Category: Rajah, sailed 16 January 1853

Categories: 1850s Sailings | Shipping to New Zealand Ports | Ships arriving prior to 1880 Port Chalmers (Dunedin) (NZPOE), Otago | Rajah (1846)

The voyage of the ship Rajah to Dunedin, New Zealand in 1853

Sailed London 16 January 1853 under Captain Robb and arrived Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand 6 October 1853

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This ship, which had a perilous experience shortly before completing a voyage to Port Chalmers in 1853, was a vessel of 654 tons, commanded by Captain Robb. She arrived at her destination on the 5th October, after a run of 111 days from London, bringing out 98 passengers. She experienced fairly good weather until September 25th, when off the coast of Tasmania. Here she met with serious disaster, being struck by a sea which made a clean breach over her, sweeping the decks and carrying away the whole of her boats, the cooking galley, and all her bulwarks, besides doing serious damage to her stern. Fortunately none of the crew or passengers was lost, but several were injured. Very little drinking water was left, and no galley remained to cook food. Fair weather then favoured the ship until her arrival at Dunedin, where she underwent the necessary repairs. Later the Rajah sailed for Wellington, arriving at that port on the 14th December.

• "The Rajah | NZETC." New Zealand Electronic Text Collection, http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-Bre02Whit-t1-body-d2-d6-d15.html. Extract from 1928 book WHITE WINGS VOL II. FOUNDING OF THE PROVINCES AND OLD-TIME SHIPPING. PASSENGER SHIPS FROM 1840 TO 1885

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