White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900
The Carnatic
The Carnatic.
On the third and last voyage of the Carnatic the ship was dispatched from Gravesend on September 24, 1875, under Captain Chapman, and after a tedious passage of 119 days the vessel arrived at Auckland on January 21, 1876, In those days very little cargo was offering in the Dominion, and the Carnatic remained at anchor in the harbour for six months, when she sailed for London with a general cargo.
On her return to London the Carnatic made a voyage to San Francisco, and had a narrow escape of being totally wrecked before reaching her destination.
In the early fifties another ship bearing the same name made two voyages to the colony. She was a vessel of 632 tons, commanded by Captain Smart on her first visit. She arrived at Dunedin on December 10, 1853, and after discharging part cargo proceeded to Lyttelton, arriving there on December 29. The passage, land to land, was made in 99 days to Dunedin.
Two years later, in 1855, the ship, under Captain Smith, arrived at Auckland on December 27, making the passage in 111 days from the Downs.