TAUNTON / EMILIA

TAUNTON WAS A COMPOSITE VESSEL OF 687 TONS BUILT IN 1868 AT HARTLEPOOL BY DENTON GRAY & CO FOR WATTS MILBURN & CO FOR USE ON THE TEA TRADE.HER CAPTAIN WAS CAPTAIN J HOGG

IN 1881 SHE WAS SOLD TO G B MEAGER OF SWANSEA AND RE RIGGED AS A BARQUE.IN 1892 SHE WAS SOLD TO J A FERREIRA & CO OF LISBON AND RENAMED EMILIA

 SHE MADE TWO VOYAGES TO NEW ZEALAND ONLY. SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILLE & CO.
THE FIRST VOYAGE  IN 1874 SHE WAS UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN COCHRANE  ARRIVING IN LYTTLETON ON 2ND SEPTEMBER, A VOYAGE OF 117 DAYS.
THE SECOND VOYAGE WAS IN 1875 UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN CLARK SHE LEFT GRAVESEND ON JULY 2ND AND ARRIVED IN PORT CHALMERS ON OCTOBER 6TH OF THE SAME YEAR.

IN 1898 SHE STRUCK THUNDERBOLT ROCK WHILE ON A VOYAGE FROM LOURENCO MARQUES BOUND FOR NEW ORLAEANS. SHE WAS TOWED TO PORT ELIZABETH BUT SANK  UNDER TOW