Protector (ship)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Canada | |
| Name: | Protector |
| Completed: | 1827 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | barque |
| Tons burthen: | 380 long tons (390 t) |
| Length: | 109 feet (33 m) |
| Beam: | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
| Draught: | 6' 4½" |
Protector was a 380 ton Canadian barque built and launched in 1827 in Canada. She is most well known for transporting colonists to the nascent Swan River Colony in February 1830.
She was built in Lincoln, New Brunswick, Canada [1] as a three-masted barque with square stern, no galleries, and a bust figurehead. She was launched by John Richard Portelow on 19 May 1827, and on 3 November the following year was sold by to a consortium of merchants in Bristol (England) — Edward Bevan (21 shares); William Cross (22 shares); and Francis Holladay (21 shares also).[1] They appointed George Thomas as Master for her first voyage.[1]
In 1829 she was re-registered with an altered construction comprising square rig, sham quarter galleries, and a female figurehead. Her first voyage proper was to the Swan River Colony, departing Gravesend on 11 October 1829. She arrived in Western Australia on 25 February.
Other ships that arrived that summer included: Calista, St. Leonard, Marquis of Anglesea (wrecked), Thomson, Amity, Georgia, Lotus, Tranby, Warrior, Britania, Wanstead, Hooghly, Atwick, Governor Phillip, Euphemia, Aurelia, Orelia, Cumberland, Caroline, Admiral Gifford, Lion, Dragon, Gilmour, Norfolk, Nancy, Leda, and Skerne.[2]
Amongst her passengers were Henry Ernest and Sarah Theodosia Hall, and their son William Shakespeare Hall.[3]
The return voyage to England was via Mauritius and Calcutta.
References
- 1 2 3 Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800–1838 (vessels Over 150 Tons). Bristol Record Society.
- ↑ "First Fleet". WA Now and Then. Retrieved 6 May 2015.
- ↑ "Halls Cottage, 7 Leighton Rd, Halls Head, WA, Australia". Heritage Database. Register of the National Estate. 10664.