“A WONDER SHIP.”
TO THE EDITOR. Sir, —The ‘ Star ’ of April 23 had an article on the wonder ship of the world which I think was quite correct, as I have been on board of her several times. I belonged to a ship named Baron Abordarc, also bound for Melbourne. On that voyage the Thermopylae left London four days before us, and one morning just after daylight we saw a ship far ahead of us. We gained oii her slowly, and about 10 o’clock both ships were abreast, and she turned out to bo tho Thermopylae. We lost sight of her about 4 o’clock in the afternoon. It was blowing pretty strongly, which just suited our ship. The Thermopylae made a seventy-four-days' passage, and the Baron Aberdare took seventy-two days. I went aboard the Thermopylae on several occasions. I think she was the finest model I ever
saw. Where the Thermopylae gained was m light winds: she would, surge ahead when other ships would he like a buoy on the water. I have also seen the Cutty Sark, but never at sea. This was in 1878, early in the year. I am now over eighty years old, and have ben in New Zealand fifty-two years,—* I am, etc., HENEY SCHAUIIANN. Alexandra, April 27.
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Evening Star, Issue 20779, 29 April 1931, Page 7
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