PASSAGES TO MELBOURNE UNDER 80 DAYS IN 1877. +-------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----+ | | | |Crossed | Passed | | | | Ship |Departure |Crossed | Cape | Cape |Arrived |Days| | | |Equator |Meridian| Otway | |Out | +-------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----+ |_Loch Maree_ |Cape Clear|June 3|June 24|July 19|July 19| 67 | | | May 13 | | | | | | |_Ben_ |Lizard |May 13| | |June 23| 67 | | _Cruachan_ | April 17| | | | | | |_Thermopylae_|Lizard |Dec. 20|Jan. 17|Feb. 14|Feb. 15| 74 | | | Dec. 3 | | ’78| ’78| ’78| | |_Mermerus_ |Start |July 28|Aug. 19| |Sept. 13| 75 | | | June 30| | | | | | |_Miltiades_ |Start |July 10|July 31| |Aug. 27| 75 | | | June 13| | | | | | |_Loch_ |Channel |May 2|May 29 | |June 22| 75 | | _Vennachar_| April 7| | | | | | |_Romanoff_ |Lizard |Apl. 25|May 19 | |June 15| 75 | | | April 1| | | | | | |_Loch Fyne_ |Tuskar | | | |Mar. 5| 75 | | | Dec. 20| | | | ’78| | |_Salamis_ |Start |Aug. 1 |Aug. 26| |Sept. 21| 76 | | | July 7| | | | | | |_Thomas_ |Tuskar |Sept. 9|Sept. 30|Oct. 26|Oct. 27| 76 | | _Stephens_ | Aug. 12| | | | | | |_Loch Ryan_ |Tuskar |Mar. 27|Apl. 23| |May 21| 76 | | | Mar. 6| | | | | | |_Theophane_ |Holyhead |July 30|Aug. 21| |Sept. 15| 77 | | | June 30| | | | | | |_Parthenope_ |Holyhead |Sept. 19|Oct. 10|Nov. 1|Nov. 2| 77 | | | Aug. 17| | | | | | |_Sir Walter_ |Lizard |July 30|Aug. 22| |Sept. 20| 77 | | _Raleigh_ | July 5| | | | | | |_Loch Garry_ |Qu’nstown |Aug. 10|Sept. 2|Sept. 25|Sept. 26| 77 | | | July 11| | | | | | |_Maulesden_ |Tuskar |Mar. 26|Apl. 24| |May 22| 79 | | | Mar. 4| | | | | | +-------------+----------+--------+--------+--------+--------+----+ “Cimba.” In April, 1878, Hood launched the beautiful little _Cimba_ for A. Nicol, and with her green hull, gold scrolls and lion figure-head she was a familiar visitor to Port Jackson for close on 30 years.