Roman Emperor was a full-rigged ship built in 1848.
The Roman Emperor made at least two voyages from England to New Zealand, arriving there in 1860Lyttelton Times 28 January 1860 and 1863.Lyttelton Times 1 April 1863 Each voyage carried many immigrants to New Zealand.
The English novelist Samuel Butler arrived in Christchurch (at the port of Lyttelton) on the Roman Emperor in January 1860.Lyttelton Times 28 January 1860
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