Crusader (1865 ship)
The ‘’Crusader’’ was 1058 ton iron clipper ship. She built for John Lidgett & Sons, Indian traders of London, by Charles Connell and Co of Glasgow and launched in March 1865 (Year number 26). [1][2]
Dimensions
Length 210ft, breadth 35.1ft, and depth 21.4ft.[2]
Ownership
In 1869 Lidgett’s sold her to the Albion Line. At this time she was painted black with a yellow streak. The Albion Line merged with Shaw Savill in 1883 and by then her port holes were painted. In 1898 she was sold to a Norwegian company, Daniel Steen, of Kristiania Oslo for £2,950.[3]
Use
From 1865 to 1871 she was used by Lidgett’s on the London to India route. After her sale to Shaw Saville she was used on the London – New Zealand route to bring migrants to New Zealand. In total she made 28 voyages from Great Britain to New Zealand. Her average sailing time was 91 days.
Voyages to New Zealand
| Departed | Arrived | Days | Captain |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17/12/1870 | 13/03/1871 | 99 | Sutherland |
| 22/12/1871 | 31/03/1872 | 99 | Sutherland |
| 11/10/1872 | 05/01/1873 | 81 | Sutherland |
| 03/11/1873 | 01/02/1874 | 90 | Sutherland |
| 26/09/1874 | 31/12/1874 | 96 | Renaut |
| 31/10/1875 | 08/02/1876 | 99 | Renaut |
| 18/10/1876 | 13/01/1877 | 87 | Llewellyn Davies |
| 21/07/1877 | 21/10/1877 | 83 | Llewellyn Davies[4] |
| 12/07/1878 | 11/10/1878 | 91 | Llewellyn Davies |
| 24/06/1879 | 24/09/1879 | 92 | Llewellyn Davies |
| 04/07/1880 | 07/10/1880 | 95 | Llewellyn Davies |
| 15/12/1882 | 23/03/1883 | 98 | Llewellyn Davies |
| 11/05/1889 | 16/08/1889 | 97 | Perriam |
’’Crusader’’ Association
In the 50th anniversary of the 1874 voage of the ‘’Crusader’’ in formed an Association for those who had migrated to New Zealand on her.
Fate
The ‘’Crusader’’ rigged down to a barque in 1905 and sold for scrap April 1910 in Dordrecht, Netherlands. [5]
External references
• Publication - The Clipper Ship Crusader, Built 1865, Broken Up 1910: Memories and Records of Over Fifty Years' Pioneering : with Special Reference to Voyages 1874-1879 by various authors. Published by Cadsonbury Publishers, New Zealand on 1 November 2002. ISBN : 9781877151675
• Photograph of the ‘’Crusader’’ docked at Port Chalmers[6]
• Oil painting of the ‘’Crusader’’ by British School Marine artist PFL [7]
References
- ^ Crusader (Ship : 1865-1898), National Library of New Zealand, retrieved 28 July 2024
- ^ a b https://www.clydeships.co.uk/view.php?a1PageSize=25&ship_listPage=11&a1Order=Sorter_year_built&a1Dir=ASC&a1Page=311&ref=4527&vessel=CRUSADER Scottish Built Ships – Crusdaer 52656], retrieved 28 July 2024
- ^ Shaw, Savill & Albion, retrieved 28 July 2024
- ^ {cite news|url = https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP18771013.2.3.2%7C title = Arrived-October 12 | accessdate = 28 July 2024 |work=Press | via = paperspast.natlib.govt.nz |issue=3815 |date=13 October 1877 |page=2}}
- ^ Iron full-rigged Crusader, retrieved 28 July 2024
- ^ The sailing ship Crusader docked at Port Chalmers, National Library of New Zealand. Retrieved 28 July 2024
- ^ Large Oil Painting Marine Clipper Ship Crusader, retrieved 28 July 2024