Devitt and Moore was 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 ''

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

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Devitt and Moore fleet

In purchasing their first two full-rigged ships from

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in 1863, Devitt and Moore started their long connection with Australia as shipowners. Over the next fifty-five years until the end of the

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when they finally conceded to the competition from steamships, at various times the Devitt and Moore fleet comprised twenty-nine square-rigged sailing ships and two steamships carrying passengers, wool, copper and general cargo between Great Britain and Australia. Thomas Henry Devitt's grandson Howson Foulger Devitt went on to establish the

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Devitt Insurance in 1936. The following list of ships owned by Devitt and Moore was adapted from a book by Captain A G Course.

Gallery

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c1882-83, after conversion to a barque. File:StateLibQld 1 110056 Pekina (Ship), 1869.jpg, ''Pekina'' File:StateLibQld 1 185991 Parramatta (ship).jpg, ''Parramatta'' File:StateLibQld 1 182155 South Australian (ship).jpg, ''South Australian'' File:StateLibQld 1 185343 Hawkesbury (ship).jpg, ''Hawkesbury'' File:StateLibQld 1 125623 Chaa-Sze (ship).jpg, Figurehead of ''Chaa-Sze'' File:StateLibQld 1 112564 John Rennie (ship).jpg, ''John Rennie'' File:StateLibQld 1 43071 Collingwood (ship).jpg, Barque ''Collingwood'' File:Sobraon (ship, 1866) - SLV H99.220-645.jpg, ''Sobraon'' File:StateLibQld 1 173683 Rodney (ship).jpg, ''Rodney'' File:The ship ‚Duke of Atholl‘ - BHC3294.jpg, ''Duke of Atholl'' File:StateLibQld 1 148775 Illawarra (ship).jpg, ''Illawarra'' File:Macquarie (ship, 1875) - SLV H99.220-3298.jpg, ''Macquarie'' File:StateLibQld 1 111504 Tamar (ship).jpg, ''Tamar'' File:StateLibQld 1 98780 Harbineger (ship).jpg, ''Harbinger'' File:StateLibQld 1 140951 Hesperus (ship).jpg, ''Hesperus'' File:StateLibQld 1 144315 Port Jackson (ship).jpg, ''Port Jackson'' File:Medway (ship, 1902) - SLV H91.250-242.jpg, ''Medway''

References

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External links

Pangbourne College Website
Maritime history of Australia 1836 establishments in England Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom