TRUE BRITON (G.B.) 1861

[D. v. Nieuwenhuijzen]

Built by: Money Wigram & Son's, at Blackwall.
Yard No.
Launched: July 1861
Tonnage: 1,046 42/94
Length:60,35m. (198')
Breadth:9,87m. (32,4')
Depth:6,34m. (20,8')
Built of:Wood
Type:Barque
Registered:Off Number: 21311
Built for: Money Wigram & Son's
Other info: Crew 60
History: 23rd September 1861. Sailed from Gravesend for Plymouth. Captain George Hook Bawn.
30th September 1861. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne.
2nd October 1861. Passed the Lizard.
3rd November 1861. Crossed the Equator.
22nd December 1861. Arrived at Melbourne.
15th February 1862. Sailed from Melbourne for London.
19th March 1862. Rounded the Horn.
18th April 1862. Crossed the Equator.
11th May 1862. Arrived at Plymouth from Melbourne with 20 cabin and 170 steerage passengers.
27th June 1862. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne.
28th September 1862. Arrived at Melbourne from London.
21st October 1862. Sailed from Melbourne.
24th April 1863. Arrived at Plymouth to embark passengers for Melbourne.
7th July 1863. Arrived at Melbourne from London.
24th July 1863. Captain Bawn laid a complaint before the Pilot Board.
19th August 1863. Sailed from Melbourne for London. The Secretary of the Acclimatisation Society reported that, by the kind permission of Captain Bawn, a dingo would be sent to the Zoological Society of London.
11th November 1863. Passed Deal, in tow, for London.
1st January 1864. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne.
22nd January 1864. Crossed the Equator.
15th March 1864. Arrived at Melbourne. The passengers, among whom are several old colonists, presented Captain Bawn with very handsome testimonials, expressive of their thanks for his courtesy and attention throughout the passage.
7th May 1864. Sailed for London.
17th August 1864. Arrived in the Channel and passed Plymouth with 260 passengers and 25,00oz of gold for London.
21st August 1864. Passed Deal for London.
22nd September 1864. Sailed from Gravesend for Melbourne.
29th September 1864. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne.
29th October 1864. Crossed the Equator.
22nd November 1864. Crossed the meridian of Cape of Good Hope.
21st December 1864. Arrived at Melbourne.
22nd February 1865. Towed from the Port of Melbourne out to sea. She has on board a large number of passengers, and a full cargo of colonial produce. A large concourse of people assembled on the Hobson’s Bay Railway Pier to witness her departure.
23rd February 1865. Sailed for London.
27th March 1865. Rounded Cape Horn.
25th April 1865. Crossed the Equator.
22nd May 1865. Arrived off the Start Point and later landed 18 passengers at Dartmouth. She has a full cargo of wool and copper ore, and 12,000oz of gold from Melbourne.
24th May 1865. Passed Gravesend for London.
28th July 1865. Sailed from Plymouth, Captain Bawn, for Melbourne.
30th July 1865. Passed the Lizard.
24th August 1865. Crossed the equator.
15th September 1865. Crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
13th October 1865. Arrived at Melbourne.
19th December 1865. Sailed from Melbourne for London.
25th March 1866. Passed Deal for London.
7th May 1866. Sailed from London, Captain George H.Bawn, for Melbourne.
9th May 1866. Sailed from the Downs.
28th July 1866. Arrived at Melbourne.
22nd August 1866. Sailed from Melbourne for London. Had a race with the ‘Omar Pasha’ on the homeward run.

14th September 1866. Rounded Cape Horn.
13th October 1866. Crossed the Equator.
2nd November 1866. Picked up pilot off Start Point.
4th November 1866. Passed Deal, then later docked in London.
22nd December 1866. Sailed from London, Captain George H. Bawn, for Melbourne.
23rd December 1866. Sailed from Gravesend for Melbourne.
4th January 1867. Sailed from Plymouth, with passengers, for Melbourne.
21st February 1867. Passed Tristan D’Acunha.
3rd March 1867. Crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
6th April 1867. Arrived at Melbourne.
