Woodman (1808 ship)

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Civil Ensign of the United Kingdom.svgUnited Kingdom
NameWoodman
BuilderJohn Smith, Gainsborough
Launched7 September 1808
FateLost 1836
General characteristics
Tons burthen397, [1] or 400, or 408, or 40878⁄94, [2] or 410, or 419, [3] [4] (bm)
Length115 ft 9 in (35.3 m) [2]
Beam28 ft 5 in (8.7 m) [2]
Armament18 × 12-pounder carronades + 2 × 6-pounder guns (1812)

Woodman was launched at Gainsborough in 1808. She traded with northern Spain and then became a West Indiaman, and later a government transport. From 1816 on she made several voyages to India and South East Asia, sailing under a licence from the British East India Company (EIC). She also made two voyages transporting convicts, one to New South Wales (NSW) in 1823 and one to Van Diemen's Land in 1825. She was lost in 1836.

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Career

Woodman first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1808. [1]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1808R.BrownBousfieldLondon–CorunnaLR
1812R.Brown
Bousfield		BousfieldLondon–Corunna
London–Jamaica		LR
1813Bousfield
Dunn		BousfieldLondon–JamaicaLR
1814M'DonaldBousfieldLondon transportLR
1816M'DonaldBousfieldLondon transport
London–West Indies		LR
1816M'DonaldBousfieldLondon transport
London–CGHope 		Register of Shipping; damages repaired 1815

In 1813 the EIC had lost its monopoly on the trade between India and Britain. British ships were then free to sail to India or the Indian Ocean under a licence from the EIC. [5] On 26 February 1816 Woodman, Butler, master, sailed for Bombay under a licence from the EIC. [6] Woodman's owners applied for a licence on 27 February and received the licence the same day. [3]

On 7 February 1818, Woodman, H.Bear, master, sailed for Batavia. She arrived at Batavia on 27 July 1818.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1818M'Donald
Bear		Bousfield
Eastman		London–West Indies
Liverpool–Batavia		LR
1820W.KellieBousfieldLondon
London–Calcutta 		LR; thorough repair 1819

On 5 June 1820 Woodman, Kellie, master, sailed to Bengal.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1822W.Kellie
H.Ford		BousfieldLondon–Calcutta
London–New South Wales		LR; thorough repair 1819
1824H.FordBousfieldCork–NSWLR; thorough repair 1819

Convict voyage to New South Wales (1823): Captain Henry Ford sailed from the Thames on 22 August 1823 and arrived at Cork on 13 September. There Woodman took on both female convicts and about half as many free settler women and children. She sailed from Cork on 25 January 1823, bound for New South Wales. She stopped at Rio de Janeiro on 20 March, where she stayed for three weeks. She arrived at Sydney on 25 June. [7] She had embarked 97 convict women, three of whom died on the voyage. [8] On 20 August, Woodman, Ford, master, sailed for Calcutta.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1826"Woofndle"
Leary		BonsfieldLiverpool–New Brunswick
London–New South Wales		Register of Shipping (RS); damage repaired 1819

Convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land (1825–1826): Captain Daniel Leary sailed from Sheerness on 6 December 1825. Woodman left the Cape of Good Hope on 4 March and arrived at Hobart on 29 April. [9] She had embarked 150 male prisoners, four of whom died on the voyage. [10] [lower-alpha 1] Three officers and 21 men of the 39th Regiment of Foot and 19 men of the 57th Regiment of Foot provided the guard. Woodman sailed from Hobart to Sydney, and then left Sydney on 17 September, bound for London. She encountered bad weather, which slowed her voyage prior too her arriving at Rio de Janeiro. She arrived safely at London on 17 April 1827.

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1830H.FordBousfeldCowesLR; thorough repair 1819 and large repair 1825
1832H.Ford
Trip		BousfeldCowesLR; thorough repair 1819, large repair 1825, and small repairs 1832

In 1832 new owners transferred Woodman's registration to Bristol. [2]

YearMasterOwnerTradeSource & notes
1833TripCambridgeBristol–New YorkLR; thorough repair 1819, large repair 1825, and small repairs 1832

Loss

Woodman was lost in 1836. [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ One of her convicts was the adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen, who in 1801 had been one of the founders of Hobart.

Citations

  1. 1 2 LR (1808), Supple. pages "W", Seq.No.W61.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Farr (1950), p. 173.
  3. 1 2 House of Commons (1816).
  4. ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 323.
  5. ↑ Hackman (2001), p. 247.
  6. ↑ LR (1816), "Licensed and Country Ships".
  7. ↑ Bateson (1959), pp. 295–295.
  8. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 329.
  9. ↑ Bateson (1959), pp. 308–309.
  10. ↑ Bateson (1959), p. 330.

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