I am looking for any additional information and/or pictures of the following ships and their Mate or Master, Mathew Power (my great grandfather) and Thomas Power (my great great grandfather) for the periods indicated below.

Much of the information on this page followed the finding of a diary written by Norah K. Power, youngest daughter of Thomas Power, and sister of Thomas Mathew Power. The diary (in pdf format, 277 KB) has numerous citations to English families residing in Valparaiso, Chile. Also attempting to locate the "Panama", a sailing ship that arrived in Valparaiso in November 11, 1866 from an undisclosed port of departure "up north" with Thomas Mathew Power on board. The Panama departed Valparaiso for an undisclose port a few days later. Ships in & around Valparaiso between 1840-1918

1) MATHEW POWER WAS THE MATE or MASTER OF THE FOLLOWING SHIPS. Any information on these ships would be greatly appreciated.

MUSTER ROLLS CONSULTED IN MY SEARCH FOR MATHEW POWER. Cooperator in parenthesis.

(UNDER CONSTRUCTION)

• BT98/110 (866665). Plymouth 1803-1808. Mathew not found (AP)
• BT98/111 (866666). Plymouth 1805-1811. Mathew not found (AP)
• BT98/111 (866667). Plymouth 1805-1811. Mathew not found (AP)
• BT98/111 (871960). Plymouth 1805-1811. Mathew's first sighting on the Mary Schooner (AP)
• BT98/112 (film ? ) Plymouth 1814-1817. Mathew not found (Roger)
• BT98/113 (952904). Plymouth 1817-1819. Mathew found (Roger & AP)
• BT98/114 (871962). Plymouth 1820-1822. Mathew not found. (Roger & AP)
• BT98/115 (871963). Plymouth 1822-1825. Mathew aboard the Matilda & Susan (AP)
• BT98/116 (871964). Plymouth 1826-1829. Mathew aboard the British Union (AP).
• BT98/116 (871965). Plymouth 1826-1829. Mathew aboard the British Union & Nymph (AP).
• BT98/117 (film ? ) (871966). Plymouth. 1830-1831. Mathew aboard the Providence (AP).
• BT98/117 (871967). Plymouth. 1830-1831. Mathew not found.
• BT98/118 (Plymouth 1833-1837. Mathew not found. (Roger)
• BT115. Alfabetical list of Masters. BT115/9 contains the 'Po".
  
  • Power Thomas 1845-1846 186 of 8.5, 26 Plymouth 186 of 8.6, 1 of 1.8 (not clear was this mean) (Roger)
• BT120/4. Merchant Seamen's Register 1835-1836. (missing information)
• BT98/439 Film 894416 there is no mention of Mathew, Thomas or Austin POWER. Ships with the names starting with C & D.(Warren)
• BT98/438 Film 894415 there is no mention of Mathew POWER. There are two mentions of Thomas POWER and one of Austin POWER. Ships with the names starting with A & B & C. (Warren)

DATES	POST ON BOARD (age if reported)	SHIP	Muster Rolls
18 June 1808 - 18 June 1809.	Mate (27?)	Hiram of Plymouth	Muster Roll
18 June 1809 - 18 March 1810	Mate (2?)	Hiram of Plymouth	Muster Roll
21 March 1810 - 24 Oct 1810	Mate (na)	Hiram of Plymouth	Muster Roll
05 Dec 1810 - 05 Dec 1811 (BT98/111)	Master (25)	Mary Schooner of Plymouth	Muster Roll
04 Feb 1812 - 4 Dec 1812	Master (25)	Good Statesman of Plymouth	Muster Roll
01 Jan 1813 - 23 Feb 1814*	Master (27)	Stranger of Plymouth	Muster Roll
20 March 1813 - 27 Nov 1817*	Master (na)	Good Statesman of Plymouth	Muster Roll
28 Nov 1817 - 21 Aug 1818.	Master (na)	Good Statesman of Plymouth	Muster Roll
20 Dec 1818 - 9 Dec 1819	Master (30)	Mercury of Plymouth	Muster Roll
Ship seems to be missing here
06 April 1821 - 22 May 1824 (BT98/115)	Master (na)	Matilda and Susan of Plymouth	Muster Roll
01 Dec 1824 - 30 July 1827 (BT98/116)	Master (40)	British Union of Plymouth	Muster Roll
30 July 1827 - 30 July 1828 (BT98/116)	Master (na)	British Union of Plymouth	Muster Roll
20 Dec 1827 - 20 Dec 1828 (BT98/116)	Master (38?)	Nymph of Plymouth	Muster Roll
05 Dec 1829 - 17 Dec 1831 (BT98/117)	Master (45)	Providence of Plymouth	Muster Roll
*Dates are those indicated by the Muster Rolls. How could Mathew be in two ships at the same time?			View transcribed summary of Muster Rolls, listing the Master, Mate and seamen and other information.