4th May 1867. Towed out to sea by the steam-tug ‘Resolute' then sailed from Melbourne for London with cargo being large and very valuable, and comprising several colonial staples of importance. In addition to nearly 44,000 oz of gold, she cleared out at the customs with over 2200 cakes of copper, about 1300 bags of wheat, and 2200 bags of bark.
16th August 1867. Passed Deal for London.
21st September 1867. Sailed from London, Captain George H. Bawn, for Melbourne.
23rd September 1867. Sailed from Gravesend for Melbourne.
24th September 1867. Passed Deal for Melbourne.
26th September 1867. Called into Plymouth to embark passengers for Melbourne.
29th September 1867. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne.
27th October 1867. Crossed the Equator.
17th November 1867. Crossed the meridian of Cape of Good Hope.
18th December 1867. Anchored in the Hobson’s Bay.
22nd December 1867. Berthed alongside the pier at Melbourne.
28th January 1868. Sailed from Melbourne for London.
14th April 1868. Crossed the Equator.
7th May 1868. Arrived at Falmouth with a full cargo of wool, 30,000oz of gold, 250 passengers, and 50 invalids from different regiments. Thirty passengers were landed , the remainder proceeded up Channel for London.
9th May 1868. Arrived at London from Melbourne.
20th June 1868. Sailed from London, Captain George H.Bawn, for Melbourne.
28th June 1868. Arrived at Plymouth from London.
30th June 1868. Sailed from Plymouth.
3rd July 1868. Off the Lizard.
26th July 1868. Crossed the Line.
23rd August 1868. Past the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
19th September 1868. Arrived at Melbourne with passengers – cabin: Mrs. G. H. Bawn, Mr. and Mrs. Loughman, family (three), and servant, Misses Loughman (three), and Mr. H. Loughmam; Dr. and Mrs. Scott, child, and servant; Mr. and Mrs. Brebner, Mr. and Mrs. Crane, Mr. and Mrs. Faber, Mrs. Lomax, Miss Lomax, and Miss Robinson, Dr. Corbett, Dr. French, Messrs. Clay, Robb, Monro, Bottomley, Hyatt, Marshall: and eighty in the second and third cabins.
27th October 1868. Cleared out at Melbourne for London.
20th March 1869. Sailed from London, Captain George H.Bawn, for Melbourne.
23rd March 1869. Passsed Deal for Melbourne.
27th March 1869. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne.
1st April 1869. Passed Madeira.
20th April 1869. Crossed the Line.
21st May 1869. Passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
23rd June 1869. Arrived at Melbourne.
26th July 1869. Sailed from Melbourne for London with 48,000 ounces of gold.
1st October 1869. At 42N, 34W, Melbourne to London.
14th October 1869. Passed Deal, then later, Gravesend for Melbourne.
20th November 1869. Sailed from London, Captain George H. Bawn, for Melbourne.
22nd November 1869. Sailed from Gravesend for Melbourne.
28th November 1869. Arrived at Plymouth.
30th November 1869. Sailed from Plymouth with a full general cargo and 25 first-class and 90 second and third class passengers. Later, passed the Lizard.
20th December 1869. Crossed the Equator.
16th January 1870. Passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
13th February 1870. Arrived at Melbourne.
4th April 1870. Sailed for London with a miscellaneous cargo including 876 bales wool, 94 bales leather, 2,000 cases preserved meats, 595 casks tallow, 2,056 bags copper, 1,197 bags antimony ore, and 2,798oz 4dwt gold.
8th July 1870. Maria Lelila Ross died on board while the vessel lies in the East India Dock.
10th October 1870. Sailed from London, Captain, Henry Farquhar Holt, for Melbourne.
22nd October 1870. Storms in the Channel anchored in Torbay.
25th October 1870. Sailed from Torbay for Plymouth.
26th October 1870. Drifted into Plymouth and bumped into an Italian barque.
28th October 1870. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne, with 55 Crew and Officers, 40 1st Class, 15 2nd Class and 47 3rd Class passengers.
21st November 1870. A third class little girl died.
28th November 1870. Cross the equator.
