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Captain James Lindsay left [[Cork (city)|Cork]] on 19 August 1820, bound for [[Bengal]]. ''Asia'' arrived at [[Kolkatta|Calcutta]] on 26 January 1821. She was at [[Diamond Harbour]] on 19 March and passed [[Sagar Island|Saugor]] on 2 April. She reached [[Saint Helena|St Helena]] 22 July, and arrived at Blackwall on 1 August.<ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d9a1b16a-d9c8-4c6e-a40c-58b6773d7d79 National Archives: Asia (8) - accessed 11 August 2015.</ref> |
Captain James Lindsay left [[Cork (city)|Cork]] on 19 August 1820, bound for [[Bengal]]. ''Asia'' arrived at [[Kolkatta|Calcutta]] on 26 January 1821. She was at [[Diamond Harbour]] on 19 March and passed [[Sagar Island|Saugor]] on 2 April. She reached [[Saint Helena|St Helena]] 22 July, and arrived at Blackwall on 1 August.<ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/rd/d9a1b16a-d9c8-4c6e-a40c-58b6773d7d79 National Archives: Asia (8) - accessed 11 August 2015.]</ref> |
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Under the command of James Lindsay, she sailed from [[The Downs]], England on 9 August 1823, with 150 male convicts. She arrived at [[Hobart|Hobart Town]] on 19 January 1824. Two convicts died on the voyage. ''Asia'' left Hobart Town on 27 January bound for Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1090059 |title=Ship News |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work=Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser, Friday 30 January 1824, p.2 |publisher= |accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref> ''Asia'' left Sydney on 11 March bound for [[Chennai|Madras]] with part of the [[48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot|48th Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71247621 |title=Ship News |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work=The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 18 March 1824, p.2 |publisher= |accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref> |
Under the command of James Lindsay, she sailed from [[The Downs]], England on 9 August 1823, with 150 male convicts. She arrived at [[Hobart|Hobart Town]] on 19 January 1824. Two convicts died on the voyage. ''Asia'' left Hobart Town on 27 January bound for Sydney.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/1090059 |title=Ship News |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work=Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser, Friday 30 January 1824, p.2 |publisher= |accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref> ''Asia'' left Sydney on 11 March bound for [[Chennai|Madras]] with part of the [[48th (Northamptonshire) Regiment of Foot|48th Regiment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/71247621 |title=Ship News |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |date= |work=The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 18 March 1824, p.2 |publisher= |accessdate=3 February 2013}}</ref> |
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| Name | Asia |
| Owner | Richard Stoveld (managing) |
| Launched | 1816, Shields |
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| Type | Brig |
| Tons burthen | 410 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
The Asia was a 410 ton merchant ship built at Shields in 1816. During her career, she made one voyage for the British East India Company (EIC), and one transporting convicts from England to Van Dieman's Land.
- EIC voyage (1820-21)
Captain James Lindsay left Cork on 19 August 1820, bound for Bengal. Asia arrived at Calcutta on 26 January 1821. She was at Diamond Harbour on 19 March and passed Saugor on 2 April. She reached St Helena 22 July, and arrived at Blackwall on 1 August.[1]
- Convict voyage (1823-24)
Under the command of James Lindsay, she sailed from The Downs, England on 9 August 1823, with 150 male convicts. She arrived at Hobart Town on 19 January 1824. Two convicts died on the voyage. Asia left Hobart Town on 27 January bound for Sydney.[2] Asia left Sydney on 11 March bound for Madras with part of the 48th Regiment.[3]
Citations
- ^ National Archives: Asia (8) - accessed 11 August 2015.
- ^ "Ship News". Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser, Friday 30 January 1824, p.2. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
- ^ "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Thursday 18 March 1824, p.2. Retrieved 3 February 2013.
References
- Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974. ISBN 0-85174-195-9