Built on speculation at a cost of £17,000, when they failed to find a buyer Harland and Wolff decided to operate the ship themselves. Subsequently, owned by the British Shipowners Co. Ltd. of Liverpool until 1881, then sold to Martin of Dublin.

 

In a thick fog, collided with the barque Mona off Queenstown, Ireland when bound for Timaru, New Zealand; heeled over and capsized within two minutes taking down her entire crew of twenty-two.