OPHELIA

OPHELIA WAS A VESSEL OF 1,800 TONS. SHE WAS CHARTERED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE IN 1850 AND MADE A VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO NEW YORK

SHE LEFT GRAVESEND ON THE 4TH MAY 1875 AND ANCHORED IN MORTON BAY ON THE 13TH SEPTEMBER 1875 ( REPORT THAT THIS WAS ON 25TH AUGUST )

WHERE SHE WAS QUARANTINED AT PEEL ISLAND SHE CARRIED 354 PASSENGERS ( PROBABLY INCLUDING THE CREW ) CAPTAIN STICKLING WAS IN COMMAND

SOME OF THE PASSENGERS HAD EMBARKED IN LONDON AND OTHERS AT GRAVESEND

SHE STAYED AT THE QUARANTINE PORT FROM 14TH AUGUST TO 9TH SEPTEMBER

THERE IS MORE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THE ARRIVAL DATE WAS ACTUALLY IN AUGUST AND HER REACHING PORT AFTER RELEASE FROM QUARANTINE WAS IN THE SEPTEMBER