Fortitude (1842 ship)
The Fortitude
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History | |
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Name | Fortitude |
Builder | Tindall, Scarborough |
Launched | 1842 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Barque |
Tons burthen | 608 tons, 640 tons, or 750 tons burthen.[1] |
Fortitude was a sailing ship. In 1848-9, she was the first of three ships chartered by the Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang to bring free immigrants to Brisbane, Australia, arriving on 21 January 1849; the other ships being the Chaseley (arriving on 1 May 1849) and the Lima (arriving on 3 November 1849).[2]
Captained by John Christmas, with the medical superintendent Henry Challinor, she departed Gravesend on 14 September 1848, arriving Moreton Bay on 21 January 1849.[1][3] Fortitude Valley (where many of the immigrants settled) is named in her honor.[4]
Notable immigrants on the Fortitude
- Henry Challinor, physician and politician of Ipswich
- Robert Cribb, politician of Brisbane
- William Pettigrew, politician and mayor of Brisbane
References
- ^ a b "Some Interesting Snippets about the Fortitude". Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Dr John Dunmore Lang Sponsored Immigrant Ships". Brisbane History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "A Super Six Hundred. On this occasion 253 passengers were transported". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 21 July 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ^ "Brisbane Fortitude Valley, Chinatown". Retrieved 2 January 2010.
External links
- "A Super Six Hundred". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 21 July 1928. p. 21. — more information on the three immigrant ships, including passenger lists
- "Passanger List" (PDF).