EARL OF DALHOUSIE / META SEEGER

THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE WAS A STEEL BARQUE BUILT IN 1862 AND LAUNCHED THE SAME YEAR BY ALEXANDER STEPHEN & CO OF DUNDEE. SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 1,047 TONS. SHE WAS LATER CONVERTED TO A BARQUE.

IN 1874 SHE LEFT PLYMOUTH FOR PORT ADELAIDE CARRYING  IMMIGRANTS

IN 1879 SAILED FROM LONDON ? TO BRISBANE

1880 SAILED FROM LONDON TO BRISBANE.

SHE WAS SOLD IN 1883 TO BISCHOFF, BREMEN-VEGESACK AND RE-NAMED META SEEGER.

SHE WAS DE MASTED,ABANDONED AND WRECKED IN 1887 OFF LONDONDERRY ISLAND, TIERRE FUEGO. SHE HAD BEEN ON A VOYAGE FROM IQUIQUE TO ROTTERDAM CARRYING A CARGO OF NITRATE .ONE CREW MEMBER DIED OF EXPOSURE

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE WERE TWO EARL OF DALHOUSIE, I'M GUESSING THAT IT WAS THE FIRST ONE THAT WAS CHARTERED BY THE ALBION LINE

EARL OF DALHOUSIE

THE EARL OF DALHOUSE WAS BUILT IN 1884 BY ALEXANDER STEPHEN & CO OF DUNDEE. SHE WAS A 4 MASTED SAILING VESSEL OF 1,765 TONS.

SHE CAPSISED IN SAN FRANSICO BAY, BUT WAS SALVAGED.

SHE WAS SOLD TO GORDON & CO OF DUNDEE IN 1893.

BY 1902 SHE HAD DISAPPEARED FROM LLOYDS REGISTRY.

THE CREW OF THE EARL OF DALHOUSIE AROUND 1900