867 sold to H. Briggs, Hull. |
900 |
| Blanche Moore |
1854 |
wooden ship, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1866
sold to H. T. Wilson, Liverpool, 1867 wrecked on Irish coast. |
1,837 |
| Bloomer |
1851 |
wooden barque, 1853 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1855 sold, 1866 abandoned at sea. |
342 |
| Boanerges |
1856 |
built in New Brunswick | wooden ship, 1857 sold to
Morton & Beech, London. |
1,236 |
| Boomerang |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1855 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 27th
Mar. 1856 abandoned at sea on voyage Mobile to Liverpool. |
1,823 |
| Boscarne |
1852 |
composite schooner, 1860 sold. |
73 |
| Cairngorm |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1861 chartered by Baines & Mackay, 1863
purchased by Baines & Mackay, 23rd Sep. 1863 wrecked in Min River,
China. |
861 |
| Calabar |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1860 purchased by Baines & Mackay, sold
Oct.1861. |
n/a |
| Caledonia |
1841 |
wooden ship, 1848 purchased by James Baines & Co.,
1848 sold to W. Garrow, Liverpool. |
789 |
| Castlemaine |
1862 |
wooden ship, 1866 sold to W. Roberts, Liverpool, 1881
ashore at Ballihalbert and condemned. |
1,361 |
| Champion of the Seas |
1854 |
built by Donald McKay, East Boston, U.S.A.| wooden
ship, 1866 sold to T. Harrison, 1873 sold to A.Cassell, Liverpool,
31st Jan.1877 abandoned at sea. |
2,447 |
| Charles Brownell |
1846 |
wooden barque owned by Baines and Carter, 1847 sold
to T. Ismay, Maryport. |
421 |
| Chatsworth |
1859 |
wooden ship, 1868 sold. |
1,036 |
| City of Brisbane |
1852 |
wooden ship, ex- South Shore, 1861 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed City of Brisbane, May 1863 posted missing on voyage Callao
to U.K. |
979 |
| City of Manchester |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1860 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1863
sold. |
534 |
| City of Melbourne |
1853 |
wooden ship, ex- Black Warrior, 1862 purchased by
Baines & Mackay renamed City of Melbourne, 1866 sold, 25th Mar. 1868
burned at Melbourne. |
1,828 |
| City of Sydney |
1863 |
iron ship,1867 sold to M. Mills, London. |
1,181 |
| Cleopatra |
1848 |
wooden barque, 1849 purchased by James Baines & Co.,
1853 sold to J. Getty, Liverpool. |
421 |
| Commodore Perry |
1854 |
built by Donald McKay, East Boston, U.S.A.| wooden
ship, 1866 sold to Thompson & Harper, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1867 burned
out at Bombay with coal cargo. |
1,964 |
| Conway |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1853 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 10th
Sep. 1860 dismasted on passage Liverpool to India with soldiers'
families aboard, abandoned and later salvaged and sold. |
1,168 |
| Crusader |
1853 |
wooden ship, ex-Georgia, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Crusader, 1866 sold to H. T. Wilson, Liverpool. |
1,055 |
| Cyrene |
1866 |
wooden barque, 1869 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1870 sold in Melbourne. |
527 |
| Cyrus |
1868 |
wooden barque, 1869 sold in Melbourne. |
317 |
| Dawstone |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1866
sold to J. Thomas, Nevin. |
495 |
| Deborah |
1847 |
wooden barque, 1849 purchased by James Baines & Co.,
1853 sold to Moss & Butler, Liverpool. |
624 |
| Donald McKay |
1855 |
built by Donald McKay, East Boston, U.S.A.| wooden
ship, 1866 sold to T. Harrison, 1880 sold to German owners, 1888
hulked at Madeira. |
2,604 |
| Duke of Newcastle |
1861 |
wooden ship, 1867 sold. |
993 |
| Dumbarton Youth |
1847 |
iron steamer, 1855 purchased from Alfred Holt & Associates
(Blue Funnel Line), 1856
sold to J. Orrell, Manchester. |
183 |
| Dunkeld |
1862 |
wooden barque, 1869 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1870 sold in New South Wales. |
390 |
| El Dorado |
1848 |
wooden ship, 1852 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1854
