Devitt and Moore were a British shipping company formed by Thomas Henry Devitt and Joseph Moore in 1836. They became shipowners and entered the passenger and cargo trade to Australia managing and owning many clipper ships such as the City of Adelaide

City of Adelaide (1864)

The City of Adelaide was built in 1864 by William Pile, Hay and Co. in Sunderland, England, and was launched on 7 May 1864. The ship was commissioned in the Royal Navy as HMS Carrick between 1923 and 1948 and, after decommissioning, was known as Carrick until 2001...

and the South Australian. With the advent of steam, they developed a training scheme for cadets and formed Pangbourne College

Pangbourne College

Pangbourne College is a coeducational independent school located in the civil parish of Pangbourne, just South West of the village, in the English County of Berkshire....

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Devitt and Moore Fleet

In purchasing their first two full-rigged ships from Duncan Dunbar

Duncan Dunbar (ship owner)

Duncan Dunbar was a Scottish ship owner and wine merchant who built the Dunbar Line of trading and convict ships.-External links:*...

 in 1863, Devitt & Moore started their long connection with Australia as shipowners. Over the next 55 years until the end of the First World War, when they finally conceded to the competition from the steamships, at various times the Devitt and Moore fleet comprised 29 square-rigged sailing ships and two steamships carrying passengers, wool, copper and general cargo between Great Britain and Australia.

The following list of ships owned by Devitt and Moore was adapted from a book by Capt. A.G. Course.

Vessel Name	Original Rig	Material	Builders	Date Built	Period Owned	Gross Tonnage	Net Tonnage	Length Overall (feet)	Breadth (feet)	Depth(feet)
	Ship	Wood	James Laing, Sunderland	1851	1863-1872	967	925	165.7	33	22.9
	Ship	Wood	James Laing, Sunderland	1855	1863-1886	1331	-	226	35	22.9
	Ship	Composite	William Pile William Pile (shipbuilder) William Pile was a renowned British shipbuilder. He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland.'his genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled... , Sunderland	1864	1864-1887	791	696	176.8	33.2	18.8
	Barque 3-masted	Wood	-, Sunderland	1858	1864-1868	441	-	128.5	27.5	18
	Barque 3-masted	Wood	G. Gardner, Sunderland	1865	1865-1883	465	-	142	28.5	17.5
	Ship	Wood	Smith, Aberdeen	1865	1865-1880	770	-	177	30.6	18.4
	Ship	Composite	William Pile William Pile (shipbuilder) William Pile was a renowned British shipbuilder. He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland.'his genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled...  & Co., Sunderland	1865	1865-1887	892	-	190	35	18.9
	Ship	Wood	James Laing, Sunderland	1866	1866-1887	1521	-	231	38.2	22.8
	Ship	Wood	James Laing, Sunderland	1864	1866-1881	925	-	182.7	33.9	21.5
	Ship	Composite	William Pile William Pile (shipbuilder) William Pile was a renowned British shipbuilder. He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland.'his genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled...  & Co., Sunderland	1868	1868-1887	1078	1049	201	36	20.1
	Ship	Composite	William Pile William Pile (shipbuilder) William Pile was a renowned British shipbuilder. He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland.'his genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled...  & Co., Sunderland	1868	1868-1888	1179	1120	203	36.2	21.5
	Ship	Wood	A. Hall & Co., Aberdeen	1860	1868-1874	595	550	170	29.1	18.1
	Ship	Iron	William Pile William Pile (shipbuilder) William Pile was a renowned British shipbuilder. He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland.'his genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled...  & Co., Sunderland	1869	1871-1881	717	676	187.7	30.6	18
	Barque 3-masted	Iron	McMillan, Dumbarton	1869	1871-1884	739	698	184.6	29.6	18
	Ship	Iron	J. & G. Rennie, London	1863	1872-1890	848	-	177	32.6	20
	Ship	Iron	W. Hood & Co., Aberdeen	1872	1872-1893	1064	1015	211.1	34.8	21
	Ship	Composite	A. Hall & Co., Aberdeen	1866	1872-1889	2130	-	272	40	27
	Ship	Iron	William Pile William Pile (shipbuilder) William Pile was a renowned British shipbuilder. He was the first to introduce the Clipper class of ship to the river Wear, Sunderland.'his genius was displayed in the building of ships, wherein he was not excelled...  & Co., Sunderland	1874	1874-1896	1519	1447	235.6	38.4	22
	Steamer	Iron	Samuda, Blackwall, London	1873	1875-1880	1316	-	249.7	32.8	22.3
	Ship	Iron	Denny & Rankin, Dumbarton	1865	1880-1889	963	-	199.2	33.2	20.9
	Ship	Iron	Dobie & Co., Glasgow	1881	1881-1907	1963	1887	269.1	40.6	24
	Barque 4-masted	Iron	Tod & McGregor, Glasgow	1854	1882-1883	2288	2172	330.2	39.8	26.7
	Ship	Iron	McMillan, Dumbarton	1884	1884-1904	1970	1890	275	40.2	23.7
	Ship	Iron	R. & H. Green Blackwall, London	1875	1887-1904	1965	1857	269.8	40.1	23.7
	Ship	Steel	Napier, Shanks & Bell, Dumbarton	1889	1889-1900	2115	2048	286.8	42.5	24
	Ship	Iron	R. Steele & Co., Port Glasgow	1876	1890-1898	1585	1506	253.5	37.6	22.4
	Ship	Iron	R. Steele & Co., Port Glasgow	1873	1890-1899	1859	1777	262.2	39.7	23.5
	Ship	Iron	W. Doxford & Son, Pallion Sunderland	1867	1899-1901	673	655	170.6	29.5	19.1
	Barque 4-masted	Iron	A. Hall & Co., Aberdeen	1882	1906-1916	2212	1994	286.2	41.1	25.2
	Barque 4-masted	Steel	A. McMillan & Son, Dumbarton	1902	1910-1918	2516	2298	300	43.2	24.8
	Barquentine	Iron and teak sheathing	Ramage & Ferguson, Leith	1890	1919-1921	694	-	191	32.1	17.8
	Barquentine	Composite	Bowdler, Chaffer & Co., Seacombe	1874	1920-1922 did not sail	334	-	170	27.5	13.8

External links

• Pangbourne College Website
• City of Adelaide Clipper Ship - Devitt and Moore