Background
Vessel History: The ZEALOUS was a British built bark constructed in 1844 in Sunderland. The owner was Collinson, and home
port was London. Gross tonnage 339 tons. The vessel traded between Europe and Canada (47), Australia (48), as well as to California.
The ship made a voyage in 1849 from Liverpool to San Francisco in 165 days. The collection contains cargo manifests dated
August 12, 1851, for a voyage from Lisbon to San Francisco. Records of the ZEALOUS appear in Lloyds Register until the ship's
class certification lapsed in 1857. Last record of the ZEALOUS was in Callao.