Burmah was a passenger ship, which disappeared en route from England to New Zealand in 1859 or 1860.
[1][2] Burmah was seen by the ship Regina on 17 November, about 14 days sailing distance west of New Zealand, at 48°S 97°E / 48°S 97°E / -48; 97.
[3] Burmah never arrived at New Zealand and was officially declared lost by Lloyds on 6 May 1860.
[4] Burmah was carrying passengers and an assortment of breeding livestock.
The novelist Samuel Butler was booked to travel on Burmah to New Zealand, but he changed to a different ship, Roman Emperor, at the last moment, and therefore avoided the loss of Burmah.