''Pericles'', named after the

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leader

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, was a 1,598 ton, iron hulled, three masted sailing ship, that was built by W. Hood & Co of

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, and launched in July 1877 to transport wool for the Aberdeen Line.

Trips to Australia

''Pericles'' was a fast ship and her maiden voyage from

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took 71 days. She continued to be used on the passenger route to Australia, arriving in Sydney from London, via Plymouth on 5 December 1877 and 10 November 1878. On 31 July 1879 en route to Sydney she grounded on Pericles Point near the

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in thick fog. ''Pericles'' had a close call as Penere Point is near

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, a reef which has claimed over one hundred ships. Two hours later, on a rising tide, she refloated and continued on her journey to Sydney. The following day her fore peak was found flooded and Captain Largie turned the ship around and returned to Plymouth for repairs.

Trip to Fiji

She made a trip to Fiji carrying 461 Indian indentured labourers and arriving at Suva on 3 July 1884. There was an outbreak of cholera during the voyage, with thirty-five cases being reported and twenty deaths.

Sale and scrap

In 1904, ''Pericles'' was sold to a

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buyer and changed ownership twice more before being renamed ''Sjurso'' in 1916. She was scrapped at

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in September 1923.Mariners-L Archives
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Trips to Australia

Trip to Fiji

Sale and scrap

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