CARRICK CASTLE /  NAUTILUS

CARRICK CASTLE WAS A COMPOSITE  VESSEL OF 879 TONS BUILT IN 1863 AT GLASGOW BY RANDOLPH. SHE WAS OWNED BY SKINNER & CO AND HAD BEEN REGISTERED IN GLASGOW.HER MASTER WAS CAPTAIN J PETERS

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILL & CO. SHE LEFT QUEENSTOWN ON THE 27TH APRIL, ARRIVING IN BLUFF 14TH JULY 1874. SHE HAD ALSO DONE A VOYAGE DOWN TO PORT CHALMERS IN 1871 UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN PETERS DEPARTING FROM QUEENSTOWN, NOT A USUAL PORT USED BY SHAW SAVILLE & CO

SHE WAS LATER SOLD TO THE SPANISH NAVY, AND RE-NAMED NAUTILUS.