CROWNTHORPE

CROWNTHORPE WAS A IRON  BARQUE OF 812 TONSSHE HAD BEEN BUILT AT SUNDERLAND IN 1873

WHEN LAUNCHED THE SHIPS MASTER WAS CAPTAIN EVERETT.

SHE ARRIVED IN NEW ZEALAND ON 8TH AUGUST 1876 FROM GRAVESEND, CAPTAIN EVERETT STILL BEING MASTER.SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILLE & CO, CARRYING PASSENGER AND GENERAL CARGO, VISITING WELLINGTON IN 1881, AND LATER   AUCKLAND.

SHE WAS DISMASTED IN 1886,WHEN ABOUT FIVE HUNDRED MILES SOUTH OF CAPE TOWN AND THE CREW HAD TO BE RESCUED BY THE VESSEL DUNOLLY, SHE HAD BEEN ON A VOYAGE FROM BRISBANE TO LONDON.THE CROWNTHORPE IS THE SECOND VESSEL FROM THE LEFT IN THE ABOVE PICTURE.