Built as a four masted iron ship under yard No 140 by C. Connell & Co., Glasgow for A. Mackay & Co., Glasgow.
September 1884 launched as the WENDUR.
Tonnage 2,046 gross, 1,982 net, dim. 89.17 x 12.80 x 7.21 m.
Ship rigged.
13 November 1884 made her maiden voyage under command of Captain R. Ramsey from the Clyde to Calcutta, India where she arrived on 4 March 1885 after a passage of 111 days.
In 1886 made she a speedy passage from San Francisco to Queenstown in 117 days.
1894 Command was taken over by Captain Frank R. Whitson.
July 1894 sailed from Fredrikstad to Melbourne where she arrived on 24 September after a passage of 81 days.
4 July 1895 sailed again from Fredrikstad for Melbourne with a cargo of boards and paper.
1896 She made a record voyage when she sailed from Newcastle NSW to Valparaiso in 29½ days.
1896 Command was taken over by Captain W.R. Nicoll, and in 1904 by Captain E.R. Kendrick.
1906 Her rigging reduced to a barque rig.
1909 Command taken over by Captain W. Thomas.
09 March 1912 she arrived at Plymouth with a cargo of wheat from Port Pirie, Australia for orders,
She made the passage in 117 days during that passage she had encountered bad weather, after arrival reported the loss of some sails and damage on deck.
11 March 1912 after have received orders to discharge in Swansea she sailed from Plymouth, during midnight she ran upon the Seven Stones, Scilly Islands during fine weather and a light northerly breeze, and she foundered in deep water very quickly.
The impact during grounding was so heavy that the helmsman was thrown completely over the wheel, and the four masts came down with a mighty crash.
The crew launched the lifeboats, the starboard lifeboat was smashed, the crew got away in the port lifeboat. 17 Men and Captain G.H. Blackstock were picked up and rescued by a Lowestoft steam drifter, but the steward and two sailors were missing, the rescued men were landed at Penzance.
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Source: http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Ships ... 1884).html and various other websites. The Last of the Windjammers Vol ! by Basil Lubbock.
Submitted by Capt A Palmhof.