MISTRESS OF THE SEAS 

MISTRESS OF THE SEAS WAS A VESSEL OF 1,776 TONS LAUNCHED IN JULY 1861 AT NEW BRUNSWICK. ( REPORTEDLY OWNED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE, BUT I THINK IT WAS AGAIN A CASE OF WHITE STAR LINE SAYING IT WAS THEIR VESSEL WHEN IT WAS REALLY A CHARTERED VESSEL ) SHE HAD BEEN BUILT  SPECIFICALLY FOR THE AUSTRALIAN PASSENGER TRADE

THE WHITE STAR LINE CHARTERED HER FROM FERMIE & CO OF LIVERPOOL IN 1862

IN 1862 UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN BAKER ON THE 20TH MARCH 1862 SHE SAILED FOR AUSTRALIA

 IN THE SEPTEMBER OF 1862 SHE LEFT MELBORNE FOR PORT CHALMERS AND THEN ON TO CALLAO, PERU

ON THE 15TH FEBRUARY 1880 WHILEST ON A VOYAGE FROM PHILADELPHIA TO BREMEN SHE HAD TO BE ABANDONED