From My Life at Sea by  Commander W Caius Crutchley

SS Syria 1875

The new captain was H. E. Draper, and even now after a lapse of years I find a difficulty in rightly defining his character.

I was with him a long time in various ships, and found him kind and considerate; he had, however, a caustic wit that was very telling, and which was perhaps nourished at the expense of other more important qualities.

Service Record

From

To

Athens

3rd Officer

5/1864


Norseman

2nd Officer

1/1866

4/1866

Saxon

Chief Officer

3/1868


Norseman

Master

3/1871

7/1871

Celt

Master

8/1871

11/1871

Briton

Master

5/1872

8/1872

European

Master

9/1872

12/1872

Celt

Master

2/1873

1873

Syria

Master

11/1873

3/1874

American

Master

5/1874

8/1874

Basuto

Master

4/1875


Syria

Master

1875

1876

Danube

Master

10/1876

1879

Danube

Master

3/1880

4/1881

Spartan

Master

11/1881

1/1883

Memory of Capt Draper

Capt H E Draper

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