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 COROMANDEL

 COROMANDEL WAS BUILT IN 1875 AT GLASGOW AND OWNED BY JOHN FAIRLIE. SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILLE & CO IN 1884, AND MADE A VOYAGE FROM LONDON TO LYTTLETON.

SHE WAS SOLD TO NEW ZEALAND OWNERS IN 1884  ON COMPLETION OF HER SHAW SAVILLE & CO CHARTER  ( CAPTAIN WILLIAMS ) 

 IN 1896 SHE STRANDED AT WESTPORT, BUT WAS RE-FLOATED AND TOWED TO WELLINGTON, WHERE SHE CAPSIZED, AND WAS LEFT IN THIS CONDITION FOR TWELVE MONTHS, UNTIL SHE WAS RE-FLOATED, PUMPED OUT AND WAS USED AS A COAL BARGE AT WELLINGTON FOR NUMEROUS YEARS.

COROMANDEL

COROMANDEL WAS BUILT IN 1820 BY ROTHERHITHE & CO, SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 765 TONS, REGISTERED IN LIVERPOOL AND HER OFFICIAL NUMBER WAS 10516.

 SHE MADE SEVERAL VOYAGES TO AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND. IN 1838 SHE LEFT THE U.K FOR SYDNEY, ARRIVING IN OCTOBER OF THAT YEAR. SHE LEFT SOUTHAMPTON IN 1853, ARRIVING IN HOBART,TASMANIA ON 18TH JULY 1853, CARRYING ABOUT 350 IMMIGRANTS.

SHE MADE ANOTHER  VOYAGE FROM SOUTHAMPTON TO PORT ADELAIDE SAILING IN 1854, ARRIVING IN AUSTRALIA ON THE 8TH JANUARY 1855. THE SHIPS MASTER FOR THIS VOYAGE WAS CAPTAIN J BYRON

 THERE IS A RECORD OF TWO COROMANDEL'S BEING  REGISTERED IN 1861.

 

 

THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL VESSELS BEARING THE NAME COROMANDEL OVER THE YEARS

COROMANDEL A 662 TONS VESSEL BUILT IN QUEBEC IN 1834 BY GEORGE BLACK AND OWNED BY RIDGEWAY'S SHE WAS THE FIRST SHIP TO BRING COLONISTS TO SOUTH AUSTRALIA AFTER IT WAS DECLARED A COLONY IN 1836

THERE WAS ANOTHER VESSEL CALLED COROMANDEL WHICH  STARTED OUT LIFE AS THE FRENCH VESSEL 'MODESTE' SHE WAS AQUIRED AROUND 1793 AS A PRIZE ( WAR ) AND  OWNED BY GREEN & REEVE ? USED AS A CONVICT SHIP AROUND 1802

 


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