Chaseley (ship)

This article is about the ship. For the community in North Dakota, see Chaseley, North Dakota.
Career
Name: Chaseley
Launched: 1845, Sunderland
General characteristics
Tons burthen:515 tons (new measurement)
468 tons (old measurement)

Chaseley was a sailing ship. In 1848-9, she was one of three ships chartered by the Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang to bring free immigrants to Brisbane, Australia; the other ships being the Fortitude and the Lima.[1]

The Chaseley‍ '​s captain was C. F. Aldridge and its medical superintendent was William Hobbs.[2] The Chaseley departed The Downs on 27 December 1848 and arrived in Moreton Bay on 1 May 1849.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dr John Dunmore Lang Sponsored Immigrant Ships". Brisbane History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ↑ "A Super Six Hundred.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 21 July 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "The Sketcher.". The Queenslander (National Library of Australia). 13 May 1899. p. 878 Supplement: Unknown. Retrieved 15 February 2015.