Name Mary Ann Sail plan Ship rig | Tons burthen 298, or 300 (bm) Launched 1772 | |
Mary Ann was built in 1772 in France. Later, she engaged in whaling and made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales from England.
In 1786 her owners were Hattersley & Co., and her master was Captain Stephen Skiff. That year she engaged in whaling in the South Seas Fishery.
Under Captain Stewart she was in the Greenland Fishery.
In 1787 she was again in the South Seas Fishery under Captain S. Skiff, but with owners Stephens & Co. She was in the Fishery in 1789, being at St Helena in January; she returned to England in July. In 1790 she was again in the Fishery.
In 1791 she transported convicts from England to Australia. Her owners at the time were Calvert & Co. and she was under the command of Master Mark Munroe. She departed Portsmouth on 16 February 1791 and arrived on 9 July in Port Jackson, New South Wales. She sailed independently, her voyage taking place between the second and the third fleets. She embarked 150 female convicts, nine of whom died during the voyage.
She sailed from Port Jackson in November and sailed as far as 45° South, but returned, not having seen any whales.
On her return to New South Wales Governor Arthur Phillip chartered her for voyages to Norfolk Island. She then sailed to the coast of Peru on a whaling voyage. From there she returned to England via Rio de Janeiro, where she stopped in March 1793, before arriving at London in May.