Queen Bee (ship)
"Queen Bee".
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 United Kingdom
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| Name: | Queen Bee |
| Owner: | Shaw Savill and Co |
| Port of registry: | Port of London |
| Builder: | Unknown but built in Sunderland |
| Way number: | 28081 |
| Launched: | 1852 |
| Fate: | Ran aground on Farewell Spit at about midnight on Monday, 6 August 1877 and subsequently broke up. |
| Status: | A1 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Barque |
| Tonnage: | 726 tons |
Coordinates: 40°30′00″S 172°52′00″E / 40.50000°S 172.86667°E
The Queen Bee was a three masted barque, constructed in Sunderland and launched in 1852. It was used primarily for transporting immigrants from England to New Zealand, having made about 11 journeys before grounding on Farewell Spit in 1877.
The Queen Bee sailed from London, England for Nelson, New Zealand on 21 April 1877 with a large cargo and 30 passengers bound for Nelson, New Zealand and then Napier, New Zealand. It cleared The Downs on 24 April. The ship sighted Madeira on 9 May.
According to its Captain, J S Davies, everything went well on the journey with the officers, passengers, and crew getting on well together. They had light winds to the Cape of Good Hope, but then encountered strong winds and heavy gales as it sailed along the 45th parallel until the ship was off Tasmania on 27 July. From there until it reached New Zealand it had northerly winds. At one stage on its journey, prior to 24 July, it was sighted and spoken to by the Thistle. The Queen Bee sighted New Zealand just north of Milford Sound on Thursday, 2 August. Sailing up the west coast of the South Island against the wind was difficult.
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