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Fanny (1829 ship)

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For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Fanny.

History
United Kingdom
NameFanny
BuilderJ.A. Currie, Sulkea, Calcutta[1]
Launched26 August 1829[1]
FateStill sailing out of Calcutta in 1839
General characteristics
TypeBarque
Tons burthen275,[2] or 280[1] (bm)
PropulsionSail

Fanny was a merchant ship built at Calcutta, British India, in 1829. She made one voyage transporting convicts from England to Australia. She was still sailing in 1839.

Career

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Fanny first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1832 with Currie, master, M'Killop, owner, and trade London–New South Wales.[3]

Under the command of Henry Sherwood and surgeons Francis Logan and William Marshall, she departed The Downs on 29 July 1832 and arrived in Sydney on 2 February 1833.[2] She embarked 106 female convicts, eight of whom died en route.[4]

Citations

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  1. ^ a b c Phipps (1840), p. 144.
  2. ^ a b Bateson (1959), pp. 300–1.
  3. ^ LR (1832), Supple.pages "F", Seq.№F75.
  4. ^ Bateson (1959), p. 333.

References

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  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
  • Phipps, John (1840). A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time ... Scott.

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