White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900
Saved the Ship
Saved the Ship.
The next difficulty was making a landfall without a reliable compass, as only an old compass which had not been adjusted was available. In spite of a large allowance made for his defective compass, Captain Bowling found himself nearly ashore amongst the Scilly Isles, but his fine seamanship, says Mr. Lubbock, saved the vessel, and on December 18 he brought her safely into Queenstown, 113 days from Sydney.
The ship was towed round to the Clyde and repaired. She was sold to Norway in 1905, and left Glasgow for Christiana to load lumber for Melbourne, but she never reached her destination. She left the Clyde on February 20 with a part cargo of coal, and the general opinion was that she had capsized andpage 67 sunk, as it was thought in Glasgow that she had not sufficient ballast for a winter passage. Before sailing the ship was renamed the Verg.
Here follow the records of the ship's passages to New Zealand:—
To Auckland. | |||
Sailed. | Arrived. | Captain. | Days. |
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Aug. 12 | Nov. 19, '89 | Muir | 99 |
To Wellington. | |||
Nov. 21, '83 | Feb. 20, '84 | Muir | 91 |
Dec. 4, '85 | Mar. 2, '86 | Muir | 88 |
Oct. 30, '86 | Feb. 4, '87 | Muir | 97 |
Oct. 15, '87 | Jan. 2, '88 | Muir | 79 |
Land to land | 76 | ||
Sep. 3 | Dec. 10, '88 | Muir | 98 |
Oct. 7 | Dec. 27, '92 | Bowling | 81 |
Land to land | 73 | ||
Aug. 12 | Nov. 13, '96 | Bowling | 93 |
To Lyttelton. | |||
Nov. 29, '84 | Mar. 16, '85 | Muir | 108 |
July 20 | Oct. 13, '94 | Bowling | 74 |
To Timaru. | |||
Sailed. | Arrived. | Captain. | Days. |
Aug. 31 | Dec. 4, '93 | Bowling | 93 |
June 18 | Sep. 16, '98 | Bowling | 90 |
To Port Chalmers. | |||
July 16 | Oct. 14, '74 | Tilly | 90 |
July 1 | Sep. 30, '75 | Peacock | 87 |
Land to land | 78 | ||
June 24 | Sep. 24, '76 | Muir | 92 |
Land to land | 86 | ||
May 20 | Aug. 17, '77 | Muir | 89 |
Land to land | 82 | ||
July 12 | Oct. 2, '78 | Muir | 82 |
July 4 | Sep. 27, '79 | Muir | 85 |
Land to land | 78 | ||
May 11 | July 30, '80 | Muir | 80 |
Land to land | 76 | ||
Feb. 18 | May 18, '81 | Muir | 88 |
Feb. 16 | May 12, '82 | Muir | 84 |
Dec. 5, '82 | Mar. 1, '83 | Muir | 85 |
Nov. 7, '90 | Feb. 6, '91 | Muir | 90 |
Oct. 8, '91 | Jan. 12, '92 | Bowling | 96 |
Land to land | 77 | ||
Aug. 21 | Nov. 22, '97 | Bowling | 93 |
Sep. 9 | Dec. 8, '99 | Bowling | 92 |