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PORTLAND

PORTLAND WAS AN IRON SHIP OF 872 TONS SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY REID'S AT PORT GLAGOW IN 1862 SHE HAD BEEN REGISTERED IN LONDON SHE WAS OWNED BY TEMPERLEY & CO.

SHE WAS COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN D SMITH.,

SHE LEFT GRAVESEND AT THE END OF APRIL 1863 REACHING AUCKLAND ON JULY 22ND 1863, HAVING TAKEN A MERE 83 DAYS TO GET THERE .SHIPS MASTER HAD BEEN CAPTAIN THOMAS.SHE CARRIED GENERAL CARGO AND 181 PASSENGERS.