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R.M.S. "GOTHIC,"
7,730 tons, from Wellington, N.Z., for London,
2nd, March, 1899.
Commander- W.H. Kidley, R.N.R.
Surgeon - W.H. Sutcliffe
Purser - W. S. Inman
The Passengers' Line
DIRECT MONTHLY SERVICE
of ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS
between New Zealand and London
Calling at Rio de Janeiro, Teneriffe, and Plymouth.
SHAW, SAVILL & ALBION COMPANY (Limited)
Lord Northland (1882-1915), the eldest son of Lord Ranfurly, Governor of New Zealand 1897-1904, returned to England in 1899 on the Shaw, Savill and Albion company steamer RMS Gothic. The passenger list includes a number of well-known colonial names in the saloon (first) class, and several family groups like the Pharazyns - Pharazyn was a Wairarapa runholder and politician. The number of women travelling is a notable feature of both the saloon and steerage classes.
Miss M Arkwright Wellington Miss E Arkwright Wellington Miss L Bennington Christchurch Mr W J Butler Wellington Mr F V Bockett Wellington Mr G G Bridges Christchurch Mrs Bridges Christchurch Mr B Blass Wellington Miss L Blass Wellington Mr C Castellaine Wellington Master Castellaine Wellington Mr J Dyson Wellington Miss F Daw Auckland Miss M Dempster Wellington Mr H R Elder Wellington Mrs Elder Wellington and Maid Miss M J Elder Wellington Miss M L Elder Wellington Miss M H Fry Mr L J Forde Mrs E Fraser New Plymouth Mr A F Fitzherbert Wellington Mrs Fitzherbert Wellington and child Mr H Garcia Christchurch Mrs B Garcia Christchurch Miss H Garcia Christchurch Miss E Green Christchurch Mr Garland Wellington Miss L Hemming Melbourne Mr E Hornsby Auckland Mr S Hornsby Auckland Mr A J A Hankey Wellington and Valet Mrs Hankey Wellington and Maid Miss Joel Dunedin Miss L Jones Dunedin Miss A E Jervois Wellington Miss E C Lang Napier Master C S Lang Napier Miss E Myles Wellington Mr J Madden Wellington Mrs Melland Dunedin Miss M Melland Dunedin Miss H Melland Dunedin Mr S Mawley Wellington Mrs M Mawley Wellington Mr R A McLean Auckland |
Mrs McLean Auckland Miss J McLean Auckland Miss McLean Auckland Mrs M McLellan Wellington Miss J Mee Christchurch Lord Northland Wellington Mrs L Needham Wellington Lieut. F Powell Wellington Miss M Pharazyn Wellington Mr C Pharazyn Wellington Mrs Pharazyn Wellington and Maid Master W Pharazyn Wellington Miss E Pharazyn Wellington Mr A W Pottinger Christchurch Mrs Pottinger Christchurch Miss M Pottinger Christchurch Mr A Rousseau Wellington Rev. W Rutherford Wellington Mrs Rutherford Wellington Mrs M J Russell Wanganui Mater Jas. H Russell Wanganui Miss J H Russell Wanganui Miss M E Scrivener Timaru Miss M Stowe Wellington Miss M E Scotland Wellington Mr D Seymour Wellington Mr T E Saunders Wellington Mr S Slater Wellington Mrs Slater Wellington Mr J E Schermerhorn Wellington and Valet Mrs Schermerhorn Wellington and Maid Mr J E Schermerhorn Junr. Wellington Master A Schermerhorn Wellington Miss K Schermerhorn Wellington Mr H J Smith Christchurch Mr St John Tolhurst Wellington Mrs S Worth Wellington Lieut. West Wellington Mrs J Wilding Christchurch Infant and Nurse Miss G Wilding Christchurch Mrs H Watson Christchurch Miss G E Watt Napier Dr Whitfield Wellington Mr P H Yates Wellington |
Mr J Bockmaster Christchurch Mrs J Bockmaster Christchurch Miss F Bockmaster Christchurch Mr W E Beichling Christchurch Mrs Brocklehurst Wellington Mss M Brocklehurst Wellington Mr H Brewster Gisbourne Mrs J Craig Wellington Mr W E Cameron (for Rio)Dunedin Mr W Dickson Wellington Mr F M Gold Wellington Mrs Jane Dawson Wellington Miss A Ewing Dunedin Mr F G Firman Wellington Mrs F G Foster Auckland Miss J Foster Auckland Mrs E Gray Napier Master W Gray Napier Mr J Hartwell Wellington Mrs Hartwell Wellington Miss A Hartwell Wellington Mr H Herbert Wellington Mrs F Jackson Wellington Mr J Harper Auckland Mrs Harper Auckland Miss Annie Harper Auckland Miss Alice Harper Auckland Mr C Hunnibell Christchurch Mrs E Kells Wellington Miss M Kells Wellington Mrs C J King Wellington Mr J G Lawson Christchurch Mrs Laurence Dunedin and Infant Miss E Laurence Dunedin |
