The steel hulled ship 'Hiawatha', flying the Norwegian flag, was launched at the dockyard of Archibald McMillian at Dumbarton, Scotland, during July 1891. She was of 1,570 gross and 1,498 net register tons being 250.4 ft. in length x 38.1 ft. in breath x 21.5 ft. depth. She was classed as *100 A1 at Lloyds and owned by H. Bjørn Jr. from 1900 until 1917 being based at Kragerø in eastern Norway. She was sold and renamed 'Fiskjo' and met her breakers at the Stanlee Shipbreaking & Salvage Company Limited of Dover during February 1925. I am not convinced she is moored in Penarth Dock but it could that George was on a day trip on his bicycle, via the subway, with his camera and tripod over his shoulder, over at the Bute Docks! Another Wehrley heritage postcard held within the Penarth Dock Collection. [001]

Ship no. 304 - Main and Lower Deck Plan - A section of the plan of the vessel complete with the date stamp and a drawing of the lines of the bow. [© Lloyd's Register Foundation : Unique Reference Code :LRF-PUN-GL224-0034-P-0001] [760]

Ship No. 304 - Scantlings of Masts and Spars - the specification of each item of the rigging is detailed within this document. A hand written note at the top left states : 'Masts not to be wedged at Lower Deck - Lower Masts & Bowsprits of Iron - Other Spars of Steel. [© Lloyd's Register Foundation : Unique Reference Code :LRF-PUN-GL224-0035-P-0001] [760]

October 1910 - Ship 'Hiawatha' - A fine sepia photograph held within in cardboard frame referenced by the Victorian Collections of Australia which is a digital archive. [1310] - They comment :

The Hiawatha was a Norwegian windjammer sailing from Fredrikstadt. End of September 1910 the ship arrived nearly two weeks before its anticipated arrival date, making the trip in 81 days instead of a 100. Her arrival made the news in the Argus :

Ship Hiawatha : A Smart Voyage - Seeing that she was not expected to arrive here for another couple of weeks or so the appearance of the Norwegian ship Hiawatha at Port Phillip Heads yesterday morning caused some surprise. It was anticipated by shipping folk that her voyage from Fredrikstadt would occupy about 100 days which is a fair average passage but clipping a big slice off this allowance, the Hiawatha completed her long run from the Norwegian port in the excellent time of 811/2 days, or within about 36 hours of the best effort previously made by a "windjammer" between these ports. An appropriate finish was given by the Hiawatha to this creditable voyage by a run of a little under three hours from the Heads up to Hobson's Bay, where she dropped anchor at about noon amid squalls of rain, which at times almost blinded her out from view. Few more 'racy' looking sailors than the Hiawatha have visited this port, and as she has proved on the present and many previous occasions, her looks do not belie her. Being laden with Baltic timber and in splendid sailing trim, the ship only required favourable winds to make a good voyage. These fell to her lot, and taking full advantage of every opportunity the vessel bowled across the ocean at steamboat speed. Reckoned from the time she cleared the English Channel, her passage occupied only 76 days. Her best work was performed after passing Tristan d'Acunha in the South Atlantic Ocean. From that stage to the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope she was only a week, whilst from the latter point to Hobson's Bay the ship made an equally capital run of 27 days, her best daily record being 29 knots, representing an hourly average speed of 12 knots. Several periods of exceptionally rough weather were passed through, but the ship suffered no ill effects. She will discharge at a berth up the river.