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

The Douglas

page 241

The Douglas.

the Douglas, a vessel of 1428 tons register, was chartered by both the Shaw, Savill Company and the New Zealand Shipping Company. She visited Wellington in 1873, arriving from London on September 25 under the aegis of the Shaw, Savill line, and again in the following year, arriving on October 22 after a passage of 113 days. In 1873 there was a slight outbreak of scarlatina and smallpox aboard at the beginning of the voyage, and the passengers were subjected to a short quarantine when Wellington was reached. Among the passengers who came out in her in 1874 was C. Gibson, now living in Mount Eden, Auckland. On both these trips Captain Wilson was in command. the Douglas did not visit New Zealand again until 1886, when she was chartered for a voyage to Auckland by the N.Z.S.S. Co. She left London on September 2, 1885, but when off the Scilly Islands she was struck by a terrific hurricane which carried away a number of her sails, washed away the starboard light, stove in the longboat, and swept the decks clean of movables. The ship had to put into Falmouth for repairs and finally left that port on the 22nd of September. Auckland was reached on January 17, 1886. On this occasion she was commanded by Captain Melville. In recording the arrival of the vessel in Auckland the "Star" said she was originally a screw steamer, afterwards converted into a ship.

There was also a small vessel of the same name which visited Wellington in 1864. She was only of 330 tons burthen.