Clipper Ship 'City of Adelaide'

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The 'City', as she was affectionately known in her hey day, had several masters in her lifetime at sea. But hers is an unusual tale, because the captaincy of this vessel was something of a family affair, both the original master and two of his sons captained the City of Adelaide during her busiest trading years.

We have collected much information relating to these fine men of the sea. Take a while to learn more about them.

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The Masters

David Bruce- 1864 to 1867
John Bruce- 1867 to 1873
Llewellyn Bowen- 1873 to 1875
Alexander Bruce- 1875 to 1876
E.D. Alston- 1876 to 1887

Further details on the Captans are available at the links below the photographs.

Captain David BruceCaptain John BruceCaptain Alexander Bruce

The Captains from the Bruce Family: David, John and Alexander
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2 Captain John Bruce 3125
3 Captain Llewellyn Bowen 2640
4 Captain Alexander Bruce 2680
5 Captain Edward Alston 3062
6 Later Masters 2683
 

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On 6th August 1864 the brand-new City of Adelaide left the Thames docklands of central London to sail for South Australia with her passengers, 100 tons of coal, 11,300 items of general cargo (bales, cases, casks, packages and bundles) - and a crew of 38 men ... Read more >>

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