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The ''Register of Shipping'' for 1833 carries ''Asia'' with Perkins, master, changing to Stephenson. Her owner is Stowell and her trade London—Halifax.<ref name=RS1833>[https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015024214481?urlappend=%3Bseq=63 ''Register of Shipping'' (1834), Seq. №1222.]</ref> |
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==Citations and references== |
==Citations and references== |
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Revision as of 19:19, 17 April 2017
| History | |
|---|---|
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| Name | Asia |
| Owner | W. Stoveld, and Richard Stoveld (managing) |
| Builder | Shields |
| Launched | 1816 |
| Notes | 7 October 1817 (registered) |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Brig |
| Tons burthen | 411 47⁄94[1] (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
Asia was a 410-ton merchant brig 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 Diemen's Land. She is last listed in 1833.
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 on 22 July, and arrived at Blackwall on 1 August.[2]
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.[3] Asia left Sydney on 11 March bound for Madras with part of the 48th Regiment.[4]
Lloyd's Register
| Lloyd's Register | Master | Owner | Trade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1818 | W. Jackson | Bulmer | London |
| 1819 | W. Jackson | Bulmer | London |
| 1820 | W. Jackson | Bulmer | London |
| 1821 | W. Jackson | Bulmer | London |
| 1822 | Lindsay | Bulmer | London-Bombay |
| 1823 | Lindsay | Bulmer | London-Fort William; London-NSW |
| 1824 | Lindsay | Bulmer | London-NSW |
| 1825 | Lindsay | Bulmer | London-NSW |
| 1826 | Lindsay | Bulmer | London-NSW |
| 1827 | Lindsay | Bulmer | London-NSW |
| 1828 | Lindsay | Bulmer | London-NSW |
| 1829 | Lindsay | Bulmer | London-NSW |
| 1830 | Lindsay; Parker | Bulmer; Stoveld | |
| 1831 | Parker | Stoveld | London-Halifax |
| 1832 | Parker | Stoveld | London-Halifax |
| 1833 | Parker | Stoveld | London-Halifax |
The Register of Shipping for 1833 carries Asia with Perkins, master, changing to Stephenson. Her owner is Stowell and her trade London—Halifax.[5]
Citations and references
Citations
- ^ Hackman (2001), p.223.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1834), Seq. №1222.
References
- Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974. ISBN 0-85174-195-9
- Hackman, Rowan (2001) Ships of the East India Company. (Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society). ISBN 0-905617-96-7