History | |
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Name | Dorset |
Owner | 1838: William Porter |
Builder | William Porter, Liverpool |
Launched | 1838 |
Fate | Wrecked 1852 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Brig |
Tons burthen | 81 ( bm) |
Length | 73.8 feet (22.5 m) |
Beam | 15.8 feet (4.8 m) |
Draught | 9.2 feet (2.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Dorset was a merchant ship built by William Porter at Liverpool, England in 1838. [1] She made a number of voyages around the south east coast of Australia with cargo and undertook one voyage transporting 9 male convicts to New South Wales.
Under the command of John Mackie, she sailed from Port Adelaide on 20 November 1840 and arrived at Sydney on 1 December 1840. She carried passengers and embarked 9 male convicts under the command of three constables. [2]
Dorset departed Port Jackson on 14 December 1840, bound for Port Phillip, with passengers. [3]
While sailing under the command of Captain Birdwood from Hobart to Melbourne, she was wrecked upon the Kent Group in Bass Strait on 28 May 1852. There were no deaths. [4]
History | |
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Name | Dorset |
Owner | 1838: William Porter |
Builder | William Porter, Liverpool |
Launched | 1838 |
Fate | Wrecked 1852 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Brig |
Tons burthen | 81 ( bm) |
Length | 73.8 feet (22.5 m) |
Beam | 15.8 feet (4.8 m) |
Draught | 9.2 feet (2.8 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Dorset was a merchant ship built by William Porter at Liverpool, England in 1838. [1] She made a number of voyages around the south east coast of Australia with cargo and undertook one voyage transporting 9 male convicts to New South Wales.
Under the command of John Mackie, she sailed from Port Adelaide on 20 November 1840 and arrived at Sydney on 1 December 1840. She carried passengers and embarked 9 male convicts under the command of three constables. [2]
Dorset departed Port Jackson on 14 December 1840, bound for Port Phillip, with passengers. [3]
While sailing under the command of Captain Birdwood from Hobart to Melbourne, she was wrecked upon the Kent Group in Bass Strait on 28 May 1852. There were no deaths. [4]