HMS Jumna (1848) explained

HMS Jumna was a of the Royal Navy, built at the Bombay Dockyard, initially intended to be named HMS Zebra and launched on 7 March 1848 as Jumna. She was paid off and sold 25 June 1862.

Fate

Jumna arrived at Hobart, Tasmania on 4 November 1881 from Port Louis, Mauritius, with a cargo of sugar and unable to obtain a charter, took in ballast, and left for Fremantle, Western Australia on 19 November and was never seen again.[1]

The Australian National Shipwreck Database reports that she was lost "between Ports, possibly South Fremantle". She carried a crew of four able seamen and 16 apprentices.[2]

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Mercury (Hobart, Tasmania), Saturday 22 April 1882, p.2.. 18 October 2010.
  2. A. Chittenden, “Some notes about brig Jumna, Sea Breezes, 115 (12) June 1929, p.152