&sq=&lang=&file=File:The_barque_%27Queen_Bee%27.jpg) The barque Queen Bee, built in Sunderland
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| History | |
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| Name | Queen Bee |
| Owner | Shaw Savill and Co |
| Port of registry | Port of London |
| Builder | Leslie & Co - built in Sunderland |
| Launched | 1859 |
| Fate | Ran aground on Farewell Spit at about midnight on Monday, 6 August 1877 and subsequently broke up |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ship |
| Tonnage | 726 tons |
40°30′00″S 172°52′00″E / 40.50000°S 172.86667°E
The Queen Bee was a ship, constructed in Sunderland and launched in 1859. It was used primarily for transporting immigrants from England to New Zealand, having made about 11 journeys before grounding on Farewell Spit in 1877.
Lloyd's Register includes three vessels[1] named Queen Bee around this time - a barque of 310 tons and launched in 1853, a barque of 358 tons and launched in 1862, and this Queen Bee, a ship of 726 tons and launched in 1859. They were all constructed in Sunderland.
- ^ "Lloyd's Register of Shipping". 1866.