23rd December 1870. Passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
24th December 1870. A Miss Strongman died. Cause of death was nervous fever and hysteria.
19th January 1871. Arrived in Melbourne and taken to the railway pier by the steamer ‘Warhawk’.
16th March 1871. Sailed for London with a large number of passengers and a valuable cargo of wool, tallow, preserved meats, etc. The day being fine there was quite a congregation of people on the pier, bidding good bye to friends, and seeing the good ship move away on her homeward voyage. This will be the last opportunity this season by the Cape route.
23rd August 1871. Sailed from London, Captain Henry Farquhar Holt, for Melbourne.
26th August 1871. Sailed from Gravesend for Melbourne.
29th August 1871. Sailed from Plymouth.
30th August 1871. Passed the Lizard.
26th September 1871. Crossed the Equator.
16th October 1871. Crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
8th November 1871. Passed Adelaide.
17th November 1871. Arrived at Melbourne. One of the third cabin passengers, who embarked in ill health, died from natural causes during the voyage.
23rd December 1871. Towed from Hobson’s Bay by the steamer ‘Sophia’ and sailed for London.
24th December 1871. Passed Queenscliff.
2nd April 1872. Passed Gravesend from Melbourne.
21st June 1872. Sailed from London, Captain Henry Farquhar Holt, for Melbourne.
25th June 1872. Arrived at Plymouth from London.
27th June 1872. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne.
27th July 1872. Crossed the Equator.
18th August 1872. Crossed the meridian of Greenwich.
21st August 1872. Crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
26th August 1872. William Nesbit, second cabin passenger, died from consumption.
19th September 1872. Arrived at Melbourne.
9th October 1872. Captain H. F. Holt was a passenger to Sydney on the ‘City of Adelaide’.
7th November 1872. Sailed for London from Melbourne.
9th Febraury 1873. Arrived in London.
23rd April 1873. Sailed from London for Plymouth. Captain H. Farquhar Holt.
27th April 1873. Arrived at Plymouth from London, to embark passengers for Melbourne.
28th April 1873. Sailed from Plymouth for Melbourne.
17th July 1873. Arrived at Melbourne.
25th August 1873. Completed her loading for London and hauled off from the railway pier and was brought up in the fairway awaiting for a mail steamer.
8th September 1873. Sailed from Melbourne for London.
29th November 1873. Passed Deal for London.
26th January 1874. Sailed from London, Captain G.Mant Miller, for Melbourne, with passengers Dr. and Mrs. McGregor, Mrs. Chatterton, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Davies, Mr. Hill, Mr. Palmes, Mr. Thompson, Mr. J. McL. Henderson and friend, and Mrs. Tyerry.
28th January 1874. Sailed from Plymouth with a number of Government warrant passengers, of whom three were married persons, 10 were single women, four were single men, and three were children.
29th January 1874. Passed the Lizard light.
9th February 1874. Passed Madeira.
26th February 1874. Crossed the Equator.
23rd March 1874. Passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
24th April 1874. Arrived at Melbourne from London. One man was lost overboard during the voyage.
1st May 1874. Captain Miller was at the Williamstown Police Court for a complained of for not keeping the closet accommodation on board the ship in a cleanly state. The case was brought under the 25th section of the Passengers Act 1855.
27th May 1874. The vessel was moved over from the Sandridge railway pier to the town pier, where she will take in her loading for London.
24th June 1874. Having finished loading up for London she was hauled off the pier and tow to the bar and anchored. She has a full cargo of colonial products, and a number of passengers. A delay has occurred in her leaving, in consequence of some difficulty in procuring a spare spar of sufficient dimensions, which she is required to have on board.
27th June 1874. The arrival of the ‘Columbia’, from Puget Sound, had on board, spars of the required size, so the ‘True Briton’ sailed for London.
22nd December 1874. Sailed from London. Captain G. Mant Miller, for Melbourne.
29th December 1874. Sailed from Plymouth.
9th February 1875. Crossed the Equator.
11th March 1875. Crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
6th April 1875. Passed Cape Nelson.
12th April 1875. Arrived at Melbourne.
