Westmoreland (1832 ship)
Westmoreland was built in 1832 at Lynn. She made three voyages transporting convicts to New South Wales.
History | |
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Name: | Westmoreland |
Builder: | Lynn |
Launched: | 1832 |
Fate: | Last listed in 1847 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen: | 405[1] (bm) |
Propulsion: | Sail |
First convict voyage ((1835): Captain John Brigstock, with surgeon Charles Inches, sailed from London, England on 9 March 1835, and arrived at Port Jackson on 15 July 1835.[1] Westmoreland had embarked 220 male convicts and landed 218; two convicts died on the voyage.[2]
Westmoreland left Port Jackson on 20 August 1835 bound for Portland Bay with a cargo of oil and stores.[3]
Second convict voyage (1836): Captain Brigstock, with surgeon J. Ellis, sailed from Woolwich, England on 12 August 1836, arrived at Hobart Town on 3 December 1836.[4] Westmoreland had embarked 155 female convicts; one convict died on the voyage.[5]
Westmoreland left Hobart Town on 10 January 1837 bound for Launcestown with a cargo of stores.[6]
Third convict voyage (1838): Captain Brigstock, with surgeon George McLure, sailed from Dublin, Ireland on 27 April 1838, and arrived at Port Jackson on 22 August 1838.[7] Westmoreland had embarked 254 male convicts; four convicts died on the voyage.[8]
Westmoreland left Port Jackson on 10 January 1837 bound for Launcestown with a cargo of stores.[9]
Westmoreland was last listed in Lloyd's Register in 1847 with Appleton, master, Bottomly, owner, and trade Shields–India.[10]
Citations
- Bateson (1959), pp.302–3.
- Bateson (1959), p.334.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Tuesday 25 August 1835, p.2. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- Bateson (1959), pp.312–3.
- Bateson (1959), p.335.
- "Ship News". Colonial Times (Hobart), Tuesday 17 January 1837, p.3. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- Bateson (1959), pp.304–5.
- Bateson (1959), p.336.
- "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser, Friday 5 October 1838, p.2. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
- Lloyd's Register (1948), Seq.№W130.
References
- Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.