Jack Spurling (British, 1871-1933)The clipper ship Euphrosyne
signed and dated 'J.Spurling./1930' (lower left)
watercolour and bodycolour
36.2 x 51.4cm (14 1/4 x 20 1/4in).注脚1,905 tons, length 270ft 6in, beam 40ft, depth 23ft 4in

Euphrosyne was built in Glasgow in 1885 by Robert Duncan for C.S. Caird. She was a powerful, weatherly and fast ship, able to reach 13 knots and occasionally 15 knots. A general trader, she voyaged various routes with differing cargo. In her maiden voyage she carried coal from the Clyde to San Francisco. From there wheat to Liverpool, salt to Calcutta and linseed to Australia. Then finally coal to San Francisco and grain to England. In 1907, she was sold to Norwegian owners. In 1911, a steamer ran into her in the English Channel. The ship sank but the crew managed to get away.