Caroline (1825 ship)

History
Name: Caroline
Builder: John Crookenden, Cochin
Launched: 1825
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 329 ton (bm)
Propulsion: Sail

The Caroline was a 329-ton merchant ship built at Cochin, British India in 1825. She made one voyage transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia.

Design

Caroline was built at Cochin, British India by John Crookenden and was registered at Calcutta on 21 November 1825. She was built of teak, was sheathed in yellow metal, and consisted of two decks. She had three masts and was square rigged. She carried six guns and had a crew of 22 men.

Career

Under the command of James Fewson, she left St Katharine Docks, London on 2 June, stopping at Worthing, Sussex on 4 June to load additional cargo. She left on 6 June and after stopping over at Rio de Janeiro, arrived at the Swan River Colony on 12 October 1829.

On her only convict voyage, under the command of Alexander Macdonald and surgeon George Birnie, she departed Cork, Ireland on the 15 April 1833, with 120 female convicts. She arrived in Sydney on 6 August 1833. There were no convict deaths en route.

Caroline was last listed in 1851 on a voyage from London to Port Phillip.

References

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