“Argonaut.”

Carmichael’s Argonaut, like their Thessalus, was not a regular wool carrier, though often seen in Sydney and Melbourne; for some years, however, in her latter days, she was a member of the wool fleet from Sydney. She had all the good looks of a Golden Fleece clipper; and the following records speak for her sailing powers:—

1879-80

London to Calcutta, undocked 3.30 p.m. October 4 Arrived Saugor Roads, Jan 4

90days.
against N.E. monsoon.
1881

Calcutta to Melbourne, Jan 10-February 25

45days.
1881

Melbourne to London, 7th April—off Lizard, 4.30 p.m. June 27

81„
—docked June 3084„
1882

Dundee to Frisco, July 17-November 14

120„
1882

Frisco to Queenstown, January 6-April 20

104„
1883

Wifsta, Sweden, to Adelaide, July 11-October 8

89„
1883

Adelaide to Tegal, Java, November 15-December 13

28„
1885

Liverpool to Sydney, June 14-August 31

78„
1894-5

Sydney to London, October 14-January 4

82„
1895

Dungeness to Sydney. March 13-June 4

83„
1895

Sydney to London, October 13-December 29

77„

Argonaut’s best known commander was Captain Hunter, who was one of those who knew how to carry sail. On his wool passage home in 1896, however, he was very much out of luck, as the Argonaut was one of the very few ships that took over 100 days.

“ARGONAUT.”

Photo by Hall & Co., Sydney.

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Captain A. Cook was her first skipper, then Captain Bonner had her in the late eighties.