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City of Adelaide (1864)

SV City Adelaide Dutton Lithograph.jpg
Clipper Ship, 'City of Adelaide', 1000 tons, David Bruce, Commander. Hand-coloured lithograph by Thomas Dutton, August 1864. Dedicated "To Messrs. Devitt and Moore Owners, Messrs Wm Pile, Hay & Co. Builders & the Officers of the Ship this print is most respectfully dedicated by their obedient servant, Wm. Foster".
History
Name:
  • City of Adelaide (1864–1922)
  • HMS Carrick (1922–48)
  • Carrick (1948–2001)
  • City of Adelaide (since 2001)
Owner:
  • Bruce, Moore, Harrold Bros. & Martin, London (1864–87)
  • Charles H Mowll, Dover (1887–88)
  • Thomas S Dixon & Son, Belfast (1888–93)
  • Southampton Corp. (1893–1922)
  • Royal Navy (1922–48)
  • RNVR Club, Glasgow (1948–89)
  • Clyde Ship Trust (1990–92)
  • Scottish Maritime Museum (1992–2013)
  • Clipper Ship City of Adelaide Ltd, Adelaide, S Australia (from 2013)
Operator: Devitt and Moore House flag.svg Devitt and Moore (1864–87)
Port of registry:
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland London (1864–88)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Belfast (1888–1893)
  •  Royal Navy (1922–48)
Route: London—Plymouth—Adelaide—Port Augusta—London (typical 1864–87)
Builder: William Pile, Hay & Co
Launched: 7 May 1864
Commissioned: 1923
Decommissioned: 1948
Maiden voyage: 6 August 1864
Out of service: 1893–1922; since 1948
Struck: Removed from register 7 February 1895
Homeport:
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland London (1864–88)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Belfast (1888–93)
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Southampton (1893–95)
  • England Southampton (1895–1922)
  • Scotland Glasgow (1948–92)
  • Scotland Irvine (1992–2013)
  • South Australia Port Adelaide (from 2014)
Identification:
Nickname(s): The City
Status:
Badge:
  • on stern
  • City of Adelaide coat of arms
General characteristics
Class and type:
  • Composite clipper
  • Passenger ship (1864–87)
  • Collier (1887–88)
  • Cargo ship (1888–93)
  • Hospital ship (1893–1922)
  • Training ship (1922–48)
  • RNVR Clubrooms (1948–91)
  • Museum ship (since 1991)
Tonnage: 791 NRT
Length:
  • 244 ft 1 in (74.40 m)
  • 176.8 ft (53.89 m)
Beam: 33.3 ft (10.15 m)
Depth: 18.8 ft (5.73 m)
Sail plan:

Coordinates: 34°50′30″S 138°30′31″E / 34.841633°S 138.508736°E / -34.841633; 138.508736

City of Adelaide is a clipper ship, built in Sunderland, England, and launched on 7 May 1864. The ship was commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Carrick between 1923 and 1948 and, after decommissioning, was known as Carrick until 2001. At a conference convened by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 2001, the decision was made to revert the ship's name to City of Adelaide, and the duke formally renamed her at a ceremony in 2013.

City of Adelaide was built by William Pile, Hay and Co. for transporting passengers and goods between Britain and Australia. Between 1864 and 1887 the ship made 23 annual return voyages from London and Plymouth to Adelaide, South Australia. During this period she played an important part in the immigration of Australia. On the return voyages she carried passengers, wool, and copper from Adelaide and Port Augusta to London. From 1869 to 1885 she was part of Harrold Brothers' "Adelaide Line" of clippers.

After 1887 the ship carried coal around the British coast, and timber across the Atlantic. In 1893 she became a floating hospital in Southampton, and in 1923 was purchased by the Royal Navy. Converted as a training ship, she was also renamed HMS Carrick to avoid confusion with the newly commissioned HMAS Adelaide. HMS Carrick was based in Scotland until 1948 when she was decommissioned and donated to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Club, and towed into central Glasgow for use as the club's headquarters.


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