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The Fleets
Blue Anchor Line
The company was formed in London in 1869 by Wilhelm Lund,
although he previously owned a part share in the JEDDO. The outbound
voyages were to Australia with passengers and cargo, thence northbound
in ballast to China where tea was loaded for the homeward passage. By
1874 the opening of the Suez Canal was making the China route less attractive
to the Cape sailing ships and this trade was dropped in favour of direct
Australia routes. In 1880 Lund took delivery of his first steamship and
in 1890 sold the last of his sailing vessels. In 1909 the company's newest
ship WARATAH disappeared off South Africa on the homeward leg of her
second voyage with the loss of 211 lives. Blue Anchor never recovered
from this mishap and in 1910 sold
their fleet to P & O. Line and went into voluntary liquidation.
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:
- London - Australia - China - London (sail)
- London - Tenerife - Capetown - Adelaide - Melbourne - Hobart - Launceston
- Sydney.
- Sydney - Suva - Levula (Fiji Islands)
- Albany added in 1904.
Funnel:
Black with white band containing blue anchor and chain.
Fleet:
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Sail |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Ambassador |
1869 |
ton barque, 1890 sold to Burgess & Co,
London. |
714 |
| Eleanor |
1867 |
barque, 1882 purchased from J. Holdsworth,
London, 1890 scrapped. |
429 |
| Ella |
1873 |
barque, 1885 purchased from P. F. Valin,
Quebec, 1890 scrapped. |
1,011 |
| Harland |
1885 |
ship, 1890 sold to Stuart Bros, London. |
1,742 |
| Jeddo (part owned) |
1865 |
barque, 1866 8/64 share purchased from
W. Walker, Rotherhithe, 1868 sold to S. Cocking & T. Singleton,
London. |
327 |
| Mikado |
1868 |
ship, 1874 purchased from W. Walker, Rotherhithe,
1884 sold to J. M. Way, London. |
666 |
| Serapis |
1876 |
ship, 1890 sold to P. N. Winther, Nordby. |
1,027 |
| Talavera |
1853 |
barque, 1882 purchased from J. F. Gibb,
London, 1890 scrapped. |
384 |
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Steam |
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| Vessel |
Built |
Years in Service |
Tons |
| Bungaree |
1889 |
1903 sold to Quebec SS
Co renamed Parima. |
2,893 |
| Commonwealth |
1902 |
1910 sold to P & O Line. |
6,616 |
| Culgoa |
1890 |
1898 sold to U.S. Government. |
3,325 |
| Delcomyn |
1880 |
1889 sold to Bucknall
Bros. |
1,817 |
| Echuca |
1889 |
1898 sold to R. Sloman, Hamburg renamed Catania. |
2,826 |
| Geelong |
1904 |
1910 sold to P & O Line. |
7,954 |
| Hubbuck |
1886 |
1898 sold to Talbot SS Co. |
2,749 |
| Murrumbidgee |
1887 |
1893 sold to Portugal renamed Peninsular. |
2,836 |
| Narrung |
1896 |
1910 sold to P & O Line. |
5,078 |
| Riverina |
1887 |
1890 wrecked near Gabo Island, Victoria. |
2,883 |
| Wakool |
1898 |
1910 sold to P & O Line. |
5,004 |
| Wallarah |
1891 |
1891 wrecked on Dassen Island, South Africa on maiden voyage. |
3,505 |
| Waratah |
1908 |
1909 went missing at sea on voyage Durban to Capetown; loss
of 211 lives. |
9,339 |
| Warrigal |
1893 |
1906 sold to W. Thomson, Dundee renamed Latona. |
4,387 |
| Warrnambool |
1892 |
1900 sold to Houston
Line renamed Harmodius. |
3,515 |
| Wilcannia (1) |
1888 |
1897 sold to Blue
Funnel Line renamed Anchises. |
2,718 |
| Wilcannia (2) |
1899 |
1910 sold to P & O Line. |
4,953 |
| Woolloomooloo |
1891 |
1901 sold to Houston
Line renamed Harmonides. |
3,521 |
| Yarrawonga |
1891 |
1903 sold to Houston
Line renamed Hermione. |
4,011 |
| Yeoman |
1882 |
1891 sold to Spain renamed Rita. |
2,194 |
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