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The Australian clipper-ship The Royal Family, 1862. Creator: Unknown
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The Australian clipper-ship The Royal Family, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Australian clipper-ship The Royal Family, 1862. Sailing ship built by Messrs. W. and R. Wright at St. John, New Brunswick. She is consigned to the well-known firm of Messrs. Fernic Brothers and Co. who intend to place her in the Australian line...She has three decks, each of which is supported by iron beams and iron stanchions...Her masts and rigging are very strong...This is owing to the main and fore masts being of iron - manufactured by Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co. of Liverpool...The galley is in itself a model of a culinary establishment; it contains a handsomely fitted-up patent kitchen-range, and the floor, being composed or bricks, gives the place more of the appearance of the kitchen of a first-class hotel than the galley of an Australian emigrant-ship...Leading out of the dining-cabin is the ladies retiring-saloon, fitted up with couches of flowered damask...On each side of this cabin are the ladies sleeping-saloons. The Royal Family has accommodation for about twenty cabin and four hundred steerage passengers; and there is little doubt of her proving one of the fastest and most comfortable ships that ever left the Mersey for Australia. She is commanded by Captain Cruikshank'. From "Illustrated London News", 1862
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The Australian clipper-ship The Royal Family, launched in 1862, is depicted in this photograph. Built by Messrs. W. and R. Wright at St. John, New Brunswick, this magnificent sailing vessel was destined for the Australian line, under the ownership of the esteemed firm of Messrs. Fernic Brothers and Co. The Royal Family boasts three decks, each fortified with iron beams and stanchions, ensuring stability and durability during the long and arduous voyage. The masts and rigging are equally robust, with the main and fore masts being of iron, produced by Messrs. Cato, Miller, and Co. of Liverpool. The galley of The Royal Family is a marvel in itself, boasting a handsomely fitted-up patent kitchen-range and a floor composed of bricks, lending it the appearance of a gourmet kitchen rather than that of a typical emigrant ship. Leading out of the dining cabin is the ladies' retiring saloon, adorned with damask-covered couches. On either side of this cabin lie the ladies' sleeping quarters. The Royal Family accommodates approximately twenty cabin passengers and four hundred steerage passengers, making it one of the fastest and most comfortable ships to have ever embarked on the journey from the Mersey to Australia. Captain Cruikshank commands this magnificent vessel, promising a safe and luxurious passage for its esteemed passengers. The Royal Family represents the pinnacle of maritime engineering and design, a testament to the ingenuity and innovation of the time.
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