White Eagle

A iron extreme clipper ship built in 1855 by Alexander Stephen & Sons, Kelvinhaugh, as Yard No. 7. Dimensions: 203'3"×32'8"×20'9" and tonnage: ____ tons OM and 997 tons NM; ___ GRT, 879 NRT and 756tons under deck. Rigged with a main sky-sail.
1855 February
Launched at the shipyard of Alexander Stephen & Sons, Kelvinhaugh, for their own account [on speculation] ... Assigned the official British Reg. No. ____ and signal ____. Employed in the Australian passenger trade.
1855
Sailed from Glasgow to Melbourne in 119 days after having been forced into Cape Town to repair storm damage.
1855
Sailed from Calcutta to Deal in 114 days.
1856
Chartered to the Government to assist in the evacuation of Crimea during the summer of 1856.
1856 September
Sold to John G. Macfarlane, Glasgow, £11.500.
1860
Sold to Anthony G. Robinson, London.
1865
Sold to Bilbe & Perry.
1877
Sold to New Zealand Shipping Co. for more than £7000 and was renamed Pareora.
1887
Sold to J. Livinston.
1889
Broken up.

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