MILTIADES

MILTIADES WAS A IRON VESSEL OF 1,452 TONS. SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY W HOOD & CO AT ABERDEEN FOR G THOMPSON & CO IN 1871 ( ABERDEEN LINE ) .

SHE DID ONE VOYAGE ONLY FOR SHAW SAVILL & CO IN 1874 FROM LONDON TO WELLINGTON/ AUCKLAND, CARRYING 344 PASSENGERS, THE VOYAGE TOOK 83 DAYS.

SHE DID A VOYAGE FROM LONDON TO SYDNEY 25TH AUGUST 1888 WITH CAPTAIN H HYLING IN COMMAND BUT SHE WAS NOT ON A SHAW SAVILL CHARTER FOR THIS VOYAGE

IN 1900? 1903 SHE PASSED HANDS TO AN ITALIAN CONCERN ( M MAREACA OF CASTELAMARE )

  SHE WAS SCRAPPED IN GENOA  ITALY ON 27TH MARCH 1905 AFTER LOSING HER MAINMAST HAVING BEEN TOWED INTO BASTIA CORSICA AND THEN ONTO GENOA