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

The Norham Castle

The Norham Castle.

the Norham Castle, a fine handy composite ship of 698 tons, was chartered by the Shaw, Savill Co. for three voyages to the Dominion. When she first sailed for Auckland in 1872 she was only three years from the stocks, having been built at Glasgow in 1869 for the China trade. The ship sailed for Auckland from London on August 22, under Captain Marshall, and arrived at Auckland on December 3, 1872, completing the run in 102 days from Gravesend. She passed Tasmania on November 12, and was within 200 miles of the Three Kings on the 17th of the same month, when she was detained for thirteen days owing to light contrary winds. She passed the North Cape on November 30, and was three days beating up the coast.

The barque came to Auckland again in 1874 under Captain Carey. Sailing from Gravesend on November 28, 1873, and the Downs on December 2, she reached Auckland on March 8, 1874, after an uneventful passage of 94 days from Folkestone.

In 1876 the Norham Castle made a speedy run to Lyttelton of 79 days, land to land, and 89 from London. She encountered very rough weather throughout. She sailed on August 27, and arrived on November 24, 1876, in command of Captain Hinks. After passing the Cape heavy westerly gales were experienced, the Crozets being sighted on October 26. during a heavy squall of snow. When in the meridian of 100deg south a terrific hurricane from the west-north-west was encountered. It continued for twenty hours, with a tremendous sea. Thence the vessel had a good run to the Snares, which were sighted on November 19.