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Thorvald (or Thorwald) Ellegaard (or Ellegård) (1877-1954): en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorvald_Ellegaard

Thanks pennylrichardsca for the research. We'll fill in his name the next time we update the record.

The 'Racer' tugboat was later converted from steam to sail! Argus, 19/2/1936 p.10 - trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/11883630

" ... The Racer, which served in the port of Melbourne as a tugboat for nearly half a century, is being recommissioned as a schooner for the Tasmanian timber trade. The transition from steam to sail is not a new experience for her. She was built as a steam tug in Sunderland in 1886, but was sunk in Queenstown harbour (Ireland) and remained submerged for six months. She was raised and converted to a three-masted schooner. When she reached Melbourne she was again altered to steam. ... "

beachcomber australia Ah! I was trying to read the name on the tug, good to have a fresh pair of eyes! What a rollercoaster life for the little tug, all around the world, sunk and raised, converted multiple times...

More about the 'Warilda' (built 1912, Glasgow) - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMAT_Warilda -

" HMAT Warilda (His Majesty's Australian Transport) was a 7713 ton vessel, built by William Beardmore and Company in Glasgow as the SS Warilda for the Adelaide Steamship Company. She was designed for the East-West Australian coastal service, but following the start of the First World War, she was converted into a troopship and later, in 1916, she was converted into a hospital ship. ... ... ... Sinking - On 3 August 1918, she was transporting wounded soldiers from Le Havre, France to Southampton when she was torpedoed by the German submarine UC-49. This was despite being marked clearly with the Red Cross; as with a number of other hospital ships torpedoed during the war, Germany claimed the ships were also carrying arms. The ship sank in about two hours, and of the 801 persons on board, a total of 123 lives were lost. Amongst the survivors was her commander, Captain Sim, who was later awarded the OBE by King George V. Her wreck lies in the English Channel. ... "

Wreck site - www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?1951

beachcomber australia We can still go see WARILDA! I wonder what the visibility is like in the English Channel...

"Motor Cruiser Fails To Equal Train Time - NEW YORK, April 30. The motor cruiser Gar II Jr, of Detroit, racing against passenger train time from Miami, Fla., to New York, completed the last leg of her voyage here today. Her actual running time for 1260 miles was announced by her commander, Gar Wood, as 47 hours and 23 minutes. The running time of the Havana special over the Atlantic Coast line, which the Gar tried to better, was 43 hours for 1480 miles. This time in cluded all regular stops and a wait of one hour at Washington." Arizona republican., May 01, 1921, Section Two, PAGE TWELVE, Image 24, col. 6 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84020558/1921-05-01/ed-... In contrast, the New-York tribune., May 01, 1921, Image 1, col. 4 & 5 (at bottom) wrote: "Gar II Beats Train in Race From Miami by 21 Minutes - The Gar II jr., "Gar" Wood's express motorboat cruiser, tied up at the Columbia Yacht Club wharf at 10:32 o'clock yesterday morning, having completed her 1,260-mile trip from Miami in 47 hours and 23 minutes. She beat the train time for the distance by twenty-one minutes." chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1921-05-01/ed-... See also photo in The Washington times., April 28, 1921, FINAL EDITION, Page 4 chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn84026749/1921-04-28/ed-...