A three-masted iron ship built in 1861 by Thomas Vernon & Son, Liverpool.
Dimensions
Length - 209' 0"
Beam - 34' 0"
Draft - 22' 6"
1150 tons grt - 1130 tons nrt - 1057 tons under her deck
July 1861
Launched at the shipyard of T. Vernon & Son, Liverpool, and assigned the English signal letters TKNV.
1865
Owned by W. Dixon of Liverpool and commanded by Captain Alexander.
1870
Owned by W. Dixon of Liverpool and commanded by Captain G. Massey. At some time during this year or early in 1871 she was commanded by Captain Alexander.
1875
She sailed from England, probably from Plymouth to New Zealand with 222 emigrants.
June 1876
She was re-rigged as a barque and at the subsequent survey her tonnage was reduced to 1115 NRT due to repairs and rebuilding.
November 1878
Surveyed in London.
1879
Owned by H. Flinn & Co. of Liverpool and commanded by Captain A. Hardy.
1883
Sailed from Plymouth on January 11 and arrived at Port Adelaide on April 12 after a voyage of 91 days under the command of Captain John Jarvis, with 368 passengers. [List]
1883
Arrived in San Francisco, USA after having departed Newcastle, NSW on October 4.
1884
Arrived in Belfast on May 4 from San Francisco with a cargo of grain.
Passengers on the 1883 voyage to Adelaide
Stevens, Arthur E.