The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-01-06
HARBOR AND
Marine NEWS
SHIPPING TRANSACTIONS AND
NOTES OF INTEREST ALONG
THE BAY FRONT. \

THE BAY FRONT. y
The steamer Astrea from Pensacola
has arrived at Aarhus.
The steamer Ida hence has arrived
at Liverpool.
The schooner Genoa from Holly and
way landings arrived yesterday with a
cargo Of naval stores.
No entries or clearances were re-.
corded in the custom house yester-
day or the day prior, but several YES
sells are expected in port at almost
any day.
The river steamer Eelle arrived
here yesterday from Vernon with
mixed cargo. under command Of Cap
tain Thomas.
The British steamer Irishnan had
her smokestaciz reDaipted yesterday.
This big freighter is vleing with the
German cruiser Hansa as to which is
the biggest attraction to the public
the last couple Of days.
Shipping Sales.
The iron screw steamer Queen. own
ed by the North of Scotland Orkney
and Shetlands Steam Navigation Com
pany, has been sold to Greek buyers.
She was built by Messrs. Smith &
Rodser, G1asgo, in 1851 and has trad
ed regularly between Leith. Aberdeen
and Shetland for over forty years,
with cargo, passengers and cattle. Dr.
mansions. 1870 feet by rs feet by 1873
feet; 430 tons gross; compound en-
gines, % and 4S inches by 33-inch
stroke. by Messrs. J. Howden & Co.,
new in 1875.
The iron screw steamer Theherbert.
owned by Messrs. Morel. Ltd, Cardiff.
has been sold to the Shamrock Ship
ping Company. Ltd, Larne harbor.
She was built and engined by Messrs.
Palmers' Company, Ltd, Newcastle. in
1888. Dimensions, 25S feet by So feet
by 1872 feet; 1912 tons gross; COM
pound engines, 81 and 60 inches by 30
inch stroke.
The iron screw steamers Jersey
City and Brooklyn City. owned by
Messrs. c. Hill & Sons, Bristol, have
been sold to Italian buyers at about
5000 pounds each. The Jersey City
was built by Messrs. Richardson,
Duck & Co.. Stockton, In 1882, and
had new boilers fitted in 1893. Dimen-
slons, 270 feet by So feet by 24.7 feet;
1880 tons gross; compound engines,
SO and 81 inches by 36-inch stroke, by
Messrs. T. Richardson & Sons. The
Brooklyn City was built by Messrs.
Richardson, Duck & Co. in 1881, and
had new boilers fitted in 1893. Di.
mansions, ESQ by 34.5 feet by 23.6
feet; 1850 tons gross: compound en-
gines, 80 and 81 inches by 33-inch
stroke. by Messrs. T. Richardson &;
Sons.
The iron bark Bessfield. which ar.
rived at London from Bunbury in No
vember last, has been sold to Norwe-
gian buyers for about 800 pounds.
She halls from the port of Belfast,
where she was built in 1886 by Messrs.
Workman, Clark & Co.. and passed
her last survey in October 1909, at
London, when she released 100 AL
Registered tonnage. 1892 tons, and
dead weight about 1850 tons. Her
late owners were Messrs. P. Iredale
& Porter, Ltd. Of Liverpool.
The steel screw steamer Cunaxa
owned by Messrs. William Thomson
& Co., st. John, n. B., is reported
sold through Messrs. Kellock, for de.
livery with Lloyds No. 3 survey pass.
ed. She was built by Messrs. Russell
& Co., Port Glasgow, In 1898 Di.
mansions, 324 feet by As feet by %
feet: S,125 tons gross, carries about
$500 tons dead weight onj 20.9 feet
draft; triple-expansion engines. "a, Il
and sc inches by 42-inch stroke. by
Messrs. J. G. kincaid & Co
The iron screw steamer Tempo
owned by Messrs. Gardiner & Reay
Newcastle. has been sold to foreign
buyers. She was built by Messrs. T
and w Smith. North Shields, in 1881
Dimensions, % feet by 35 feet by IFS
feet: 1000 tons gross; compound en-.
gines, rs and IS inches by 36-inch
stroke.
VESSELS IN PORT.