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

The Michael Angelo

The Michael Angelo.

The Michael Angelo, a fine clipper ship of 1174 tons, built at Glasgow in 1865, by Connell, made two very successful voyages to the South Island, bringing passengers and general cargo. She made the first passage to Port Chalmers in 1873, in command of Capt. Mackenzie Luckie. Sailing from Gravesend on the 1st March, she had a good run to the line, which was crossed on the 1st April. The Cape was rounded 27 days later, and the Nuggeta sighted on the 27th May, the ship arriving at Port Chalmers the following day, making the passage in 88 days, port to port. She brought out 197 passengers.

The Michael Angelo made another smart passage to Nelson in 1875, which port was reached on January 21st. 81 days from the docks. The ship on this occasion brought out a number of passengers, including Volunteer Instructors, who had come out to serve the Government; she also landed 244 Government immigrants. Several deaths occurred during the voyage, including Captain Luckie, three sailors, one adult passenger and three children. Captain Luckie, who had appeared quite well a few hours previously, was found dead in his cabin, the cause of death being disease of the heart. As the ship was nearing port, the body was brought on to Nelson, and interred in the new cemetery on the 21st January. Several children were born on the voyage.