Passages of Aberdeen Ships to Sydney, 1872-1873.
The best passage made out to Sydney between these dates was that of the iron tea clipper Halloween on her maiden voyage. She left the Thames on 1st July, 1872, crossed the line in 27° W. on the 20th, 19 days out, crossed the meridian of the Cape on 10th August, 40 days out, ran her easting down in 42° and arrived in Sydney on 8th September, 69 days out.
Another very famous Aberdeen ship, the Star of Peace, left London, 21st September, 1873, and arrived at Melbourne on 16th December, 86 days out.
This little table will perhaps give a good idea of the usual passages made by the wood and composite built ships.
| Ship | Sailed | Crossed Equator | in Long. | Crossed Meridian of Cape | Ran Easting Down in Lat. | Arrived | D’ys Out |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1872 | ° | ° | |||||
| Thyatira | Feb. 23 | Mar. 20 | 22 W | April 25 | 42 S | May 23 | 89 |
| Ann Duthie | Mar. 5 | „ 25 | 27 | — | 48 | „ 24 | 80 |
| Ascalon | „ 5 | April 2 | 23 | April 30 | 41 | June 7 | 94 |
| Maid of Judah | „ 21 | „ 18 | 22 | May 21 | — | „ 23 | 94 |
| Centurion | April 18 | May 10 | 22 | June 8 | 39 | July 5 | 78 |
| John Duthie | June 4 | June 30 | 27 | July 28 | 42 | Aug. 29 | 86 |
| Strathdon | July 8 | Aug. 14 | 26 | Sept. 9 | 45 | Oct. 25 | 109 |
| William Duthie | „ 16 | „ 17 | 27 | „ 15 | 44 | „ 31 | 107 |
| Ethiopian | „ 25 | „ 29 | 21 | — | — | „ 31 | 98 |
| 1873 | |||||||
| Harlaw | Feb. 5 | Feb. 25 | 23 | Mar. 22 | 45 | April 29 | 83 |
| Nineveh | „ 11 | Mar. 8 | 21 | April 3 | 44 | May 1 | 79 |
| Aviemore | Mar. 14 | „ 29 | 23 | May 28 | 45 | June 4 | 82 |
| Abergeldie | July 7 | — | — | Sept. 1 | 42 | Oct. 2 | 87 |