BAYARD

BAYARD WAS AN IRON VESSEL OF 1,300 TONS. SHE HAD BEEN BUILT IN APRIL  1864 BY VERNON & SONS OF LIVERPOOL.SHE WAS LATER DOWN GRADED TO A BARQUE. SHE WAS OWNED BY LISTON,YOUNG.SHE CHANGED HANDS TO SUN SHIPPING CO LTD AND AGAIN CHANGED HANDS TO FOLLEY & CO. SHE WAS RE-REGISTERED IN NORWAY BUT HER NAME REMAINED UNCHANGED

SHE SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL ON 20TH NOVEMBER 1869 BOUND FOR MELBOURNE CAPTAIN JOHN JACKSON WAS IN COMMAND.THIS WAS FOR THE WHITE STAR LINE