RAVENSCRAG

RAVENSCRAG WAS A BRITISH VESSEL OF 1,288 TONS. SHE WAS LAUNCHED IN JANUARY OF 1866 BY STEELE & CO OF LIVERPOOL (  HER NAME IS SOMETIMES SPELT RAVENCRAIG )

THE WHITE STAR LINE CHARTERED HER FROM J A ALLEN & CO OF GLASGOW AND ON 3OTH APRIL 1870   UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN J DUNLOP SHE SAILED FOR MELBOURNE.  

SHE ARRIVED IN HONOLULU FROM MADERIA ON 23RD AUGUST 1879. SHE CARRIED 423 IMMIGRANTS, ALL OF THE MEN WERE TO BE ENGAGED AS LABORERS ON THE PLANTATIONS.

A 689 TONS  VESSEL CALLED RAVENSCRAIG LEFT THE UK ? 10TH MARCH 1856 ARRIVING IN VICTORIA IN JUNE 1856

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