Miss M Laurence Dunedin Mr G Leach Christchurch Mr G H L La Fargues Auckland Mr J Melville Wellington Mr J McGuniness Dunedin Mr N McDougall Auckland Mr B Musgrave Christchurch Mrs Musgrave Christchurch Mr R E MacNaghten Hobart Mrs MacNaghten Hobart Master E MacNaghten Hobart Miss E MacNaghten Hobart Mrs M MaCaulay Oamaru Mr J Mulholland Dunedin Mrs G Moore Christchurch Miss E Moore Christchurch Miss J Moore Christchurch Miss G Moore Christchurch Mr T B Peddie Wellington Mr A Pettman Wellington Mr C J Probert Oamaru Mr E Rogers (for Rio) Auckland Mr Sexton Dunedin Mr T Tenney Wellington Mr W Trice Napier Mr W Vary Wellington Mrs Vary Wellington Miss E Welsh Napier Mr W A Watty Wellington Mr J Willis Dunedin Mrs Willis Dunedin and Infant Miss Willis Dunedin Miss A Wood Dunedin Mr F J Wafforn Christchurch Mrs Wafforn Christchurch |
|
Steamer |
Tons Reg |
|
Steamer |
Tons Reg |
| Aotea | 6,364 | Maori | 5,317 | |
|
Arawa |
5,026 |
Matatua | 3,322 | |
| Delphic | 8,283 | Pakeha | 4,331 | |
| Gothic | 7,755 | Rangatira | 4,045 | |
|
Ionic |
4,753 |
Tainui |
5,031 | |
| Kumara | 6,500 | Tokomaru | 6,238 | |
| Mamari | 3,583 | Waiwera | 6,500 |
The Star Saturday 25th Feb. page 4
Sailed from Lyttelton Feb. 24 - Gothic, R.M.S.S., 4975 tons, Kidley, for Wellington.
Dalgety and Co., agents. There she will complete her loading for London.
The Star Tuesday 28th Feb. 1899
Passengers by the steamer Gothic, for London, must proceed to Wellington by
the steamer Rotomahana, s.s., 901 tons, Manning, this evening. Union
Steamship Company, agents. Feb. 28th for Wellington: Passengers include: Messrs Pottinger and family, Rutherford(2), Garsia. Misses Green, Garsia, Wilding and
Smith. The direct liner leaves the northern port on Thursday.
GOTHIC was built in 1893 by Harland & Wolff at Belfast with a tonnage of 7755grt, a length of 490ft 8in, a beam of 53ft 2in and a service speed of 14 knots. Launched on 28th June 1892 she was designed for service in the North Atlantic but under the ownership of the Oceanic Steam Navigation Co. was placed on the Australian joint service. Her refrigeration was the newly introduced brine, carbon anhydride cooling system as opposed to cold air. Only five ships were required for the service and her arrival released Shaw Savill & Albion's
Arawa for charter. She was delivered in November 1893 and after a positioning voyage from Belfast to London with calls at Cardiff for bunkers and Liverpool where she was inspected by guests, she commenced her maiden voyage to Cape Wellington on 28th December. At the time she was the largest ship to enter the Pool of London and being the first ship on the route with twin screws she made a record passage of 37.5 days. During the summer of 1902 she was deployed as a Boer War repatriation transport and operated between the Cape and the UK and the Cape to New Zealand. In June 1906 her cargo of wool caught fire when she was off Lands End and had to be beached at Cattewater, Plymouth. Her repairs took eight months and when she resumed service her accommodation was configured as 104 1st Class and 250 3rd Class. The First Class cabins were reduced to 3rd Class shortly afterwards. She was refitted in 1907 and transferred to IMMC's Red Star Line and renamed Gothland for a service under the Belgian flag between, initially, Antwerp and Philadelphia and then Antwerp and New York. In 1911 she was placed on White Star's Australian service with the name Gothic and accommodation for 1500 steerage passengers. Two years later she was transferred back to the Red Star Line under the ownership of Soc. Anon de Nav. Belge-Americaine of Antwerp for a summer service Rotterdam - Quebec - Montreal as the Gothland. In June 1914 she ran aground on Gunners Rock in the Scilly Isles. All 281 persons aboard were safely taken off by the West Cornwall Steamship Co's Lyonese and local lifeboats. Her repairs at Southampton took six months and by the time she resumed service Belgium had been overrun by the Germans and, consequently, she was transferred to the Rotterdam - New York service which she maintained spasmodically. After a refit in March 1919 she returned to the Antwerp - New York - Baltimore service and in May 1921 operated for White Star as the Gothland. During 1922 she spent many months laid up and in May 1923 was tried out on an Antwerp - Vigo - Havana - New York service but that proved to be too protracted so she reverted to the Antwerp - Philadelphia run. She made her final Red Star voyage from Antwerp to Philadelphia in March 1925 and in January 1926 was sold for �16,000 and broken up at Bo'Ness, Firth of Forth.
