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Convict Ships To New South Wales
The use of convict ships to New South Wales began on 18 August 1786, when the decision was made to send a colonisation party of convicts, military, and civilian personnel to Botany Bay. Transportation to the Colony of New South Wales was finally officially abolished on 1 October 1850. This list reflects vessels that transported convicts to New South Wales as currently represented, it does not include transportations to colonies or ports that were once part of New South Wales. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O |
Colonisation
Colonization, or colonisation, constitutes large-scale population movements wherein migrants maintain strong links with their, or their ancestors', former country – by such links, gain advantage over other inhabitants of the territory. When colonization takes place under the protection of colonial structures, it may be termed settler colonialism. This often involves the settlers dispossessing indigenous inhabitants, or instituting legal and other structures which disadvantage them. Colonization can be defined as a process of establishing foreign control over target territories or peoples for the purpose of cultivation, often by establishing colonies and possibly by settling them. In colonies established by Western European countries in the Americas, Australia, and New Zealand, settlers (supplemented by Central European, Eastern European, Asian, and African people) eventually formed a large majority of the population after assimilating, warring with, or driving away indig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camden (1799 Ship)
''Camden'' was a merchant ship built upon the River Thames in 1799 as a West Indiaman. Between 1832 and 1833 she made two voyages transporting convicts from England to Australia. She was wrecked in 1836. Career ''Camden'' began her career as a West Indiaman. She entered ''Lloyd's Register'' (''LR'') in 1799. First convict voyage (1831) On her first convict voyage, under the command of William Fulcher and surgeon David Boyter, she departed London on 28 March 1831 and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, on 25 July. She embarked 198 male convicts and had no convict deaths en route. Second convict voyage (1832–1833) On her second convict voyage, under the command of George Clayton and surgeon Joseph Steret, she departed Sheerness on 22 September 1832 and arrived in Sydney on 18 February 1833. She embarked 200 male convicts, two of whom died en route. ''Lloyd's Register'' for 1836 showed ''Camden''s master as Ryan, and her trade as London—Sydney. Captain V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Howe (1805)
HMS ''Howe'' was originally the teak-built Indian mercantile vessel ''Kaikusroo'' that Admiral Edward Pellew bought in 1805 to serve as a 40-gun frigate. In 1806 the Admiralty fitted her out as a 24-gun storeship and renamed her HMS ''Dromedary''. She made numerous trips, including one notable one to Australia when she brought out Lachlan Macquarie and his family to replace William Bligh as governor of New South Wales. Later, she became a prison hulk in Bermuda. Her most recent contribution, however, is as the source of a rich archaeological site. East India Company service Built in 1799 in Bombay, ''Kaikusroo'' was a so-called Bombay "country ship". As such she engaged in trading voyages on the Malabar Coast and to the Malacca Straits. Between 1801 and 1802 she served under charter from the East India Company to the British Government as a transport ship in the British military expedition from India to Egypt and the Red Sea. Captain Thomas Hardie was appointed Commodore of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Currency Lass (1826 Schooner)
''Currency Lass'' was a 90-ton schooner, built in 1826 at Paterson Plains, New South Wales, Australia for Thomas Winder & others. Career Built on the Paterson River Paterson River, a perennial river that is part of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Paterson River rises in the Barrington Tops National Park, we ... at Paterson Plains, she was built by convict labour and launched in October 1826. She plied the East Australian Coast, New Zealand and Hobart Town routes with cargo and passengers. She transported convicts from Hobart Town to Sydney in 1834 and 1835 and transported convicts in Hobart Town in 1834. References *Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974. {{DEFAULTSORT:Currency Lass 1826 ships Ships built in New South Wales Age of Sail merchant ships Convict ships to New South Wales Convict ships to Tasmania ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HMS Malabar (1804)
HMS ''Malabar'' was a 56-gun fourth rate of the Royal Navy. She had previously been the East Indiaman ''Cuvera'', launched at Calcutta in 1798. She made one voyage to London for the British East India Company and on her return to India served as a transport and troopship to support General Baird's expedition to Egypt to help General Ralph Abercromby expel the French there. The Navy bought her in 1804 and converted her to a storeship in 1806. After being renamed HMS ''Coromandel'' she became a convict ship and made a trip carrying convicts to Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales in 1819. She spent the last 25 years of her career as a receiving ship for convicts in Bermuda before being broken up in 1853. East Indiaman ''Malabar'' was originally built as the East Indiaman ''Cuvera'' at Calcutta in 1798. She was a two-decker vessel built of teak from Pegue. ''Cuvera'' made one round trip to England and back under Captain John Lowe. ''Cuvera'' was at Calcutta on 19 November ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Coromandel (1793 Ship)
''Coromandel'' was the French prize ''Modeste'', captured in 1793 and refitted at Chittagong, British India (now Bangladesh). She made two voyages transporting convicts to Port Jackson, the first for the British East India Company (EIC). A French privateer captured her in 1805 but she had returned to British hands before 1809. An American privateer captured her in 1814 but this time the British Royal Navy recaptured her within days. She foundered in Indian waters on 6 February 1821. Career ''Coromandel'' first appeared in ''Lloyd's Register'' (''LR'') in 1800 with A. Sterling, master, Reeve & Co., owners, and trade London–Cape of Good Hope (CGH). Convict transport On her first voyage transporting convicts, under the command of Alex Sterling (or Stirling), she sailed from Portsmouth, England on 8 February 1802, and Spithead, on 12 February, in company with, and arrived at Port Jackson on 13 June 1802. ''Coromandel'' transported 138 male convicts, one of whom died on the voya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
