STORM BIRD

Ship Details

Rig

3-masted Schooner

Built

1859

Built In

Indian Town, St.John's, NB

Tonnage

164

Dimensions

98.0 x 24.1 x 10.0

Demise

reg. St.John's. 1860 June: S.G.Henty, reg Melbourne. 1860 Aug.: E.Rutledge, reg. Port Fairy, Vic. 1862 Aug: George Webster 1862 Aug.: William Owston, reg. Melbourne. 1863 Dec.: J.Bullock (Dunedin). 1865 Nov.: reg. transferred to Dunedin. 1868: Alexander Brown, 1869:reg.transferred to Newcastle, NSW. 1869 Nov.: Edward Foster, reg. Sydney. 1870 May 2: Foundered with all hands off Sydney Heads.

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Judith McMillan (not verified) on Thu, 2021-01-28 15:35
My Great Grandfather William Simpson as master of the "Ranger" in 1843 and in 1845 sailed from Ipswich England to N.B. St John's . He and his wife travelled in the 1850's to Australia in search of Gold at Ballarat Victoria. There in the 1860's records show he may be the Captain Simpson of the Storm Bird but I have not found any documents to prove that the Captain William at that time is actually my Great Grandfather and not anothe rman of the same name. Still searching!

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