Gananoque (ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Namesake | Gananoque, Canada |
| Owner | T. Bailey |
| Port of registry |  London |
| Route | New Zealand Packet |
| Builder | G. T. Davie, Quebec |
| Launched | 1857 |
| In service | 12 February 1858 |
| Fate | Sunk |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Clipper |
| Tons burthen | 785 |
| Length | 158.1 ft (48.2 m) |
| Beam | 32.6 ft (9.9 m) |
| Draught | 21.1 ft (6.4 m) |
Gananoque was ship of 785 tons that was launched in Quebec about 1857.[1] In May 1858 the owner, Thomas Bailey, sold a one eighth share in the ship to Archibald Morris who became her commander. She made four journeys to New Zealand in the 1860s under contract of the provincial governments. She was first rigged as a clipper ship and in the 1870s was then rigged as a barque. In july 1874 she was reported as abandoned and then taken derelict to St John, New Foundland,[2] a later report stating this was a result of hitting and iceberg off Cape Race.[3] She appears to have been subsequently resheathed and was offered for sale in 1876.[4] She was apparently lost, sunk, in the 1880s.
Service life
Trips to New Zealand
The ship was chartered by Shaw, Savill and Co. on four journeys from London to New Zealand as follows:
Leaving London on 9 February 1860, arriving Lyttelton on 9 May 1860.[5] Leaving London on 7 July 1861, arriving in Auckland on 18 October 1861.[6] Leaving London on 7 December 1862, arriving in Port Chalmers, Otago on 12 March 1863.[7] Leaving London on 16 May 1864, arriving at Port of Bluff on 5 September 1864.[8]
The first three voyages to New Zealand had a lot of government immigrants on board and the fourth journey was solely a cargo trip.
Case law
The first voyage to New Zealand resulted in a High Court of Admiralty case, a dispute between the ship's captain Archibald Morris and the other owners over contract payment terms. The judgement was "The law will presume that the terms of a master's engagement for one voyage extent to a succeeding voyage performed without a new agreement express or clearly implied." [9]
References
- ^ Brett, Henry (1924). White Wings Fifty Years of Sail in the New Zealand Trade, 1850 to 1900. Vol. 1. Auckland, New Zealand: The Brett Printing Company Limited. p. 154. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ York Herald. 23 July 1874. p. 7 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/newsstand/create?bundle=bl&nlp=0000499&date=18740723&item=036&image=0007. Retrieved 2012-12-27].
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Glasgow Herald. 06 August 1874. p. 6 http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/newsstand/create?bundle=bl&nlp=0000060&date=18740806&item=031&image=0006. Retrieved 2012-12-27].
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=and|date=(help); Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ "Advertisements & Notices". Liverpool Mercury. 1876-11-23. p. 8. Retrieved 2012-12-27.
[auction] ...The Barque GANANOQUE, 785 tons register. Built at Quebec under specal survey in 1857, and classed seven years A1 at Lloyd's sheathed with yellow metal in 1874; is well found in stores, carries a good cargo, and requires very little ballast. Dimensions: Length, 158.2 feet; breadth, 32.8 feet; depth, ... [transciption]
- ^ "Shipping News". Lyttelton Times. Vol. 13, no. 783. 12 May 1860. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Port of Raglan". Daily Southern Cross. Vol. 17, no. 1446. 22 October 1861. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". Otago Daily Times. No. 383. 13 March 1863. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ "Shipping Summary". The Southland Times. Vol. 1, no. 47. 17 September 1864. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- ^ Lushington, Vernon (1864). Reports of cases decided in the High Court of Admiralty of England, and on appeal to the Privy Council : 1859-1862. Vol. 1. London: Butterworths. p. 448. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
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Further reading
- Lansley, Belinda (2013). The Voyages of the Gananoque - New Zealand Immigration Ship 1860-1864. Dornie Publishing.