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'STAIN'S CASTLE'

Built by:Wigram's, at Blackwall.
Yard No.227
Launched:15th September 1836
Tonnage:375
Length:122 . 8 feet
Breadth:24 . 4 feet
Depth:9' 5"
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Built of:Wood
Type:Barque
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Built for:Money & H. L. Wigram.
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History:14th September 1840. Sailed from London with 224 passengers for Wellington, New Zealand, Captain Petrie.
25th January 1841. Arrived at Wellington, New Zealand.
1843. Trading from London to New Zealand.
24th October 1844. Sailed from Plymouth for New Zealand.
26th January 1845. Arrived at Nelson, New Zealand.
13th May 1847. Sailed from the Downs, Captain Dawson, for Port Philip.
1852. Restored.
22nd July 1852. Sailed from Gravesend for New Zealand.
1877. Re-built.
1888. Owned by M. Christiansen, Rønne, Denmark, renamed ‘ALEXANDRA’.
1896. Deleted at Lloyds.



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