LACTURA / OLGA / ALTONA  

LACTURA WAS BUILT IN 1875 AND WAS A THREE MASTED IRON SHIP OF 1,380 /  1,445 TONS.

SHE SAILED ( FROM LONDON ? ) ON 2ND JUNE 1875 AND ARRIVED IN LYTTLETON 27TH SEPTEMBER 1875 AFTER A VERY STORMY PASSAGE WITH CAPTAIN TUCKER IN COMMAND. SHE WAS ON A SHAW SAVILL CHARTER FOR THIS VOYAGE

SHE ARRIVED ON SEPTEMBER 27TH FROM LONDON DIRECT AFTER 116 DAYS AT SEA WITH CAPTAIN LUCKES IN COMMAND - THIS MUST BE THE SAME VOYAGE BUT THE CAPTAINS NAMES CONFLICT - I THINK IT WAS CAPTAIN LUCKES IN COMMAND

ON TUESDAY 2ND NOVEMBER 1875 TWO SEAMEN FROM THE VESSEL LACTURA WERE ARRESTED AND FINED 20 SHILLINGS FOR BEING DRUNK AND FIGHTING IN THE STREETS ( I AM SURE THAT THIS
WAS IN LYTTLETON )

SHE WAS OWNED BY J G LAWRIE OF GLASGOW - IF THIS IS CORRECT SHE MUST HAVE THEN QUICKLY BEEN SOLD TO BAIRD & BROWN

1875 - 1887 SHE WAS OWNED BY BAIRD & BROWN OF GLASGOW UNDER THE NAME LACTURA

1887 TO 1896 SHE WAS OWNED BY JEAN HINTZE OF HAMBURG AND RENAMED OLGA

1896 TO 1901 UNDER THE NAME OLGA OWNED BY SHE WAS OWNED BY RHEDEREI AKT.GESELLSCHAFT VON

AND IN 1901 SHE WAS RENAMED 'ALTONA' AND OWNED BY J JOHANSON & CO OF KRISTIANIA OF OSLO

ON 12TH OCTOBER 1902 THE ALTONA LEFT RATHLIN ISLAND FOR CAPE TOWN BUT WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN

LACTURA / OLGA 

THE ABOVE PICRTURE SHOWS HER AS OLGA