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Ships transporting British convicts
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 [ ] 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 [ ] D [ ]
Name
Date of arrival
Sailed from
Notes
David Clark (1816 ship) 4 October 1841
Plymouth
HMS Dromedary (1806)
10 January 1820
E [ ] F [ ] 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
Georgiana (1826 ship) 20 April 1829
Plymouth
Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land
Georgiana
1 February 1831
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 Barry (1814 ship) 11 August 1834
England
Katherine Stewart Forbes (1818 ship) 16 July 1832
England
L [ ] 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 [ ] R [ ] S [ ]
Name
Date of arrival
Sailed from
Notes
Sarah (1819 ship) 29 March 1837
London
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
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
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