A) HIRAM of Plymouth.

Masters:

• 18 June 1808 - 24 October 1810: Mathew Power,

B) Mary Schooner of Plymouth

B )GOOD STATESMAN of Plymouth.

Wooden Brig. Built Torquay 1806, 82 tons burthen.
Owners : Ord & Co
Port of Reg : Plymouth
Masters :

• Mitchell & E. Brown.
• Mathew Power 1813-1818.

Voyage : Given as a "Plymouth Coaster"
She is shown as being "LLOYDS CLASS E 2 " which is a second class vessel built with second class materials. Her "Lloyds Survey" has not been carried out for eight years.

c) STRANGER OF PLYMOUTH

Specs....

D) MERCURY OF PLYMOUTH
Specs...

E) MATILDA AND SUSAN OF PLYMOUTH

Specs...

F) BRITISH UNION OF PLYMOUTH

Specs...

G) NYMPH OF PLYMOUTH

Specs...

H) PROVIDENCE OF PLYMOUTH

Specs...

2) THOMAS POWER (son of Mathew) WAS THE SAILOR OR MASTER OF THE FOLLOWING SHIPS:

Thomas received a Second Class Certificate in 1849 and a Certificate of Competency as Master in 1851. I'm also attempting to determine how did my great grandfather, Thomas Mathew Power (son of Thomas Power) travelled from Liverpool to Valparaiso, Chile, where he settled and started the chilean branch of the Power family. Was he passenger of any of the following ships? Your suggestions for possible sources would be greatly appreciated.

How did Thomas Mathew Power (my great grandfather) travel to Chile? There are several options below.

1) Richard and Ann of Plymouth. Wooden Schooner, Built Plymouth 1838.

59 gross tons.
Owners : Hill & Son. Port of Reg : Plymouth .
Master :

• 1840 not shown.
• 1845-1847 : T. Power
• 1852 Perry.

Voyages : 1840 , France. 1852 Mediteranean. She is shown as having been "Restored, lengthened, sheathed in yellow metal, hull secured with iron bolts. Classed LLOYDS A1 and surveyed 1849.

 

2) Jane of Plymouth:

According to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1839/40 (supplement)-1867/68, the "Jane of Plymouth" was a schooner, built and registered in Plymouth, and launched in November 1839. Originally 76/72 tons, lengthened in 1853 and read measured at 111 tons. Owners: Hill & Son

Masters:

• 1839/40-1844/45 - J. Davies
• 1844/45-1847/48 - E. Blake
• 1848/49-1851/52 - Power
• 1851/52-1853/54 - J. Maine
• 1854/55-1867/68 - C. Benson

Owner: Hill & Son
Registry: Plymouth

Port of Survey:

• 1839/40-1845/46 - Plymouth
• 1845/46-1847/48 - Newport, Wales
• 1848/49-1859/60 - Plymouth (last surveyed, 1859)

Destined Voyage:

• 1839/40-1841/42 - Liverpool;
• 1842/43-1844/45 - Spain;
• 1844/45-1847/48 - Mediterranean;
• 1848/49-1850/51 - Liverpool;
• 1851/52-1852/53 - Lisbon;
• 1853/54 - [not given]
• 1854/55-1856/57 - Mediterranean;
• 1857/58-1867/68 - [not given].

