General description Elmstone was a composite barque built in 1866 by G.S. Moore & Co at Sunderland for John Charles Buckle, Bristol. Launched on 27 October 1866, she was assigned the official German Reg. No. 53187 and signal MJCS. The ship's dimensions were ×× Tonnage 645.98 under deck, 7.45 half poop, 45.02 round house, 698.45 Gross and Net Register. Specification Keel American and English Elm, Frames angle, with reverse angles to each frame; Spacing of Frames , Floors , single plate keelson above floors, garboard strake American Rock elm. Plank, garboard to topside in elm and Dantzic oak, decks yellow pine. The vessel has 25 diagonal plates on each side crossing each other and extending from the sheer to the bilge plates, riveted to them and to the frames they pass over. The keel plate, also the main keelson plate and angle irons, extend up the fore and after deadwoods to the main deck. The whole of the fastenings are of yellow metal to the height of one fifth of the depth of the hold below the upper side of the upper deck, above which the fastenings are of galvanized iron. the planking is fastened with screw bolts driven from outside 3 bower anchors, 1 stream anchor and 2 kedge anchors, 120 fathoms of chain and 150 fathoms of chain, also hawsers etc. Capstan and winch, windlass, 2 metal pumps and 2 bilge pumps, rigging of wire and hem, 1 long boat and 2 others. Coppered with Yellow metal on felt to top of wales before launching. Fore and main lower masts and bowsprit or Iron of following sizes, Fore lower mast, long diameter at deck Main lower mast, long diameter at deck Bowsprit, long diameter at middle. Owners Registered no 20 in 1866 at Bristol 1866 -73 owned by John Charles Buckle of Bristol. 1884 -99 owned by Killick Martin & Company 1884 -99 owned by T Cossovich of Ragusa, Later registered at Trieste 1900 sold to owners in Genoa until disappeared from the register. Share ownership under Killick Martin & Company Registered no 191 in 1873 at London 4th Sept 1873, Killick Martin & Company held 64 shares. 17th Sept 1873, Killick Martin & Company sold 8 shares to William Lowther Nicholson, Shipowner, 8 shares to Samual Mackenzie, shipowner, 8 shares to William Henderson, shipowner, all of london. 20th Dec 1879, Samuel Mackenzie died intestate and letters of