MAY QUEEN

MAY QUEEN WAS A IRON VESSEL BUILT IN 1869 ( 1867 ? ) BY HALL & COMPANY IN ABERDEEN SCOTLAND FOR W SHIRRES ( SHIRES ? ) AND WAS REGISTERED IN GLASGOW SHE WAS A VESSEL OF  733 / 849  TONS. SHE WAS LATER CONVERTED TO A BARQUE THE SHIPS MASTER WAS CAPTAIN LESLIE

SHE WAS CHARTERED TO SHAW SAVILL & CO BETWEEN 1871 AND 1876 FROM W SHIRES OF ABERDEEN. SHE MADE SEVENTEEN VOYAGES FROM THE UK TO NEW ZEALAND BETWEEN 1871 AND 1876 UNDER THE SHAW SAVILLL & CO CHARTER. HER MAIN PORT WAS DUNDEDIN BUT IN HER TIME SHE ALSO VISITED AUCKLAND, WELLINGTON, NELSON, NAPIER AND LYTTELTON

IN 1880 SHE WAS PURCHASED BY J LESLIE ( SHIPS MASTER AT ONE TIME ) FROM W SHIRES

 IN 1888 SHE HIT THE REEF NEAR RED ROCK IN LYTTLETON HARBOUR AND BEGAN TO SETTLE, DESPITE THE EFFORTS OF A TUG TO PULL HER OF THE REEF.

AS SHE WAS IN AN UPRIGHT POSITION A LIGHTER CAME ALONG SIDE AND BEGAN TO DISCHARGE HER CARGO,BUT AFTER TWO OR THREE DAYS THE SHIP WAS ABANDONED.HER HULK WAS EVENTUALLY SOLD

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MAY QUEEN

MAY QUEEN WAS A WOODEN BARQUE OF 350 TONS BUILT IN 1863 AT MIRRAMICCI BY SINCLAIR FOR W MUIRHEAD AND WAS REGISTERED IN MIRRAMICCI. HER MASTER WAS CAPTAIN LAMPARD

SHE WAS SOLD IN 1863 OR 1864 TO KIDSON & CO AND RE REGISTERED IN GLASGOW. SHE WAS USED ON THE GLASGOW TO NEW ZEALAND ROUTE WITH CAPTAIN SMITH IN COMMAND

AGAIN CAUTION NEEDED WHEN RESEARCHING THESE TWO VESSELS - THEY BOTH VOYAGED TO NEW ZEALAND AND BOTH BORE THE SAME NAME AND POSSIBLE IN SERVICE AT THE SAME TIME