Convict ships to Tasmania
Indefatigable arrived at Hobart Town in 1812 and was the first vessel to transport convicts to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). There was a break until 1818 when Minerva arrived. Thereafter one or more vessels arrived each year until 26 May 1853 when St Vincent became the last to arrive. In some cases the vessels concerned simply transferred convicts from Port Jackson.
A
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral Cockburn (1814 ship) | Port Jackson | ||
| Albion (1813 ship) | 21 October 1823 | England | |
| Andromeda (1819) | 28 February 1827 | London | |
| Asia (1813 ship) | 30 November 1827 | London | |
| Asia (1815 ship) | 17 August 1827 | Portsmouth | |
| Asia (1817 ship) | 19 January 1824 | The Downs | |
| Asia (1818 ship) | 21 February 1836 | Sheerness | |
| Aurora (1816 ship) | 7 October 1835 | The Downs | |
| Augusta Jessie (1834 ship) | 27 September 1834 | Portsmouth | First convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land (VDL) |
| Augusta Jessie | 6 December 1838 | Second convict voyage to VDL |
B
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bardaster (1833 ship) | 13 January 1836 | Portsmouth | |
| Barrosa (1811 ship) | 13 January 1842 | Sheerness | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Barrosa (1811 ship) | 5 September 1844 | Dublin | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Bengal Merchant (1812 ship) | 10 August 1828 | Plymouth | |
| Bheemoolah (1808 ship) | 23 December 1843 | London | |
| Blenheim (1834 ship) | 16 July 1837 | Woolwich | |
| Borneo (1817 ship) | 8 October 1828 | ||
| Brothers (1815 ship) | 15 April 1824 | The Downs | |
| Bussorah Merchant (1818 ship) | 18 January 1830 | The Downs |
C
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia (1815 ship) | 17 November 1820 | Portsmouth | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Caledonia | 6 November 1822 | Portsmouth | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Castle Forbes (1818 ship) | 29 February 1820 | Port Jackson | |
| Chapman (1777 ship) | 27 July 1824 | England | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Chapman | 7 October 1826 | London | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Claudine (1811 ship) | 15 December 1821 | Woolwich | |
| Clyde (1820 ship) | 18 December 1830 | Portsmouth | |
| Competitor (1813 ship) | 3 August 1823 | England | |
| Cornwall (1810 ship) | 11 June 1851 | Ireland | |
| HMS Coromandel (1815) | 12 March 1823 | England | |
| Coromandel (1820 ship) | 26 October 1838 | ||
| Countess of Harcourt (1811 ship) | 27 July 1821 | Portsmouth | |
| Currency Lass (1826 schooner) | Moved convicts between Hobart and Sydney in the 1830s |
D
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Clark (1816 ship) | 4 October 1841 | Plymouth | |
| HMS Dromedary (1806) | 10 January 1820 |
E
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Grey (1835 ship) | 14 January 1843 | Plymouth | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Earl Grey | 9 May 1850 | Dublin | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Eden (1826 ship) | 22 December 1836 | Portsmouth | |
| Egyptian | 24 August 1839 | Sheerness | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Egyptian | 12 December 1840 | Dublin | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Eliza (1804 ship) | 29 May 1831 | Portsmouth | |
| Eliza (1815 ship) | 24 February 1830 | London | |
| Emperor Alexander (1813 Chepstow ship) | 12 August 1833 | Sheerness | |
| Emu (1812 ship) | Captured on way to Van Diemen's Land before she could land her convicts | ||
| Enchantress (1828 ship) | 31 July 1833 | Portsmouth | |
| England (1813 ship) | 18 July 1832 | Sheerness |
F
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairlie (1810 ship) | 3 July 1852 | Dublin, via the Cape |
G
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| George III (ship) | 12 March 1835 | Woolwich | Wrecked with heavy loss of live before she could disembark her convicts |
| George Hibbert (1803 ship) | 1 December 1834 | The Downs | |
| Georgiana (1826 ship) | 20 April 1829 | Plymouth | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Georgiana | 1 February 1833 | Portsmouth | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Gilmore (1824 ship) | 22 March 1832 | London | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Gilmore | 24 January 1839 | Spithead | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Governor Ready (1825 ship) | 31 March 1827 | Plymouth | |
| Grenada (1810 ship) | 9 January 1827 | Portsmouth | |
| Guildford (1810 ship) | 28 October 1820 | Portsmouth |
H
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry (1819 ship) | 9 February 1825 | London | |
| Henry Porcher (1817 ship) | 24 April 1833 | London | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Henry Porcher | 15 November 1836 | Portsmouth | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Hibernia (1810 ship) | 11 May 1819 | Portsmouth | |
| Hooghly (1819 ship) | |||
| Hindostan (1819 ship) | 7 December 1839 | London | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Hindostan | 19 January 1841 | London | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| HMS Howe | 10 January 1820 | England |
I, J, & K
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefatigable (1799 ship) | 19 October 1812 | England | First ship to bring convicts to VDL |
| Isabella (1818 ship) | 14 November 1833 | Plymouth | |
| John (1809 ship) | 28 January 1831 | London | First voyage to VDL |
| John | 1 December 1833 | Spithead | Second voyage to VDL |
| John Barry (1814 ship) | 11 August 1834 | England | |
| Katherine Stewart Forbes (1818 ship) | 16 July 1832 | England |
L
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Castlereagh (1803 EIC ship) | 11 June 1818 | England via Port Jackson | Landed some convicts at Port Jackson and took the bulk of them on to Hobart |
| Lady Denison | Transferred convicts between Australian penal colonies | ||
| Lady Harewood (1791 ship) | 28 July 1829 | London | |
