other · 1850

Captain of HMS Dido reports a 20-day passage shortening by calling at the Falkland Islands instead of Rio de Janeiro on a return voyage from New Zealand.

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From recent experiènco, and having in command of Her Majesty's ship "Dido," returned from New Zealand by that route, …

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ShipHer Majesty's ship "Dido"

LocationNew Zealand

LocationCape Horn

LocationFalkland Islands

LocationRio de Janeiro

OfficialHer Majesty's ships

LocationFalkland Islands

LocationRio de Janeiro

LocationNew Zealand

LocationCape Horn

NSW Government Gazette, No. 30, 1850.

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