Elizabeth (1830 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Elizabeth.

History
United Kingdom
NameElizabeth
OwnerJoseph Grose (1837-1839)
Port of registry18/1837 (Sydney)
BuilderSingapore
Launched1830
FateWrecked in September 1839
General characteristics
TypeBrig
Tons burthen194,[1] or 19443⁄94 (bm)
Length77 ft 2 in (23.5 m)
Beam20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)
Draught6 ft 0 in (1.8 m)
PropulsionSail

Elizabeth was a merchant ship built at Singapore, British India in 1830. She made one voyage transporting convicts from the Swan River Colony to Sydney, Australia. She wrecked in 1839.

Career

Under the command of Charles Pritchard, she left Singapore on 16 July 1838, with cargo and passengers. She called in at King George's Sound, then the Swan River Colony, where she offloaded some cargo and transported three prisoners, then sailed to Port Adelaide where she offloaded her passengers, called in at Port Phillip and then arrived in Sydney on 16 December 1838, where she offloaded the three prisoners and the rest of her cargo.[2] Elizabeth departed Port Jackson in January 1829, under the command of Roberts Garrett bound for Guam and Manila in ballast.

Fate

After returning from Singapore with a cargo of goods, she was driven ashore during a gale on 21/22 September 1839, along Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia.[3]

Citations

  1. ^ Phipps (1840), p. 175.
  2. ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Colonist (Sydney), Wednesday 19 December 1838, p.2. 19 December 1838. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ "The loss of the barque Elizabeth - From Singapore". The Perth Gazette and Western Australian Journal, Saturday 28 September 1839, p.155. 28 September 1839. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

References

  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
  • Phipps, John, (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Sydney Register (1837)


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