Although _Lloyd's Register_ lists the JANE through 1867/68, the entries indicate she was last surveyed in 1859, and it is therefore possible that she was sold, wrecked, or dismantled in the early 1860's. For further information on the JANE, contact the West Devon Area Record Office, as above. (3).

3) DICKEY SAM

According to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register for 1841/42-1866/67, the DICKEY SAM was a bark, built in Liverpool, in 1841. 174/305 tons; 101.6 x 24.3 x 16 feet (length x breadth x depth of hold), belonged to the port of Glasgow.(1)

Masters: 

• 1841/42-1842/43 - J. Carter; 
• 1842/43-1848/49 - J. Coaker; 
• 1849/50-1851/52 - Thompson; 
• 1851/52-1852/53 - T. Power; 
• 1853/54-1857/58 - [not given]; 
• 1858/59-1859/60 - J. Watson; 
• 1860/61-1863/64 - W. Lyall; 
• 1863/64-1866/67 - W. Cumming. 

Owned by:

•  1841/42-1850/51 - Thompson; 
• 1851/52-1852/53 - Coubr'gh; 
• 1853/54-1857/58 - Poole & Co.; 
• 1858/59-1860/61 - King & Co.
• 1861/62-1866/67 - W. Cumming.   

Registry:

• 1841/42-1857/58 - Liverpool;
• 1858/59-1866/67 - Glasgow.

Port of Survey:

• 1841/42-1857/58 - Liverpool;
• 1858/59-1863/64 - Clydeside;
• 1863/64-1865/66 - Cardiff;
• 1865/66-1866/67 - Clydeside.

Destined Voyage:

• 1841/42-1842/43 - Buenos Aires;
• 1842/43-1844/45 - Rio de Janeiro;
• 1843/44-1846/47 - Bombay;
• 1846/47-1848/49 - Batavia;
• 1848/49-1851/52 - Lima;
• 1851/52-1852/53 - [not given];
• 1853/54-1857/58 - Panama;
• 1858/59-1859/60 - [not given];
• 1860/61-1866/67 - West Indies.

On 6 September 1866, the bark DICKEY SAM, carrying a cargo of railway chairs, was stranded 1 mile above the buoy of Shipwash Sand, with the loss of 13 lives [Wrecks, casualties and collisions on the coasts of the United Kingdom during one year occasioning loss of life, chronologically arranged, from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of December 1866, inclusive, Parliamentary Papers 1867 (Command 3902) lxiv.410].

4) ABBOTTS READING (Official No. 1500)

According to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register for 1839/40-1873/74, the ABBOTTS READING was a bark, built in Liverpool, and launched in October 1838. 421 (from 1864/65: 370) tons; 112 x 26.1 x 18 feet (length x beam x depth of hold). 

Masters: 

• 1839/40-1843/44 - T. White;
• 1843/44-1847/48 - Atkinson;
• 1848/49-1854/55 - Johnstone;
• 1855/56-1856/57 - J. Walsh; 
• 1857/58-1862/63 -T.  Power; 
• 1862/63-1863/64 - O. Prout; 
• 1864/65 - C. Lima; 
• 1864/65-1869/70 - Dumaresq; 
• 1870/71 - R. Chestney; 
• 1871/72-1873/74 - J. Charlton

Owned by: 

• 1839/40-1864/65 - Kendall & Co
• 1864/65-1870/71 - Satterfield; 
• 1870/71-1873/74 - R. Hutchinson. 

Registry:

• 1839/40-1870/71 - Liverpool;
• 1870/71-1873/74 - West Hartlepool. 

Port of Survey:

• 1839/40-1853/54 - Liverpool;
• 1854/55 - Swansea;
• 1856/57-1866/67 - Liverpool;
• 1866/67-1869/70 - London;
• 1869/70-1870/71 - Liverpool;
• 1870/71-1873/74 - Hartlepool. 

