Fleets of SE Munro
Between 1893 -1916
Edwin Munro: bio
Schooner
Aladdin
Aladdin in Munro ownership from 1897 until at present unknown date; presumably replaced by Ariel
Luggers and service boats
In 1899 Aladdin with a fleet of '14 luggers' and other two Munro brothers
Source: newspaper clipping 1935 about hurricane Mahina
Work boat, unnamed; painting on pearl shell; sail livery of white saltire on red ground. Crew of six in uniform dress = blue shirts, white trousers: possibly set up for a race? This is the boat shown slung on Aladdin in photo, left. Source: family collection
Schooner
Ariel
Ariel in Munro ownership up to 1916, when sold to James Clark
Ariel?
Source: Blueprint in family papers, unnamed but signed 'Munro Outridge & Co' in Edwin Munro's hand
Luggers and service boats
'. . . with her two launches and fleet of twenty four boats as they now lie at the Aroe (sic) Islands . . . 1) four of them with compressors 2) the Ariel's share of Alice Ariel house at Dobo, her share of hulk and coal, ship and shed . . .' 'The boats each season were thoroughly repaired: as Alice and Ariel slips were alongside each other Mr Mackenzie would have a good knowledge of the repair work which has been effected from time to time.'
Alice Doyle Banda ‡ Boronia Cloud ‡ Evelyn Glad Gleam (possibly) Hebe Helena Kite Kiyo Kumo Linda (HB Munro) ‡ Marie Mavis Mona (HB Munro) ‡ Nina Rotumah Samoa Star Tama Ten Jin (sp?) Wallaroo Wave ‡ = also in list of Sagitta's fleet
Schooner
Sagitta
Sagitta built 1886; first owner WR Mogg; latterly Munro Outridge & Co, then sold 1897; bought 1898 by Clark and Outridge brothers: called the Sagitta Pearling Co; sank in 1899 during hurricane Mahina
Luggers and service boats up to 1897
11 luggers in list of '189_' (Letterhead of Mogg, Outridge & Co; Munro family papers)
† Boronia Clyanthus † Evelyn Iris Lubline † Marie May Morag † Nina Pegasus Vagabond † = also in list of Ariel's fleet, see above
Luggers and service boats from 1898
(The Sagitta Pearling Co) ¶ Here's Luck * Kathleen * Estelle * Zoe * Zanoni ¶ Zephyr ¶ Sea Breeze ¶ Nellie ¶ Sybil * lost 1899 ¶ wrecked 1899, refloated Mabel, another lugger belonging to this fleet, was not in the hurricane . . . Source: Outridge Memorial 1899
Schooner?
Unknown if another mother ship for these luggers in Munro's ownership
Luggers and service boats
Camoola Joseph Plover Penguin Polype Sea Foam Taki Gloria (JJ Munro) Jabiru (JJ Munro)