sold to G. Pryde, Liverpool, 1877 wrecked. |
841 |
| Elfin |
1863 |
wooden steamship, 1863 sold in Shanghai. |
233 |
| Elizabeth Ann Bright |
1856 |
built by William Olive, St. John N.B. | wooden ship,
1860 purchased by Baines & Mackay from Gibbs, Bright & Co., 1866
sold to John Hall, Newcastle, 1870 sold to Glasgow owners, Jan. 8th
1871 burned in River Tagus at Lisbon. |
1,836 |
| Empress of the Seas (1) |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1860 purchased by Baines & Mackay from
Wilson & Sons, Baltimore, 18th Dec. 1861 burned near Port Phillip. |
2,197 |
| Empress of the Seas (2) |
1863 |
built by Thomas Hilyard, St. John N.B. | wooden ship,
1866 sold to S. G. Morris, Liverpool, 1867 sold to James Baines & Co.,
1871 sold to A. Ferguson, Greenock. |
1,234 |
| Erin go Bragh |
1851 |
wooden ship, ex- Florida, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Erin go Bragh, 1863 sold in Calcutta. |
1,111 |
| Everton |
1861 |
wooden ship, 1863 lost at sea. |
904 |
| Express |
1849 |
wooden brigantine, 1851 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1853 sold to Pollard & Lang, Exeter. |
158 |
| Fanny |
1863 |
wooden brigantine, 1865 sold in Melbourne. |
164 |
| Flora McDonald |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1852 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1855
sold foreign. |
674 |
| Flying Foam |
1863 |
wooden ship, 1868 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1871
sold to A. Gibson, Liverpool. |
1,327 |
| Fortune |
1852 |
wooden ship, 1857 sold to E. Frodsham, Liverpool. |
571 |
| General Sale |
1843 |
wooden barque, 1846 purchased by Baines and Carter,
1848 sold. |
351 |
| Golden City |
1851 |
wooden ship, ex- Chickasaw, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Golden City, 1867 sold. |
1,365 |
| Golden Dream |
1853 |
wooden ship, ex- Young Brander, 1863 purchased by
Baines & Mackay renamed Golden Dream, 1867 sold to C. E. Wise, Liverpool. |
1,454 |
| Great Tasmania |
1855 |
built by Donald McKay, East Boston, U.S.A.| ex- Japan,
renamed Great Tasmania, wooden ship, Oct.1864 condemned at Calcutta
as unseaworthy. |
1,964 |
| Great Victoria |
1854 |
iron steamship, ex- Jacquard, 1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Great Victoria, 1867 sold to Merchants Trading Co. (H. Fernie),
1869-70 chartered by Baines & Mackay. |
2,320 |
| Hannah More |
1856 |
wooden ship, 1860 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1864
sold, 1866 wrecked on Lundy Island, Bristol Channel. |
1,129 |
| Harmonie |
1840 |
wooden barque, 1854 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1854 sold to E. Oliver, Liverpool. |
410 |
| Henry Winch |
1846 |
wooden barque, 1853 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1857 sold to Singapore merchants. |
437 |
| Hero |
1861 |
iron steamship, 1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1863 sold to Bright Bros, Melbourne. |
764 |
| Hilander |
1850 |
wooden brigantine, 1854 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1858 sold at Melbourne. |
97 |
| Hope |
1856 |
wooden ship, ex-Bee, 1860 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Hope, 1867 sold to Glasgow owners. |
1,104 |
| Indian Ocean |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 24th
Jan. 1862 lost off Waterford on voyage Liverpool - Sydney. |
1,019 |
| Indus |
1847 |
Iiron ship, 1869 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1872
sold to J. Roberts, London. |
1,319 |
| Iron Duke |
1863 |
iron ship, 1866 sold to Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson,
Liverpool, 1895 went missing on voyage Blyth - Iquique. |
1,435 |
| James Baines |
1854 |
built by Donald McKay, East Boston, U.S.A.| wooden
ship, 22nd Apr. 1858 burned in Liverpool and hulked. |
2,514 |
| James Booth |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1865
sold to G. J. Kelly, Newcastle, 1871 sank on passage South Shields
- Genoa. |
600 |
| John and Lucy |
1850 |
wooden ship, 1853 purchased by Baines & Mackay, Dec.
