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| Name | Camden |
| Owner | |
| Builder | Randall & Brent, Rotherhithe, River Thames [1] |
| Launched | 19 August 1799 [1] |
| Fate | Wrecked August 1836 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 298, [3] or 309, or 423, or 429, [3] or 432, [2] or 4329⁄94 [1] or 450 [4] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
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Camden was a merchant ship built upon the River Thames in 1799 as a West Indiaman. Between 1832 and 1833 she made two voyages transporting convicts from England to Australia. She was wrecked in 1836.
Camden began her career as a West Indiaman. She entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799. [3]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1799 | H.Meek | Lushington | London–Grenada | LR |
| 1801 | H.Meek R.Hill | Lushington Wederburn | London–Grenada London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1809 | Tyler | Wederburn | London–Grenada London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1812 | Tyler Billinghurst | Wederburn | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1814 | Billinghurst | Captain & Co. | London–Antigua | LR |
| 1816 | Billinghurst | Captain & Co. | London–Antigua | LR; copper repaired 1816, sev. repair 1816, topsides 1816 |
| 1821 | Billinghurst Morton | Billinghurst | London–Antigua | LR; large repair 1816 |
| 1823 | Morton Bollinbroke | Manning | London–Antigua | LR; large repair 1816 & 1823 |
| 1824 | Billinghurst | Billinghurst | London–Antigua | LR; large repair 1816 & 1823 |
| 1826 | Billinghurst Tate | Billinghurst | London–Antigua | LR; large repair 1823 |
| 1831 | Noyes | J.Marshall | London–Calcutta | LR; rebuilt 1822 |
| 1832 | Fulcher Clay | J.Marshall | London–New South Wales | LR; large repair 1831 |
On her first convict voyage, under the command of William Fulcher and surgeon David Boyter, she departed London on 28 March 1831 and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, on 25 July. [4] She embarked 198 male convicts and had no convict deaths en route. [5]
On her second convict voyage, under the command of George Clayton and surgeon Joseph Steret, she departed Sheerness on 22 September 1832 and arrived in Sydney on 18 February 1833. [4] She embarked 200 male convicts, two of whom died en route. [6]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1834 | G.Clayton M'Kinnon | J.Marshall | Gls (Goole?)–London | LR; |
Lloyd's Register for 1836 showed Camden's master as Ryan, and her trade as London—Sydney. [2] Captain Valentine Ryan sailed from the Downs on 22 February 1836 and arrived at Sydney on 2 June. Camden was carrying passengers.
Camden was wrecked in the Strait of Madura, Dutch East Indies. [1] She was on a voyage from Sydney to Soarabaga when she wrecked on 10 August 1836. Her crew were rescued. [7] [8]
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