Camden (1799 ship)

Camden was a merchant ship built upon the River Thames in 1799. She made two voyages transporting convicts from England to Australia. She was wrecked in 1836.

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

History
Great Britain
Name: Camden
Owner:
  • 1799: Lushington & Co.[1]
  • 1836: J. Marshall[2]
Builder: Randall & Brent, Rotherhithe, River Thames[1]
Launched: 19 August 1799[1]
Fate: Wrecked August 1836
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 423, or 429,[3] or 432,[2] or 432​9⁄94[1] or 450[4] (bm)
Propulsion: Sail

Career

Camden began her career as a West Indiaman. She enters Lloyd's Register in 1799 with H. Meek, master, and trade London-Grenada.[3]

On her first convict voyage, under the command of William Fulcher and surgeon David Boyter, she departed London on 28 March 1831 and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, on 25 July.[4] She embarked 198 male convicts and had no convict deaths en route.[5]

On her second convict voyage, under the command of George Clayton and surgeon Joseph Steret, she departed Sheerness on 22 September 1832 and arrived in Sydney on 18 February 1833.[4] She embarked 200 male convicts, two of whom died en route.[6]

Lloyd's Register for 1836 showed Camden's master as Ryan, and her trade as London—Sydney.[2] Captain Valentine Ryan sailed from the Downs on 22 February 1836 and arrived at Sydney on 2 June. Camden was carrying passengers.

Fate

Camden was wrecked in the Strait of Madura, Dutch East Indies.[1] She was on a voyage from Sydney to Soarabaga when she wrecked on 10 August 1836. Her crew were rescued.[7][8]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Hackman (2001), p. 226.
  2. Lloyd's Register (1836), seq. №C67.
  3. Lloyd's Register (1799), Seq. №C594.
  4. Bateson (1959), pp. 300-1.
  5. Bateson (1959), p. 332.
  6. Bateson (1959), p. 333.
  7. "Ship News". The Standard (2985). London. 2 December 1836.
  8. "Departures". The Colonist. Sydney. 1 December 1836. p. 7.

References

  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
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