AGAMEMNON

AGAMEMNON WAS A WOOD SHIP OF 1,431 TONS BUILT IN 1855 BY GREEN & BLACK  OF LONDON.SHE WAS OWNED BY R & H GREEN AND WAS REGISTERED IN LONDON

IN 1872 SHE MADE A VOYAGE FROM THE U.K TO CANTERBURY, PUTTING INTO CAPE TOWN, WHERE SHE WAS CONDEMNED AS BEING UN-SEAWORTHY.

SHE WAS ONE OF BLACKWALLS FRIGATES, CHARTERED TO SHAW SAVILLE & CO.

SHE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN USED ON THE INDIA TRADE  UP UNTIL 1870 WHEN SHE WAS USED ON THE AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER SERVICE

AROUND 1877 SHE WAS SOLD AND USED AS A COAL HULK