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 BRITISH STATESMAN

 BRITISH STATESMAN WAS A 3 MASTED  VESSEL OF 1,262 TONS IRON SHIP BUILT / LAUNCHED  BY ROYDEN OF LIVERPOOL IN APRIL 1867.SHE SHE WAS OWNED BY THE BRITTISH SHIP OWNERS CO OF LIVERPOOL WHO OWNED HER FROM 1867 TO 1880 SHE THEN CHANGED HANDS TO  SANDBACH, TINNE & CO OF LIVERPOOL WHO OWNED HER FROM 1880 TO 1885

 THE WHITE STAR LINE CHARTERED HER FROM THE BRITISH SHIP OWNERS ( BSO ) IN 1868 UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN R TULLOCK SHE SAILED FOR AUSTRALIA IN JUNE OF 1868.

  ON THE 17TH AUGUST 1885 WHEN OFF HOOGHLY ON A VOYAGE FROM CALCUTTA TO DEMEARA  SHE WAS LOST IN A CYCLONE.CAPTAIN HENRY JAMES FROM  TRURO ONLY THIRTYFOUR YEARS OF AGE  HAD BEEN IN COMMAND OF THE VESSEL. SHE  WAS IN ALL PROBABILITY  CARRYING CARGO ONLY.

THE FIRST MATE EDWARD DRAKE FROM POOLE, JOHN HARDING FROM CAMBOURNE AN APPRENTICE AND ANOTHER APPRENTICE CALLED JAMES HERBERT DAVY WERE THE ONLY CREW MEMBERS WHO SURVIVED. SEVENTEEN OTHER CREW MEMBERS  DROWNED.