Evening Post, 27 November 1902, Page 4
GOTHIC'S PASSENGERS.
Following is a list of the passengers on hoard the Shaw, Savill and Albion
Company's steamer Gothic, which left London on 24th Octobers- Saloon :
For Wellington � Misses Wollerman (2), Carroll, Duncan, Keogh (3), Kinsey,
Mesdames Birch, Duncnn, Herring, Keogh (2), Waldie, Wollernan, Rev Lynch, Messrs
Bailey, Carroll, Duncan, Goodson, Herring, Wollerman (2), Keogh, Jones, Bull,
Master Keogh.
For Auckland � Misses Glover, Boss, Mesdames Pritchard, Brown, Davey, Dalston,
Ross, Messrs M'Kinley, Webster, Bell, Dalston, Ross, Davey.
For Napier � Miss Hudson, Messrs Butters, Bibby, Bussell, Smith.
For New Plymouth � Miss Matthews.
For Nelson � Miss Barnicoat.
For Lyttelton � Misses Hawker, Jackman, Foster, Mesdames Bonrnique, Leithead,
Newton (3), Messrs Leitbead, Newton, Sleightholm, Master Newton (2).
For Timaru � Misses Hart, M'Lean (2), Mrs Hart, Mr Hart.
For Port Chalmers � Misses Archer, Black (2), Shaw, Mesdames Archer, Black,
Birch, Smith, Messrs Ritchie, Archer, Firth, Low, Masters Archer (2).
For all New Zealand ports there are 146 steerage passengers. On hoard the
steamer there are 3330 tons of cargo for Wellington and 1400 tons for Lyttelton.
The Gothic is due here on the 8th December.
Evening Post, 8 December 1902, Page 4
GOTHIC, FROM LONDON.
The Shaw, Savill and Albion Company s steamer Gothic arrived in the stream from
London, Capetown, and Hobart about 8 o'clock lust night, and was berthed early
this morning. She left Gravesend on 23rd. October, made a fine passage down
channel, and arrived at Plymouth on the 24th. Embarkedl the remainder of
passengers and mails and proceeded to sea on the 25th. Experienced fine weather,
with light fresh to variable winds, to Teneriffe� reached on 30th October. After
coaling the steamer left again the same day, mid to Capetown had a very flue
passage, with light trade winds and smooth to moderate sea until arrival in
Table Bay on 14th November. Passengers were landed, and the ship proceeded the
same day. For the first two days a westerly gale was experienced, with high sea,
then moderate to fresh northerly winds and fairly good weather until arrival at
Hobart on 3rd inst. Left again the same day, and experienced fresh to strong
southerly wind with rough sea until reaching the 165th meridian of longitude;
thence to Cape Farewell, passed at 11.17 am yesterday, light easterly winds with
moderate sea on arrival in port. Following is the list of passengers on board
the steamer : � Saloon :
For Wellington� Misses Wollerman (2). Carroll. Duncan, Keogh (3). Kinsey,
Nursing Sister Stevens (Capetown), Mesdames Birch, Duncan, Herring, Keogh (2),
Waldie, Wollerman, Rev Lynch, Messrs Bailey, Carroll, Duncan, Goodson, Herring,
Wollerman (2), Hull, Keogh, Jones, Master Keogh. For Auckland � Misses Glover,
Ross, Mesdames Pritchard, Boss, Brown, Dalston, Messrs M'Kiuley, Webster, Bell,
Dalston, Boss.
For Napier � Miss Hudson, Lieut Howell (Capetown), Messrs Butters,
Russell, Bibby, Smith. For New Plymouth � Miss Matthews.
For Nelson � Miss Barmcoat.
For Lyttelton� Misses Hawker, Jackman. Leithead, Foster, Newton (2), Archer,
Mesdames Newton, Bournique, Leithead, Messrs Archer, Leithead, Newton,
Sleightholm, Masters Newton (2), Archer (2).
For Timaru� Misses Hart, M'Lean (2), Mrs Hart, Mr Hart.
For Port Chalmers � Misses Black (2), Shaw, Mesdames Black, Birch, Smith, Messrs
Ritchie, Firth, Low. For all New Zealand ports there are 146 steerage
passengers. The steamer has 3330 tons of cargo for Wellington and 1400 tons for
Lyttelton.