Eliza (1811 ship)
| History | |
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| Name: | Eliza |
| Builder: | Calcutta |
| Launched: | 1811 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 200 (bm) |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
The Eliza was a 200-ton merchant ship built in Calcutta, British India in 1811. She made two voyages transporting convicts from Calcutta to Australia.
Career
Under the command of Robert Murray, she left Calcutta with produce, passengers and a number of prisoners. She called at Bencoolen sailing on 5 May, then River Derwent on 24 June. She lost her sails during a heavy gale and arrived in Sydney on 2 July 1813.[1] Eliza departed Port Jackson on 15 September 1813 bound for Hobart Town and Bengal. She rescued survivors of the brig Morning Star that were stranded upon Booby Island, in the Torres Strait.
Eliza left Calcutta, under the command of Robert Murray, produce, passengers and a number of prisoners. She called in at Hobart Town and arrived in Sydney on 15 May 1815.[2] Eliza departed Port Jackson on 28 May 1815 for Batavia and Calcutta.
Fate
Eliza was lost in the Torres Strait on 11/12 June 1815.[3]
Citations
- ↑ "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 3 July 1813, p.3. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 20 May 1815, p.2. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ↑ "Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 29 June 1816, p.2. Retrieved 25 August 2015.