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Ocean (1800 ship)

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History
NameOcean
Launched1800, Quebec, Canada
General characteristics
Tons burthen560 (bm)
PropulsionSail

The Ocean was a 560 ton sailing ship built in Quebec, Canada in 1800.

Under the command of Alexander Johnson, she sailed from England in August 1815, with 220 male convicts. She arrived at Port Jackson on 20 January 1816. Two convicts died on the voyage. Ocean left Port Jackson on 17 March bound for Batavia.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.17. Retrieved 27 January 2013.

References

  • Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974. ISBN 0-85174-195-9