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s to Australia. She was wrecked in 1828 homeward bound from St Petersburg, Russia.

Career

''Providence'' enters ''

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'' in 1813 with master W. Green and voyage Lynn to London.''Lloyd's Register'' (1813), Supplement Seq. №P10.
/ref> In 1820, under the command of Captain Moon, ''Providence'' sailed to Bengal.''

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(1820), Seq.№P604.
/ref> Under the command of James Herd, ''Providence'' left England on 13 June 1821. Sailing via

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arriving on 7 January 1822. The 50 remaining female convicts were offloaded at Sydney. ''Providence'' left Port Jackson and sailed to the

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, New Zealand on a trading voyage, before sailing to Hokianga for Kauri spars that were traded for with muskets. In August 1822, ''Providence'' returned to the Bay of Islands before sailing to Valparaiso in South America. On her second voyage, under the command of John Wauchope, ''Providence'' departed The Downs, Thames River, on 24 December 1825 and arrived at

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, Van Diemen's Land on 16 May 1826 after sailing via Tenerife. She embarked 100 female convicts, of whom one died on the voyage. ''Providence'' was at Sydney by 23 June and at Bengal on 1 December. From there she sailed to England, where she arrived 16 April 1827.

Loss

''Providence'', Warburton, master,''Lloyd's Register'' (1828), Seq. №P699.
/ref> was wrecked at

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, Denmark, on 5 January 1828. She was on a voyage from

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to Hull,

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. Warburton and two men drowned.

Citations and references

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