![]() Robertson, and his crew worked waist deep in water attempting to shore up bulkheads and keep the pumps going. It passed over the rock, but the damage to the forward plates was so great that within three minutes there were 5 m of water in the forward hold. At 3.32 p.m., in clear weather and with good visibility, the steamer travelling at 14 knots struck an uncharted rock near St Alouarn Islet, 6.5 km south-east of Cape Leeuwin. Just after noon on 31 March 1910, five days after leaving Melbourne, the Pericles passed White Topped Rocks, with the coast about five miles to starboard. Captain Simpson had made about 80 trips to Australia in his forty-six years at sea. The departure of the Pericles from Melbourne had been delayed for three days by a coal strike, and the ship sailed on 24 March 1910 on its voyage to Fremantle. The vessel and cargo was insured for £750 000, of which one-third was vessel and two-thirds cargo (£90 000 of this was for the butter alone). The Pericles was deeply laden and had a draught of 8.53 m forward and 8.23 m aft. The ship had been to Brisbane, Sydney, Hobart then Melbourne, taking on board cargo and passengers from each port. There were 298 passengers bound for South Africa and England, and a crew of 163. At that time there was no place in Australia where these precious metals could be extracted from the lead. The lead had a high gold and platinum content, and was being shipped to Europe. ![]() Under the command of Captain Alexander Simpson, commodore of the shipping line, the Pericles was en route to London via Fremantle and the Cape of Good Hope with a large mixed cargo of 32 000 boxes of butter, 35 000 frozen mutton carcases, 6 000 bales of wool, hides, 3?000 cases of apples (picked up in Hobart) of which 500 cases were carried on deck, 25 tons of tallow, coconut oil and 600 tons of lead and sundry other items. The staterooms in the deckhouse on the bridge deck…are particularly light and airy, being nearly 10 ft in height…(Sydney Morning Herald, 24 August 1908, quoted in Plowman, 2009: 96). The saloon, library and lounge are situated at the forward end of the bridge deck, and are divided by a handsome glass screen, each room having a separate entrance. The walls are of carved white panelling, relieved with gold, and with a dado of oak, and the ceiling is white. The predominant colour of the carpet and upholstery is crimson, and the floor polished oak parquetry. Large portholes are fitted for light and ventilation, while an auxiliary arrangement of fans is also provided in order to ensure comfort and fresh air in all weather. The dining saloon, which is on the main deck, is a broad spacious apartment extending the full width of the ship. No less than four decks are utilised for the accommodation of saloon passengers, although only 100 are carried. The accommodation was lavish and extremely comfortable. The ship was fitted with a cellular double bottom extending the full length of the hull, had eight watertight compartments and bilge keels. Steam for the two quadruple expansion engines was produced in three double-ended and two single-ended boilers, giving it a speed of 14–15 knots. ![]() The twin-screw steamer had one funnel, four pole masts, a bridge deck 47.6 m long, a forecastle 19.5 m long, and six cargo hatches. Launched on 21 December 1907, it had a straight stem, two decks, an awning deck, eight bulkheads and steel wales sheathed with wood. ![]() If you know of better places that I have written, please add them to this threadįood trading (Oddly enough, the only available item boosters for food trading are from shipwrecks): Porto (5 types of food – Fish, Wheat, Sausages, Cheese, Pork) and Faro (3 types of food – Fish, Poultry, Eggs) or Nantes (5 types of food – Beef, Wheat, Sausages, Onions, Poultry) and Bordeaux (3 types / 4 types if French player – Duck meat, Lamb, Bacon, Beef (from investing)).Pericles was built under Special Survey by Harland and Wolff, Ltd in Belfast (yard No. (Based on number of available types of product to buy and travel distance). ![]()
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