Dick (1788 ship)

Dick was a merchant ship built upon the River Thames, England, in 1788.[1] She made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales.

View of ships in Sydney Harbour c1817. State Library of New South Wales

History
United Kingdom
Name: Dick
Owner: 1788:Q. Dick
Builder: Thames
Launched: 1788
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 386 (bm)
Propulsion: Sail

Career

Leaving Cork, Ireland on 3 April 1817 and arriving at Sydney on 3 September 1817, commanded by William Harrison, with a detachment of the 48th Regiment of Foot commanded by Major Cimitiere. Lieutenant Phillip Parker King was a passenger.

Under the command of William Harrison and surgeon Robert Armstrong, she sailed from London, England on 4 November 1820 and arrived at Sydney on 12 March 1821. She embarked 140 male convicts and had no deaths en route.[2] The guard consisted of detachments of the 24th Regiment of Foot, under the command of Lieutenant Isaacson of 47th Regiment of Foot.[3]

Dick is last listed in the Lloyd's Register for 1823.

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Bateson (1959), p.344.
  2. Bateson (1959), p.383.
  3. "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 17 March 1820. p. 2. Retrieved 13 October 2017.

References

  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
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