An item reported that the Dutch frigate ship Hollandia (1) captain Wap coming from Rotterdam, Netherlands hailed on 4 October on the position 23º23’ South latitude and 29º49’ West longitude the British frigate ship Talbot (2) underway from London, England with emigrants towards Auckland, New Zealand, already 58 days underway.
Notes
1. Captain P. Wap, Rotterdam no. 162-flagged, owned by A.F. Ebelin en Comp., tonnage 705 tons, built in 1841 and homeport Rotterdam. Source Staat der Nederlandsche Zeemagt en Koopvaardij-vloot op 1 Januarij 1864.
2. Lloyds Register for 1864-1865 mentioned a Talbot, captain Bartlett, built in 1859 at Sunderland, owned by Temperly, London, tonnage 847 ton and as dimensions 159’0” x 35’0” x 20’5”.
