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Transports From Great Britain, 1839-1846. From the British Parliamentary Papers (BPP) LXV (573).
A Return of all Ships or Vessels hired as Transports in each Year, since
1838; stating the Ships' Names, Tonnage, Owners' Names, Broker or Agents'
Names, Class of Ship, Rate of Freight, and when the same commanded, how
and where employed, and also whether engaged by Public Tender or otherwise-(in
continuation of Parliament Paper, No. 211, of Session 1839.)
When hired |
Ship's Name |
Tonnage |
Name of
Managing
Owner |
Name of
Agent or
Broker |
Class
of
Ship |
Freight |
How and where Employed |
When
discharged |
What ? engaged
by Public Tender
or otherwise |
Per Ton
per Month
£ s. d. |
When commenced |
1839 Oct |
Barretto Junior |
522 |
J. Somes |
Lachlans & Co |
Æ 1 |
- 15 11
increased to 20s. on consenting to be discharged in China, if required |
9 Oct 1839 |
conveying troops, &c. and from Gilbraltar; in 1840, troops
to and from malta and Corfu, troops to Sydney, and provisions, &c.,
thence to China, where she arrived in September 1841, and remained
as a victualling depot until her disch |
13 Dec 1842 |
public tender |
" " |
Lord Lynedoch |
638 |
ditto |
ditto |
Æ 1 |
- 15 11 |
14 Oct 1839 |
conveying troops to and from the Cape of Good Hope |
15 July 1840 |
- ditto |
" " |
Pestonjee Bomanjee |
594 |
J.H. Luscombe |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 16 6
and 20s., as above |
24 Oct 1839 |
conveying troops to and from the Cape of Good Hope; in 1840 provisions, &c.
to China, where she remained until her discharge on |
22 Aug 1841 |
- ditto |
" Dec |
Prince George |
482 |
J. Somes |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 15 -
and 20s., as above |
7 Dec 1839 |
conveying troops and stores to and from Gibraltar, malta and Corfu;
in 1840, troops to New South Wales, and provisions and stores thence
to China, where she remained until her discharge on |
18 Jan 1842 |
- ditto |
" " |
Palmira |
602 |
ditto |
ditto |
Æ 1 |
- 15 6
and 20s., as above |
26 Dec 1839 |
conveying troops to and from the Mediterranean; in 1840, troops
to New South Wales, and provisions and stores thence to China, where
she remained until her discharge on |
30 Nov 1842 |
- ditto |
1840 February |
Prince Regent |
527 |
ditto |
ditto |
Æ 1 |
- 14 6 |
5 Mar 1840 |
conveying convicts and stores to Bermuda, and returning with invalids
and stores from that station. Barbadoes and Jamaica; in 1841, troops
to Gibraltar, Barbadoes, and Quebec: in 1842, troops and stores to
and from Bermuda, and troops and stores to and from Quebec |
8 Dec 1842 |
- ditto |
" Aug |
Somersetshire |
449 |
E.H. Chapman |
J.B. Chapman |
Æ 1 |
- 17 9 |
4 Sept 1840 |
conveying troops to Malta, Barbadoes and Quebec |
20 Aug 1841 |
- ditto |
" " |
Cornwall |
872 |
J. Somes |
Lachlans & Co |
Æ 1 |
- 17 9
and 20s., as above |
14 Sept 1840 |
conveying troops to Malta, Barbadoes and Quebec; in 1841, troops
to Bermuda and Halifax; in 1842, provisions, &c., to China, and
bringing home invalids and stores; in 1843, troops to China, where
she was dischared on |
9 Jan 1844 |
- ditto |
" Sept |
Abercrombie Robinson |
1,415 |
ditto |
ditto |
Æ |
- 17 9 |
29 Sept 1840 |
conveying troops to Gibraltar, Malta, Barbadoes and Quebec; in
1841, troops to Bermuda and Halifax; in 1842, troops to the Cape
of Good Hope, where she was wrecked on the |
28 Aug 1842 |
- ditto |
" " |
General Palmer |
531 |
ditto |
ditto |
Æ 1 |
- 17 9 |
14 Oct 1840 |
conveying troops to Barbadoes, Sierra Leone and Jamaica, and bringing
home invalids and stores; in 1841, troops to Bermuda and Halifax;
in 1842, stores to Ascension, and Rio de Janeiro; in 1843, troops
to Barbadoes, Sierra Leone, Barbadoes, Bahamas and Jamaica, bringing
home invalids and stores; troops to the West Indies, troops and stores
between the islands, until her return from Barbadoes with invalids
