The Dover Castle.

the Dover Castle, a large full-rigged wooden frigate-built ship of 1008 tons, was originally one of the Black Ball Line, owned by R. and H. Green, and traded to Australia from 1858 until 1871. Her rig was later changed to a barque, her figurehead being an Indian prince. In 1872 she was purchased by the Shaw, Savill Co., and came to Lyttelton, arriving there on May 7, in command of Captain Kerr, making the passage in 108 days, the long run being accounted for by the severe gales encountered before crossing the Line, the time occupied being 45 days. A few days after

the Dover Castle At Port Chalmers.

passing the Cape she struck another severe gale, and suffered considerable damage.

The next voyage of the Dover Castle was to Dunedin. In command of Capt. Andrew Culbert she left Gravesend on June 30, and took her final departure from the Lizard on July 8, and arrived at Port Chalmers on October 10, making the run from the Lizard in 94 days.

Early in 1875 she arrived in London from Iquique, Bolivia, still in command of Captain Andrew Culbert, a Scotsman, who on this occasion was accompanied by his wife and child, the latter having been born on the homeward voyage. The child was named William, and when grown up followed the sea, and later commanded several ships sailing out to New Zealand. Subsequently, in 1905, he was second officer on the Shaw, Savill Co.'s Kumara.

Captain Andrew Culbert died on board the barque Allenby when bound Home from New Zealand, off Cape Horn, about 1907.

In 1875 the Dover Castle sailed from London for Auckland in command of Captain Andrew Culbert, arriving there on August 24, making the passage in 99 days from Gravesend. Mr. J. Collis, of Devonport, Auckland, who was engaged on the Dover Castle on this trip, states the ship called at Belfast for passengers, and that the Carisbrook Castle, also from Belfast, was met with on the voyage out. Both vessels sailed in company for two days, and at the close of the second day the Dover Castle left the Carisbrook Castle hull down. During the passage the Dover Castle was struck with a white squall, and ran for 24 hours under bare poles, making 300 knots in this time. On arrival at Auckland the ship anchored off Rangitoto and hoisted the yellow flag, as scarlatina had broken out among some of thepage 121 passengers. The health officer at the time was Dr. Goldsboro', who ordered the barque into quarantine at Motuihi, where she remained until September 1. the Dover Castle had on board the only boat saved from the ill-fated Cospatrick. The Carisbrook Castle arrived on September 8, making the passage from Belfast in 92 days. After discharging her cargo at Auckland the Dover Castle sailed for China, and was subsequently sold again and renamed the Kem. Later she was stranded off the coast of Norway, and was broken up.