''Kitty'' was a merchantman built at Sunderland in 1787. In 1790 she carried slaves from the

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to Jamaica. Then in 1791 she

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s and goods from

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to Australia. She was last listed in 1805.

Career

Slave voyage (1789–1790)

In 1790 ''Kitty'' was under the command of Captain James Glynn.''

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(1790), Seq. №K45.
/ref> Captain Glynn sailed from London on 15 November 1789 and arrived in Africa on 12 January 1790. ''Kitty'' acquired her slaves at

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and sailed from Africa on 8 March. She arrived at Morant Bay, Jamaica in May 1790 with 113 slaves.

Convict voyage

''Lloyd's Register'' for 1792 shows the ownership of ''Kitty'' changing to Christopher & Co., and her master from Glynn to G. Ramsey.''

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(1792), Seq. №K43.
/ref> Under the command of George Ramsay she sailed from England, on 31 March 1791, with 10 male and 30 female convicts and a cargo of stores. ''Kitty'' sprung a leak shortly after departure and returned to

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for repairs. There eight male convicts escaped. She left

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on 6 April 1792. Further repairs were undertaken at

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and

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before she arrived at

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, on 18 November 1792. Three female convicts died during the voyage.

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was Naval Agent for the voyage. ''Kitty'' also brought out 282,567 lbs. of flour, 165,360 lbs. of pork, and 126,000 lbs. of beef for the colony. ''Kitty'', ''Pitt'', and , the three convict transports that arrived in Australia in 1792, are often referred to as the Fourth Fleet. Woodriff reported that homeward-bound, ''Kitty'' left Port Jackson on 4 June 1793, having taken a cargo to Norfolk Island in the interim. She sailed via Cape Horn, St Catherine's, and Rio de Janeiro, before arriving at the

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on 5 February 1794.

Merchantman

On her return from Port Jackson, ''Kitty'' became a merchantman. In 1795 Ramsey was still her master, and she was listed as being at Cork.''

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(1795), Seq. №K49.
/ref> In 1800 ''Kitty''s trade was London transport, and her master was A. Sterling.''

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(1800), Seq. №K58.
/ref> This entry continues to 1805, which is the last listing for her. The last listing for ''Kitty'' in the ''Register of Shipping'' is in 1800 and concurs with the listing in ''Lloyd's Register''.

Citations and references

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