Alan Villiers | Crew member of James Craig in 1920. This is an extract from his book “The Set of The Sails”, |
evokingly describing his time on board with the language of a great writer of the sea. | |
Alice Austen | New York photographer who took magnificent photographs of James Craig in 1891. |
Captain J Maitland Thompson | A crew member on James Craig in 1920, talking about his memories of a horrific squall |
while on board. | |
Captain Leslie T Palmer | Served as an A.B. on James Craig in 1921, talking about his memories on board. |
John “Sharkey” Keen | Crew member of James Craig in 1920, talking about his life on board. |
Lady Jessie Richmond | One of the daughters of J. J. Craig, owner of the ships of the Craig Line, including James Craig. |
She has been a great source of information in researching the history of James Craig. | |
Here she records some of her memories. | |
Maurice Mulcahy | Cew member of James Craig in 1920, talking about his life on board. |
Murray Geeves | Crew member of James Craig in 1921/22, talking about his life on board. |
The James Craig Salvage | by Geoff Winter. Geoff was part of the salvage team who refloated James Craig at |
Recherche Bay in the early 1970s. Here he tells his story of her recovery. | |
The James Craig Story | by Jeff Toghill. This article, written in 1978, vividly describes the story of James Craig |
up to that time. | |
Pilgrimage to Recherche Bay | Phil Renouf made a pilgrimage to see what was left of James Craig‘s resting place in |
Recherche Bay. | |
The Recovery | by Jeff Toghill. Jeff was one of the salvage team who refloated James Craig at Recherche Bay |
in the early 1970s. Here he tells his story of her recovery. | |
A Thoroughbred of a Ship | by David Wenban – the early history of James Craig (Clan McLeod) |