GLENMARK

GLENMARK WAS A STEEL BARQUE OF 1,357 TONS. SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY RUSSEL & CO AT PORT GLASGOW IN 1889 AND WAS OWNED BY DUNDEE SHIP OWNERS CO LTD BUT MANAGED BY W O TAYLOR & CO. SHE HAD BEEN REGISTERED IN DUNDEE

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GLENMARK

GLENMARK WAS A ABERDEEN CLIPPER  OF 958 TONS HER MAIDEN VOYAGE WAS IN 1865 FROM GRAVESEND TO LYTTLETON. 

HER LAST VOYAGE IN 1871 SHE LEFT GRAVESEND FOR LYTTELETON WITH CAPTAIN WRANKMORE IN COMMAND SHE ENCOUNTERED A LARGE SEVERAL ICE FIELDS

SHE LOADED AT LYTTLETON IN 1872  ( FOR THE RETURN VOYAGE ) WITH A CARGO OF WOOL HER DESTINATION BEING LONDON SHE CARRIED  A FEW PASSENGERS WITH  ABOUT 50 PEOPLE BEING ONBOARD IN TOTAL 

SHE  CARRIED  80,000 POUNDS  IN GOLD 

SHE WENT MISSING ON THIS VOYAGE AND WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN - PRESUMABLY ENCOUNTERING AN ICEBERG OR HEAVY SEAS.

BELOW IS A LIST OF HER VOYAGES TO LYTTELTON ( THE ONLY PORT SHE VISITED IN NEW ZEALAND )

OCTOBER 30TH 1864 ARRIVED 21ST JANUARY 1865 WITH CAPTAIN THOMPSON IN COMMAND

ALL OF THE OTHER VOYAGES AND SHE WAS COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN WRANKMORE

SHE SAILED FROM GRAVESEND ON SEPTEMBER 15TH 1865 ARRIVED DECEMBER 18TH 1865

SEPTEMBER 16TH 1866 ARRIVED DECEMBER 20TH TH 1866

AUGUST 15TH 1867 ARRIVED NOVEMBER 14TH 1867

SEPTEMBER 8TH 1868 ARRIVED DECEMBER 12TH 1868

AUGUST 7TH 1869 ARRIVED NOVEMBER 16TH 1869

AUGUST 26TH 1870 ARRIVED DECEMBER 18TH 1870

SHE SAILED FROM LONDON ( GRAVESEND ) ON JULY 29TH 1871 ARRIVED NOVEMBER 1ST 1871

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILL & CO AT SOME STAGE