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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  The Maritime Colleciton of Desmond Adcock
• Sale Date:
  22 Oct 2013 ~ 2.30pm
• Lot #:
  227
• Lot Description:
  Reginald Arthur Borstel
  (Australian, 1875-1922)
  Carmanian
  oil on board
  45 x 60
  signed and dated 99 lower left ; inscribed adelaide photo / studios', sydney
• Provenance:
  Shanklin Auction Rooms, Isle Of Wight, Uk, 09/08/07 Lot 79; Captain Bunn Of Yarmouth, Isle Of Wight Was In Charge Of This Schooner. (Together With A Ribbon Plate Of Captain Bunn And Mrs Bunn, In Original Box)
• Notes:
  The Carmanian Was Steel Ship Built By R. Williamson & Son At Workington, Launched On Monday, 19th April 1897. The Vessel Was Sailed To Liverpool For Loading, And Made Her First Voyage To Melbourne, Under The Command Of Capt. William F. Bunn, The Story Of Which Was Briefly Noted In A Melbourne Newspaper On Her Arrival: The Argus (Melbourne), Wednesday, 27Th October 1897; "the Carmanian, Which Anchored In Hobson's Bay On Monday Night, Is A Fine Looking New Steel Ship, Of 1,773 Tons Burthen. She Has A Large Cargo Of General Merchandise From Liverpool, Which Port She Left On The 8th July. Captain Bunn, Who Has Charge, Reports A Generally Uneventful Voyage. North Of The Equator The Ship Was Greatly Hampered By Poor Winds, And Only Crossed The Line On The 10th Of August. The S.E. Trades Proved Moderate Down To Lat.28 Deg., Where They Gave Out, Variables And Westerlies Ensuing Thence To The Prime Meridian, Which Was Passed On The 11Th September In 35 Deg.S. The Meridian Of The Cape Was Passed On The 17Th September, In Lat.38 Deg.S., And The Easting Was Run Down Between The Parallels Of Lat.40 Deg. And Lat.42 Deg., Under The Usual Winds, An Occasional Gale Varying The Monotony Of The Long Run Across. The Meridian Of The Leeuwin Was Passed On The 16Th October, In Lat.40 Deg., And The Heads Were Entered On Monday Afternoon. Although The Voyage Was Rather Protracted, This Was Evidently Due To The Want Of Serviceable Winds, For In Several Instances, When The Breeze Was Favourable, The Ship Exhibited Excellent Sailing Qualities, And Accomplished Good Runs.Ó The Carmanian Was Operated By Her Builders Until 1903, When She Was Sold To E.F. & W. Roberts, Also Of Workington. In 1910 The Carmanian Was Sold To Norwegian Owners And Was Registered At Stavanger, Retaining Her Name. The Carmanian Was Lost During The First World War, On Passage From Buenos Aires (Departed 18th February, 1916) To Queenstown With A Wheat Cargo. The Barque Was Sunk By Gunfire From A German Submarine 55 Miles Off The West Coast Of Ireland On Tuesday, 25Th April 1916. The Crew Abandoned Ship In Two Boats, One Of Which Capsized, Drowning All Aboard. The Other, Containing The Master And Nine Men, Reached The Dingle Peninsula In Ireland And The Men Were Rescued By Cliff Ladders. Some Of The Rescuers Were Later Commended By The King Of Norway.
• Estimate:
  A$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
  *****
  

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• Category:
  Art

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