BRITISH EMPIRE

BRITISH EMPIRE WAS A VESSEL OF 1,499 TONS AND HAD BEEN OWNED BY G DUNCAN ( LONDON ) AND HAD BEEN BUILT BY W PILE AT SUNDERLAND IN 1869  SHE HAD A IRON  HULL

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILLE & CO AND MADE  TWO VOYAGES FROM  LONDON TO AUCKLAND

 THE FIRST IN 1875, ARRIVING IN THE FEBRUARY OF  1875. 

 SHE ALSO  DID A VOYAGE FROM THE U.K TO DUNEDIN, ARRIVING THERE IN SEPTEMBER OF 1875.

 HER SECOND VOYAGE TO AUCKLAND WAS IN 1880. THE SHIPS CAPTAIN ON BOTH OCCASIONS BEING  CAPTAIN MATHER.

   DEMARARA / BRITISH EMPIRE

THE BRITISH EMPIRE WAS A VESSEL OF 2,679 OWNED BY JOHN MURTHWAITE

 SHE WAS BUILT IN BRISTOL IN 1851

ORGINALLY NAMED DEMARARA AND DESTINED TO BE A STEAMER

SHE STRANDED IN THE RIVER AVON ON A MUD BANK SHORTLY AFTER BEING LAUNCHED SUSTAINING DAMAGE TO THE EXTENT THE OWNERS DECIDED TO CONVERT HER TO A SAILING SHIP. HER NAME WAS THEN CHANGED TO BRITISH EMPIRE ( THERE IS A HORSESHOE BEND IN THE RIVER AVON WHICH HAS CAUSED PROBLEMS OVER THE YEARS FOR THE PORT, PREVENTING LARGE VESSELS FROM GETTING UP  RIVER ) 

SHE ARRIVED IN LTTLETON WITH CAPTAIN CALLENAN IN COMMAND ON 6TH SEPTEMBER 1864 CARRYING 366 IMMIGRANTS AND 33 SALOON PASSENGERS

SHE WAS WRECKED IN THE WEST INDIES ( ALONG WOITH OTHER VESSELS ) AT ST THOMAS DURING A TIDEL WAVE IN 1864

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BRITISH EMPIRE

BRITISH EMPIRE WAS A BARQUE OF 640 TONS SHE LEFT LONDON WITH CAPTAIN JAMES McEWAN IN COMMAND ON 18TH APRIL 1850 STOPPING OFF AT PLYMOUTH 30TH APRIL 1850 AND CONTINUED TO HER DESTINATION OF PORT ADELAIDE ARRIVING ON 14TH AUGUST 1850

THE ABOVE TWO VESSEL HAVE NO SHAW SAVILL CONNECTIONS AS FAR AS I AM AWARE - FOR REFERENCE ONLY