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PRINCE OF THE SEAS

  PRINCE OF THE SEAS WAS A VESSEL OF 1,326 / 1,427 TONS SHE HAD BEEN BUILT IN ST JOHN BY SMITH, JAMES & SONS IN 1853 .SHE WAS PURCHASED BY WILSON & CHALMBERS IN 1858 BUT CEARNES & BROWN ALSO HAD SHARES IN THE VESSEL.
 

SHE WAS CHARTERED ? BY THE WHITE STAR LINE FOR A VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO MELBOURNE IN 1859 - I THINK BY THIS TIME SHE WAS ACTUALY OWNED BY THE WHITE STAR LINE

SHE WAS ON THE LIVERPOOL TO MELBOURNE ROUTE BETWEEN 1859 AND 1862 ( DATES ARE IN QUESTION HERE AS SOME REPORTS SAY SHE WAS LOST ON 15TH NOVEMBER 1861 )

HAVING COMPLETED A VOYAGE FROM LIVERPOOL TO MELBOURNE WITH CAPTAIN H BROWN IN COMMAND AND AT ANCHORAGE AT RAILWAY PIER SHE WAS SEEN TO
BE ON FIRE AT 9 PM 15TH NOVEMBER 1861 AND WAS LOST DUE TO THE FIRE ( THE DATE DIFFERS ON SOME REPORTS 10TH JANUARY 1862 BEING ONE DATE )

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PRINCE OF THE SEAS

PRINCE OF THE SEAS WAS A BARQUE OF 414 TONS.SHE HAD BEEN BUILT IN 1855.

WHILE ON A VOYAGE FROM LONDON TO EAST LONDON ( S.AFRICA ) SHE RAN AGROUND DURING A GALE IN THE VICINITY OFF CAPE RECIFE ON 18TH APRIL 1866 AND WAS LOST.SHE HAD BEEN CARRYING GENERAL CARGO AND MILITARY STORES