White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900
The Pladda
The Pladda.
One of the earliest ships sent out by the Patrick Henderson's Albion Co. was the Pladda, a vessel of 982 tons. She made only three voyages to Port Chalmers. Nothing unusual occurred on any of the passages. She made her first appearance at Port Chalmers on August 16, 1860, in command of Captain Ritchie. She arrived the second time on the 7th September, 1861. under Captain Dunlop; and on the third voyage she made Port Chalmers on December 26, 1862, in command of Captain Boyd. the Pladda was a fine comfortable ship, and brought out on the three trips over one thousand immigrants, all from Scotland. She was not a clipper, her best run out being 98 days.