MEROPE
MEROPE WAS BUILT IN 1870 SHE WAS A VESSEL OF 1082 TONS.
SHE SAILED FROM GRAVESEND ON 9TH JUNE 1871 AND ARRIVED IN LYTTELTON ON 26TH AUGUST 1871
SHE WAS PURCHASED BY SHAW SAVVILL & ALBION IN 1882
SHE MADE FOUR VOYAGES TO CANTERBURY
SHE CAUGHT FIRE AT SEA IN 1890 ON THE RETURN JOURNEY FROM LYTTLETON ( OF THE RIVER PLATE ) AND WAS LOST.
MEROPE