Isabella was a 323-ton merchant ship built in Whitby, England in 1827. She made one voyage transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. She was wrecked on a reef off the Caroline Islands in 1841.
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Isabella |
| Builder | T. Barrick[1] |
| Launched | 1827, Whitby |
| Fate | Wrecked in 1841 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Barque |
| Tons burthen | 323 (bm) |
| Propulsion | Sail |
Career
editIsabella first appeared in the Register of Shipping for 1827 with J. Brown, master, and Nelson & Co. as owner. Her trade was Weymouth to the Baltic.[2]
| Year | Master | Owner | Trade | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830 | Blake Lotherington Henderson |
Nelson & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
| 1835 | Partridge | Nelson & Co. | London–Jamaica | LR |
The entry for Isabella in Lloyd's Register for 1840 gave her master as "M'Ausland", her owner as H. Nelson, her homeport as London, and her trade as London to Sydney.[3]
Under the command of Alexander McAusland and surgeon Henry Mahon, Isabella left Dublin, Ireland, on 5 March 1840 and arrived at Sydney on 24 July 1840, having sailed via the Cape of Good Hope.[4] She embarked 119 female convicts, passengers, and cargo. No convicts died on the voyage.[5]
Isabella sailed from Sydney for Newcastle on 27 August in ballast.[6] She arrived back in Sydney on 6 October. On 22 December, Isabella left Port Jackson bound for Guam in ballast.[7]
Fate
editWhile sailing to Guam, Isabella was wrecked on a reef in the Caroline Islands on 30 January 1841. The crew reached Manila safely after twenty-seven days in the boats.[8]
Citations
edit- ^ Weatherill (1908), p. 147.
- ^ Register of Shipping (1827), supplemental pages.
- ^ Lloyds Register (1840), Seq.№I172.
- ^ Bateson (1959), pp. 306–7.
- ^ Bateson (1959), p. 337.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 29 August 1840, p.2. 29 August 1840. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Herald, Wednesday 23 December 1840, p.2. 23 December 1840. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- ^ "Shipwreck - Loss of Isabella". The Sydney Monitor and Commercial Advertiser, Friday 11 June 1841, p.2. 11 June 1841. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
References
edit- Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
- Weatherill, Richard (1908). The ancient port of Whitby and its shipping. Whitby: Horne and Son.