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White Wings Vol II. Founding Of The Provinces And Old-Time Shipping. Passenger Ships From 1840 To 1885

The Michael Angelo

The Michael Angelo.

The Michael Angelo, which made a fast passage of 81 days to Nelson in 1875, was a fine ship of 1,174 tons, in command, of Captain Mackenzie Lackie. The vessel sailed from London with 244 Government immigrants. During the voyage several children were born, and there were eight deaths. Three days before the arrival of the ship at Nelson on the 21st January, 1875, Captain Lackie was found dead in his cabin, and his body was brought on and interred in the new cemetery.

In 1873 the Michael Angelo had made a good passage to Port Chalmers, under Captain Lackie, and brought out 197 passengers. The ship sailed from Gravesend on the 2nd March, crossed the equator on the 1st April, rounded the Cape on April 27th, arrived at Otago Heads on the 27th May, and made port the following day, the passage occupying 88 days.