City Of Edinburgh (1813 Ship)
''City of Edinburgh'' was a merchant ship built at Bengal in 1813. She transferred to British registry and sailed between Britain and India. She made two voyages transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. Later, she made a whaling voyage to New Zealand. She was wrecked in 1840. Career ''City of Edinburgh'' first appeared in ''Lloyd's Register'' (''LR'') in 1815 with Lock, master, H. Agar, owner, and trade London–India. The British East India Company (EIC), in 1813 lost its monopoly on the trade between Britain and India. ''City of Edinburgh'', Lock, master, made several voyages between England and Bengal, sailing under a license from the EIC. The ''Register of Shipping'' volume for 1820 showed ''City of Edinburgh'' with W.Lock, master, changing to Wiseman, J. Farquhar, owner, and trade London–India. ''City of Edinburgh'', Wiseman, master, arrived at Bengal on 4 June 1821 with eight feet of water in her hold. Her cargo had sustained much damage. On her first conv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte (1784 Ship)
''Charlotte'' was an English merchant ship built on the River Thames in 1784 and chartered in 1786 to carry convicts as part of the First Fleet to New South Wales. She returned to Britain from Botany Bay via China, where she picked up a cargo for the British East India Company. ''Charlotte'' then spent much of the rest of her career as a West Indiaman in the London-Jamaica trade. She may have been lost off Newfoundland in 1818; in any case, she disappeared from the lists by 1821. ''Charlotte'' made an appearance in the movie ''National Treasure''. Service history Initial career ''Charlotte'' first appeared in ''Lloyd's Register'' (''LR'') in 1784. Prior to her voyage transporting convicts, ''Charlotte'' traded with the Baltic and the West Indies. Convict transport ''Charlotte'' was a "heavy sailer"; she had to be towed down the English Channel to keep pace with the rest of the Fleet. Her master was Thomas Gilbert, and her surgeon was John White, principal surgeon to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chapman (1777 Ship)
''Chapman'' was a two-deck merchant ship built at Whitby in 1777. She made three voyages to India or China for the British East India Company (EIC), during the first of which she was present at the battle of Porto Praya. During the French Revolutionary Wars she served as a hired armed ship, primarily escorting convoys but also seeing some action. Later, she undertook one voyage to Mauritius transporting troops, one voyage carrying settlers to South Africa, and three voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia. She was last listed in 1853. Career ''Chapman'' was built as the ''Sibella'', for Abel Chapman. However, she was renamed before completion. EIC voyage #1 (1781–83) Captain Thomas Walker sailed ''Chapman'' from Portsmouth on 13 March 1781, bound for Madras and Bengal. ''Chapman'' was part of a convoy of Indiamen accompanying a British squadron under Commodore George Johnstone. ''Chapman'' reached São Tiago on 15 April. One day later, ''Chapma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine (1811 Ship)
''Catherine'' (or ''Catherina''), was a whaler, launched in 1811 at New Bedford, that also made one voyage transporting convicts from England to New South Wales in 1813. She made seven whaling voyages between 1813 and 1831. Career Between 1811 or so and 1813 ''Catherine'' was under the command of Captain J. Clark. Initially she may have traded between Cork and Archangel. Convict transport Under the command of William Simmonds, ''Catherine'' sailed from Falmouth, England, on 8 December 1813, and arrived at Port Jackson on 4 May 1814. She carried 98 female convicts, one of whom died on the voyage. Whaling ''Catherine'' left Port Jackson on 13 July bound for the whale fisheries around New Zealand. Captain Simmons died three days after leaving Port Jackson; Robert Graham replaced him as master. In 1814 ''Catherine'' was recorded as being at the Bay of Islands, New Zealand. ''Catherine'' returned to Britain on 15 June in 1816. ''Catherine'' was still under Robert Graham's c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castle Forbes (1818 Ship)
''Castle Forbes'' was a merchant ship built by Robert Gibbon & Sons at Aberdeen, Scotland in 1818. She was the first vessel built at Aberdeen for the trade with India. She then made several voyages to India, sailing under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She made two voyages transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. She sustained damage in 1826 on a voyage to India and was condemned at the Cape of Good Hope. However, she was repaired. She was last listed in 1832 (''Register of Shipping''), and in 1838 in ''Lloyd's Register'' (''LR''). Career ''Castle Forbes'' entered ''LR'' in 1818 with J. Frazier, master, R. Gibbons, owner, and trade London–Bombay. In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a license from the EIC. ''Castle Forbes'' was the first vessel built in Aberdeen for the trade with India. On 17 May 1818 Captain J. Frazier sailed from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline (1825 Ship)
''Caroline'' was built at Cochin, British India, in 1825. She sailed to the United Kingdom and took up British registry. She then sailed between England and India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. Later, she carried immigrants to Australia. She was wrecked in March 1850. Design ''Caroline'' was built by John Crookenden and was registered at Calcutta on 21 November 1825. She was built of teak, was sheathed in yellow metal, and had two decks. She had three masts and was square rigged. Career ''Caroline'' first appeared in ''Lloyd's Register'' (''LR'') in 1827. A ship named ''Caroline'', under the command of Captain Howey, left London on 19 April 1828 and arrived in Sydney on 12 September 1828, carrying a cargo of general merchandise, livestock, and passengers including immigrants. Another source states that the ship sailed from Plymouth, also on 19 April 1828, under the command of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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