Zealandia
Built
for the Shaw Saville line in 1869, an iron clad Clipper at 1116
tons, she made her first voyage to Auckland on the October 15th
1874 under Captain Sellars.
Under the command of Captain Henry Rose, she made a very good run
of 84 days from Gravesend to Lyttelton, arriving on the November
20th 1869.
The
Zealandia was a beautiful ship specially designed for carrying
passengers. She even had some special cabins for families which
were unusually large, with good ventilation.
The Zealandia had an eventful career encountering fierce gales
on many occasions. On one occasion whilst close hauling with the
Ellen Lamb on the starboard tack, the two met about midnight as
the Zealandia was running a starboard tack. The Ellen Lamb was
struck about amidships, cutting her almost in two, which caused
her to go down within some three minutes taking with her eight
men, including the Captain.
The Zealandia, after completing 31 voyages to New Zealand, was sold
to the Russians, and stranded in 1911.
Passenger list for voyage to Auckland - left London May 30th 1883.
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