AN OLD-TIME SAILER.

Taranaki Daily News, 12 August 1915, Page 2

AN OLD-TIME SAILER.

«8> WILL EXD HER DAYS I'X POUT NICHOLSON". By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. Many an old-time sailing vessel, considered no longer able to successfully, compete with the steamship, has found easier, but much less attractive, work in Wellington Harbor, and the arrival in port to-day of the old barque Antilope brought to an end another interesting career, in so far aa deep-sea, voyaging is concerned. This vessel has come to Wellington to be transformed, in order to take her place among the other historic vessels now doing gooil work as coal hulks in the harbor. With a cargo of coal, the Anliope, under the command of Captain F. Holm, left Newcastle about twelve days ago, and dropped anchor in the stream at 10.5 a.m. to-day, Captain Holm reporting "All well" on board.

Built at Glasgow in 1.800, the Antiope was afterwards engaged as an immigrant ship, and carried wool and general cargo between London and Australasia. She also traded to the West Coast, and latterly between the Paeific Slope and Australia, carrying timber and coal. The Antiope was the largest =aili»g vessel captured by the Japanese during the Russo-Japanese war, and she has run under several owners.