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BRITISH NAVY

BRITISH NAVY WAS A VESSEL OF 1,217 TONS BUILT BY THE LIVERPOOL SHIP BUILDING CO AND LAUNCHED IN 1869. AT THIS TIME SHE WAS OWNED BY J BOUMPHREY & CO.

SHE WAS CHARTERED FROM THE BRITISH SHIP OWNERS BY THE WHITE STAR LINE FOR A VIOYAGE TO MELBOURNE IN FEBRUARY 1870. SHE WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN WILLIAN PORTER 

IN 1881 SHE SAILED FROM LIVERPOOL BOUND FOR  SYDNEY, BUT SANK ON THE 25TH NOVEMBER 1881 AFTER A COLLISION WITH THE LARNACA. SEVERAL PASSENGERS AND CREW MEMBERS WERE DROWNED