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AFRICA

AFRICA WAS A VESSEL OF 1,157 TONS

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY PILKINGTON & WILSON IN 1852 AND SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL TO ( MELBOURNE ? )

ON 15TH APRIL  1858 SHE LEFT ?  AND ARRIVED ON 14TH AUGUST 1858 IN VICTORIA

AFRICA

AFRICA WAS A VESSEL OF 2,226 TONS. SHE WAS BUILT BY ROBERT STEELE & CO OF GREENOCK AND LAUNCHED IN JULY OF 1850.

HER OWNERS WERE THE CUNARD LINE AND HER SISTER SHIP WAS THE ASIA

SHE WAS SOLD IN 1868

 SHE SHE SEEMS TO HAVE SPENT THE BULK OF HER LIFE ON THE NORTH ATLANTIC ROUTE ( LIVERPOOL - NEW YORK / LIVERPOOL - HALIFAX / BOSTON )

THIS VESSEL IS NOT THE ASIA THAT WAS  CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE DESPITE THEM BOTH BEING IN SERVICE AT THE SAME PERIOD IN TIME