The Glentanner.

The ship Glentanner, a vessel of 610 tons, commanded by Captain B. Bruce, had a very rough experience on the voyage out to Lyttelton in 1857. She sailed from Gravesend on June 11th, and experienced fairly good weather until August 20th. The ship then ran into a very heavy gale, and was thrown on her beam ends. The mainmast-head gave way also the mizzen topmast and jib-boom, which carried away the foretop gallant mast and foretopsail yard. Nearly all the sails were carried away. When the masts went down the ship righted herself, but it was not until the following day that she could be got before the wind, and then she could only spread her foresail and foretop mast staysail. By this accident one of the seamen was killed. the Glentanner brought 163 passengers, arriving at Lyttelton on October 3rd, 1857.

Before loading wool for England, the Glentanner was fitted with a fine new mainmast and other large spars of kauri.

the Glentanner came to Lyttelton again in 1861. She was then under the command of Captain Wilson, and made the passage in 104 days. She sailed from London on February 24th, and arrived on June 8th.