1859 wrecked off Sarcas, Brazil. |
1,235 |
| Kate Fitzgerald |
1856 |
wooden brigantine, 1868 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1868 condemned and sold at Montevideo. |
241 |
| Lady Bulwer |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1852 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1853
lost near St. John, N.B. |
1,114 |
| Landsborough |
1853 |
wooden ship, ex- Morning Star, 1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Landsborough, 1866 sold, 1867-69 chartered by Baines & Mackay. |
1,066 |
| Lightning |
1853 |
built by Donald McKay, East Boston, U.S.A.| wooden
ship, 1867 sold to T. Harrison, 31st Oct. 1869 burned at Geelong. |
2,083 |
| Loch Naw |
1867 |
wooden barque, 1869 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1870 sold in Australia. |
277 |
| Maggie Lauder |
1862 |
wooden ship, 1866 sold. |
947 |
| Maldon |
1855 |
wooden ship, 1857 sold to A. H. Campbell, Liverpool,
1858 sold to H. S. Edwards, South Shields, 1871 abandoned at sea
on voyage Quebec - Liverpool. |
1,187 |
| Marcianus |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1861 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 14th
Nov. 1865 lost north of Savannah River. |
1,007 |
| Marco Polo |
1851 |
built by James Smith, St. John N.B. | wooden ship,
1852 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1871 sold to Wilson & Blain, South
Shields, 1883 wrecked on Prince Edward Island. |
1,625 |
| Maria |
1849 |
wooden ship, 1851 purchased by Baines & Mackay from
J. Forbes. 18th Jun. 1853 sank off Brazil. |
1,014 |
| Mary Holland |
1843 |
wooden brig, 1854 purchased by Baines & Mackay and
re-rigged as barque, 1857 sold to Glasgow owners, 1874 sank off Anglesey. |
364 |
| Mary Pleasants |
1845 |
wooden ship, 1857 purchased by Baines & Mackay, Jul.
1862 wrecked at Akyab. |
809 |
| Mary Winch |
1844 |
wooden brig, 1853 purchased by Baines & Mackay, no
further info. |
252 |
| Maryborough |
1854 |
wooden ship, ex- Robert Parker, 1862 purchased from
G. T.. Ray and J. Prichard, St. John, N.B. by Baines & Mackay, 1870
sold to T. Emerson, Newcastle. |
1,088 |
| Matilda |
1857 |
wooden ship, 1861 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1866
sold to T. Harrison, 1879 hulked at Old Calabar. |
1,035 |
| Maxwell |
1858 |
wooden ship, 1860 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1866
sold to Leitch, Muir & Co., Greenock. |
1,000 |
| Mazeppa |
1846 |
wooden barque, 1853 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1853 lost at sea. |
241 |
| Montmorency |
1854 |
built by T.C. Lee, Québec, using Tamarack, Oak, Elm,
Red Pine & Spruce | wooden ship, 1866 sold to T. Harrison. |
688 |
| Myrtle |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1864
sold to C. W. Kellock. |
550 |
| Naval Reserve |
1853 |
wooden ship, ex- Meteor, 1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Naval Reserve, 1866 sold to W. Roberts, Liverpool. |
1,831 |
| Netherby |
1858 |
wooden ship, 1860 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 14th
Jul. 1866 wrecked on King Island, Bass Strait. |
944 |
| Oaklands |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1861 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1864
sold to Hargrove, Ferguson & Jackson, Liverpool, 1868 condemned at
Caldera. |
887 |
| Ocean Chief (1) |
1853 |
built by J. C. Morton, Thomaston, Maine | wooden
ship, 23rd Jan. 1862 burned in Bluff Harbour, New Zealand. |
1,026 |
| Ocean Chief (2) |
1853 |
wooden ship, ex- Wild Ranger, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Ocean Chief, 1866 sold to E.Angel, Liverpool. |
930 |
| Ocean Empress |
1862 |
wooden ship, 1866 sold to W. Roberts, Jul.1874 abandoned
