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ANTELOPE

ANTELOPE WAS A VESSEL OF 1,800 TONS.

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE IN 1850

 


 

 


ANTELOPE


ANTELOPE WAS A VESSEL OF 778 / 1,000 TONS.BUILT IN 1845 AT LIVERPOOL  FOR THE BRAZIL TRADE.

SHE WAS PURCHASED BY MILLERS & THOMPSON OF LIVERPOOL IN 1853 ( GOLDEN LINE )

IN MARCH 1853 SHE MADE HER FIRST VOYAGE TO ( AUSTRALI ) FIRSTLY TO ADELAIDE AND THEN ONWARD TO MELBOURNE ARRIVING IN AUGUST 1853

SHE ARRIVED IN SYDNEY IN FEBRUARY OF 1854

( THERE IS ALSO A REPORT OF HER BEING IN SYDNEY AND PORT ADELAIDE  THE 13TH DEC 1854 / 20TH DECEMBER 1854  )

ON 5TH JULY 1854 SHE WAS IN MELBOURNE

ON JULY 24TH 1854 SHE WAS IN SYDNEY.CAPTAIN A P FRENCH BEING IN COMMAND


SHE REMAINED ON THE AUSTRALIAN ROUTE UNTIL 1858

I THINK SHE WAS OWNED OR CHARTERED BY RUSSEL & CO AROUND 1863

SHE WAS HEAVILY MODIFIED ( LENGTHENED AND MACHINERY ADDED ) SO HER TONNAGE WOULD HAVE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY ITS JUST ABOUT POSSIBLE THAT SHE WAS THE WHITE STAR LINE CHARTERED VESSEL


SHE FOUNDERED AT SEA IN FEBRUARY 1890







ANTELOPE


ANTELOPE A VESSEL OF TONS BUILT BY JAMES CURTIS IN MEDFORD

SHE WAS LAUNCHED IN NOVEMBER 1851 SHE WAS OWNED BY WILLIAM LINCOLN & CO OF BOSTON

 


FOR REFERENCE ONLY NO WHITE STAR LINE CONNECTION AS FAR AS I AM AWARE - THERE IS THE POSSIBILITY THAT SOME VOYAGES OVER TIME HAVE BEEN CREDITED TO THE WRONG ANTELOPE

 

  

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