White Wings Vol II. Founding Of The Provinces And Old-Time Shipping. Passenger Ships From 1840 To 1885
The Catherine Stewart Forbes
The Catherine Stewart Forbes.
The New Zealand Company's chartered ship, Catherine Stewart Forbes, 457 tons, Captain John Hobbs, left Gravesend on February 5th, 1841, and arrived at Port Nicholson, Wellington, on June 24th, 1841, with 176 emigrants.
The passenger accommodation on this vessel was devoted exclusively to young couples.