Pride of Wales (1869)

Master: Captain T. Power
Rigging: Ship; sheathed in felt and yellow metal in 1869; partly fastened with iron bolts
Tonnage: 885 tons
Dimensions: 194.7 feet long, 33 foot beam and holds 19.9 feet deep
Construction: 1865, Labbée in Québec; repairs to damages in 1866
Owners: Hill & Son
Port of registry: Cardiff
Port of survey: Bristol
Voyage: sailed for South America

According to the annual volumes of Lloyd's Register for 1865/66-1881/82, the PRIDE OF WALES was a 3-masted, square-rigged ship, built under special survey by Labbee, Quebec, 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. Official number 52451; signal code HSVG. Master: 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. Owner: 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.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. Destined Voyage: 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 contains the annotation "burnt"; however, I am unable to determine the particulars of the fire, as the microfilm copy to which I have access of the register of maritime casualties 1881-1882 bound in the Parliamentary Papers is illegible. - [Posted to tghe Emigration-Ships Mailing List by Michael Palmer - 20 January 1998]