Cressy (ship)
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| Career (UK) |  |
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| Name: | Cressy |
| Builder: | ? in Sunderland |
| Launched: | 1843 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | barque |
| Tons burthen: | 720 |
| Propulsion: | sail |
The Cressy was one of the first four ships in 1850 to carry emigrants from England to the new colony of Canterbury in New Zealand. The other ships were Charlotte-Jane, Sir George Seymour (ship) and Randolph.
The passengers aboard these four ships were referred to as "the Pilgrims". Their names are inscribed on a marble plaque in Cathedral Square in the centre of Christchurch.
External links
- Website with information of the passengers of the First Four Ships, instigated by The Press newspaper
- The First Four Ships
- Electronic version of a Lyttelton Times article describing the voyage of Cressy
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