off Cape Horn on voyage Callao - Falmouth. |
1,067 |
| Oliver Lang |
1853 |
built by Walter Lang, St. John N.B. | wooden ship,
7th Dec.1858 condemned at Wellington after grounding. |
1,236 |
| Oriental |
1854 |
wooden ship, 1868 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1872
sold to T. Charlton, North Shields. |
1,617 |
| Phoebe |
1863 |
wooden schooner, 1869 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1869 sold to Bright, Melbourne. |
123 |
| Planet |
1857 |
wooden ship, 1867 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1871
sold to R. J. Arthur, Newcastle. |
667 |
| Pride of the Ganges |
1860 |
wooden ship, ex- Nancy W. Farrow, 1863 purchased by
Baines & Mackay renamed Pride of the Ganges, 1867 sold to G. Williams,
Caernarvon. |
631 |
| Prince Consort |
1859 |
built by Henry Dinning, Québec | wooden ship, 1866
sold to London owners, 1896 hulked at Liverpool. |
1,235 |
| Princess Alice |
1863 |
wooden snow, 1864 sold in Auckland, N.Z. |
237 |
| Princess Royal |
1858 |
wooden ship, 1861 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1867
sold to Ferguson, Greenock. |
1,254 |
| Queen of the Colonies |
1853 |
wooden ship, ex- Wizard, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Queen of the Colonies, 1869 sold, 1874 wrecked. |
1,601 |
| Queen of the South |
1853 |
wooden ship, ex- Morning Light, 1863 purchased by
Baines & Mackay renamed Queen of the South, 1867 sold, 1869 charterd
by Baines & Mackay. |
1,713 |
| Queensland |
1852 |
wooden ship, 1861 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1863
sold in Calcutta. |
950 |
| Rockhampton |
1849 |
wooden ship, ex- Janet Brown, 1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Rockhampton, 1867 arrested for debt and sold at Brisbane
to T. Francis. |
1,065 |
| Royal Dane |
1854 |
wooden ship, ex- Sierra Nevada, 1863 purchased by
Baines & Mackay renamed Royal Dane, 1866 sold, 1868-70 1863 chartered
by Baines & Mackay. |
1,942 |
| Royal Oak |
1863 |
built by Isaac & S.W. Olive, St. John N.B. | wooden
ship, 1866 sold to W. Roberts, 1867 re-purchased by James Baines,
1870 sold. August 1882 wrecked on the Isle of Ronaldshay. |
1,244 |
| Saldanha |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1863 stranded on South Island, NZ and
sold. |
1,563 |
| Salsette |
1861 |
wooden ship, 1867 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1871
sold to A. Cassells, Liverpool. |
1,357 |
| Samarang |
1857 |
built by F. & J. Ruddock, St. John N.B. | wooden ship,
1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1866 sold to R. Guest, Manchester,
1867-70 chartered by Baines & Mackay, 1884 wrecked Saltburn, Yorkshire. |
1,176 |
| Schomberg |
1855 |
wooden ship, 26th Dec. 1855 wrecked near Warrnambool
on maiden voyage. |
2,600 |
| Sea Chief |
1863 |
wooden ship, 1865 charterd by Baines & Mackay, 1868
purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1871 sold to A. Bilbrough, London. |
1,056 |
| Sirocco |
1856 |
built by John Thompson, St. John N.B. | wooden ship,
1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1866 sold to G. Austin, London,
1890 scrapped. |
1,113 |
| Solway |
1860 |
built at Sunderland, 1857 ?? | wooden ship, 1864 stranded,
condemned and sold at Calcutta. |
946 |
| Sorm King |
1854 |
wooden ship, 1868 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1871
sold to Taylor, Bethell & Roberts. |
1,148 |
| Southern Belle (1) |
1862 |
wooden ship, 1862 chartered by Baines & Mackay, 1868
purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1870 sold to H. C. Keen, London. |
1,128 |
| Southern Belle (2) |
1866 |
wooden barque, 1870 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1871 sold in Port Adelaide. |
347 |
| Southern Empire |