and stores; in October 1844, provisions and stores to Rio de Janeiro
and Ascension; in 1845, provisions to Ireland, troops to Gibraltar |
16 Feb 1846 |
- ditto |
" Nov |
Boyne |
619 |
ditto |
ditto |
Æ 1 |
- 17 9 |
30 Nov 1840 |
conveying troops to Gibraltar, Barbadoes and Quebec |
21 Aug 1841 |
- ditto |
1841 Feb |
La Belle Alliance |
676 |
ditto |
ditto |
Æ 1 |
- 20 -
as above |
26 Feb 1841 |
conveying provisions and stores to China, where she remained until
her discharge on |
30 Nov 1842 |
private engagement |
" Apr |
Adelaide |
639 |
ditto |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 20 -
as above |
12 Apr 1841 |
conveying troops and stores to the Cape of Good Hope and the Mauritius;
in 1842, provisions and stores to China, where she remained until
her discharge on |
20 Mar 1843 |
public tender |
" Aug |
Maria Somes |
600 |
ditto |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 17 9
and 20s., as above |
9 Aug 1841 |
conveying provisions and stores to China, where she remained until
her discharge on |
14 Dec 1842 |
private engagement |
" " |
Java |
1,175 |
J. Pirie |
Pirie & Co |
Æ 1 |
- 17 11
and 20s., as above |
26 Oct 1841 |
conveying troops and stores to Gibraltar, Barbadoes and New Brunswick;
in 1842, troops in Bermuda and Halifax; troops to the Cape of Good
Hope; in 1843, troops to Quebec and the West Indies; in 1844, conveying
stores to China, where she was discharged on |
15 Jan 1845 |
public tender |
" Oct |
Boyne |
619 |
J. Somes |
Lachlans & Co |
Æ 1 |
- 18 - |
19 Oct 1841 |
conveying troops and stores to Gibraltar and Malta; in 1842, troops
and stores to Halifax, troops to the Mediterranean; in 1843, troops
to Canada and the West Indies |
18 Mar 1844 |
- ditto |
" " |
Prenner |
518 |
ditto |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 18 - |
4 Nov 1841 |
conveying troops and stores to Gibraltar, Malta and Corfu; in 1842,
troops to Halifax; troops to Barbadoes, Jamaica, Bahamas, Sierra
Leone, the Gambia, Bahamas and Jamaica, also between the West Indies
Islands; in 1843, troops to Quebec; wrecked three miles east of Cape
Chatte, in the estuary of the St. Lawrence |
4 Nov 1843 |
- ditto |
" " |
Sir Robert Peel |
610 |
ditto |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 18 - |
26 Nov 1841 |
conveying stores to China, where she was employed under the admiral's
orders until her discharge on |
14 Jan 1845 |
private engagement on same terms as the Boyne |
" " |
Thomas Coutts |
1,365 |
ditto |
ditto |
Æ 1 |
- 18 -
and 20s., as above |
30 Oct 1841 |
- ditto - ditto |
6 Feb 1843 |
- ditto |
1842 Aug |
Sovereign |
398 |
ditto |
J.B. Chapman |
Æ 1 |
- 18 - |
16 Aug 1842 |
conveying cavalry from Quebec home |
12 Jan 1843 |
private engagement |
" " |
Pestonjee Bomanjee |
594 |
ditto |
Lachlans & Co |
A 1 |
- 18 - |
19 Aug 1842 |
conveying troops from Quebec; in 1843, troops to and from the Mediterranean;
troops to Barbadoes, Quebec and Halifax; in 1844, troops from Barbadoes
and to Australia |
18 Oct 1844 |
private engagement |
" " |
Tyne |
289 |
ditto |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 18 - |
18 Aug 1842 |
bringing home cavalry from Quebec |
5 Jan 1843 |
private engagement |
" " |
Tanjore |
348 |
J. Allan |
J.B. Chapman |
A 1 |
- 18 - |
24 Aug 1842 |
- ditto - ditto - |
10 Jan 1843 |
- ditto |
" " |
Tory |
432 |
J. Somes |
Lachlans & Co |
A 1 |
- 18 - |
17 Aug 1842 |
bringing home cavalry from Canada; in 1843, conveying troops to
Gibraltar and Corfu; bringing home cavalry from Canada; and conveying
troops to Barbadoes and Jamaica |
11 July 1844 |
- ditto |
" " |
Nautilus |
400 |
ditto |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 18 - |
15 Aug 1842 |
bringing home cavalry from Canada; in 1843, stores to the Cape
of Good Hope, returning with invalids and stores; in 1844, troops
and stores to Gibraltar and Mediterranean; troops and stores to St.
