Name City of Edinburgh Fate Wrecked 1840 | Owner J. Farquhar & Co. Length 29 m | |
Builder A. Woodcock, Coringa, Bengal Launched 1 December 1813, or 1816 Tons burthen 360, or 366, or 367, or 370 ⁄94 (bm) | ||
City of Edinburgh was a 366-ton (bm) merchant ship built at Bengal in 1813. She made two voyages transporting passengers to Tasmania, and two transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia. Later, she made a whaling voyage to New Zealand. She was wrecked in 1840.
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Career
City of Edinburgh left Leith or 15 November 1824 and arrived at Hobart on 13 April 1825 with passengers.
She departed Leith on 25 September 1826, and Dublin on 19 October. She arrived at Hobart 19 February 1827 with passengers.
On her first convict voyage, under the command of J. Clendon and surgeon William Anderson, she departed Cork, Ireland on the 23 June 1828, with 80 female convicts. She arrived in Sydney on the 12 November 1828. There were no convict deaths en route.
On her second convict voyage, under the command of Giles Wade and surgeon Anthony Donoghoe, she departed Cork on 18 March 1832 with 139 male convicts. She arrived in Sydney on 27 June 1832 and had no convict deaths en route. City of Edinburgh departed Port Jackson, bound for Hokianga, New Zealand on 1 August 1832.
Lloyd's Register for 1833 shows City of Edinburgh, of 367 tons (bm), with W. Baker, master. On 1 November 1833 she sailed for New Zealand and she was reported to be near there on 25 December 1837, with 150 tons of whale oil.
In 1837 her owners sold her in London as a "Free Trader". Lloyd's Register for 1838 shows her with Thompson, master, and W. Baker, owner, and trade London-Sydney.
Fate
City of Edinburgh was wrecked at Prime Seal Island on 11 July 1840. Seeking refuge from a gale, Captain Fearon took shelter at the island but the tide drove her ashore. All on board took to three boats and were saved, but the ship herself broke up.