1849 |
wooden ship, ex- Jacob. A. Westervelt, 1862 purchased
by Baines & Mackay renamed Southern Empire, 1871 sold. |
1,535 |
| Southern Ocean |
1852 |
wooden ship, ex- Otsconthe, 1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay
renamed Southern Ocean, 1867 re-registered to T. MacKay, London. |
1,265 |
| Spirit of the North |
1864 |
wooden ship, 1867 sold to Norway renamed Panama. |
671 |
| Star Queen |
1854 |
wooden ship, 1868 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1871
sold to Taylor, Bethell & Roberts. |
832 |
| Stornoway |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1867
sold to Welch & Co., Newcastle. |
595 |
| Sultana (1) |
1844 |
wooden barque, 1854 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1855 sold to J. Longton, Liverpool. |
302 |
| Sultana (2) |
1853 |
built by James Nevin, St. John N.B. | wooden ship,
1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 3rd Mar. 1867 lost at Valencia. |
1,204 |
| Switzerland |
1847 |
built at Bath, Maine | 1854 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
no info after 1858. |
661 |
| Sydney Dacres |
1864 |
iron ship, 1867 sold to E. Bates, Liverpool. |
1,380 |
| Thomas Stephens |
1869 |
iron ship, 1872 sold to T. Stephens, London |
1,528 |
| Utopia |
1853 |
built by James Johnston, St. John N.B. | wooden ship,
1857 purchased by Baines & Mackay, no further info. after 1862. |
949 |
| Vanguard |
1851 |
wooden ship, ex- Samuel Lawrence, 1862 purchased by
Baines & Mackay renamed Vanguard, 1866 sold, Oct. 1871 burned on
passage Newport - Rio de Janeiro. |
1,304 |
| Vesta |
1850 |
wooden snow, 1851 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1853
sold to T. Oliver, Liverpool. |
262 |
| Vestal |
1835 |
wooden paddle steamer, 1854 purchased by Baines & Mackay
from Trinity House, 1859 sold at Constantinople. |
173 |
| Wanata |
1860 |
built at New Brunswick, 1852 ??, using Hackmatac,
Elm, Birch & Pitch Pine | wooden ship, 6th Feb. 1866 sunk in collision
with Queen of Beauty in Bay of Biscay. |
1,442 |
| Wannan |
1840 |
wooden brig, 1853 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1855
sold to Whitby owners. |
196 |
| Wansfell |
1852 |
built by Isaac & W.G. Olive, St. John N.B. | wooden
ship, 1858 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1868 sold. |
777 |
| West Riding |
1864 |
built by John McDonald, St. John, N.B. | ex- Edith,
renamed West Riding by Thomas Seddon, wooden ship, 1870 condemned
at Akyab and sold to Chittagong owners. |
1,089 |
| Western Ocean |
1856 |
wooden ship, 1863 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1867
sold to P. J. Foulkes, 1868 sold to J. Baines & Co., 1868 sold to
H. C. Keen, Liverpool. |
1,255 |
| Whirlwind |
1854 |
wooden ship, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1866
sold. |
878 |
| William Kirk |
1856 |
wooden ship, 1859 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 15th
May 1860 wrecked in Torres Strait on passage Melbourne to U.K. |
738 |
| Wressel Castle |
1852 |
wooden barque, 1869 purchased by Baines & Mackay,
1870 sold in Melbourne. |
316 |
| Young Australia |
1861 |
wooden ship, 1867 sold to P. J. Foulkes, Liverpool,
31st May 1872 wrecked in Moreton Bay. |
1,021 |
| Young England |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1862 purchased by Baines & Mackay, 1866
sold to R. Young, Glasgow. |
1,196 |
| Zealandia |
1857 |
built by McLachlan & Stackhouse, St. John, N.B.
| ex- Hebe, renamed Zealandia in 1858 by Willis, Gann, Barker and
Co., wooden ship, 1871 sold. |
1,032 |
| |
| Fleet owned by T.N. Mackay |
| |
| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Bayswater |
1847 |
wooden ship, ex- West Point, 1863 purchased by J.
