James Craig

James Craig aka Clan McLeod, iron barque, built 1874, and used for general cargo. In the 1920s, she was sent off to end her days as coal hulk in Recherche Bay, although soon after that she was abandoned and beached. There's a photo from that period on the Sydney Heritage Fleet website, along with more information. She was rescued in 1972, restored and then relaunched in 1997, and now lives Sydney. Something of a special ship, because there are very few from that era still in regular work, if carrying passengers rather than cargo.

Interesting that the 'Facts' page gives the original crew as "Master, his wife, 16 crew including 3 apprentices", I wouldn't have thought that 16 was enough.


These photos were taken at the 2005 Wooden Boat Festival in 2005 (obviously an ocean-going ship). These are my first "sailing ship" photos so there's not as many as usual :) and I can't remember many of the details, so most of them don't have captions unless I can tell what they are from the photo. Also, the camera doesn't like dark-hulled ships.



"Fo'c'sle Deck" the sign says.



Galley



Cabin for crew





Quarterdeck









Looking from the quarterdeck.



That looks familiar.


Seem to recall that this deck is a later addition, and this was all part of the hold. Which makes sense, but then the tables below couldn't have been there.





This leads up into the cabin area. See the information panel on the left which gives the layout of the ship, which I didn't bother to get a photo of because I thought I could find it elsewhere?

The next few photos are given in the order taken, to help put them in context because I can't remember any details.



From the top of that ladder, looking back to the deck/hold. If the deck didn't exist, then access to the upper deck would have been via the ladder (photo below), and the companionway (further down).











In the saloon.



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Master's cabin, bed is on the left.



Bath off master's cabin

Windeward Bound

Windeward Bound is based in Hobart, a modern brigantine built in the 1990s, from 19th C plans (from memory, their website isn't being very helpful).

Not a lot of photos this time.

These first two are from a couple of days ago, at Taste of Tasmania/Summer Festival.

These are from the Wooden Boat Festival in 2005.














I added some more photos to my website (the same ones from here are at the top & bottom).

Polly Woodside

Polly Woodside aka Rona
Iron barque, built 1885 in Belfast.
647 tons, 192 feet long, max speed 14 knots.

A trading ship, coal mostly, from the end of the era of sail, although she remained in use to the 1920s, when she was converted to a coal hulk.

Original Photos

Under sail

Under sail, from a different angle

"Three masted barque about to be broken up on the rocks."

"On Her Way To The Seclusion Of Hulkland"

Before restoration




We're going to start at the bow, walk down the starboard side, then back along the port side. Then we'll go below, have a look at the hold and then the aft accommodation.





The white thing there is the deck cabin where the crew slept, and the galley is just behind it.









Inside the deck cabin.



Galley



Main mast










Companion











This would be looking back down the length of the ship, if the boats weren't in the way.








In the hold.

The deck bit here is a modern addition for the benefit of visitors, in use it would have been all hold, accessed by ladders.



Looking forewards. Beside the big, blue information panel, there's a little window that looks into the forepeak store.





Looking the other way.




This is the layout of the aft accommodation, recreated to reflect living conditions when the ship was in use.

The doors connecting the hold to cabins, and the door from the apprentices area (shown on the plans, not in the photos though) are for the benefit of visitors. Originally, these areas would also have been accessed directly from the upper deck.




Apprentices' area.



Ladder from apprentices area to deck



Entrance part of cook & steward's cabin



Master's cabin



Master's bath



Saloon



Pilot's cabin.



Companionway, connecting officer's cabins to quarterdeck.



Second mate's cabin (this one and next). Note the two bunks.





First mate's cabin (this one and next). Only one bunk in here.