Elizabeth was a merchant ship built at Great Yarmouth, England in 1825. She made one voyage transporting convicts from Hobart Town to Sydney, Australia.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Elizabeth |
| Builder | Great Yarmouth |
| Launched | 1825,[1] or 1826[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Tons burthen | 223, or 224[1] or 236[2] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
Career
editThe Register of Shipping for 1830 shows Elizabeth with Swan, master, Ridley, owner, and trade Plymouth—New South Wales.[2]
Under the command of Captain Swan, she left Hobart Town on 15 December 1830, with cargo, passengers and twelve convicts.[3] She arrived in Sydney on 20 December 1830. Elizabeth departed Port Jackson bound for Launceston and London.
Citations
edit- ^ a b Hackman (2001), p. 273.
- ^ a b c Register of Shipping (1830), Seq.№483.
- ^ "The Courier". The Hobart Town Courier, Saturday 18 December 1830, p.2. 18 December 1830. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
References
edit- Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.