Currency Lass (1826 schooner)
Currency Lass was a 90-ton schooner, built in 1826 at Paterson Plains, New South Wales, Australia for Thomas Winder & others.
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name: | Currency Lass |
| Builder: | Paterson Plains |
| Launched: | 1826 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Schooner |
| Tons burthen: | 90 ton (bm) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
Career
Built on the Paterson River at Paterson Plains, she was built by convict labour and launched in October 1826.[1] She plied the East Australian Coast, New Zealand and Hobart Town routes with cargo and passengers.
She transported convicts from Hobart Town to Sydney in 1834 and 1835 and transported convicts in Hobart Town in 1834.
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References
- "The Australian". The Australian (Sydney), Saturday 14 October 1826, p.3. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974. ISBN 0-85174-195-9
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