Lalla Rookh (1839 ship) explained

Lalla Rookh was a barque of 372 (or 500?) tons built by Edward Allen in St Helier, Jersey, in "1939", corrected to 1839. Her dimensions were 99.9 × 24.0 × 16.8 ft.[1]

She is advertised as follows, in the South Australian Record And Australasian Chronicle of 18 March 1840: "A regular trader. To be dispatched in March [1840] for South Australia, the splendid new ship Lalla Rookh. 500 tons burthen. Lying in the London Docks. Henry Kanney (sic), Commander".[2]

She took passengers to the colony of South Australia from London (25 or 26 April[3] 1840) to Port Adelaide (10 August 1840[4]), under Captain Henry Kenney.[5] [6] It carried 11 cabin passengers, 15 in intermediate class, and 93 steerage passengers. Burinessman William Paxton and William Littlejohn O'Halloran (former army officer, later public servant and brother of the first police commissioner, Major T.S. O'Halloran arrived on this ship.[7]

She departed Port Adelaide on 18 September 1840 for Encounter Bay, to refuel for the return journey to London, planned for December.[8] The ship left for London on 23 January 1841 with two passengers, and "a full cargo of colonial produce, consisting of 320 casks of oil, 326 bundles of whalebone, and 400 bales of wool", under Captain Kenney.[9]

On 9 July 1844 she arrived in London from Calcutta under Captain Kenney.[10]

On 7 September 1844 she left London under Kenney for Algoa Bay, in the Eastern Cape of the British Cape Colony,[11] leaving Deal, Kent on 9 September.[12] On 9 March 1845 she arrived in Table Bay.[13] In December 1845 she arrived back in London, via Deal, from Calcutta.[14] [15]

On 10 April 1846 she came down the Thames River to Deal under Captain Martin,[16] leaving Deal for Hobart on 14 April 1846 under Captain Kenney.[17]

On 2 July 1847 she was seen en route from Hartlepool to Aden, under Captain Hains (sic);[18] alternatively reported destination Athens seen off the Isle of Wight on 5 July 1847, under Haines.[19]

On 12 September 1848 she returned to London from Penang under Captain Haines.[20]

Lalla Rookh was reported to have been driven ashore at Auckland, on a voyage from London and Wellington to Auckland on 17 April 1849, but refloated.[21] [22] Lalla Rookh sailed from Auckland, New Zealand, on 23 May 1849 to Port Jackson, the harbour of the colony of New South Wales, arriving on 14 June 1849.[23]

On 5 October 1849 she departed Sydney for London under Captain Haines,[24] [25] with passengers listed as Messrs L. Parker, E. Parker, Pitt, and Severne.[26] On 2 February 1850 she arrived at Gravesend from Sydney.[27]

On 24 June 1850 she departed California for the Gulf of Panama.[28]

In late August 1850 she was advertised as a packet ship, built as a 600-ton frigate, in London Docks, with cargo loaded and ready to depart for California, looking for passengers. Commander W. H. P. Haines was described as experienced in sailing the Pacific, and in possession of a first-class certificate from the Trinity Board.[29]

On 30 November 1850 she departed Leith, Scotland, for San Francisco under Captain Haines.[30]

On 17 March 1852 she departed Sydney for Newcastle, NSW, in ballast.[31]

A ship of this name under a British flag was reported driven ashore and feared wrecked at Gibraltar on 1 December 1852 (unconfirmed).[32]

The last mention of this ship in Australian waters is its departure from Sydney for San Francisco under Captain Haines on 4 May 1853, with five passengers listed and 95 in steerage.[33] She was advertised beforehand as having recently arrived from California, and well-equipped for passengers and light freight.[34] She evidently reached her destination, as there is a record of one of the passengers, a Dr Swain, having arrived there.[35]

