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LORD RAGLAN
LORD RAGLAN WAS A VESSEL OF 1,886 TONS. SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY CHARLES JOBIN & CO AT QUEBEC IN 1854 HER FIRST OWNERS WERE S R GRAVES & CO OF LIVERPOOL
GRAVES SOLD HER TO BARCROFT HOUGHTON & CARROL SHORTLY AFTER THEY TOOK HER FROM THE BUILDERS
SHE CHANGED HANDS AGAIN TO CARROL & CO OF CORK AND SHE WAS THEN PURCHASED BY H T WILSON ( WHITE STAR ) IN 1860 WHO USED HER ON THE LIVERPOOL TO MELBOURNE ROUTE WHICH SHE STAYED ON UP TO 1861 UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN ROPER.
SHE WAS
CHARTERED ? BY H T WILSON & CHAMBERS IN 1860 AND DID A VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO
MELBOURNE
SHE SAILED FOR MELBORNE ON 20TH ( 23RD ? ) FEBRUARY 1863 FROM LIVERPOOL AND WAS LAST SIGHTED AT POSITION 2 NORTH 22 WEST ON MARCH 23RD 1863 BUT THIS WAS THE LAST TIME SHE WAS EVER SEEN. SHE HAD BEEN TRANSPORTING 289 PASSENGERS AND HAD A CREW OF 65.CAPTIAN CURRAN HAD BEEN IN COMMAND. HER AGENTS IN MELBOURNE WERE LORIMER & CO
SHE HAD BEEN ALSO USED EXTENSIVELY AS A TROOP SHIP PROBABLY DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR ( OCTOBER 1853 TO FEBRUARY 1856 )
SHE ARRIVED ON THE 23RD OCTOBER 1855 FROM PLYMOUTH CARRYING 372 PEOPLE HAVING BEEN AT SEA FOR 99 DAYS. THERE HAD BEEN FOUR DEATHS ONBOARD AND SIX CHILDREN BORN
( I'M NOT ENTIRELY SURE WHICH LORD RAGLAN THE ABOVE INFORMATION APPLIES TO, BUT THINK ITS THIS VESSEL )
LORD RAGLAN
LORD RAGLAN WAS A THREE MASTED OAK VESSEL OF 756 TONS BUILT IN CARDIFF IN 1854
FOR DUNCAN DUNBAR.SHE HAD BEEN REGISTERED IN LONDON.OFFICIAL NUMBER 26292
ON 14TH NOVEMBER 1855 SHE LEFT PLYMOUTH ARRIVING IN PORT ADELAIDE ON 7TH
FEBRUARY 1856
SHE WAS USED AS A CONVICT SHIP AND LEFT PLYMOUTH ON MARCH 5TH 1858 FOR THE SWAN RIVER COLONY.SHE ARRIVED IN FREMANTLE ON JUNE 1ST 1858 .SHE HAD CARRIED 84 PASSENGERS,268 CONVICTS. CAPTAIN JOHN BOWLER WAS IN COMMAND
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LORD RAGLAN
LORD RAGLAN WAS A VESSEL OF 477 TONS.SHE ARRIVED IN WELLINGTON ON 29TH JULY 1866 HAVING LEFT ( LONDON ? ) ON 3RD MARCH 1866 WITH CAPTAIN WILLIAMS IN COMMAND
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LORD RAGLAN
LORD RAGLAN A VESSEL OF 923 TONS BUILT IN
SUNDERLAND IN 1854
SHE WENT MISSING ON A VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO MELBOURNE CARRYING 289 MIGRANTS
BELIEVED CAUGHT FIRE IN POSITION 1 NORTH 26 WEST FEBRUARY 1863
