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RHEA SLYVIA

RHEA SYLVIA WAS BUILT 1852 IN QUEBEC BY J.E OLIVER SHE WAS WRECKED ON SABLE ISLAND IN AUGUST 1867, SHE WAS ON VOYAGE FROM ST.VINCENT CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TO SAINT JOHN, CANADA.SHE ONLY EVER MADE ONE VOYAGE TO NEW ZEALAND UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN EVANS.SHE LEFT BRISTOL ON JANUARY 15TH 1861 ARRIVING IN LYTTLETON MAY 6TH 1861.SHE HAD EXTREME WEATHER AS SOON AS SHE LEFT THE COAST OF ENGLAND. I HAVE MY DOUBTS AS TO WHETER OR NOT SHE WAS ON A SHAW SAVILL CHARTER AS THE DEPARTURE PORT WAS BRISTOL, NOT UNHEARD OF BUT UNUSUAL.MORE RESEARCH REQUIRED