Eliza (1824 ship)

History
Name: Eliza
Builder: Prince Edward Island
Launched: 1824
General characteristics
Type: Barque
Tons burthen: 344 (bm)
Propulsion: Sail

Eliza was a 344-ton merchant ship built at Prince Edward Island, Canada in 1824. She made one voyage transporting convicts from Hobart Town to Sydney.

Career

Under the command of J. Fuze, from Portsmouth, England she stopped at Hobart Town and picked up a number of prisoners for transportation. She arrived in Sydney on 16 May 1828.[1] Eliza departed Port Jackson on 21 Jun 1828 bound for Batavia.

Citations

  1. "Ship News". The Australian (Sydney), Wednesday 21 May 1828, p.3. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

References


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