Lot Essay
Identified by her International Code signal letters, V W G M, the ship is portrayed sailing closehauled on starboard tack in a stiff breeze and lively sea, with topgallants and royals still stowed.
Built of iron by Vernon of Liverpool in 1864 to Lloyd's Special Survey, dimensions were 177.2 ' x 28.6' x 19.1', registered tonnage 724. Owned by Myers & Co. of Liverpool, she was employed in their Liverpool to Australia service along with her sister ship CAPE CLEAR", built by the same builder in the same year"
Built of iron by Vernon of Liverpool in 1864 to Lloyd's Special Survey, dimensions were 177.2 ' x 28.6' x 19.1', registered tonnage 724. Owned by Myers & Co. of Liverpool, she was employed in their Liverpool to Australia service along with her sister ship CAPE CLEAR", built by the same builder in the same year"