She was last mentioned in Lloyd's Register in 1854.[36]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lalla Rookh. South Australian Maritime Museum. Passengers in History: 1936. 23 January 2021.
  2. News: Advertising . . 38 . South Australia . 14 March 1840 . 27 January 2021 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Vessels entered outwards . . VI . 444 . New South Wales, Australia . 1 September 1840 . 23 January 2021 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: Shipping Report . . III . 129 . 14 August 1840 . 23 January 2021 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: 26/04/1840 – 11/08/1840. South Australian Maritime Museum. Passengers in History: 1936. 23 January 2021.
  6. Web site: Shipping movements August 1840. Graham. Jaunay. Graham Jaunay: Ancestral & Local History Research . 23 January 2021.
  7. Web site: Overseas Arrivals to South Australia – late 1840 – Adelaide Hills . LocalWiki . 23 January 2021.
  8. News: Shipping Report . . III . 139 . 18 September 1840 . 23 January 2021 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  9. Web site: Overseas Departures from South Australia – 1837 to 1850 – Adelaide Hills . LocalWiki . 25 January 2021.
  10. News: Morning Post. Ship news: Custom-house, July 9. 10 July 1844. 22930. London. 7. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  11. News: Morning Post. Ship news: Custom-house, September 6. 6 September 1844. 22980 . London. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  12. News: Morning Post. Ship news. 10 September 1844. 22983. 8 . London. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  13. News: Morning Post. Ship news: East India shipping. 5 May 1856. 23184. London. 7. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  14. News: The Standard. Ship news. 19 Dec 1845. 6674. London. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  15. News: The Standard. Ship news. 24 Dec 1845. 6678. London. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  16. News: Caledonian Mercury. East India shipping. 16 April 1846. 19563. Edinburgh, Scotland. British Library (microfilm 2353) via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  17. News: Morning Post. Ship news. 16 April 1846. 22579 . London . 7. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  18. News: Caledonian Mercury. Shipping intelligence: East India shipping. 8 July 1847. 19691. Edinburgh, Scotland. British Library (microfilm 2354) via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  19. News: Newcastle Journal. Marine Intelligence. 10 July 1847. 794. 3. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  20. News: Morning Post. Custom House, Tues. Sept. 12th. 13 Sep 1848. 23338. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access. .
  21. News: Ship News . The Standard . London . 28 September 1849 . 7840 .
  22. News: Caledonian Mercury. Shipping Intelligence: From Lloyd's List. 1 October 1849. 19924. Edinburgh, Scotland. British Library (microfilm 2357) via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access.. The Lalla Rookh, from London and Wellington, arrived at Auckland NZ on 17th April and on entering the harbour without a pilot, went on shore, but had been got off without sustaining material damage..
  23. Web site: Lalla Rookh . Mariners and Ships in Australian Waters . 23 January 2021. Scan of original record.
  24. News: Clearances . . XXVI . 3860 . 1 October 1849 . 25 January 2021 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  25. News: Projected departures . . XXVI . 4 October 1849 . 25 January 2021 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  26. News: Departures . . XXVI . 3865 . 6 October 1849 . 25 January 2021 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  27. News: Caledonian Mercury. Shipping Intelligence: East India shipping. 7 February 1850. 19961. Edinburgh, Scotland. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  28. News: Morning Chronicle. Shipping Intelligence: East India shipping. 30 August 1850. 26129. London. British Library (microfilm 0274) via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  29. News: The Times. Classified advertising. 24 August 1850. 20576. 1. London. British Library via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  30. News: Caledonian Mercury. Shipping Intelligence. 5 December 1850. 20047. Edinburgh, Scotland. British Library (microfilm 2357) via Gale via State Library of South Australia free home access..
  31. News: Departures . . XXXII . 4631 . 18 March 1852 . 25 January 2021 . 2 . National Library of Australia.
  32. Ship News . 25 December 1852 . 7 . 21308 . F . Gibraltar, December 16th. The Lalla Rookh, for England, was driven on shore on the 1st inst. and it is feared will be a wreck..
  33. News: Clearance . . IX . 423 . New South Wales, Australia . 8 May 1852 . 26 January 2021 . 122 . National Library of Australia.
  34. News: Advertising . . XXXII . 4654 . New South Wales, Australia . 14 April 1852 . 26 January 2021 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  35. Web site: Eleanor Lancaster Shipwreck, Newcastle Medal, & Dr. W. Swain: November 7, 1856 . Australia Postal History and Social Philately. 10 April 2015 . 26 January 2021.
  36. Web site: Lalla Rookh ship citations in the ship database . shipindex.org . 26 January 2021.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Lalla Rookh (1839 ship)".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.