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

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the Avalanche was a fine comfortable ship of 1160 tons, owned by the Shaw, Savill and Albion Co. She made some good runs in the New Zealand trade, especially on one occasion when racing Home with the celebrated crusader. After completing three successful voyages to Wellington she came to grief when starting out again in 1877, bound for Wellington with 60 passengers. She collided in the English Channel with an American ship, and went down in a few minutes, with all the passengers and crew, a total loss of 99 souls—only three of the crew being saved. the Avalanche on her first voyage to Wellington was
the Avalanche Off Gravesend.

the Avalanche Off Gravesend.

commanded by Captain Bishop, and on the other passages by Captain Williams. She sailed from London on October 22, 1874, and arrived at Wellington, via New Plymouth, on January 25, 1875, making a good run of 92 days. She landed at New Plymouth 260 passengers, and this was the first immigrant ship (stated the "Herald") to call there for twenty years. the Avalanche made a second voyage to Wellington the same year with another batch of immigrants. She sailed from London on September 1, and arrived at Wellington on December 3, 1875, making the run in 93 days. The following year, 1876, the ship sailed from London on September 10, and arrived at Wellington on December 8, making the passage in 89 days, and 81 land to land.