The Hobart Barque “Harriet McGregor.”

A still smaller ship than the Ethel in the Tasmanian trade was the smart little Harriet McGregor, which had the “round the world” race with Berean. A. McGregor who built her was also her owner.

She was built at Hobart in 1871, and measured:—

Registered tonnage331tons.
Length134.2feet.
Beam27.6 „
Depth15.9 „

This little ship for year after year did the following annual round with the regularity of a clock. On Christmas day she left Hobart for London, loaded with wool and sperm oil. She returned to Hobart from London with general cargo at 40s. and often more. Then she ran across to Mauritius from Hobart with coal, and returned with a cargo of sugar, in time to get away on her usual sailing day for London.