Caroline (1825 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svg United Kingdom
NameElizabeth [1]
OwnerChapman & Co. (1831) [2]
Builder
  • John Crookenden, Cochin
  • C. C. Poney Guizelar, Cochin Dockyard [3]
LaunchedApril 1825 [3]
RenamedCaroline
FateWrecked March 1850
General characteristics
Tons burthen329, [1] or 32967⁄94 [3] or 330 [2] (bm)
Length
  • 102 ft 3 in (31.2 m)} [3]
  • 106 ft 3 in (32.4 m)}
Beam
  • 26 ft 10 in (8.2 m) [3]
  • 26 ft 7 in (8.1 m)}
Depth6 ft 8 in (2.0 m)}
PropulsionSail
Complement22
Armament6 guns
NotesTwo decks & three masts; coppered 1829

Caroline was built at Cochin, British India, in 1825. She sailed to the United Kingdom and took up British registry. She then sailed between England and India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She made one voyage transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. Later, she carried immigrants to Australia. She was wrecked in March 1850.

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Design

Caroline was built by John Crookenden and was registered at Calcutta on 21 November 1825. She was built of teak, was sheathed in yellow metal, and had two decks. She had three masts and was square rigged.

Career

Caroline first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1827.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1827R.HareChapmanLondonLR
1829R.Hare
Fewson		ChapmanLondonLR

A ship named Caroline, under the command of Captain Howey, left London on 19 April 1828 and arrived in Sydney on 12 September 1828, carrying a cargo of general merchandise, livestock, and passengers including immigrants. [4] [5] [6] [7] Another source states that the ship sailed from Plymouth, also on 19 April 1828, under the command of Captain Howard. [8]

Under the command of James Fewson, she left St Katharine Docks, London on 2 June 1829, stopping at Worthing, Sussex on 4 June to load additional cargo. She left on 6 June and after stopping over at Rio de Janeiro, arrived at the Swan River Colony on 12 October. She was carrying some 66 passengers.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource
1830FewsonChapmanLondon–New South WalesLR
1832FewsonChapmanLondon–MauritiusLR

Caroline left British registry c. 1833.

On her only convict voyage, Caroline, under the command of Alexander Macdonald and surgeon George Birnie, she departed Cork, Ireland on 15 April 1833 and arrived in Sydney on 6 August. [9] She embarked 120 female convicts, none of whom died en route. [10]

She returned to British registry in 1836. She carried immigrants and passengers to Adelaide Port Philip on some of her voyages.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1836WilliamStainbankLondonLR
1838WilliamStainbankLondon–SydneyLR
1840WilliamsStainbankLondon–Sydney
Port Philip		LR; small repairs 1838
1848Williams
W.Parry		Stainbank
C.Parry		London–Mauritius
London–Port Philip		LR; small repairs 1838 & 1849
1850W.PerryC.PerryLondon–Port PhilipLR; small repairs 1849

Fate

A report from Honolulu dated 26 March 1850 reported that Caroline, Perry, master, had wrecked in a gale. She had been sailing from Adelaide to California. Her passengers were saved, as were all but one of her crew. [11]

Citations

  1. 1 2 Phipps (1840), p. 173.
  2. 1 2 Lloyd's Register (1831), Seq. №173.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Hackman (2001), p. 259.
  4. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 15 September 1828. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Classified Advertising". Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 22 September 1828. p. 3. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  6. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 19 September 1828. p. 2. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  7. ↑ "OLD COLONY DAYS". Sydney Morning Herald. 26 October 1929. p. 13. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  8. ↑ "HOUSE OF COMMONS.—APRIL 18". Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 10 September 1828. Retrieved 27 February 2022.
  9. ↑ Bateson (1959), pp. 300–1.
  10. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 334.
  11. ↑ "SHIP NEWS" (25 June 1850) Morning Post (London, England), Issue: 23881, p.8.

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