Rangitoto Ships' Graveyard
Gladbrook (ex County of Anglesea)
Barque Gladbrook
The County of Anglesea was an iron-hulled barque of 1000 tons, built in Liverpool in 1877 by R. & J. Evans & Co. It changed it's name to Gladbrook in 1911 when it was owned by the Union Steam Ship Company from, and was used for storing coal in later years.
| 1877 | Built in 1877 by R. & J. Evans & Co in Liverpool, UK. |
| 1911 | Made one trip to Auckland on 8 June 1911 under the name County of Anglesea, and was converted to a hulk the same year by its new owner, the Union Steamship Company. |
| 1918 | The vessel was recommissioned as the Gladbrook on 27 July 1918, and towed to Port Chalmers. The vessel sailed for Suva, Fiji, and upon her arrival was again converted to a hulk. |
| 1924 | In June 1924 the Gladbrook arrived back in Auckland where she was licensed as a hulk, and was used for storing coal. |
| Disposal | One 19 December 1945 the Gladbrook was towed out and beached on Rangitoto Island. |
| TODAY | The remains of the Gladbrook have not yet been positively identified but are thought to be located in Wreck Bay. |
For more information about the Gladbrook take this link to the NZ Maritime Index.
