Coromandel (1834 ship)

For the convict ship named Coromandel, see HMS Malabar (1804). For Royal Navy ships named HMS Coromandel, see HMS Coromandel. For merchant vessels named Coromandel, see Coromandel (ship).

The Coromandel was 662 tons burthen (bm), sailing ship built at Quebec in 1834. She was owned by Ridgeway and her home port was Glasgow. She was the first ship to bring settlers to South Australia after it was proclaimed a colony in 1836 and one of the early ships bringing New Zealand Company settlers to Wellington, New Zealand in 1840.[1][2]

Construction

Coromandel measured 133 feet 7 inches (40.72 m) x 33 feet 3 inches (10.13 m) x 23 feet 0 inches (7.01 m). She was a 3 masted square rigged ship with 13 foresails, 3 top sails, 3 fore topmast stay sails, 2 main sails, 3 main top sails and well found. She had one long boat and two quarter boats. The ship was mader from oak, black birch, and red pine. She was sheathed in yellow metal.

Voyages

In 1836, prior to sailing for Australia, the South Australian Commission gave a dinner on board to about 150 young married persons and 36 children. On 1 September 1836 the ship sailed from Blackwell Dock, London under Captain William Chesser to Adelaide, South Australia, berthing there at the South Australia Company's Kingscote base in 10 January 1837. Apart from the settlers, the Coromandel also had South Australia's first bank on board as well as £10,000 in notes.

In June 1838 she sailed from London to Sydney under Captain Neale.[3]

Captained by Edward French, the ship sailed from St Catherines docks, London on 10 December 1839 arriving in New Zealand via Sydney, Australia on 29 August 1840 with 44 passengers. On the voyage it stopped in Australia to pick up 200 sheep, 40 bullocks, and 4 horses for New Zealand.

On 7 July 1843 it sailed under Captain Harewood from Gravesend to Bombay carrying troops.[4]

In 1845 she was sailing on the run from Liverpool to New Orleans.[5]

The ship was listed in Lloyd's register of 1855 as being owned by Brooke & Co under Captain Walker.[6]

Coromandel Valley

Coromandel Valley in the Adelaide Hills and Coromandel Street in Wellington, New Zealand are named after the ship.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Migrant Ships Arriving In New Zealand 1839-1860". Members.iinet.net.au. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  2. ↑ "COROMANDEL 1837 - PIONEERS AND SETTLERS BOUND FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIA". Slsa.sa.gov.au. 1937-01-10. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
  3. ↑ The Asiatic journal and monthly register for British and foreign India, China and Australasia, Publisher Allen, 1838, page 130
  4. ↑ The Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British India and Its Dependencies, Black Parbury & Allen, 1843, page 336
  5. ↑ Volume 3 of Commercial Statistics, John MacGregor, 1847, page 883
  6. ↑ Appendix C, Lloyd's Register of Shipping, 1855, page 24, #803
  7. ↑ Nic Klaassen. "Coromandel Valley, South Australian History". Southaustralianhistory.com.au. Retrieved 2012-10-15.