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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.
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