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Caledonia (1829 ship)

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Name
  
Caledonia

Tons burthen
  
190 ton (bm)

Launched
  
1829

Type
  
Barque

Propulsion
  
Sail

Caledonia was a merchant ship built in 1829. She made two voyages transporting convicts from Madras and the Swan River Colony to Sydney, Australia.

Career

She transported eighteen convicts, passengers and cargo, under the command of Captain Thomas Symers from Madras on 20 August 1820, arriving at Sydney on 16 December 1838. After a voyage to Manilla and Canton, she transported one convict from the Swan River Colony, via Adelaide and Port Phillip, arriving on 30 April 1840. She left Sydney for London afterwards.

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Caledonia (1829 ship) Wikipedia


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