Invercargill
Ship: 1265 Tons
Captain: Tilly
Surgeon Superintendent:
Sailed Glasgow 16th July 1874 - arrived Otago 14th October 1874

During the year 1874 the celebrated builder Robert Duncan built six remarkably fine ships - the Invercargill, Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury, Nelson and Dunedin - to the order of Patrick Henderson, for the New Zealand trade. They were all launched within six months, and the tonnage (1265), length, beam and depth were about the same. These ships were fitted with every modern convenience and comfort for first-class passengers and immigrants.....and they were some of the fastest sailors afloat. This is the maiden voyage of the Invercargill and she went on to make 26 voyages to the Colony. She was sold to Norway in 1905, renamed Verg and dissapeared while on route to Christiania. It is believed she did not carry sufficient ballast and capsized.
White Wings - Sir Henry Brett

NB: An 8 month old Ann Porteous is shown in the Surgeons report as having died on boad of Convulsions from Measels on August 8th 1874. She does not appear on the passenger list.