▁reference ▁sources ▁by ▁stating ▁that ▁HMS ▁Se al ark ▁was ▁originally ▁constructed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁by ▁G our ley ▁B ros ▁& ▁Co ▁of ▁D und ee , ▁and ▁att rib uting ▁ownership ▁of ▁Cons uel o , ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁to ▁W . ▁K . ▁V ander b ilt . ▁▁ ▁Contempor ary ▁records , ▁including ▁the ▁Lloyd ' s ▁y acht ▁registers ▁from ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁The ▁Mer c ant ile ▁Navy ▁List ▁and ▁Mar itime ▁Direct ories ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁period , ▁confirm ▁that ▁Se al ark ▁was ▁built ▁by ▁Robert ▁Ste ele ▁and ▁Co . ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁as ▁W ander er , ▁and ▁the ▁registered ▁own ers ▁between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁were ▁Sir ▁Richard ▁Henry ▁Williams - B ul keley ▁and ▁the ▁Earl ▁of ▁C raw ford , ▁not ▁V ander b ilt . ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁References ▁Bas to ck , ▁John ▁( 1 9 8 8 ), ▁Sh ips ▁on ▁the ▁Australia ▁Station , ▁Child ▁& ▁Associ ates ▁Publishing ▁P ty ▁Ltd ; ▁French s ▁Forest , ▁Australia . ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Lam bert , ▁Charles ▁Joseph ▁( 1 8 8 3 ), ▁The ▁Vo y age ▁of ▁the ▁" W ander er ", ▁From ▁the ▁J ourn als ▁and ▁Let ters ▁of ▁C . ▁and ▁S . ▁Lam bert