Camden (1799 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Camden.

History
Great Britain
NameCamden
Owner
  • 1799: Lushington & Co.[1]
  • 1836: J. Marshall[2]
BuilderRandall & Brent, Rotherhithe, River Thames[1]
Launched19 August 1799[1]
FateWrecked August 1836
General characteristics
Tons burthen298,[3] or 309, or 423, or 429,[3] or 432,[2] or 4329⁄94[1] or 450[4] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 1800:8 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 1809:2 × 4-pounder guns + 8 × 18-pounder carronades
  • 1810:2 × 4-pounder guns + 12 × 18-pounder carronades

Camden was a merchant ship built upon the River Thames in 1799 as a West Indiaman. Between 1832 and 1833 she made two voyages transporting convicts from England to Australia. She was wrecked in 1836.

Career

Camden began her career as a West Indiaman. She entered Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1799.[3]









Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1799 H.Meek Lushington London–Grenada LR
1801 H.Meek
R.Hill 		Lushington
Wederburn 		London–Grenada
London–Jamaica 		LR
1809 Tyler Wederburn London–Grenada
London–Jamaica 		LR
1812 Tyler
Billinghurst 		Wederburn London–Jamaica LR
1814 Billinghurst Captain & Co. London–Antigua LR
1816 Billinghurst Captain & Co. London–Antigua LR; copper repaired 1816, sev. repair 1816, topsides 1816
1821 Billinghurst
Morton 		Billinghurst London–Antigua LR; large repair 1816
1823 Morton
Bollinbroke 		Manning London–Antigua LR; large repair 1816 & 1823
1824 Billinghurst Billinghurst London–Antigua LR; large repair 1816 & 1823
1826 Billinghurst
Tate 		Billinghurst London–Antigua LR; large repair 1823
1831 Noyes J.Marshall London–Calcutta LR; rebuilt 1822
1832 Fulcher
Clay 		J.Marshall London–New South Wales LR; large repair 1831

First convict voyage (1831)

On her first convict voyage, under the command of William Fulcher and surgeon David Boyter, she departed London on 28 March 1831 and arrived in Sydney, New South Wales, on 25 July.[4] She embarked 198 male convicts and had no convict deaths en route.[5]

Second convict voyage (1832–1833)

On her second convict voyage, under the command of George Clayton and surgeon Joseph Steret, she departed Sheerness on 22 September 1832 and arrived in Sydney on 18 February 1833.[4] She embarked 200 male convicts, two of whom died en route.[6]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1834 G.Clayton
M'Kinnon 		J.Marshall Gls (Goole?)–London LR;

Lloyd's Register for 1836 showed Camden's master as Ryan, and her trade as London—Sydney.[2] Captain Valentine Ryan sailed from the Downs on 22 February 1836 and arrived at Sydney on 2 June. Camden was carrying passengers.

Fate

Camden was wrecked in the Strait of Madura, Dutch East Indies.[1] She was on a voyage from Sydney to Soarabaga when she wrecked on 10 August 1836. Her crew were rescued.[7][8]

Citations

  1. ^ a b c d e Hackman (2001), p. 226.
  2. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1836), seq. №C67.
  3. ^ a b c Lloyd's Register (1799), Seq. №C594.
  4. ^ a b c Bateson (1959), pp. 300–1.
  5. ^ Bateson (1959), p. 332.
  6. ^ Bateson (1959), p. 333.
  7. ^ "Ship News". The Standard. No. 2985. London. 2 December 1836.
  8. ^ "Departures". The Colonist. Sydney. 1 December 1836. p. 7.

References

  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.