ARGO / MARGA

THE ARGO WAS A IRON VESSEL OF 1,561 TONS BUILT IN 1889 BY BARCLAY CURLE & CO OF GLASGOW. SHE WAS OWNED BY A & J CARMICHAEL & CO.SHE WAS SOLD IN 1906 AND RE-REGISTERED AS A NORWEGIAN VESSLAND RE-NAMED 'MARGA'. SHE WAS BROKEN UP IN THE 1920'S. AS FAR AS I KNOW SHE WAS NOT CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE

ARGO

SAILED FOR THE NEW LIVERPOOL LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS. PILKINGTON,WISON & BAINES ( WHITE STAR ) 20TH MAY 1852