| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Fame |
| Owner | |
| Builder | Quebec |
| Fate | Wrecked 1817 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 464, [2] or 475, [1] or 480, or 489 [1] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
| Armament | 2 × 6-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades [1] |
Fame was built at Quebec in 1812 and was lost in 1817 after transporting convicts to New South Wales.
Fame entered the Register of Shipping in 1813 with Shivewright, master, changing to Gardner, Linthorn, owner, changing to Bell & Co., burthen 475 tons, changing to 489 tons, and trade "London", changing to "London transport". [1] Lloyd's Register had Gardner, master, Linthorne, owner, burthen 489 tons, and trade London.
The Register of Shipping for 1816 had Gardner, master, changing to Dale, and trade "London transport" changing to London—Botany Bay. [3]
Fame, under the command of Captain Henry Dale, and with John Mortimer as surgeon, left Spithead 9 October 1816. She arrived at Port Jackson on 8 March 1817. [4] She embarked with 200 male convicts, two of whom died on the way. [5] Lieutenant Orange commanded 30 other ranks from the 48th Regiment of Foot, who provided the guard.
There is some ambiguity about Fame's fate. Fame left Sydney on 1 May, bound for Batavia and Calcutta. [6] One highly credible source reports that Fame was wrecked in the Torres Strait about the middle of 1817, probably in May. [7]
However, Lloyd's Register and the Register of Shipping continued to carry Fame well into the 1820s with information that was contradictory and stale. Both registers were only as accurate as owners of vessels chose to keep them.
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | Dale | Bell | London—Botany Bay | Register of Shipping | |
| 1818 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Botany Bay | Licensed ships | Register of Shipping |
| 1818 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Botany Bay | Lloyd's Register | |
| 1818 | H. Dale | J.R. Bell | London—Fort William | Licensed ships (sailed 3 March 1817) | Lloyd's Register |
| 1819 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Petersburg | Register of Shipping | |
| 1819 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Botany Bay | Lloyd's Register | |
| 1820 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Petersburg | Register of Shipping | |
| 1820 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Botany Bay | Lloyd's Register | |
| 1821 | Dale | Bell & Co. | London—Petersburg | Register of Shipping | |
| 1821 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Botany Bay | Lloyd's Register | |
| 1822 | Dale | Bell & Co. | London—Petersburg | Register of Shipping | |
| 1822 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Botany Bay | Lloyd's Register | |
| 1823 | Dale | Bell & Co. | London—Petersburg | Register of Shipping | |
| 1823 | Dale | Wilkinson | London—Botany Bay | Lloyd's Register | |
| 1824 | Dale | Bell & Co. | London—Petersburg | Register of Shipping | |
| 1824 | No longer listed | Lloyd's Register | |||
| 1825 | Dale | Bell & Co. | London—Petersburg | Last surveyed 1818 | Register of Shipping |
| 1826 | No longer listed | Register of Shipping | |||
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Alexander was a merchant ship launched at Hull in 1783 or 1784. She was one of the vessels in the First Fleet, that the British government hired to transport convicts for the European colonisation of Australia in 1788. On her return voyage from Australia the British East India Company permitted her to carry a cargo from Canton back to Britain. Thereafter she traded out of London until 1809, when she is no longer listed.
Neva was a three-masted barque launched in 1813. She made two voyages transporting convicts to Australia. On her second voyage carrying convicts she wrecked in Bass Strait on 13 May 1835. Her loss was one of the worst shipwrecks in Australian history; 224 lives were lost.
Indian was a merchant ship launched at Shields in 1810. Her first voyage was to transport convict convicts to Australia. She then became a West Indiaman. She wrecked with heavy loss of life on 8 December 1817.
Atlas was a 501-ton sailing ship that was built at Whitby and launched in 1811. In 1814 she successfully defended herself in a single-ship action with an American privateer. In 1816 she transported convicts to New South Wales, and afterwards disappeared off the coast of India in 1817.
Fanny was a merchant ship built on the River Thames, England in 1810. She was a West Indiaman but made one voyage transporting convicts from England to Australia. On her return she reverted to trading with the West Indies. She apparently burnt in 1817, but may have been salvaged. She was last listed in 1822.
City of Edinburgh was a merchant ship built at Bengal in 1813. She transferred to British registry and sailed between Britain and India. She made two voyages transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. Later, she made a whaling voyage to New Zealand. She was wrecked in 1840.
Elizabeth was a merchant ship built at Chepstow, Wales in 1809. She made three voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia. Elizabeth is no longer listed after 1832 and may have been lost in 1831.
Eliza was a merchant ship built in British India, probably in 1804. Between 1819 and 1831 she made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia. In between, she also made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). Her crew abandoned her at sea in 1836 as she was leaking uncontrollably.
Shipley was launched in 1805 at Whitby. A privateer captured Shipley in 1806 on what was probably her maiden voyage, but the British Royal Navy recaptured her. Between 1817 and 1823, she made four voyages transporting convicts to New South Wales. The ship was wrecked in 1826.
Sir William Bensley was launched in 1802 as an East Indiaman for the British East India Company (EIC). Between 1802 and 1813 she made six voyages for the EIC. Her owners sold her and she became a transport. During this time she repelled an American privateer in a single-ship action. She made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales (1816–1817). She continued to trade until 1841 when she wrecked at Nova Scotia.
Mariner was launched at Whitby in 1807, and registered in London. Her notability comes from her having made three voyages transporting convicts to New South Wales between 1816 and 1827. She continued trading until 1857.
Agamemnon was launched at Sunderland in 1811. She traded with India and made one voyage in 1820 transporting convicts to New South Wales. She was wrecked in 1826.
Globe was launched in 1810. Privateers captured and released her in 1817, and in 1818-1819 she transported convicts to New South Wales. She was wrecked in 1824.
Pilot was launched in 1813. She transported convicts to New South Wales in 1817. She disappeared in 1820.
Barkworth was launched in 1811 and began her career as a West Indiaman. She then made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). Thereafter she traded with India. She disappeared without a trace in 1824 on her way to Bombay.
Competitor was launched at Whitby in 1813. She was initially a West Indiaman and then traded with India. She made two voyages transporting convicts to Australia, one to Van Diemen's Land and one to Port Jackson. She is last listed in 1833.
Morley was a merchantman launched in 1811 at Deptford as a West Indiaman. In 1813 she was under contract to the Transport Board when she captured an American vessel, which capture gave rise to an interesting court case. In early 1815 an American letter of marque captured, plundered, and released her. She then made six voyages to Australia transporting convicts. On her fifth voyage she introduced whooping-cough to Australia. After her sixth voyage she sailed to China and then brought a cargo back to England for the British East India Company (EIC). She continued to sail to Australia and elsewhere and is last listed in 1855.
Borodino was almost surely launched as Caesar (1810 ship). Borodino first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1826, but with launch year 1810, and launch location "River", i.e., the Thames. In 1828 she transported convicts to New South Wales from Cork. She was last listed in 1833.
Lord Wellington was launched in 1810 at Rochester, or equally, Chatham, as a West Indiaman. She made at least one voyage to India under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She then made a voyage to New South Wales transporting female convicts from England and Ireland. She was lost in December 1822 off Denmark while sailing from Saint Petersburg to London.
Lord Lyndoch was launched in 1814 at Calcutta. After she sailed to England she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC). Between 1831 and 1841 she made five voyages transporting convicts to Australia, three to Hobart and two to Sydney. She became a transport and suffered a maritime incident in 1844. She was last listed in 1847.