Destined Voyage:

• 1839/40-1843/44 - Lima
• 1843/44 - Calcutta
• 1844/45-1845/46 - Calcutta [lined out]
• 1846/47-1847/48 - Africa
• 1848/49-1853/54 - Valparaiso
• 1854/55 - Africa
• 1855/56-1856/57 - [not given]???
• 1857/58-1860/61 - South America
• 1861/62 - South America [lined out]
• 1862/63-1863/64 - South America
• 1864/65 - South America [lined out]
• 1865/66 - [not given]???
• 1866/67-1870/71 - South America
  1870/71-1873/74 - Baltic

Lloyd's Register for 1873/74 is posted "wrecked".

5) The WORRALL     

The "WORRALL", an iron sailing barque of 483 tons; length:155 feet 5 inches; breadth: 25 feet 2 inches; depth: 15 feet 9 inches; Official number 45441; signal code VDJK.

According to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1862/63-1881/82, the British bark WORRALL (Official No. 45,441, was built at Belfast by Harland & Wolff, and launched in December 1862. 483/483/471 tons (gross/net/under deck); 166.6 x 25.2 x 16.9 feet (length x breadth x depth of hold); iron construction; 2 bulkheads; 1 deck, 2 tiers of beams; raised quarter deck 41 ft long.

Owner:

• J.Worrall of Liverpool.
• W. & J. Tyrer, 1870-1876;
• S. Wakeham, 1876-1889.
• Sold in 1889, re-registered in Sonderho, Denmark and renamed "Else".  She eventually sank 600 miles southwest of the Lizard on 17th January 1894 after capsizing in a storm which had raged for several weeks whilst she was on passage from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Hamburg. Her crew were rescued by the Castle Rock of Glasgow and landed at Plymouth on 20th January 1894.  (2) Did Thomas Mathew travel in this ship to settle in Chile in 1861-65.

Registry: Liverpool

Port of Survey:

• 1862/63 - Belfast
• 1862/63-1881/82 - Liverpool

Masters:

• 1862/63 - Parfott
• 1862/63-1868/69 - Power
• 1868/69-1870/71 - Row
• 1870/71 - W. Cholerton
• 1871/72 - W. Chalrtn
• 1872/73-1875/76 - W. Charlton
• 1875/76-1876/77 - W. Cholerton
• 1876/77-1879/80 - G. Bowden
• 1879/80-1881/82 - Smith
  

Destined Voyage (-1873/74): South America
The WORRALL was still afloat in 1881/82, and as this is the latest volume of Lloyd's Register to which I have access, we do not know her subsequent history or ultimate fate.

6) The PRIDE OF WALES

The "Pride of Wales" O.N. 52,451: The National Maritime Museum has  records after 1883. The Public record Office of Northern Ireland, 66 Balmoral Ave., Belfast BT9 6NY has agreements for 1867,1868, 1869, and 1870.

The British ship PRIDE OF WALES (Official No. 52,451; International Signal Code: HSVG) was built under Lloyd's Register of Shipping Special Survey at Quebec by Labbee, and launched in May 1865. 906 (1866/67: 885)/898/788 tons (gross/net/under deck); 194.7 x 33 x 19.9 feet (length x breadth x depth of hold). Forecastle 35 feet long. The annual volumes of Lloyd's Register of Shipping for 1865/66-1881/82 contain the following additional information:

Owners:

• 1865/66 - P. Labbee
• 1865/66-1866/67 - D. Jones
• 1866/67-1873/74 - Hill & Sons
• 1873/74-1876/77 - A. Ramage & Co
• 1876/77-1881/82 - P. Sutherland, Jr., & Co

Registry:

• 1865/66-1866/67 - London
• 1866/67-1873/74 - Cardiff
• 1873/74-1881/82 - Liverpool

Masters:

• 1865/66 - T. Parry
• 1866/67 - Corrigall
• 1867/68-1868/69 - D. Moore
• 1868/69-1870/71 - Power
• 1870/71-1874/75 - E. Bolt
• 1874/75-1876/77 - F. Richardson
• 1876/77-1879/80 - R. Jones
• 1879/80-1881/82 - White
  

