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On 9 May 1902 Bowring Brothers' New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steamship Company bought the ship and renamed her after [[Rosalind (As You Like It)|Rosalind]] in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[As You Like It]]''.{{sfn|O'Neill|1975|p=961}} She was registered in [[Port of Liverpool|Liverpool]], and her [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] [[official number]] was 115274.{{sfn|''Lloyd's Register'' 1902|loc=RON–ROS}}{{sfn|''Mercantile Navy List'' 1903|p=339}} Her scheduled route was between [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] and [[Port of New York and New Jersey|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Grace |first=Michael L |date=11 March 2011 |title=Newfoundland's Red Cross Steamship Line |work=Cruising the Past |url= https://www.cruiselinehistory.com/newfoundlands-red-cross-steamship-line/ |access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref> The service was reputed to be as popular for the views from the ship as for the destinations.{{sfn|Browne|1909|p=332}} Passengers included James and Clara Russell, who named their daughter [[Rosalind Russell]] after the ship. She treasured a picture of the ship during her film career.{{sfn|O'Neill|1975|p=961}}
On 9 May 1902 Bowring Brothers' New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steamship Company bought the ship and renamed her after [[Rosalind (As You Like It)|Rosalind]] in [[William Shakespeare]]'s play ''[[As You Like It]]''.{{sfn|O'Neill|1975|p=961}} She was registered in [[Port of Liverpool|Liverpool]], and her [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland|United Kingdom]] [[official number]] was 115274.{{sfn|''Lloyd's Register'' 1902|loc=RON–ROS}}{{sfn|''Mercantile Navy List'' 1903|p=339}} Her scheduled route was between [[St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador|St. John's]] and [[Port of New York and New Jersey|New York]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Grace |first=Michael L |date=11 March 2011 |title=Newfoundland's Red Cross Steamship Line |work=Cruising the Past |url= https://www.cruiselinehistory.com/newfoundlands-red-cross-steamship-line/ |access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref> The service was reputed to be as popular for the views from the ship as for the destinations.{{sfn|Browne|1909|p=332}} Passengers included James and Clara Russell, who named their daughter [[Rosalind Russell]] after the ship. She treasured a picture of the ship during her film career.{{sfn|O'Neill|1975|p=961}}


In 1912 the ship was renamed ''City of Sydney'', and registered in [[Port of Montreal|Montreal]].{{sfn|''Lloyd's Register'' 1912|loc=ROO–ROS}}{{sfn|''Mercantile Navy List'' 1914|p=111}} By 1914 her owner was the St Laurence Shipping Company, Ltd.{{sfn|''Lloyd's Register'' 1914|loc=CIT}}
In 1912 the ship was renamed ''City of Sydney''; after [[Sydney, Nova Scotia]]; and registered in [[Port of Montreal|Montreal]].{{sfn|''Lloyd's Register'' 1912|loc=ROO–ROS}}{{sfn|''Mercantile Navy List'' 1914|p=111}} Also in 1912, the ship collided with the Sydney-registered [[Tugboat|tug]] ''Douglas H. Thomas''. Both vessels stayed afloat, but five men aboard the tug were killed.<ref name=Wrecksite>{{cite web |last=Lettens |first=Jan |title=SS City of Sydney (+1914) |date=8 April 2015 |website=Wrecksite |url= https://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?33183 |access-date=4 October 2018}}</ref>

By 1914 ''City of Sydney''{{'}}s owner was the St Laurence Shipping Company, Ltd.{{sfn|''Lloyd's Register'' 1914|loc=CIT}}


==Loss==
==Loss==

Revision as of 11:19, 30 April 2024

For other ships with the same name, see SS Admiral.

The ship as Admiral
History
Name
  • 1890: Tosari
  • 1891: Admiral
  • 1902: Rosalind
  • 1912: City of Sydney
Namesake
Owner
Operator1902: CT Bowring
Port of registry
Route
BuilderCS Swan & Hunter, Wallsend
Yard number159
Launched30 October 1890
Completed20 December 1890
Identification
Fatewrecked 1914
General characteristics
Typecargo liner
Tonnage2,470 GRT, 1,680 NRT
Length
  • 312 ft (95 m) overall
  • 300.4 ft (91.6 m) registered
Beam41.1 ft (12.5 m)
Depth21.6 ft (6.6 m)
Decks2
Installed power319 NHP; 2,250 ihp
Propulsion
Sail planbrigantine
Speed11 knots (20 km/h)
Crew50
Sensors and
processing systems		by 1914: submarine signalling
Notessister ships: Salatiga, Lawang, Priok

Rosalind was a steam cargo liner that was launched in England in 1890 for Dampfschiffs Rhederei zu Hamburg as Tosari. In 1891 Deutsche Ost-Afrika Linie (DOAL) bought her and renamed her Admiral. In 1902 the Bowring Brothers' New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steamship Company ("Red Cross Line") bought her and renamed her Rosalind. In 1912 the St Laurence Shipping Company bought her and renamed her City of Sydney. She was wrecked off the coast of Nova Scotia in 1914.

