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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. As always, if you have photos or diaries or any other information that helps us to know more about these fine captains, please Contact Us. The Masters
Further details on the Captans are available at the links below the photographs.
The Captains from the Bruce Family: David, John and Alexander |
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NEW! - We now have over 1,000 crew records on-line. 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 >> |
