ULCOATS

ULCOATS WAS AN IRON BARQUE  BUILT IN 1863 AND A VESSEL OF 671 TONS.

SHE HAD BEEN BUILT BY JONES QUIGGINS & CO OF LIVERPOOL

SHE WAS  OWNED BY WILSON & CO. SHE WAS REGISTERED IN LIVERPOOL. SHE WAS COMMANDED BY CAPTAIN J CHAMBERS

SHE OPERATED ON THE LIVERPOOL TO AUSTRALIA / NEW ZEALAND ROUTE.UNDER  CAPTAIN J CHAMBERS AND CAPTAIN J THOMAS

SHE LEFT LONDON ON 29TH SEPTEMBER 1863 WITH CAPTAIN CHAMBERS IN COMMAND ARRIVED JANUARY 1864 SHIP AGENTS WERE CRUIKSHANK SMART & CO

SHE WAS THEN  PUT ON THE INDIAN TRADE UNDER CAPTAIN POTTS.

SHE WAS PURCHASED BY CEARNS & BROWN  -  WHO WERE MAJOR SHARE HOLDERS IN THE ( ABERDEEN ) WHITE STAR LINE IN 1867. I THINK THAT SHE WAS ONLY A CHARTERED VESSEL, THOU THE WHITE STAR/ABERDEEN WHITE STAR WOULD CLAIM HER AS ONE OF THEIR OWN VESSELS

THE PAINTING SHOWS HER AT AUCKLAND FLYING THE WHITE STAR HOUSE FLAG