Sydney Cove (1803)
For the ship wrecked off Tasmania, see Sydney Cove (ship).
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Sydney Cove |
| Namesake: | Sydney Cove |
| Launched: | 1803, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 282 tons |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
The Sydney Cove was a 282 ton sailing ship built in 1803 at Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Under the command of William Edwards, she sailed from Falmouth, England on 11 January 1807, with 4 male and 113 female convicts. She arrived at Port Jackson on 18 June. Three female convicts died on the voyage. Sydney Cove left Port Jackson on 26 October bound for England.[1]
References
- ↑ "[http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71247621 Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure FROM THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE COLONY TO THE END OF 1817, ALPHABETICALLY ARRANGED. The Names of His Majesty's Ships or Vessels in SMALL CAPITAL Characters; and those of American and other Foreign Vessels in Italic.]" (JPG, available in PDF and text). Australian Town and Country Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1870 - 1907) (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia: Frank and Christopher Bennett, 1870-1919). 3 January 1891. pp. 16–17. Retrieved 20 June 2014 – via a 19 September 2011 update of the Trove: Digitised Newspapers and more archive from the National Library of Australia.
- Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974. ISBN 0-85174-195-9
See also
- List of British prison hulks
- List of convict ship voyages to Western Australia
- Transport Board (Royal Navy)
- Prison ship
- The first fleet