From Ship's Cook to Baronet
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From Ship's Cook to Baronet

Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856-1935

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From Ship's Cook to Baronet

Sir William Reardon Smith's Life in Shipping, 1856-1935

About this book

Sir William Reardon Smith (1856-1935) was one of the foremost figures in south Wales in the early twentieth century. His was a classic story of rags to riches - starting life as a deck-hand and ship s cook, he made a fortune in the shipping industry at the zenith of the Welsh coal trade and subsequently showed great entrepreneurial initiative during the depression, acquiring motor vessels and establishing new trade routes. He is also remembered as a great philanthropist, particularly through his association with the National Museum of Wales and his establishment of the Reardon Smith Nautical School.

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Publisher
University of Wales Press
Year
2011
Print ISBN
9780708324233
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9781783162574
Topic
History
Subtopic
20th Century History
Index
History
Appendix 1

REARDON SMITH FAMILY TREE
(simplified)

Appendix 2

WILLIAM REARDON SMITH’S SEAFARING CAREER, 1870–1900

(Note: WRS recalled in letters written to Vernon Boyle in 1932 that he had had sixty-four years’ experience of ships and shipping and also recalled a voyage that he undertook on the Joe Abraham (see below) in 1868. However, there is no record of his having gone to sea in an official capacity until he joined the Unity in 1870.)
Unity
Wooden sloop, 32 nett tons, built 1818, owned by Henry Hinks, Appledore. Ordinary seaman (OS), August–December 1870.
Seraphina
Wooden sloop, 38 nett tons, built 1839, owned by George Parkhouse, Appledore.
OS, spring 1871.
Joe Abraham
Wooden polacca brigantine, 36 nett tons, built 1850, owned by William Yeo, Appledore.
OS, July–December 1871.
Ocean Pearl
Wooden ship, 965 nett tons, built 1865, owned by Rowlands & Thomas, Cardiff.
OS, February–July 1872.
Scout
Wooden ship, 460 nett tons, built 1862, owned by Henry Bath & Co., Swansea.
OS, August 1872–October 1873.
Caroline
Wooden schooner, 50 nett tons, built 1824, owned by P. K. Harris, Appledore. Able-bodied seaman (AB), October 1873–January 1874.
Viscount Canning
Wooden ship, 746 nett tons, built 1855, owned by R. Morris, Bristol.
AB, January–May 1874.
Jane
Wooden barquentine, 201 nett tons, built 1874, owned by C. T. Bowring & Co., Liverpool.
AB, August–December 1874.
Lucille
Wooden brig, 273 nett tons, built 1874, owned by John Yeo, Prince Edward Island.
AB, April–June 1875.
June–November 1875: on Prince Edward Island with Yeo ship-rigging gang.
Milo
Wooden barque, 436 nett tons, built 1875, owned by John Yeo, Prince Edward Island.
AB, November–December 1875.
Souvenir
Wooden barque, 482 nett tons, built 1872, owned by E. H. Cummins & R. H. Marten, Bristol.
AB, February–July, 1876.
11 August 1876: passed examination for second mate’s certificate at Leith.
Vermont
Wooden ship, 1236 nett tons, built 1866, owned by Henry T. Ropes of Liverpool.
2nd mate, October 1876–January 1878.
2 March 1878: passed examination for first mate’s certificate at Plymouth.
Mary Hogarth
Wooden barque, 588 nett tons, built 1876, owned by Goodwin & Hogarth, Ardrossan.
1st mate, April 1878–May 1879.
6 June 1879: passed examination for master’s certificate at Plymouth.
Cyprus
Wooden barque, 500 nett tons, built 1878, owned by Hugh Hogarth, Ardrossan.
1st mate, June 1879–March 1880.
Drumadoon
Wooden barque, 866 nett tons, built 1876, owned by Hugh Hogarth, Ardrossan.
1st mate, July 1880–September 1881.
Master, October 1881–October 1882.
Macrihanish
Iron ship (later re-rigged as a barque), 1699 nett tons, built 1883, owned by Hugh Hogarth, Ardrossan.
Superintended construction at Port Glasgow during 1883.
Master, November 1883–September 1884.
Colonsay
Iron steamer, 1132 gross tons, built 1882, owned by J. Allan & Co., Glasgow. Master, September–October 1884....

Table of contents

  1. Half Title
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Foreword
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. INTRODUCTION
  9. Sir William Recollects, 1870–95
  10. Notes to the text
  11. Master Mariner, Shipowner and Philanthropist, 1895–1935
  12. Notes to the text
  13. Appendices
  14. Appendix 1: REARDON SMITH FAMILY TREE (simplified)
  15. Appendix 2: WILLIAM REARDON SMITH’S SEAFARING CAREER, 1870–1900
  16. Appendix
  17. Appendix 4: FLEET LISTS, 1905–35
  18. Appendix 5: SAILING SHIP RIGS
  19. Appendix 6: PORTS WORLD-WIDE TO WHICH REARDON SMITH SAILED DURING HIS SEAFARING CAREER, c.1870–1900.
  20. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  21. Plates

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