Reg. No. 86537, code lettering HKRJ, a steel screw steamer, 100A1, of 1718 gross register tons, with 1 deck and 185hp. She was built in 1883 by Workman, Clark & Co. of Belfast, and owned by the Ulster Steamship Co. of Limerick, her managers G. Heyn & Sons. A sister ship to Rathlin Head and Torr Head, she had a length of 275.4 feet, a width of 35.3 feet, and a depth of 18.1 feet, and was registered in the port of Belfast.
John George Brew jnr. served on her for 3 voyages as 2nd Mate between 15 June 1900 and 27 February 1901.
Reg. No. 115287, code lettering TKPC, a steel screw steamer of 4309 gross register tons and 580hp, she was built in Partick, Glasgow, in 1902 for the Liverpool, Brazil and River Plate Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. of Liverpool, and registered in the port of Liverpool. She had a length of 390.2 feet, a width of 50.2 feet, and a depth of 26.8 feet.
Leonard Septimus Brew served on her for three voyages to Brazil and New York, as 3rd Engineer each time, from 16 June - 20 September 1911, from 21 October 1911 - 31 January 1912, and from 24 February - 27 May 1912.
Her Crew Agreements for 1902, 1904, 1906, 1908-1909, and 1911-1914 are held by the Maritime History Archive in Canada.
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Reg. No. 132442, code lettering THLK, a steel screw steamer of 3322 gross register tons and 1752 net, with topside tanks midships, 2 decks and 4 cylinder engines. She was built in 1913 by J. Priestman & Co. of Sunderland, England. She had a length of 340 feet, a width of 48.3 feet, and a depth of 21.8 feet. Her owner was Australian Steamships Ltd. and her Managing Agents were Howard Smith Co. Ltd. of Melbourne, Australia, where she was also registered. |
Having supervised her building in England, Albert Brew skippered her out to Australia and delivered her to Howard Smith & Co. Later he served on her as rotating Master for 6 months, between 18 February 1913 and ca. February 1914.
Long after Albert left her, Time foundered on Corsair Rock as she entered Port Phillip Heads, south of Melbourne, Vic., Australia, on 23 August 1949. Her steering failed and, carrying 3000 tons of sugar, along with a cargo of timber, coal and other miscellaneous goods, she was carried onto the reef, where she was scuttled by salvagers and left to the sea. S.S. Time remained as a landmark for over a decade before she finally disappeared during a storm in April 1960. Today her remains still lie about 7 metres under water at 38.3° Lat. 144.6° Lon. There is a museum at Queenscliff, Vic., where many photographs and relics are on display.
Old Bosun, Mervyn Dickenson served as a deck boy on Time in 1942. She was his first ship, when he forged his father's signature in order to "permit himself" to go to sea at just 15 years of age!
Official No. 99970, code lettering NJBK, a steel twin screw 4 mast steamer of 2 steel decks, with electric light, and 5911 gross register tons. A cargo ship, she was built by Harland & Wolff of Belfast, and launched on 20 January 1894. Like both Rathlin Head and Teelin Head, Torr Head also belonged to the Ulster Steamship Co. Ltd. of Limerick, and was delivered to them on 7 April 1894 after completion and sea trials. Her Managers were G. Heyn & Sons. Her port of registry was Belfast, her length 452.8 feet, her breadth 50.3 feet, and her depth of hold 31.2 feet.
Having passed the examination for his 2nd Mate's Certificate of Competency in Belfast in June 1898, John George Brew jnr. served on her as as Boatswain from 27 July 1898 - 18 February 1899, as 2nd Mate from 9 March - 24 April 1899, as 3rd Mate from 29 April - 14 July 1899, and as 2nd Mate again from 22 July 1899 - 26 April 1900. In May 1900, he sat for and passed the examination for his 1st Mate's Certificate of Competency. John George returned to Torr Head, serving on her as 2nd Mate from 29 March 1901 - 25 October 1902, and as 1st Mate from 30 October 1902 - 21 April 1903, after which he took and passed the exam for his Master's Certificate of Competency. He continued to serve on Torr Head, presumably originally as 1st Mate and then as Master, from 1903-1906, thereafter joining Rathlin Head.
Torr Head was used as a squadron supply ship for a short while in 1914. On 20 April 1917 she was sunk by a torpedo fired by the German U-Boat U60, North West of Fastnet at 52°N 14°W, while on a general cargo voyage from St. John, N.B., Canada, to Dublin.
Her crew agreements for 1899-1900 and 1910 are held by the Maritime History Archive in Canada.