Xarifa

Xarifa

Xarifa

Vessel Name   Xarifa
Builder   Henry Berg
Place built   Wellington
Year built   1874
LOA   41, 2
Beam   10, 9
Rig   Gaff cutter
Displacement   18 ton
Owners   G. B. Richardson (Blenheim, 1894-1900); G. H. Jackson (Wellington, 189?-1893-1894); J. A. Persson and party (Wellington, 1891-??); E. C. Mills and Co. (187?-1891) G Firman (1874-?)
Notes   Launched in August, the build took 14 weeks. Hull lined with concrete. Reputed to be the first vessel built in Wellington with external lead ballast. E. C. Mills Jr,  campaigned her successfully in Wellington, Nelson and Lyttleton during the 1870s and 1880s. Disappeared while at anchor in the Marlborough Sounds June 1900.
Photo source   Alexander Turnbull Library