Eliza (1824 ship)

Merchant ship

For other ships with the same name, see Eliza (ship).

The Barque Eliza off Margate; circle of Joseph Heard (1799-1859)

History
United Kingdom
Name| Eliza
Builder| Prince Edward Island
Launched| 1824
Fate| Last listed 1843
General characteristics
Type| Barque
Tons burthen| 343,[1] or 344, or 348[2] (bm)
Propulsion| Sail

Eliza was a merchant ship built at Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1824. She made one voyage transporting convicts from Hobart Town to Sydney, and two to the Swan River Colony. She was last listed in 1843.

## Career

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Eliza entered Lloyd's Register (LR) for 1826 with J. Fuze, master, T. Sturge, owner, and trade Cork.[1]

The Register of Shipping (RS) for 1828 showed Eliza with S. Furse, master, Sturge, owner, and trade London–New South Wales.[2]

Under the command of J. Fuze, from Portsmouth, England Eliza stopped at Hobart Town and picked up a number of prisoners for transportation. She arrived in Sydney on 16 May 1828.[3] Eliza departed Port Jackson on 21 June 1828 bound for Batavia.

Eliza made two voyages to the Swan River Colony in Western Australia, probably both under the command of Captain James Weddell. She arrived at Freemantle on 8 May 1830. From there she proceeded to Tasmania. In September 1830 Eliza, Weddell, master, left England and arrived at Freemantle on 3 March 1831 with 43 passengers. Lloyd's List reported on 22 November 1831 that Eliza had grounded at Swan River but had been gotten off and was proceeding to Freemantle. Weddell sailed back to England in 1832.

Year  | Master  | Owner  | Trade  | Source & notes

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1830  | J.Fuse
Weddell  | T.Surge
Asquith  | Liverpool–Alexandria  | LR
1835  | W.J.Fox  | Barnikel  | Liverpool–Quebec  | LR
1840  | N.Purdie  | Barnikel  | Cork–Sierra Leone  | LR; small repairs 1837 & 1838; "Not Op."
1843  | N.Purdie  | Barnikell  | London–Africa  | LR; small repairs 1837 & 1838; "Not Op."

## Citations

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1. ^ a b LR (1826), Seq.№E267.
2. ^ a b RS (1828), Seq.№E260.
3. ^ "Ship News". The Australian (Sydney), Wednesday 21 May 1828, p.3. Retrieved 26 August 2015.