
1860 ushers in the era of iron ships, Richard Sibley, a builder of wooden ships, stubbornly resists the change, which leads him to forbid the marriage of his daughter Rose to John Rhead, a proponent of the new method. This injustice outrages John's sister Gertrude so much that she breaks off her engagement to Sibley's son Sam. Meanwhile, John and Rose elope.
John Rhead

Gertrude Rhead

Emily Rhead

Sam Sibley

Rose Sibley

Nancy Sibley
Arthur Preece

Richard Sibley Jr

Honorable Muriel Pym
Thompson
Richard Sibley Sr

Ned Pym / Lord Monkhurst / Young Lord Monkhurst