Name Georgiana Type Barque Propulsion Sail | Builder Quebec Tons burthen 483 or 404 ton (bm) Launched 1826 | |
Georgiana was a 483 or 404-ton merchant ship built in Quebec, Canada in 1826. She made three voyages transporting convicts from England to Australia.
Career
Under the command of John Thompson and surgeon Coleman who was replaced by David Conway, she left Plymouth, England on 15 December 1828 with 170 male convicts, passengers and cargo. She sailed via Cape of Good Hope and arrived at Hobart Town on 20 April 1829. Three male convicts died on the voyage. Georgiana sailed from Hobart with passengers, cargo and two convicts and arrived at Sydney on 12 June 1829. She left Port Jackson on 12 July bound for Bombay via Hobart Town.
On her second convict voyage under the command of John Thompson, and surgeon John Tarn, she left London, England on 1 April 1831 with 182 male convicts, passengers and cargo. She arrived at Sydney on 27 July 1831. Two male convicts died on the voyage. Georgiana left Port Jackson on 4 October, bound for Mauritius.
For her third convict voyage again under the command of John Thompson and surgeon James Hall, she left Portsmouth, England on 16 October 1832 with 184 male convicts, passengers and cargo. She arrived at Hobart Town on 1 February 1833. No convicts died on the voyage. Georgiana left Hobart Town on 5 March, bound for Batavia.