Name Wanstead Launched 1811, Newbury Point Tons burthen 253 (bm) Draft 4.6 m | Owner Henry Moore Fate Wrecked 1816 Draught 15 feet (4.6 m) | |
Wanstead was a two-decker sailing ship built of fir in 1811 in America at Newbury Point. She made one voyage transporting convicts to Australia. She then returned to merchant trade but was wrecked off Brazil in 1816.
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Career
Her hull was sheathed in copper in 1813.
Under the command of Henry Moore, who was both master and owner, she sailed from Spithead, England on 24 August 1813, and arrived at Port Jackson on 9 January 1814. When she left Britain she sailed in company with, among others, Windham and General Hewett, and with HMS Akbar providing an escort for the first part the journey. Wanstead was to transport 120 female convicts, but one was landed before the ship left Britain. Two of the convicts died on the voyage.
Wanstead left Port Jackson on 10 February 1814 bound for Batavia.
Lloyd's Register for 1815 still shows her trade as London-Botany Bay, but indicates that she received a new master, J. Strickland, later in the year. The next year Moore is still Wanstead's owner, and Strickland her master, but she is no longer armed and her trade is Liverpool - the Brazils.
Loss
Lloyd's List for 27 December 1816 reported that Wanstead, Strickland, master, sailing from Maranham to Liverpool, had been wrecked off Maranham.