QUEEN OF BEAUTY / CHALLENGER

THE QUEEN OF BEAUTY WAS OWNED BY FERNIE BROTHERS OF LIVERPOOL (OWNERS OF THE RED STAR LINE ) SHE WAS A FULLY RIGGED CLIPPER, WITH A WOODEN HULL HAVING BEEN BUILT IN ST.JOHNS NEW BRUNSWICK IN 1861 BY NEVINS SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 1,235 NET TONS.

 SHE HAD ORIGINALLY BEEN LAUNCHED AS AN AMERICAN VESSEL CALLED THE CHALLENGER.

 SHE WAS CHARTERED TO SHAW SAVILL & CO LEAVING LONDON DOCKS TOWARDS GRAVESEND  ON THE 4TH OF MAY 1863 COMING TO ANCHORAGE AT AUCKLAND HARBOUR ON THE 10TH AUGUST 1863 CAPTAIN CHAPMAN BEING IN COMMAND

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CHALLENGER

THERE WAS ANOTHER VESSEL OF 670 TONS CALLED CHALLENGER WHEN UNDER THE  COMMAND OF CAPTAIN LOVELL HAD  SAILED FROM LONDON ON JUNE 25TH IN 1870 CARRYING 26 PASSENGERS ARRIVING ON 1ST OCTOBER OF THE SAME YEAR AT NELSON.

SHE HAD ALSO DONE A PREVIOUS  VOYAGE TO PORT CHALMERS, AGAIN UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN LOVELL IN 1869 CARRYING 28 PASSENGERS

NOT CHARTERED TO SHAW SAVILL & CO AS FAR AS I AM AWARE

CHALLENGER

CHALLENGER IN BERMUDA IN 1865 FOR REFERENCE ONLY THIS VESSEL IS FITTED WITH A STEAM ENGINE, SO ITS NOT EITHER OF THE ABOVE TWO VESSELS - FOR REFERENCE ONLY

CHALLENGER / CAMILLE CAVOUR  

CHALLENGER WAS A VESSEL OF 1,334 TONS BUILT BY R E JACKSON IN EAST BOSTON IN 1853 AND WAS OWNED BY W & F H WHITMORE OF BOSTON

SHE WAS LATER HER OWNED BY SAMUEL REED & CO

SHE WAS SOLD AND RENAMED CAMILLE CAVOUR ( UNDER THE PERUVIAN FLAG FOR THE GOVERNMENT N LARCO WERE THE MANAGERS ) )

ABANDONED IN OCTOBER 1875 OFF THE COAST OF MEXICO DURING A STORM AND DRIFTED ASHORE

FOR REFERENCE ONLY