''Hive'' was built in 1820 at

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, England. She made two voyages transporting

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to New South Wales. She was wrecked on 10 December 1835 during the second of these voyages. First convict voyage (1834): Under the command of John Luscombe, she left

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on 29 January 1834, carrying 250 male convicts. ''Hive'' arrived in Sydney on 11 June 1834 and had two deaths en route. Second convict voyage (1835): ''Hive'' left Ireland, under the command of John Nutting in late August 1835, carrying 250 male convicts. While travelling up the east coast of New South Wales, she ran aground south of

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at a site now known as Wreck Bight on 10 December 1835 and was wrecked. Two convicts had died en route; a crew member died in the mishap. The

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''Tamar'' (

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), (), and a revenue cutter rescued the survivors.

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