Port of Survey:

• 1865/66 - Quebec;
• 1865/66-1866/67 - Swansea
• 1866/67 - Bristol [lined out]
• 1866/67-1868/69 - London
• 1868/69-1870/71 - Bristol
• 1870/71-1871/72 - Hartlepool
• 1871/72-1873/74 - Cardiff
• 1873/74-1874/75 - Bristol
• 1875/76-1878/79 - London
• 1879/80-1881/82 - Liverpool

Voyages:

• 1865/66 - Swansea
• 1865/66-1866/67 - New Orleans
• 1866/67 - North America [lined out]
• 1866/67-1868/69 - Kurrache
• 1868/69-1873/74 - South America
• Lloyd's Register for 1881/82 is posted "burnt.

 

7) The ISTRIAN

The cargo steamship ISTRIAN was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast (engines J. Jack& Co, Liverpool), and launched on 10 March 1867 for the Bibby Line. 2,890 tons; 118,86 x 11,34 meters/390 x 37.2 feet (length x breadth). straight bow, 1 funnel, 4 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 10 knots. 1 January 1873, transferred to Frederick Leyland & Co. 25 March 1876, first voyage, Liverpool-Boston. 1877, compound engines by Forrester & Co, Liverpool. 1892, sold to J. Glynn & Son, Liverpool. 1894, sold to Furness Withy. 1895, scrapped at Garston, River Mersey [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 3 (1979), p. 985]. For further information on the ISTRIAN, possibly including a picture, see Bibby Line, Bibby Line, 1807 to 1957 (London: Harley, 1957). The surviving records of the Bibby Line, 1812-1973, are held by the National Museums and Galleries on Merseyside, Maritime Archives and Library, Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool L3 4AA, Great Britain. - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 20 January 1998]. See picture of the Istrian.

Masters

• 1871 T. Power
• still researching

Voyages: still researching

8) The BOHEMIAN (reasearch for this ship not yet complete)

The "Bohemian" of 1872   (63280) was a cargo vessel built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1870 for the Bibby Line. This was a 3,113 gross ton ship, length 400ft x beam 37.2ft, straight stem, one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. Launched on 16/4/1870, she was used as a Mediterranean trader until sold to the Leyland Line in 1873 with the rest of Bibby Line's fleet. Fitted with new compound engines in 1877, she commenced her first Liverpool - Boston voyage on 24/11/1877 and on 7/2/1881 was wrecked near Crookhaven, Ireland with the loss of 33 lives. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3,p.985] [Sea Breezes Magazine Jan.1949]

The cargo steamship BOHEMIAN was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast (engines J. Jack & Co, Liverpool), and launched on 16 April 1870, for the Bibby Line. 3,113 tons; 121,91 x 11,34 meters/400 x 37.2 feet (length x breadth); straight bow, 1 funnel, 4 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 11 knots. 1 January 1873, transferred to Frederick Leyland & Co. 1877, new compound engines by J. Jack & Co, Liverpool. 24 November 1887, first voyage, Liverpool-Boston. 7 February 1881, wrecked near Crookhaven, Ireland, with the loss of 33 lives [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 3 (1979), p. 985]. For further information on the BOHEMIAN, possibly including a picture, see Bibby Line, Bibby Line, 1807 to 1957 (London: Harley, 1957). - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 20 January 1998]

