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White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900

The Warrior Queen

The Warrior Queen.

the Warrior Queen, a fine frigate-built ship of 988 tons, traded to Dunedin from 1865 until 1874, and always made good average passages. Captain Wilson commanded the ship for eight years, and during this period the vessel never sustained any serious damage. With the exception of the last voyage, in 1874, from Bristol, the ship sailed from London Docks. the Warrior Queen was not fitted up to carry immigrants, but she had comfortable accommodation for about seventy saloon and second-class passengers; she averaged about fifty each voyage. The records of the Warrior Queen were:—

To Port Chalmers.
Sailed. Arrived. Captain. Days.
Aug. 25, '72 Jan. 30, '66 Catnach 86
Nov. 5, '65 Jan. 11, '67 Wilson 97
Oct. 7, '66 Jan. 28, '68 Wilson 99
Oct. 21, '67 Mar. 8, '69 Wilson 105
Nov. 23, '68 Feb. 4, '70 Wilson 95
Nov. 1, '69 Land to land 83
Feb. 25, '71 Wilson 89
Nov. 28, '70 Land to land 80
Jan. 24, '72 Wilson 87
Oct. 26, '71 Land to land 83
Dec. 10, '72 Wilson 98
Sep. 20, '73 Jan. 2, '74 Wilson 104