Greaves renamed Bayswater, 1864 sold to G. Fleming, London, 1866
purchased by T. Mackay, 1871 sold. |
949 |
| Birmingham |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1853 purchased, 1859 sold. |
1,053 |
| David McIver |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1867 sold. |
862 |
| Fiery Star |
1851 |
wooden ship, ex- Comet, 1863 purchased from Buckton & Crane,
N.Y renamed Fiery Star, 19th Apr. 1865 burned at sea on voyage Moreton
Bay - Liverpool. |
1,361 |
| Flying Cloud |
1851 |
built by Donald McKay, East Boston, U.S.A.| wooden
ship, 1862 purchased from Grinnel, Minturn, New York, 1871 sold to
H. Edwards, South Shields. 1874 wrecked near St. Johns, N.B. |
1,782 |
| Fusilier |
1856 |
built by Pierre Valin, Québec | wooden ship, ex- Crimea,
1863 purchased renamed Fusilier, 26th Mar.1865 wrecked on Natal coast
on voyage Calcutta - Demarara. |
1,088 |
| Golden Empire |
1861? |
wooden ship, ex- Mary E. Balch, 1863 purchased renamed
Golden Empire, 1866 sold. |
1,218 |
| Golden Land |
1857 |
wooden ship, 1863 purchased, no info after 1865. |
817 |
| Golden South |
1852 |
wooden ship, ex- Flying Childers, 1863 purchased renamed
Golden South, 1866 sold. |
1,125 |
| Legion of Honour |
1863 |
built by H.W. Wilson, St. John, N.B. | wooden ship,
1867 sold, 1868 repurchased, 1871 sold to W. Roberts. 1877 ashore
70 miles east of Tripoli. |
1,217 |
| Light Brigade |
1854 |
wooden ship, ex- Ocean Telegraph, 1863 purchased renamed
Light Brigade, 1876 hulked at Cork. |
1,214 |
| Light of the Age |
1851 |
wooden ship, 1862 purchased, 1866 sold. |
1,287 |
| Northumberland |
1848 |
wooden barque, 1854 purchased, no info after 1855. |
579 |
| Ramsey |
1869 |
iron ship, 1872 sold to Taylor, Bethel & Roberts,
London 1883 wrecked on passage Moreton Bay - London. |
809 |
| Resolute |
1857 |
iron paddle steamer, 1863 purchased, 1864 sold at
Calcutta. |
85 |
| Salvia |
1860 |
wooden ship, 1866 sold. |
348 |
| Sunda |
1852 |
wooden ship, ex- Gauntlet, 1863 purchased renamed
Sunda, 1866 sold and wrecked at Mersey entrance. |
1,854 |
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Ship owned
by T. Harrison (associate of James Baines
& Co.) |
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| Indian Queen |
1852 |
wooden ship, 1859 condemned
and sold at Valparaiso after collision with iceberg. |
1,041 |
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Ship owned
by J.N. Forbes |
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| Hastings |
1853 |
wooden ship, 1857 purchased, 28th Dec.1859 wrecked
off Cape of Good Hope. |
997 |
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Ships owned
by James Baines after the end of Black Ball Line |
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| Belle Isle |
1860 |
wooden ship, 1872 purchased, 1874 sank. |
1,180 |
| Cavour |
1862 |
wooden ship, 1871 purchased, 1877 sold to A. Ferguson,
Greenock. |
1,320 |
| Maria Wakefield |
1868 |
composite barque, 1881 purchased, 1882 sold. |
362 |
| Seraphina |
1846 |
wooden barque, 1879 purchased, disappeared from registers
after 1888. |
272 |
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