CITY OF AUCKLAND

CITY OF AUCKLAND WAS A COMPOSITE VESSEL OF 780 TONS BUILT IN SUNDERLAND IN 1869 BY JOHN BLUMER.SHE WAS OWNED JOINTLY BY STEWART & SIMPSON OF LONDON AND SECCOMBE
BREWER OF AUCKLAND

IN 1871 ON 24TH JANUARY SHE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE AT AUCKLAND - SHE WAS PURPOSEDLY SCUTTLED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE AND WAS REFLOATED 2 DAYS LATER.

SHE SAILED FROM LONDON 31ST MAY 1872 AND ARRIVED IN AUCKLAND 3RD SEPTEMBER 1872 WITH CAPTAIN W ASHBY IN COMMAND.


ON 22ND OCTOBER 1878 SHE GROUNDED NR OTAKI ON A VOYAGE FROM LONDON TO NAPIER DURING A STRONG GALE SHE WAS CARRYING 256 GOVERNMENT IMMIGRANTS .CAPTAIN ROLLS BEING
IN COMMAND.

ALL THE PASSENGERS WERE BROUGHT ASHORE SAFELY AND THE CARGO SAVED. I BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS NOT REFLOATED AND WAS LOST