Henry (1819 ship)

History
United Kingdom
Name: Henry
Launched: 1819, Quebec
Fate: Wrecked in the Torres Strait in 1825
General characteristics
Displacement: 386 tons
Propulsion: Sail

The Henry was a 386-ton sailing ship built in 1819 at Quebec, Canada. She made two voyages transporting convicts from England to Australia. She was wrecked in the Torres Strait in 1825.

Career

First convict voyage

Under the command of Thomas Thatcher and surgeon Thomas Davies, she left London, England on 10 June 1823, carrying 160 male convicts. She arrived at Sydney on 26 August. No convicts died on the voyage. Henry sailed from Port Jackson on 27 September, bound for Batavia.[1]

Second convict voyage

Henry left London, England under the command of James Ferrier and surgeon William Carlyle on 12 October 1824 with 79 female convicts and passengers. She arrived at Hobart Town on 9 February 1825 and off loaded 77 convicts.[2] No convicts died on the voyage. She left Hobart Town on 20 February, with 2 female convicts and passengers, arriving at Sydney on 27 February.[3][4] She left Port Jackson in early 1825 with cargo and passengers for Batavia.

Fate

While on the voyage to Batavia, Henry was wrecked in the Torres Strait on 15 April 1825, with no loss of life.

Citations

  1. ↑ "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 2 October 1823, p.2. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ship News". Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser, Friday 11 February 1825, p.2. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Ship News". Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser, Friday 25 February 1825, p.2. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ship News". The Australian (Sydney), Thursday 3 March 1825, p.2. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

References

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