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carried out a more thorough investigation, including interviewing the islander who had seen the rockets and those with him at the time. From this discussion he found that there was a plausible alternative explanation. Also, as the sea was reasonably calm at the time of the sighting a wreck was
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was on a scheduled visit to these island groups which included searching for any castaways. More items were found at the
Chathams over the following months, in particular around the area of Weston Reef and the Horns. The conclusion was that the ship had met its demise in this vicinity.
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Matorahan and Pitt. None of the articles found appeared to have been in the water any length of time. The Chatham Islanders suggested that the ship may have hit a nearby reef or sunk near the Auckland Islands. Captain McAllister of
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A Lloyd's broker who had obtained insurances with the Lloyd's underwriters absconded with the insurance money, with the claimants seeking redress from Lloyd's.
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and was never heard from again. She was expected in New
Zealand by May but never arrived. Concerns about her fate began to be raised in late June,
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Wellington newspaper was calling for a search of the outlying islands to be mounted.
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Zealand arriving on 26 December 1874 under McRitchie bringing 419 settlers under the
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had been carried by the currents to the Chathams he concluded that the more probable location of the
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unlikely. He also ascertained that the wreckage from the
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193:Her maiden voyage was to
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144:Wellington, New Zealand
123:22 ft (6.7 m)
81:General characteristics
709:The fate of the Assaye
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370:Arrival of the Assaye
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169:and Tinadad. She was
52:Robert Steele and Co.
485:Liverpool Daily Post
416:"Last Weeks Wreck's"
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453:Greenock Advertiser
423:. 23 September 1890
1124:Spirit of the Dawn
1041:Shipwrecks of the
634:The missing barque
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455:. 9 September 1868
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610:An overdue vessel
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150:Description
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1185:1868 ships
1179:Categories
1134:Elingamite
1066:Invercauld
769:Shipwrecks
448:"Sailings"
355:The Assaye
334:References
240:Wellington
99:1,351 tons
1154:Dundonald
927:Britannic
326:Insurance
199:Liverpool
179:Tamerlane
146:in 1890.
76:Lost 1890
65:Completed
1114:Compadre
951:Honfleur
842:Ertuğrul
830:Sea Wing
806:Colonist
542:Shipping
384:"Launch"
320:Assaye's
251:Angerona
247:Angerona
225:Angerona
195:Calcutta
163:launched
57:Launched
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854:Serpent
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307:Hinemoa
284:Hinemoa
255:Lloyd's
189:Voyages
183:captain
96:Tonnage
49:Builder
36:History
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1137:(1902)
1127:(1893)
1117:(1891)
1099:(1890)
1096:Assaye
1089:(1887)
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1069:(1864)
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999:1891 →
992:← 1889
975:Coptic
963:Equity
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902:Mexico
866:Assaye
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794:Quetta
312:Assaye
303:Assaye
292:Assaye
271:Snares
175:Parsee
167:London
159:barque
155:Assaye
140:London
136:barque
134:was a
131:Assaye
104:Length
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316:Bluff
206:Vogel
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267:Kahu
197:via
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