New York Packet (1823 ship) explained

New York Packet was a 270-ton merchant ship built at Bristol, England in 1823. She made one voyage transporting convicts from Tasmania to Sydney.

Design

New York Packet was built at Bristol, England. She had a new deck, a partial new top sides and other repairs in 1837, and was sheathed in yellow metal in 1841.

Career

Under the command of J. Gregory, she left Hobart Town on 11 August 1835, transporting six convicts, passengers, and stores and arrived at Sydney on 19 August 1835. She departed Sydney bound for Timor in ballast.

She was last listed in 1852, after she was on a voyage from Sydney to London. She was laid up for repairs in Adelaide in June 1852.[1]

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Shipping Intelligence . South Australian Register, Tuesday 1 June 1852, p.2 . 22 July 2015.