Aurora (1808 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited 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.

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Career

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

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1815T.PearsonFishburnPlymouth transportLR
1820T.PearsonFishburnPlymouth transportLR

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]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1825T.PearsonFishburnLondon–"Mrmac"LR
1830T.DearnessBroderickHull–QuebecLR
1835ChambersBroderickHull–Saint PetersburgLR
1840T.HunterBroderickHull–QuebecLR; small repairs in 1837
1845T.HunterBroderickHull–AmericaLR; small repairs in 1837 & 1841

Fate

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

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Weatherill (1908), p. 118.
  2. 1 2 3 LR (1814), "A" Supple. pages, Seq.№A99.
  3. Hackman (2001), p. 252.
  4. British 1820 Settlers to South Africa: Aurora. Accessed 20 April 2019.

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