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Revision as of 12:27, 3 October 2014
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| History | |
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| Name | Friendship |
| Owner | list error: <br /> list (help) George Moorson Thomas Hopper George Hopper John Hopper |
| Port of registry | Liverpool |
| Launched | 1784, Scarborough |
| Fate | Scuttled in the Straits of Makassar in 1788. |
| General characteristics | |
| Typ | Brig |
| Length | 75 feet (23 m) |
| Beam | 23 feet (7.0 m) |
| Sail plan | Full rigged ship |
Friendship was an Australian First Fleet transport ship, built in Scarborough, England, in 1784.
Bauwesen
A brig of 278 tons, she was among the smallest of the transports. Her Master was Francis Walton and surgeon Thomas Arndell.
Voyage to Australia
She left Portsmouth on 13 May 1787, carrying male and female convicts. The record of the number aboard varies, David Collins gave the following details in his book An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales:[1] "The Friendship, ... of 228 tons, had on board 76 male and 21 female convicts; 1 captain, 2 lieutenants, 2 sergeants, 3 corporals, 1 drummer, and 36 privates, with 1 assistant surgeon to the colony."
The female convicts were transferred to other transports at the Cape of Good Hope to make room for livestock purchased there. She arrived at Port Jackson, Sydney, Australia, on 26 January 1788.
The collection of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich includes a commemorative coin featuring an image of the Friendship and the inscription 'Success to the Friendship. 1787.' and on the reverse, the inscription 'F.W.', the initials of Francis Walton master of the Friendship.[2]
Fate
Friendship left Port Jackson on 14 July 1788 in company with Alexander. The crews of both ships were so badly affected by scurvy off the coast of Borneo that enough healthy sailors remained for only one working ship, and Friendship was scuttled in the Straits of Makassar on 28 October 1788.
Legal action
The owners took legal action against the Government for the loss of the ship, which took many years.
See also
References
- ^ Collins, David (2004) [1798]. An Account of the English Colony in New South Wales. Project Gutenberg.
- ^ "Convict ship 'Friendship'". Catalogue. Royal Museums Greenwich. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
Further reading
- Gillen, Mollie, The Founders of Australia: A Biographical Dictionary of the First Fleet, Sydney: Library of Australian History, 1989.
- Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974.
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