BRITISH QUEEN  

THE BRITISH QUEEN WAS THE FIRST VESSEL TO SAIL DIRECTLY FROM LIVERPOOL TO LYTTLETON.

IN 1863 SHE CARRIED IMMIGRANTS, TRYING TO ESCAPE THE HARDSHIPS OF THE TIME CAUSED BY MASS UN-EMPLOYMENT, FROM THE LANCASHIRE AREA DOWN TO LYTTLETON, THEIR FARE BEING PAID BY THE NEW ZEALAND IMMIGRATION COMMISION.

A VESSEL CALLED BRITISH QUEEN SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL 8TH JANUARY 1853 AND ARRIVED AT MELBOURNE ON 3RD MAY 1853

THIS IS A PICTURE OF A VESSEL CALLED BRITISH QUEEN BUT I DON'T KNOW IF SHE WAS THE VESSEL THAT SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL  TO LYTTLETON IN 1863

NEEDS MORE RESEARCH

BRITISH QUEEN  / OBDAM / BROOKLYN

BRITISH QUEEN WAS THE SISTER SHIP TO THE BRITISH KING LAUNCHED 4TH NOVEMBER 1880 FOR THE BRITISH SHIP OWNERS CO. SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY HARLAND & WOLFF AT BELFAST SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 3,358 TONS

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE AMERICAN LINE FOR HER MAIDEN VOYAGE TO PHILADELPHIA

 IN 1883 SHE WAS CHARTERED TO SHAW SAVILL & ALBION / NEW ZEALAND SHIPPING CO, AND MADE  FOUR ROUND TRIPS FOR THEM.

 IN 1889 SHE WAS PURCHASED BY THE HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE AND RE-NAMED 'OBDAM'.

 IN 1905 SHE WAS PURCHASED BY THE ZOTTI LINE AND RE-NAMED 'BROOKLYN'.

IN 1918 SHE WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK IN THE ENGLISH CHANNEL BY THE  GERMAN SUBMARINE UB.123

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BRITISH QUEEN  

BRITISH QUEEN  WAS BUILT IN 1849 BY DENNY BROTHERS AT DUMBARTON.SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 772 TONS FITTED WITH A 180 HP 1 SCERW ENGINE

SHE WAS OWNED BY BROWNLOW PEARSON & CO OF HULL ( SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS DURING HER LIFE )

IN 1878 SHE WAS REBUILT AND HAD A NEW ENGINE FITTED

SHE WAS BROKEN UP IN 1899 AT PRESTON

THERE WAS ALSO A VESSEL  CALLED BRITISH QUEEN,  A VESSEL OF 569 TONS