The "Bohemian" of 1872 was a cargo vessel built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast in 1870 for the Bibby Line. This was a 3,113 gross ton ship, length 400ft x beam 37.2ft, straight stem, one funnel, four masts (rigged for sail), iron construction, single screw and a speed of 11 knots. Launched on 16/4/1870, she was used as a Mediterranean trader until sold to the Leyland Line in 1873 with the rest of Bibby Line's fleet. Fitted with new compound engines in 1877, she commenced her first Liverpool - Boston voyage on 24/11/1877 and on 7/2/1881 was wrecked near Crookhaven, Ireland with the loss of 33 lives. [North Atlantic Seaway by N.R.P.Bonsor, vol.3, p.985] [Sea Breezes Magazine Jan.1949] - [Posted to The ShipsList by Ted Finch - 6 January 1998]. The cargo steamship BOHEMIAN was built by Harland & Wolff, Belfast (engines J. Jack & Co, Liverpool), and launched on 16 April 1870, for the Bibby Line. 3,113 tons; 121,91 x 11,34 meters/400 x 37.2 feet (length x breadth); straight bow, 1 funnel, 4 masts; iron construction, screw propulsion, service speed 11 knots. 1 January 1873, transferred to Frederick Leyland & Co. 1877, new compound engines by J. Jack & Co, Liverpool. 24 November 1887, first voyage, Liverpool-Boston. 7 February 1881, wrecked near Crookhaven, Ireland, with the loss of 33 lives [Noel Reginald Pixell Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway; An Illustrated History of the Passenger Services Linking the Old World with the New (2nd ed.; Jersey, Channel Islands: Brookside Publications), vol. 3 (1979), p. 985].

For further information on the BOHEMIAN, possibly including a picture, see Bibby Line, Bibby Line, 1807 to 1957 (London: Harley, 1957). - [Posted to the Emigration-Ships Mailing List
by Michael Palmer - 20 January 1998]

Masters: 1872 T. Power

Voyages: still researching.

9) The ALGERIA (reasearch for this ship not yet complete)

The "Algeria" [63784] statistics are derived from NRP Bonsor, North Atlantic Seaway, 5 vols, David & Charles, 1975-80. Cunard is covered in volume 1.

• Gross Tonnage - 3,428
• Dimensions - 110.08 x 12.53m
• Number of funnels - 1
• Number of masts - 3
• Construction - Iron
• Propulsion - Single screw
• Engines - Inverted, two
• Service speed - 13 knots
• Builder - J.&G.Thomson, Glasgow
• Launch date - 12 July 1870
• Passenger accommodation - 200 1st class, 1,054 3rd class.

The Algeria made its maiden voyage from Liverpool to New York, via Queenstown, on 27 September 1870. This service was continued until 22 October 1881. In 1882 it was sold to the Red Star Line who had compound engines fitted by J.Jack & Co., Liverpool, immediately. It began to serve the Antwerp to New York route for the Red Star Line in May 1882. In 1888 a new spar deck was added and the tonnage increased to 3,760. The Antwerp-New York service ended in 1894 and it preceded to sail to Philadelphia instead. Soon, in 1895, it began to serve the American Line on various routes - Philadelphia-Liverpool and Antwerp -New York/Philadelphia. In 1902 the passenger accommodation was converted so that there was now only accommodation for 3rd class passengers. After this had been done it made a further three round trips on the Antwerp to new York route, and a further fifteen round trips on the Philadelphia to Antwerp route before being scrapped in Italy at the end of 1903.

Masters: 1873-1875 T. Power

Vogages: still researching.

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich: Much information can be obtained on individual ships by going through general records (such as Directors' Minutes, Minutes of the Shipbuilding Committee or the Ships' Movements Books), however, the following items are specific to the Algeria:

• D42/PR2/1/10 Picture of the Algeria D42/PR3/30/3 (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
• Copy of the original registration certificate of the Algeria - 12 Sep 1870. (National Maritime Museum, Greenwich)
• An oil painting of the Algeria by Samuel Walters is held at Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool - L3 4AA.

Citations:

(1) Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1861.
(2) Lloyd's Register of Shipping 1888-89.
Data kindly provided by Mr. Michael Palmer.

TRANSCRIPT OF THE DIARY KEPT BY NORAH POWER IN 1866 AND 1867 DURING HER VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO VALPARAISO AND RETURN TO LIVERPOOL ON HER FATHER’S SHIP, THE IRON BARQUE, “WORRALL”.

Abstract of a Voyage from England to South America
From thence back to England, On board the ship WORRALL.

Kept by Norah K Power
(daughter of Thomas Power & sister of Thomas Mathew)
1866 to 1867.