Ship’s bell (A) — probably from the fo’c’sle (forecastle), including clapper (B) and frame fixed to 325 x 290 x 45 mm pine base (C).
Site Area Code Mid-West
Number of Items 3
Material Bronze
Registration Number 5839
ID 112523
Status Commonwealth
4-masted barque, Hull: Iron and steel Mayhill was built by A. Stephen & Sons at Dundee in Scotland in 1890 for George William Wood. He sold it to W. H. Myers & Sons, Liverpool, in 1893. The framing and stringers were of iron with plating and beams of steel. There were two decks, the upper deck being sheathed with wood. The vessel was under charter to the White Star Line of Aberdeen,...