Royal Admiral was a 414-ton timber three-masted barque,[2] built at King's Lynn, England in 1828[3] and used as a merchant ship. Royal Admiral first served for trade to India.[4] She subsequently sailed to Australia on four occasions carrying convicts, from PortsmouthtoPort Jackson in 1830, from Dublin to Port Jackson in 1833 and 1834,[5] and from WoolwichtoHobart Town in 1842.
On her first convict voyage, under the command of David Fotheringham and surgeon S. Rutherford, she departed Portsmouth on 5 July 1830 and arrived in Sydney on 8 November 1830.[6] She had embarked 193 male convicts; there were four convict deaths en route.[7]
For her second convict voyage, under the command of David Fotheringham and surgeon Andrew Henderson, Royal Admiral departed Dublin, Ireland on 4 or 5 June 1833, and arrived in Sydney on 26 October.[8] She had embarked 220 male convicts, five of whom died en route.[9]
On her third convict voyage, under the command of David Fotheringham and surgeon J. Osborne, Royal Admiral departed Dublin on 27 September 1834 and arrived in Sydney on 22 January 1835.[8] She had embarked 203 male convict and had two convict deaths en route.[9]
On her fourth convict voyage Royal Admiral, William T. Fell, master, sailed from London on 7 May 1842. She sailed via the Cape and arrived at Hobart on 24 September.[11] She had embarked 204 female convicts and suffered two convict deaths on the voyage.[12]
Royal Admiral was wrecked on the coast of India on 26 July 1844.[13][14] She was under the command of Captain Garbutt, and sailing from Newport to Aden, when she wrecked upon the Prong, near Colaba light-house. Materials were saved, but ship and cargo were lost.[15] The 1844 volume of Lloyd's Register shows her master as G. Weakner, her owner as Bottomly, and her trade Newport—Aden. The entry has the notations "Wrecked" against her name.[16]
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