White Wings Vol I. Fifty Years Of Sail In The New Zealand Trade, 1850 TO 1900
Queen Of The North
Queen Of The North.
This was another American-built ship, a vessel of 1668 tons. She was launched in 1860 at New Brunswick, and five years later was sent out with immigrants in command of Captain Green. She sailed from London on February 17 and arrived at Auckland on June 11, 1865.
Nine years later, in 1874, a barque of 825 tons bearing the same name brought out 217 immigrants to Napier. She sailed on October 21, 1873, under Captain Dice, and arrived there on February 2, 1874, making the passage in 104 days.