From a painting by John Henry Mohrmann

AIRLEA / SUPERB 

AIRLEA WAS A FULLED RIGGED BRITISH REGISTERED VESSEL  OF 1,500 TONS.SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY ALEXANDER STEPHEN & CO  OF GLASGOW IN 1875

SHE HAD BEEN BUILT FOR DAVID BRUCE & CO OF DUNDEE

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE IN 1876 PRESUMEDLY FROM BRUCE & CO AND SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL TO MELBOURNE

SHE WAS SOLD IN 1899 TO ANDREAS MELING OF STAVANGER AND RENAMED 'SUPERB'  SHE WAS  LATER CONVERTED TO A BARQUE

IN 1904 SHE WAS SOLD TO C L ENDRESEN

IN 1915 WHILE ON A VOYAGE FROM BUENOS AIRES TO QUEENSTOWN SHE WAS SUNK BY THE GERMAN U BOAT U-34