Greetings from NZ....just the other day after years of "Trawling around" for YONKS, I obtained a List of ALL (!) the Ships my late Grand-dad , served on as 3rd and later 2nd Engineer .Most of these Ships were , I believe all Tyne and Tees built.
1)ss"Kate B.Jones" Off.No.95154, Registered Cardiff. Built 1887. Voyage from 24/06/1892
to27/08/1892.Bldr.Schlessinger,Davis & Co.
2)ss "Rothsay".Off No.98412, Reg.Cardiff.Built 1874.6#Voyages from 03/10/1892 to 05/02/1894. Bldrs.Humphrey of Hull.
3)ss"Goimunding".Built 1890.Registered London.Voyage 19/05/1894 to 9/07/1894. Bldrs Blyth Shipbuilding.
Ships 1) and 2) are registered as Foreign Going, and 3) Baltic Trade....which to me =Home Trade ....I think !
4)ss "Radyt".Registered Cardiff -all I can find out about her is that my Gr-Dad was her 2nd Engineer on 4# Voyages, from 31/07/1894 to 12/09/1895....Her Horse Power was 99.
If anyone can 'steer ' me where to get more Info. about these Ships, particularly any place where a photo MIGHT be found , I would be grateful indeed, Best contact :- bruros@xtra.co.nz;....Looking forward to comments ...Thanks in advance , Bruce G.