18th May 1875. In consequence of a quantity of cargo coming in just as she was about to clear out, did not leave the pier. The late cargo comprised a quantity of tin from Sydney, wool, etc.
22nd May 1875. Sailed from Melbourne for London.
8th November 1875. Passed Deal for Melbourne.
18th November 1875. Sailed from Plymouth, Captain G. Mant Miller, with over 50 passengers for Melbourne. Detained for nearly a week in consequence of adverse winds.
27th November 1875. Passed Madeira.
29th November 1875. Passed Palma.
20th December 1875. Crossed the Equator.
15th January 1876. Crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
16th February 1876. Arrived at Melbourne.
18th March 1876. Hauled off from the Sandridge railway pier and was towed from the bay by the steamer ‘Resolute’ and sailed from Melbourne for London.
26th August 1876. Arrived at Plymouth from London.
27th August 1876. Lying at Plymouth Sound from London, Captain G.Mant Miller, for Melbourne.
1st September 1876. Sailed from Plymouth after being detained several days due to contrary winds.
27th September 1876. Crossed the equator.
26th October 1867. Crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
23rd November 1876. Pilot was taken on board.
24th November 1876. Arrived at Melbourne.
5th January 1877. Having completed her seagoing arrangements, and taken in all her outward freight, was towed out from the Sandridge railway pier to the stream, to take an early departure for London.
2nd August 1877. Sailed from Plymouth, Captain G.Mant Miller, for Melbourne.
2nd September 1877. Bound for Melbourne at Lat 6N, long 23W.
5th September 1877. Crossed the Equator.
2nd October 1877. Passed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
8th November 1877. Arrived at Melbourne after some fearful weather in the Straits.
16th December 1877. A purse of 70 sovereigns was presented to Captain George M. Miller in recognition of the heroic conduct displayed by him in bringing the ship and passengers safely to port a fortnight ago, during one of the heaviest gales that has been known on the coast. The testimonial was contributed by the Insurance Companies and the consignees.
20th December 1877. After filling up with her wool freight she was hauled out from the Sandridge railway pier. She takes a large cargo of colonial products, a considerable portion of the ‘tween deck passenger space having been utillised for that purpose. She was in fine trim, and it is to be hoped that during the run home she will not be assailed by similarly tempestuous weather as on her arrival off the coast. Captain Miller, however, will doubtless prove the right man in the right place.
21st December 1877. Sailed from Melbourne for London.
3rd April 1878. Passed Gravesend from Melbourne.
4th April 1878. Arrived in London from Melbourne.
6th May 1878. Sailed from London, Captain G. Mant Miller, for Melbourne.
10th May 1878. Arrived and sailed from Dartmouth and parted with the pilot at Start Point.
18th June 1878. Crossed the Equator.
12th July 1878. Crossed the meridian of the Cape of Good Hope.
13th July 1878. During a heavy gale laid to under the maintopsail for 10 hours.
11th August 1878. The jibboom was carried away during a snow squall.
10th May 1878. Passed Start Point.
20th August 1878. Arrived at Melbourne.
5th October 1878. Having completed her loading she was towed out from the Sandridge railway pier to the bay and sailed from Melbourne for London.
15th January 1879. Passed Gravesend from Melbourne.
24th February 1879. Sailed from London for Melbourne.
26th February 1879. Passed the Lizard. No call at Plymouth.
5th March 1879. Passed Madeira.
10th March 1879. Passed San Antonio.
20th March 1879. Crossed the Equator.
28th March 1879. Passed Trinidad.
20th April 1879. Passed the longitude of the Cape of Good Hope.
26th May 1879. Towed through the Heads, but the wind was against her all day, and she was not expected to reach her anchorage.
27th May 1879. Arrived at Melbourne. Captain G. M. Miller.
4th July 1879. Finished her loading for London, hauled off from Sandridge railway pier to her anchorage.