Helena and Ascension; in 1845, stores to Jamaica and Bermuda, returning
with invalids, convict stores; stores to Rio de Janeiro and Falkland
Islands, returning with invalids and stores thence and Ascension;
in 1846, stores to Ascension, Rio de Janeiro and the Falkland Islands |
remains in the service |
- ditto |
1842 Apr |
Prince George |
482 |
J.H. Luscombe |
Lachlans & Co |
A 1 |
- 15 - |
15 Apr 1843 |
conveying stores to Rio de Janeiro, and bringing home invalids
and stores from that station and Ascension; in 1844, troops and stores
to and from Bermuda |
31 July 1844 |
public tender |
" " |
Bristol |
415 |
T. Hopper |
J.B. Chapman |
Æ 1 |
- 18 4 |
29 Apr 1843 |
bringing home cavalry from Quebec |
30 Aug 1843 |
- ditto |
" " |
China |
524 |
D. Dunbar |
Lachlans & Co |
A 1 |
- 15 11 |
27 Apr 1843 |
- ditto - ditto |
26 Sept 1843 |
- ditto |
" " |
Lloyds |
402 |
T. Ward |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 20 - |
28 Apr 1843 |
- ditto - ditto |
7 Sept 1843 |
- ditto |
" " |
Panthea |
427 |
Johnston |
Douglas & Co |
A 1 |
- 16 5 |
29 Apr 1843 |
- ditto - ditto |
23 Aug 1843 |
- ditto |
" May |
Fairlie |
755 |
J. Somes |
Lachlans & Co |
Æ 1 |
- 20 -
in case of discharge in China |
5 May 1843 |
conveying troops to China, where she was discharged on |
27 Feb 1844 |
private engagement |
" " |
Angelina |
366 |
ditto |
Sir J. Pirie & Co |
A 1 |
- 20 - |
22 May 1843 |
conveying troops to and from Quebec |
3 Jan 1844 |
public tender |
" June |
Princess Royal |
564 |
ditto |
Lachlans & Co |
A 1 |
- 20 - |
27 June 1843 |
conveying stores to Cork; troops from quebec to Barbadoes |
15 Feb 1844 |
- ditto |
1844 Mar |
Princess Royal |
564 |
ditto |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 20 - |
- - - |
conveying stores to Rio de janeiro and Ascension; troops to and
from the West Indies and between the islands, on which service she
is still employed |
remains in the service |
private engatgement on same terms |
" Apr |
Emily |
480 |
ditto |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 18 - |
19 Apr 1844 |
conveying boilers from the Royal Yacht from Woolwich to Portsmouth
and returning with the old ones |
3 Aug 1844 |
private engagement |
" Aug |
Mariner |
600 |
H. Barrick |
J.B. Chapman |
A 1 |
- 16 - |
14 Aug 1845 |
conveying troops to Ceylon, and between Simon's Bay and Algoa Bay,
Cape of Good Hope |
remains in the service |
public tender |
" Sept |
Blenheim |
689 |
D. Dunbar |
Lachlans & Co |
A 1 |
- 17 3 |
16 Sept 1845 |
conveying troops to Gibraltar, jamaica and Halifax; in 1846, troops
and stores to Hudson's Bay |
- ditto |
- ditto |
" Nov |
Palinurus |
300 |
R. Embleton |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 13 10 |
15 Nov 1845 |
conveying stores to Monte Video and Valparaiso |
- ditto |
- ditto |
1846 Feb |
Trafalgar |
634 |
D. Dunbar |
ditto |
A 1 |
- 17 - |
17 Feb 1846 |
conveying stores to Rio de Janeiro, the River Plate and the Falkland
Islands |
- ditto |
- ditto |
James Meek, Comptroller of Victualling and Transport Services.
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