Fanny (1829 ship)

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.

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

Career

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

References
  • 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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