| 7 May 1864 | Launched at the yard of William Pile Jr,
Sunderland, for Messrs. Devitt & Moore, London. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 50036 and signal WGLQ. |
 
  
  
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| 1864-1873 | Employed in the passenger and cargo trade between London and Adelaide. In command of Captain John Bruce. | |
| 1864 | Departed London 6 Aug 1864 Departed Plymouth 12 Aug 1864 Arrived Adelaide 7 Nov 1864 Captain David Bruce (Register 8 Nov 1864) |
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| 1865 | Departed London 26 Jul 1865 Arrived Adelaide 12 Oct 1865 Captain David Bruce (Register 13 Oct 1865) |
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| 1866 | Departed London 27 Jul 1866 Departed Plymouth 2 Aug 1866 Capt David Bruce (Register 12 Oct 1866) |
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| 1867 | Sailed from London to Adelaide in 65 days, pilot to pilot. This was considered the record for the distance which was held together with the Yatala until it was bettered by the TORRENS in 1880. | |
| 1872 | Sailed from Adelaide to London in 140 days, during which voyage she was becalmed off Cape Horn. | |
| 1873-1875 | In command of Captain L.W.E. Bowen late of the same owner's full-rigged ship GATESIDE. | |
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Apr 1873 17 Apr 1873 3 Jul 1873 |
Departed London, Master
Llewellyn W E Bowen Departed Plymouth Arrived Port Adelaide |
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| 25 May 1874 25 May 1874 24 Aug 1874 |
Departed London Departed Plymouth 25 May 1874 Left London for Adelaide. Australian Line of Packet Ships. To sail from the River punctually on the 25th May calling at Plymouth to embark passengers direct for Adelaide. This fine ship, built expressly for the Adelaide trade and noted for her quick passages, has a full Poop fitted with Bathrooms and every other comfort for the accommodation of Cabin Passengers; she also offer a desirable opportunity for a few Second Class and will carry an experienced surgeon. [Sailing card, 1874] Stranded on the Henley Beach after 91 days, six miles south of the Semaphore opposite Adelaide. Refloated on September 4 after some of the cargo had been discharged. South Australian Register full story |
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| 1875-1876 | In command of Captain Alex. Bruce. | |
| 18 Aug 1876 | Arrived port Adelaide | |
| 1876-1887 | In command of Captain E.D. Alston late of the same owner's full-rigged ship GATESIDE. | |
| 1887 | Laid up. | |
| 1889 | Sold to T. Dixon & Son, Belfast, who re-rigged as a barque and put her on the North Atlantic timber trade. Captain J. McMurtry was put in command. | |
| 1893 | Bought by the Southampton Corporation for £ 1750 to be converted to an isolation hospital and moored in the Rivert Test, off Millbrook. | |
| 1923 | Sold to the Admiralty for £ 2500 and renamed HMS Carrick and moved to Irving in the Firth of Clyde to be converted to a training ship for the Clyde Division of the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve. | |
| May 1925 | Moved to Greenock and commissioned as a Naval Drill Ship. | |
| 1947 | Presented by the Admiralty to the R.N.V.R. (Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve) Club (Scotland). | |
| 1990 | Sold to the Clyde Ship Trust for £ 1 by the RNVR Club (Scotland) whose headquarters at Glasgow Custom House Quay she had been since May, 1949. On display at Scottish Maritime museum. | |
| 1991 | Sank at moorings in Firth of Clyde, Scotland | |
| 2000 | Deteriorating on slipway, Firth of Clyde, Scotland |
