APPENDIX F.The Wool Fleet, 1874-1890.
Four Best Wool Passages, 1874-1890—Port to Port.
ShipBest FourPassagesTotalNumberof DaysAverageNumberof DaysTotalNumberof PassagesCutty Sark72, 73, 72, 7629373¼7Thermopylae75, 79, 79, 793127810Mermerus78, 80, 81, 8432380¾15Salamis77, 83, 84, 8532982¼13
Cutty Sark’spassages are far superior to those of any other ship; in fact, if we take the average of all her wool passages between 1874 and 1890, it only comes to 77 days from port to port.
The Wool Fleet, 1873-4.
ShipFromLeftToArrivedD’ysOutPatriarchSydneyOct.25LondonJan.2794MiltiadesMelbourneNov.12„Feb.1696Mermerus„„15„„1693Jerusalem„„18„„1286Sam Mendel„Dec.17„Mar.1285Collingwood„„24„„2389Loch Tay„„30„„2383The Tweed„Feb.3„Apl.2783Star of Peace„„10„May29108Ben Cruachan„Mar.5„June13100Samuel PlimsollSydneyApril14„July582Loch MareeMelbourneJune14„Sept.785Ben Voirlich„„14Lizard„30108
Patriarch
Miltiades
Mermerus
Jerusalem
Sam Mendel
Collingwood
Loch Tay
The Tweed
Star of Peace
Ben Cruachan
Samuel Plimsoll
Loch Maree
Ben Voirlich
The Wool Fleet, 1874-5.
ShipFromLeftToArrivedD’ysOutLoch TayMelbourneOct.23LondonJan.31’75100EthiopianSydney„24„„2391MacduffMelbourne„30„„2688Collingwood„Nov.1„Feb.495Miltiades„„4„Jan.2077Loch Ard„„10„Feb.1193PatriarchSydney„14„„684OberonMelbourne„15„Jan.3177Holmsdale„„15„Feb.683City of Perth„„15„„481Sam Mendel„„18„Mar.1103Ben Nevis„„18„Feb.377Moravian„„25„Mar.499John o’Gaunt„„25„„27122City of Agra„„30„„29119The TweedSydneyJan.11’75LizardApril786Ben CruachanMelbourne„19London„2798Samuel PlimsollSydneyMar.3„June14103RomanoffMelbourne„11„„1596Ben Voirlich„„16„1793Loch Maree„„21Wight„1788Thomas Stephens„April30LizardAug.496Loch Lomond„May1London„293CairnbulgSydney„6„„27113
Loch Tay
Ethiopian
Macduff
Collingwood
Miltiades
Loch Ard
Patriarch
Oberon
Holmsdale
City of Perth
Sam Mendel
Ben Nevis
Moravian
John o’Gaunt
City of Agra
The Tweed
Ben Cruachan
Samuel Plimsoll
Romanoff
Ben Voirlich
Loch Maree
Thomas Stephens
Loch Lomond
Cairnbulg
The Wool Fleet, 1875-6.
ShipFromLeftToArrivedD’ysOutQueen of NationsSydneyOct.16LondonFeb.18’76125Hawkesbury„„25„„15113SalamisMelbourne„23„Jan.2594Thessalus„„30„„3193Oberon„Nov.5DealFeb.17104Lincolnshire„„7London„17102City of Agra„„10„„1799La HogueSydney„11„„1798Ben CruachanMelbourne„11Dover„1697Miltiades„„14London„1795Ben Ledi„„16Dungen’s„1692Loch Ard„„17„„1691Moravian„„20„„1890AbergeldieSydney„21„„2091HolmsdaleMelbourne„21„„1990PatriarchSydney„26„„1884The Tweed„Dec.10„„1769RomanoffMelbourne„10„Mar.1494CenturionSydney„21„April11111Loch MareeMelbourne„29„Mar.2990John DuthieSydneyJan.1’76„April12101RodneyMelbourne„6Deal„1397Thomasina McLellan„„10London„20100Samuel PlimsollSydney„2„„583Loch VennacharMelbourne„13„„1188Mermerus„„17„„2093ParramattaSydneyFeb.1„„2179Nineveh„„5„May26110Loch NessMelbourne„22„„2491Loch Garry„„22„Thomas StephensSydneyMar.8„June892Cairnbulg„„9„„790Darling Downs„„9„„24107
Queen of Nations
Hawkesbury
Salamis
Thessalus
Oberon
Lincolnshire
City of Agra
La Hogue
Ben Cruachan
Miltiades
Ben Ledi
Loch Ard
Moravian
Abergeldie
Holmsdale
Patriarch
The Tweed
Romanoff
Centurion
Loch Maree
John Duthie
Rodney
Thomasina McLellan
Samuel Plimsoll
Loch Vennachar
Mermerus
Parramatta
Nineveh
Loch Ness
Loch Garry
Thomas Stephens
Cairnbulg
Darling Downs
The Wool Fleet, 1876-7.
ShipFromLeftToArrivedD’ysOutSir Walter RaleighMelbourneOct.6LondonJan.1097MacduffGeelong„25„„1582George Thompson„„25„Feb.5103MiltiadesMelbourne„27„Jan.2489City of AgraGeelongNov.3„Feb.998Loch KatrineMelbourne„6„„894Ben Lomond„„6„„995Loch Vennachar„„8„„993Centurion„„9„„790Romanoff„„11„„687Ben CruachanSydney„12„„888Samuel Plimsoll„„19„„1992Loch MareeMelbourne„27„Mar.699Collingwood„„27„„699Aristides„„28„Feb.1781PatriarchSydneyDec.4„Mar.692Sam MendelMelbourne„11„„26106Ben Voirlich„„18„„2698Loch Garry„Jan.25DealMay10105Darling DownsSydneyFeb.1London„22110Cairnbulg„„5„„1094Loch Lomond„„17„„1082Parramatta„„17„„1082
Sir Walter Raleigh
Macduff
George Thompson
Miltiades
City of Agra
Loch Katrine
Ben Lomond
Loch Vennachar
Centurion
Romanoff
Ben Cruachan
Samuel Plimsoll
Loch Maree
Collingwood
Aristides
Patriarch
Sam Mendel
Ben Voirlich
Loch Garry
Darling Downs
Cairnbulg
Loch Lomond
Parramatta
The Wool Fleet, 1877-8.
ShipFromLeftToArrivedD’ysOutBen CruachanMelbourneOct.24LondonJan.22’7890Romanoff„„27„Feb.12’78108John DuthieSydneyNov.1„„15107Ben VoirlichMelbourne„6„„15101Samuel PlimsollSydney„8„„1296George ThompsonMelbourne„9„„1295Loch Maree„„11„„1394Macduff„„12„„1595Miltiades„„16„„2197PatriarchSydney„21„„2899Sir Walter RaleighMelbourne„23„Mar.198Salamis„„24„Feb.1987Mermerus„„24„„1280CairnbulgSydneyDec.3„Mar.289City of AgraMelbourne„4„„793Old Kensington„„7„„790AristidesAdelaide„14„„2197Loch GarryMelbourne„20„April4105True Briton„„21„„4104Thyatira„Jan.12„„1694La HogueSydney„16„„1690Thomas StephensMelbourne„17„„1891
Ben Cruachan
Romanoff
John Duthie
Ben Voirlich
Samuel Plimsoll
George Thompson
Loch Maree
Macduff
Miltiades
Patriarch
Sir Walter Raleigh
Salamis
Mermerus
Cairnbulg
City of Agra
Old Kensington
Aristides
Loch Garry
True Briton
Thyatira
La Hogue
Thomas Stephens
The Wool Fleet, 1878-9.