ESMERALDA

ESMERALDA WAS A IRON BARQUE OF 730 TONS SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY T VERSON & SON OF LIVERPOOL IN 1866. SHE WAS OWNED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE. SHE WAS SOLD IN 1894 TO DANISH OWNERS RE-TAINING THE NAME ESMERALDA.SHE WAS SOLD AGAIN IN 1909 TO AN ITALIAN CONCERN, AGAIN WITH OUT A CHANGE OF NAME  IN 1910 SHE WAS CONVERTED TO A LIGHT SHIP AND WAS USED IN THE RIVER PLATE, STILL PERFORMING THIS FUNCTION UP UNTIL THE 1950'S. THE PICTURE SHOWS HER IN BRISTOL.

IN 1867 AND 1868 SHE WAS ON THE AUSTRALIAN ROUTE WITH CAPTAIN J BEER IN COMMAND LATER UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN NUNN AND CAPTAIN FORDYCE SHE WAS PLACED ON THE S.AMERICA ROUTE.