Alexander (1811)
 Configuration of typical brig-sloop | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Alexander |
| Launched: | 1811, United States |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Brig |
| Displacement: | 227 tons |
| Propulsion: | Sail |
For other ships with the same name, see Alexander (East Indiaman) and Alexander (ship).
The Alexander was a 227 ton brig built in the United States and captured as a prize during the War of 1812. She first appears in Lloyd's Register for 1815 with Hamilton, master, M'Dowell, owner, and trade Grenoe-Newfoundland.[1]
Under the command of William Hamilton, she sailed from Ireland on 4 November 1815, and arrived at Port Jackson on 4 April 1816.[2] She transported 84 female convicts, three of whom died on the voyage.[3]
Alexander left Port Jackson on 23 June bound for England.[4]
See also
- List of ships captured in the 19th century
- List of ships captured in the 18th century
- Bibliography of early American naval history
Citations
- ↑ Lloyd's Register (1815).
- ↑ Bateson (1974), pp.290-91.
- ↑ Bateson (1974), p. 327.
- ↑ "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.16. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
References
- Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974. ISBN 0-85174-195-9
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