5th July 1879. Sailed from Melbourne for London with, Saloon – Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Young, Mrs. Miller, Dr. Twining, Master Wm. Moore, Master Cecil Moore; and 15 adults in the third cabin. Cargo – 1,108 bales wool, a quantity of horns and shank bones, 100 drums glycerine, 3 tanks peas, 135 tons copra, 30 tons ivory nuts, 5 cases wine, 4 cases fur trimmings, 5 casks beeswax, 99 bags scoria, 990 bags bark, 78 casks tallow, 49 bales basils, 47 bales skins, 405 casks oleine, 232 cases copper, 23 casks antimony regulus, 3,364 packages spelter, 122 casks tallow oil, 20 bales leather, 8 packages books and papers, 4,200 ingots 1,714 slabs tin, and 6 packages merchandise.
25th November 1879. Sailed from London for Melbourne, Captain George Mant Miller.
November 1879. Passed the Isle of Wight.
30th December 1879. Bound for Melbourne at Lat 33N, long 38W.
5th March 1880. Arrived at Melbourne.
17th April 1880. Moved off from the Sandridge railway pier, Melbourne, to an anchorage in the bay.
3rd August 1880. Passed Beachy Head from Melbourne.
4th August 1880. Passed Dover for London.
6th August 1880. Passed Gravesend from Melbourne.
1880. Sold to W.J.Smith of London.
She ended her days as a coal hulk at Gibraltar.


Notes.
Dimension of Masts, yards, etc.
Length of the Three Masts, from the Deck to the Royalmast heads:- Mainmast, 152 feet, 6 ins.; Foremast, 147 feet, 6 ins.; Mizenmast, 125 feet; Length of Bowsprit and Jibboom, outside, 78 feet; Length of Main Yard, 78 feet; Length of Main Topsail Yard, 62 feet; Length of Main Topgallant Yard, 44 feet; Length of Main Royal Yard, 31 feet; Fore Yards, same dimensions as the Main Yards; Length of Crossjack Yard, 64 feet; Length of Mizen Topsail Yard, 45 feet; Length of Mizen Topgallant Yard, 32 feet, Length of Mizen Royal Yard, 25 feet.

Provisions Consumed on the Passage -28th Oct 1870 – 19th Jan 1871.

55 Sheep; 30 Pigs; 20 Dozen Fowls; 12 Dozen Ducks; 36 Geese; 1500 Preserved Eggs; 2000lbs Preserved Meat; 600lbs Soups; 1000lbs Preserved Fish; 300 Salt Fish; 5000lbs Salt Beef; 3500lbs Salt Pork; 8 cwt Rice; 60 cwt Biscuits; 50 cwt Flour; 15 bushels Split Peas; 200 quarts Milk; 12 cwt Brown Sugar; 6 cwt White Sugar; 400lbs Tea; 5 cwt Coffee; 5 cwt Butter; 4 cwt Cheese; 75lbs Macaroni; 250lbs Desert Biscuits; 100lbs French Plums; 175lbs Figs; 10 cwt Raisins and Currants; 2 tons Potatoes; 6 cwt Hams; 5 cwt Suet; 50 gallons Pickles; 80 gallons Vinegar; 30 gallons Limejuice; 60lbs Mustard; 20lbs Pepper; 100lbs Salt; 10 cwt Preserved Potatoes; 300 gallons Draught Porter; 1 cwt Molasses; 2 cwt Oatmeal; 80lbs Arrowroot; 40lbs Barley Pearl; 100lbs Sago; 500 bottles of Tart Fruits; 550lbs James and Jellies; 25 bottles Sauces; 25 bottles Capers; 25 bottles Salad Oil; 75 bottles Potted Paste; 20 bottles Curry Powder; 36 jars Preserved Ginger; 500lbs Preserved Vegetables; 100lbs Almonds; 100lbs Nuts; 36 bottles Olives; 200 boxes Sardines; 5 bushels Haricot Beans; 50 Ox Tongues; 5lbs Candied Peel; 24 dozen Sherry; 24 dozen Port; 150 dozen Bottled Ale; 100 dozen Bottled Stout; 28 dozen Brandy; 4 dozen Champagne; 4 dozen Claret; 5 dozen Gin; 3 dozen Whiskey, and 140 gallons Rum.
(Upper Volta 1984, 400 Fr. StG.737)
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