Diamond (1835 ship)
Diamond was a merchant ship built on Isle of Man in 1824.[1] She made a number of voyages between England and India with cargo and undertook one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales.
| History | |
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| Name: | Diamond |
| Owner: | 1838: Elder & Co. |
| Builder: | Isle of Man |
| Launched: | 1835 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 573 (bm) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
Career
Under the command of James Bissett and surgeon William McDowell, she sailed from Cork, Ireland on 29 November 1837 and arrived at Sydney on 28 March 1838. She embarked 161 female convicts and had one death en route.[2] A number of women, children and one male passenger accompanied the voyage.[3]
Diamond departed Port Jackson on 8 November 1820, bound for Java.[4]
She is last listed in Lloyd's Register of Shipping in 1853.
Citations and references
Citations
- Bateson (1959), p.354.
- Bateson (1959), p.390.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Herald. 29 March 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Monitor. 18 May 1838. p. 2. Retrieved 14 October 2017.
References
- Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
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