Aurora (1808 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Aurora (ship).

History
United Kingdom
NameAurora
Owner
  • 1808:Broderick
  • 1814:Fishburn
  • 1830:Broderick & Co.
BuilderFishburn & Brodrick, Whitby[1]
Launched1808[1]
FateLast listed in 1847
General characteristics
Tons burthen468, or 471[2][1][3] (bm)
Length115 ft 6 in (35.2 m)[1]
Beam30 ft 8 in (9.3 m)[1]
Armament10 × 18-pounder carronades[2]

Aurora was launched at Whitby in 1808. She did not enter Lloyd's Register until 1814, when she became a transport operating out of Plymouth. In 1820 she carried settlers to South Africa. Thereafter she traded to the Baltic and North America. In 1830 she transferred her registry to Hull. She was last listed in 1847.

Career

Aurora first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1814 with T. Pearson, master, Fishburn, owner, and trade Plymouth transport.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source
1815 T.Pearson Fishburn Plymouth transport LR
1820 T.Pearson Fishburn Plymouth transport LR

In 1820 she carried settlers to South Africa under the British government's 1820 Settlers scheme. Captain Thomas Pearson sailed from England on 15 February 1820 with 344 settlers. Aurora reached Simon's Bay on 1 May, and arrived at Algoa Bay, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, on 15 May.[4]

See also: Transport vessels of the 1820 British settlers to South Africa
Year Master Owner Trade Source
1825 T.Pearson Fishburn London–"Mrmac" LR
1830 T.Dearness Broderick Hull–Quebec LR
1835 Chambers Broderick Hull–Saint Petersburg LR
1840 T.Hunter Broderick Hull–Quebec LR; small repairs in 1837
1845 T.Hunter Broderick Hull–America LR; small repairs in 1837 & 1841

Fate

Aurora was last listed in 1847 with no trade, and with stale master and ownership data.

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Weatherill (1908), p. 118.
  2. ^ a b c LR (1814), "A" Supple. pages, Seq.№A99.
  3. ^ Hackman (2001), p. 252.
  4. ^ British 1820 Settlers to South Africa: Aurora. Accessed 20 April 2019.

References

  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
  • Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.