AMINTA / PLUTO

AMINTA WAS A IRON FULL RIGGED VESSEL  BUILT  IN 1862 BY JONES & CO OF LIVERPOOL AND WAS A VESSEL OF 1,132 TONS. SHE WAS OWNED BY THOMAS ISMAY SHE  DID A VOYAGE TO MELBOURNE FROM LIVERPOOL ON 20TH MAY 1871 .CAPTAIN MEYLER BEING IN COMMAND.

IN 1881 SHE WAS SOLD TO F LAEISZ OF HAMBURG AND RE-NAMED PLUTO, WITH CAPTAIN J H SCHWANER IN COMMAND. SHE WAS IN  PORT ADELAIDE IN NOVEMBER 1882 ARRIVING ON 31ST OCTOBER / WEDNESDAY  1ST NOVEMBER. SHE WAS CARRYING A CARGO OF DEAL AND BATTENS. SHE HAVING LEFT SANDVIK IN THE BALTIC  ON JUNE 21ST 1882, A LENGTHY VOYAGE DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT MUCH SAIL ON HER, PRESUMEDLY DUE TO POOR WEATHER.SHE THEN ANCHORED OF AWAITING ORDERS FOR HER DESTINATION

  IN 1891 SHE WAS SOLD TO WILHELM MAACK OF ROSTOCK. THAT SAME YEAR SHE SAILED FROM BLYTHE WITH A CARGO OF COAL FOR 1QUIQUE, BUT NEVER REACHED HER DESTINATION. SHE WAS LAST SEEN BY THE GERMAN BARQUE HELEN SCOTT IN POSITION 8.39 SOUTH 25.34 WEST - MID OCEAN EAST OF RECIFE, BRASIL