Grenada (1810 ship)

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NameGrenada
OwnerJ. Blackett & Co. [1]
BuilderThomas Steemson, Paull, [1] Kingston upon Hull
Launched15 September 1810 [1]
FateCondemned 1827
General characteristics
TypeBarque
Tons burthen408, [2] or 413 [3] [1] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Armament2 × 6-pounder guns, [3] later 6

Grenada was a merchant ship built at Kingston upon Hull, England in 1810. She made four voyages transporting convicts from England to Australia. In 1827, while returning to England from Australia via Batavia, she arrived at Mauritius in a damaged state and was condemned.

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Career

Grenada appears in the Register of Shipping for 1811 with T. Curzens, master, J. Blackett, owner, and trade Hull–Grenada. [3] Grenada was sheathed in copper in 1816.

Grenada appears in the Register of Shipping for 1820 with A. Donald, master, Blackett & Son, owner, and trade London–Bombay. [4]

First convict voyage

Under the command of Andrew Donald and surgeon Emanuel Lazzaretto, she left Sheerness, England on 8 May 1819 with 152 male convicts, passengers, and cargo. She arrived at Sydney on 21 October. [2] No convicts died on the voyage. [5] Grenada sailed from Port Jackson on 27 December, bound for Calcutta. [6]

Second convict voyage

Grenada left Portsmouth, England under the command of Andrew Donald and surgeon Peter Cunningham on 9 May 1821 with 152 male convicts, passengers, and cargo. She arrived at Sydney on 16 September. [7] No convicts died on the voyage. [8] She left Port Jackson in December with cargo and passengers for Batavia. [9]

In 1823 Grenada, Anderson, master, sailed for Calcutta under a license from the British East India Company (EIC).

Third convict voyage

Under the command of Alexander Anderson and surgeon Peter Cunningham, she left London, England on 2 October 1824 with 81 female convicts, passengers, and cargo. She arrived at Sydney on 23 January 1825. [10] No convicts died on the voyage. [11] Grenada sailed from Port Jackson on 27 March, bound for Madras. [12]

Fourth convict voyage

Grenada left Portsmouth, England under the command of John Tracy and surgeon Alexander Nisbet on 8 September 1826 with 88 female convicts, passengers, and cargo. She arrived at Hobart Town on 9 January 1827. [10] Four convicts, [11] and two children died on the voyage. She left Hobart Town on 13 January with cargo and passengers for Sydney, arriving on 23 January. Grenada left Port Jackson on 1 March with cargo and passengers for Batavia. [13]

Fate

Grenada arrived at Mauritius from Batavia in a damaged state. She was condemned there. [14]

Citations

  1. 1 2 3 4 Hackman (2001), p. 281.
  2. 1 2 Bateson (1959), pp. 292–3.
  3. 1 2 3 Register of Shipping (1811), Seq. №G365.
  4. ↑ Register of Shipping (1820), Seq.№407.
  5. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 328.
  6. ↑ "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 1 January 1820, p.2. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Bateson (1959), pp. 294–5.
  8. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 329.
  9. ↑ "Ship News". Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser, Saturday 29 December 1821, p 2. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  10. 1 2 Bateson (1959), pp. 296–7.
  11. 1 2 Bateson (1959), p. 330.
  12. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 3 March 1825, p.2. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  13. ↑ "Shipping Intelligence". The Monitor (Sydney), Friday 2 March 1827, p.5. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Lloyd's List , 28 December 1827.

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