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Henry (1826 ship)

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Name
  
Henry

Type
  
Barque

Beam
  
23.94 feet (7.30 m)

Length
  
29 m

Fate
  
Lost in 1841

Tons burthen
  
252 (bm)

Launched
  
1826

Draft
  
1.8 m

Builder
  
Buckler's Hard, England

Henry was a 252-ton(bm) merchant ship built in Buckler's Hard, England, in 1826. She made one voyage transporting convicts from Mauritius to Australia. She grounded off Fremantle in 1841 and was refloated, only to disappear after leaving Moulmein.

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Career

Under the command of Captain Bunney, she left Cape of Good Hope on 4 February 1838 with passengers and cargo and arrived at Sydney on 5 May. She left Port Jackson on 15 July bound for Mauritius. After having difficulty getting a cargo, Henry returned to Sydney with two convicts, passengers and cargo, arriving on 26 February 1839. Henry left Port Jackson on 10 May 1839 bound for London with passengers and cargo.

Changing owners, she sailed under the command of Captain Todd, arriving at Perth on 20 April 1841.

Fate

She went aground off Fremantle in 1841 and was refloated shortly after. Henry was last seen after leaving Moulmein in late 1841.

References

Henry (1826 ship) Wikipedia