A LUMBER BARQUE

New Zealand Times, Volume LIII, Issue 12406, 27 March 1926, Page 2

A LUMBER BARQUE

AN UNUSUAL VISITOR GUY C. GOSS FROM VANCOUVER. With the American flag flying from her gaff, the three-masted barque Guy C Goss berthed a(t Auckland on Wednesday morning, states the “Star.” Her hold and decks were loaded with lumber and she had just completed a voyage of seventy-five days from Vancouver. | The arrival nowadays of any large sailing (ship is something out of the ordinary ana arouses more interest along the waterfront than the presence of many ofthe large steamships, which make regular visits to the port. In this respect the Guy'C. Goss'Vas no exception, and she was the subject of considerable-com-ment ! as she berthed alongside the wharf. The Guy C. Goss was built at Bath, Maine, as far back as 1897, and for some years was engaged in the timber trade. Later she came into the hands of the North Western Fisheries, Ltd., and under their flag saw nearly twenty years service in the Alaskan salmon fishing industry. She was- then registered in Seattle. About two years ago the barque was laid up in her home port and she remained idlo until towards the end of last year, when she was bought by Mr Plummer, of Vancouver. She was then docked for cleaning and painting, and underwent overhaul and survey before setting out on her present voyage. TINE WBATHBR ACROSS PACIFIC. After overhaul at Seattle the Guy C. Goss proceoded to Vancouver, where she loaded about . a million and a. quarter feet of lumber. Her hold full and deck well stacked, . the barque - cleared Vancouver on January 7th. Fair weather was experienced at the outset of the voyage; and the sailer crossed the Line on February 16th. Light airs and calms prevailed for some days when the barque was nearing the * New Zealand coast, which was first sighfted early last week. The GnyC. Goss reported offTiritiri on Tuesday afternoon, and the same evening was taken in tow by the tug le Awhina. After, unloading the Auckland portion of her cargo the Guy C. Goss is to proceed to Wellington and Timaru to complete discharge. Built of wood throughout, the barque Is a vessel of 1572 tons, and is of the following dimensions: Length 214 ft, breadth 40th, depth 24ft sin. Her hull is painted black, and she entered port in a very spick and 6pan condition. Captain D. Didrlck has with him a white crew of sixteen all told.