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GOLDEN ERA

GOLDEN ERA WAS A VESSEL OF 1,557 / 1,637 TONS WITH A WOODEN HULL SHEATHED IN METEL BUILT IN 1853 BY SMITH AND HAWKES OF ST JOHN. SHE WAS REGISTERED IN LIVERPOOL. HER FIRST OWNERS WAS A MR NATHAN SMITH. PILINGTON & WLSON BOUGHT HER FROM SMITH IN 1854 AND SHE WAS PLACED UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN J PRAY.

SHE WAS CHARTERED BY PILKINGTON WILSON IN 1854 AND DID A VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO AUSTRALIA VIA BOMBAY.

SHE WAS USED ON THE AUSTRALIAN ROUTE UP UNTIL 1855 WITH CAPTAIN H BROWN IN COMMAND.SHE WAS LOST ON JUNE 22ND 1858