{"product_id":"9780992918019","title":"'Lady of St Kilda'","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe topsail schooner \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Lady of St Kilda' \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ewas built in 1834 for the wealthy Devon landowner Sir Thomas Dyke Acland.  She was to become a key part in the development of the City of Melbourne at a time when untold prosperity was accelerating the growth of the City.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eDesigned as a 'fruit schooner' she served as a private yacht until she was sold to Pope \u0026amp; Co of Plymouth when she sailed out to Port Phillip Bay, Australia in1841.  There she undertook several trading voyages for the merchants and shipping agents J B Were Brothers.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eIn 1842 she was prepared for a long trading voyage to Canton.  A record of this is to be found in the ships Log Book which provides fascinating details of life aboard a small sailing ship.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe final voyage of the\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e 'Lady of St Kilda'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e began late in 1843 when she sailed to Tahiti where she was wrecked.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe new suburb of Melbourne was named St Kilda in honour of this famous schooner.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThe firm of J B Were \u0026amp; Co were to flourish on account of the Victoria Gold Rush, and became the largest wealth management company in the Southern Hemisphere.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John M MacAulay","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106636185840,"sku":"9780992918019","price":8.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780992918019_p0.jpg?v=1763898323","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780992918019","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}