She was the first of two DOAL ships that were called Admiral. The second was launched in 1905, seized by Portugal in 1916, and renamed Lourenço Marques.

She was the first of three Bowring Brothers ships that were named Admiral. The second was built in 1913, and sunk by torpedo in 1917. The third was launched in 1911 as Lady Gwendolen, bought and renamed Rosalind in 1919, and sold and renamed in 1928.[1]

Building

In 1890 and 1891 Dampfschiffs Rhederei zu Hamburg took delivery of four ships to the same design from shipbuilders on the River Tyne. Sir WG Armstrong, Mitchell and Company at Low Walker launched Salatiga in September 1890 and completed her in October.[2] She was followed by three sister ships built by CS Swan and Hunter at Wallsend. Yard number 159 was launched on 30 October 1890 as Tosari and completed on 20 December.[3] Yard number 160 was launched in November 1890 as Lawang and completed in February 1891.[4] Yard number 161 was launched in December 1890 as Priok and completed in February 1891.[5]

Dampfschiffs Rhederei zu Hamburg traded as "Sunda Linie", named after either the Sunda Strait between Sumatra and Java, or the Sunda Islands, which is the entire archipelago including Sumatra, Java, and Borneo. Its ships traded between Hamburg and the Dutch East Indies via Rotterdam.[3] The company took the names for its four new ships from places on the island of Java. Tosari is a village in the mountains of East Java.[6]

Tosari's lengths were 312 ft (95 m) overall[3] and 300.4 ft (91.6 m) registered. Her beam was 41.1 ft (12.5 m) and her depth was 21.6 ft (6.6 m). Her tonnages were 2,470 GRT and 1,680 NRT.[7] She had a single screw, driven by a three-cylinder triple-expansion engine built by the Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company. It was rated at 319 NHP[8] or 2,250 ihp, and gave her a speed of 11 knots (20 km/h).[3] The ship had two masts, and was rigged as a brigantine.

Tosari and Admiral

Sister ship General, formerly Salatiga

Dampfschiffs Rhederei zu Hamburg registered Tosari in Hamburg.[7] Her code letters were RJFK.[8] In 1891 DOAL bought the ship and renamed her Admiral.[9] DOAL ran scheduled passenger and cargo services between Hamburg and German colonies in Africa, including German East Africa, German South West Africa, and Kamerun. In 1894 DOAL bought her sister ship Salatiga and renamed her General.[9]

Rosalind and City of Sydney

On 9 May 1902 Bowring Brothers' New York, Newfoundland & Halifax Steamship Company bought the ship and renamed her after Rosalind in William Shakespeare's play As You Like It.[10] She was registered in Liverpool, and her United Kingdom official number was 115274.[11][12] Her scheduled route was between St. John's and New York.[13] The service was reputed to be as popular for the views from the ship as for the destinations.[14] Passengers included James and Clara Russell, who named their daughter Rosalind Russell after the ship. She treasured a picture of the ship during her film career.[10]

In 1912 the ship was renamed City of Sydney; after Sydney, Nova Scotia; and registered in Montreal.[15][16] Also in 1912, the ship collided with the Sydney-registered tug Douglas H. Thomas. Both vessels stayed afloat, but five men aboard the tug were killed.[17]

By 1914 City of Sydney's owner was the St Laurence Shipping Company, Ltd.[18]

Loss

Text

References

  1. ^ Swiggum, Susan; Kohli, Marjorie (10 September 2011). "C.T. Bowring & Company / Red Cross Line (New York, Newfoundland & Halifax SS Co.)". TheShipsList. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Salatiga". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Tosari". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Lawang". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  5. ^ "Priok". Tyne Built Ships. Shipping and Shipbuilding Research Trust. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  6. ^ Kresse 1964, p. 90.
  7. ^ a b Lloyd's Register 1891, TOR–TRA.
  8. ^ a b Lloyd's Register 1901, ADL–ADO.
  9. ^ a b Swiggum, Susan; Kohli, Marjorie (13 March 2008). "German East Africa Line / Woermann Line (Deutsche Ost-Afrika-Linie / Deutsche Africa-Linien / Woermann Linie)". TheShipsList. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  10. ^ a b O'Neill 1975, p. 961.
  11. ^ Lloyd's Register 1902, RON–ROS.
  12. ^ Mercantile Navy List 1903, p. 339.
  13. ^ Grace, Michael L (11 March 2011). "Newfoundland's Red Cross Steamship Line". Cruising the Past. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  14. ^ Browne 1909, p. 332.
  15. ^ Lloyd's Register 1912, ROO–ROS.
  16. ^ Mercantile Navy List 1914, p. 111.
  17. ^ Lettens, Jan (8 April 2015). "SS City of Sydney (+1914)". Wrecksite. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  18. ^ Lloyd's Register 1914, CIT.

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