| Lady Kennaway (1816 ship) | 13 February 1835 | Portsmouth & Cork | First convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Lady Kennaway | 28 May 1851 | Portsmouth | Second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| HMS Lady Nelson (1798) | Transferred convicts and former convicts between Australian ports | ||
| Lady Nugent (1814 ship) | 11 November 1836 | Sheerness | |
| Lady Ridley (1813 ship) | 27 June 1821 | England | |
| Larkins (1808 ship) | 19 October 1831 | The Downs | |
| Layton | 9 October 1827 | Plymouth | First convict voyage to VDL |
| Layton | 10 December 1835 | Sheerness | Second convict voyage to VDL |
| Layton | 1 September 1841 | Lonson | Third convict voyage to VDL |
| London (1832 ship) | 1 May 1842 | London | First convict voyage |
| London | 10 March 1851 | Dublin | Second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Lord Melville | 17 December 1818 | ||
| Lord Hungerford (1814 ship) | 26 December 1821 | England | |
| Lord Lyndoch (1814 ship) | 18 November 1831 | Sheerness | First convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Lord Lyndoch | 20 August 1836 | London | Second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Lord Lyndoch | 5 February 1841 | London | Third convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Lord William Bentinck (1828 Bristol ship) | 26 August 1838 | Portsmouth | |
| Lord William Bentinck (1828 Yarmouth ship) | 28 August 1832 | Portsmouth | |
| Lotus (1826 ship) | 16 May 1833 | London |
M
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maitland (1811 ship) | 3 March 1844 | Norfolk Island | Her first convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Maitland | 27 October 1846 | London | Her second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Majestic (1829 ship) | 22 January 1829 | London | |
| Malabar (1804 ship) | 21 October 1821 | Gravesend | |
| Mangles (1803 ship) | 2 August 1835 | Portsmouth | |
| Manlius (1826 ship) | 9 November 1828 | London | Her first convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Manlius | 12 August 1830 | Sheerness | Her second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Maria (1798 ship) | 1 December 1820 | London | |
| Mary (1811 Ipswich ship) | 5 October 1823 | London | Her first convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Mary | 10 April 1830 | London | Her second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Mary | 19 October 1831 | London | Her third convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Mary Ann (1807 Batavia ship) | 2 May 1822 | Dartmouth | |
| Medina (1811 ship) | 14 September 1825 | The Downs | |
| Medway (1810 ship) | 21 October 1821 | Land's End | |
| Mellish (1819 ship) | 22 September 1830 | Spithead | |
| Minerva (1805 ship) | 7 June 1818 | Cork | Second ship to bring convicts to VDL |
| Moffat | 9 May 1834 | Plymouth | Her first convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Moffat | 1 April 1838 | Portsmouth | Her second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Moffat | 20 November 1842 | Portsmouth | Her third convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Morley (1811 ship) | 28 August 1820 | London |
N, O, & P
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Neptune (1815 ship) | 18 January 1838 | Sheerness | Her first convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Neptune | 5 April 1850 | England & Bermuda | Her second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Norfolk (1814 ship) | 28 August 1835 | Sheerness | |
| Ocean (1794 ship) | 1804 | Port Phillip | |
| Phoenix (1810 ship) | 20 May 1822 | Portsmouth | |
| Phoenix (1798 ship) | 21 July 1824 | England | |
| Princess Charlotte (1813 Sunderland ship) | 8 November 1824 | London | |
| Prince Regent (1811 Shields ship) | 10 January 1830 | Sheerness | |
| Prince Regent (1811 Rochester ship) | 2 January 1842 | Kingstown (Dublin) |
R
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roslin Castle (1819 ship) | 16 December 1828 | The Downs | |
| Royal George (1820 ship) | 18 October 1830 | Portsmouth | |
| Ruby (1800 ship) | c.March 1812 | Port Jackson | |
| Runnymede (1825 ship) | 28 March 1840 | London |
S
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarah (1819 ship) | 29 March 1837 | London | |
| Sir Charles Forbes | 18 April 1825 | Portsmouth | First convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Sir Charles Forbes | 3 January 1827 | London | Second convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Sir Charles Forbes | 27 July 1830 | Plymouth | Third convict voyage to Tasmania |
| Sir Godfrey Webster (1799 ship) | 30 December 1823 | London | |
| Sir Robert Seppings (ship) | 8 July 1852 | Woolwich | 220 female convicts (1 died at sea) |
| Somersetshire (1810 ship) | 30 May 1842 | Plymouth | |
| Stakesby (1814 ship) | 4 September 1833 | Spithead | |
| Surry (1811 ship) | 14 December 1829 | London | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Surrey | 17 May 1836 | Cork | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Surrey | 11 August 1842 | The Downs | Her third convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Susan (1813 ship) | 21 November 1837 | London | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Susan | 25 July 1842 | Plymouth | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
T, W, & Y
| Name | Date of arrival | Sailed from | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames (1818 ship) | 1 November 1829 | London | |
| HMS Tortoise (1807) | 19 February 1842 | Plymouth | |
| Waterloo (1815 ship) | 20 November 1834 | Portsmouth | |
| Westmoreland (1832 ship) | 3 December 1836 | Woolwich | |
| William Miles (1808 ship) | 29 July 1828 | The Downs | |
| Woodford (1819 ship) | 22 November 1826 | London | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Woodford | 25 August 1828 | Portsmouth | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| Woodman (1808 ship) | 29 April 1826 | Sheerness | |
| York (1819 ship) | 28 August 1829 | London | Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
| York | 29 December 1832 | Plymouth | Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land |
References
- Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.