Marco Polo
The Marco Polo was built at St John, New Brunswick, Canada in 1851 by James Smith. This vessell was 1625 registered tons, 185 feet (56 metres), and was twice the side of the other ships in the Blackball Line of Liverpool. The 1852 journey sailed on 04 July carrying 60 crew, 930 passengers, and 2000 tons of cargo. The return trip of the Marco Polo to England in 1852 took 5 months and 21 days, and set a record for the return voyage. The captain of the Marco Polo was James "Bully" Forbes, who was just over the age of 30 for this voyage.
The Marco Polo remained on the Australian run for around 20 years. On 22 July 1883 she sprang a leak at the St Lawrence, and was run aground at Prince Edward Island.[1]
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1852 Passengers
Bridget Callinan, 1852
Michael Callinan, 1852
Patrick Callinan, 1852
John Callinan, 1852
John Callinan Jnr, 1852
Thomas Callinan, 1852
William Callinan, 1852
Hugh Meikle and 10 year old son Hugh Meikle, 1852
1853 Passengers
1854 Passengers
Hyman Levinson, 1854
Other Sites
List of passegers on the Marco Polo - http://prov.vic.gov.au/search_results?searchid=23&format=freetext&FamilyName=&GivenName=&Ship=Marco+Polo&Month=0&Monthto=0&Year=0&Yearto=0&SearchSortField1=&
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References
- ↑ Smyth, Dacre (1992) Immigrant Ships to Australia.
