HEREFORD

HEREFORD WAS A IRON SAILING SHIP OF 1,456 TONS BUILT IN 1869 BY J ELDER & CO IN GLASGOW, HAVING BEEN BUILT FOR THE MERCHANT SHIPPING CO OF LONDON.

 SHE WAS CHARTERED TO THE N.Z SHIPPING COMPANY AND MADE THREE VOYAGES TO LYTTLETON WITH ABOUT 300 PASSENGERS EACH VOYAGE.

 HER FIRST VOYAGE WAS IN 1874 ( I BELIEVE THIS FIRST VOYAGE TO LYTLLETON MAY HAVE BEEN UNDER A SHAW SAVILL CHARTER ) . SHE LEFT LONDON ON 17TH APRIL 1874 ARRIVING IN CANTERBURY ON 14TH JULY 1874.

 HER  SECOND VOYAGE WAS IN 1878 ARRIVING IN LYTLLETON ON THE 19TH JANUARY 1878.

THE THIRD VISIT WAS IN 1879 HAVING SAILED ON OCTOBER 6TH AND ARRIVED IN LYTTLETON ON DECEMBER 30TH 1879 ( SHE ONLY VISITED N.Z THESE THREE TIMES AND ONLY TO LYTTLETON )

IN 1881 SHE STRANDED ON INGLEBY REEF PHILLIPS HEAD AND WAS TOWED OFF ON 12TH MARCH 1881 BY A TUG

IN 1882 SHE WAS PURCHASED BY NOURSE LINE.

IN 1883 SHE VOYAGED FROM PLYMOUTH TO TOWNSVILLE WITH 451 PASSENGERS. SHE LEFT TOWNSVILLE FOR CALCUTTA AND LOADED LABOURERS FOR GUYANA, RETURNING TO THE UK WITH A CARGO OF SUGAR.SHE THEN MADE THREE VOYAGES TO TRIIDAD CARRYING LABOURERS. ARRIVING IN TRIDAD ON 31ST OCTOBER 1881 WITH 601 PASSENGERS.SHE WAS BACK IN TRINIDAD ON 5TH FEBURARY 1890 AND AGAIN RETURNED ON 27TH DECEMBER 1894

SHE CARRIED INDENTURES LABOURERS TO SURNAME ALSO AND MADE FOUR VOYAGES IN 1891, 1893,1895 AND 1896.

IN 1890 SHE CARRIED LABOURERS BACK TO INDIA FROM ST.LUCIA

THREE VOYAGES WERE UNDERTOOK TO FIJI CARRYING LABOURERS IN 1888,1892 AND 1894

IN 1900 SHE WAS DOWN GRADED TO A BARQUE.

SHE WAS SOLD TO A NORWEGIAN CONCERN IN 1898 AND WAS WRECKED ON HATTERAS ISLAND, NORTH CAROLINA ON 1ST APRIL 1907

*WHITE WINGS SAYS SHE WAS WRECKED OFF CAPE HORN, WHICH IS NOT CORRECT*