ARIEL STILL GOING STRONG
Ariel Maritime (UK) Ltd.
Ariel brings you service from a long seafaring tradition. The name ARIEL is known from Biblical times and also from Shakespeare's time. However, the seafaring tradition of Ariel goes back to the famous Clipper ship ARIEL. Ariel's history is as follows:
Robert Steele & Co., Greenock, Scotland built ARIEL as an extreme composite clipper ship in 1865. Her dimensions were:
197' 4" long X 33' 9" Wide with a 21' draft. The tonnage was 1058.73 tons with an 853 NRT. She had 100 tons of fixed iron ballast molded into the limbers. There is an undated sail-plan in the Science Museum in London that shows her rigged with double topsails and main skysail.
The chronology was as follows:
Launched at the shipyard of Robert Steele & Co., Greenock for Shaw, Lowther, Maxton & Co., and commenced work on the China tea trade. October 14, and also January 6, 1865 Sailed from Gravesend, Kent to Hong Kong in the record 79 days 21 hours, pilot to pilot or 83 days anchor to anchor, against the monsoon.
In the 'Great Tea' race of 1866, 'Ariel' docked at East India docks 20 minutes before the 'Taeping' after a long and hard race 'Ariel' won the day and the race fair and square.
'Ariel' came in second after the 'Sir Lancelot' beaten only by hours. This race lasted 99 days from Foo-Chow in the famous Tea race of 1867.
In this year 'Ariel' arrived in London and was the first ship to enter the port and beat the 'Taeping' by one hour.
A sad year for 'Ariel' and all whom sailed on her. She was listed as missing with all lost while on the outward-bound voyage from London bound for China. A great loss for her owners and for the families of the men lost at sea. 'Ariel' in the Great Tea Race was depicted in the splendid oil painting by Sir Montague Dawson and show 'Ariel' with 'Taeping' racing neck to neck in a rough and windy sea.
Now Ariel Maritime is keeping the winning tradition alive with efficient, competitive ocean cargo service from the UK to most world ports. With Ariel's long tradition and blue-ribbon achievements, we are ready to handle your cargo, win the race, and bring your goods to market each and every time.
Call, write, fax or e-mail us for 'free' freight rate quotes, sailing schedules, advice, information and plain old-fashioned good service. We are not small and not too large to give our customers a truly personal service.
Speak to our 'Captain' of the ship Anil Sethi or one of his officers on the bridge, David Garside in Manchester or our London 'Chief Officer' Tony Kennedy. Put them to the test!
Ariel Maritime (UK) Ltd.
HEAD OFFICE:
Ariel Global Logistics Services
ARIEL MARITIME (UK) LTD.
Registered / Head Office:
Maritime House, 26 Modwen Road,
Waters Edge Business Park, Salford Quays,
Manchester M5 3EZ, United Kingdom
TEL: 44 (0) 161 848 9009 FAX: 44 (0) 161 848 9511
E-mail addresses:
Head office: info@arielmaritime.com
Manchester Office: manchester@arielmaritime.com
London Office:
Ariel Global Logistics Services
ARIEL MARITIME (UK) LTD.
Octavian House, 40 Victoria Way,
Charlton, London SE7 7QS, United Kingdom
Phone: 44-(0) 208-858-2642 Fax: 44(0) 208-858-1347
London Office: london@arielmaritime.com
E-mail: london@arielmaritime.co.uk
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