Amboyna (1807 ship)

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History
Red EnsignUnited Kingdom
NameAmboyna
NamesakeAmbon Island
BuilderRangoon
Launched1807
FateWrecked in 1825
General characteristics
TypeBrig
Tons burthen232 ton (bm)
PropulsionSail

Amboyna was a 232-ton merchant ship built at Rangoon, British Burma in 1807. She made a number of voyages to Australia with cargo from the East Indies and China. A number of military convicts were transported to Australia by her. She was wrecked in the China Seas in 1825.

Design

Amboyna was built at Rangoon, British Burma.[1] She was rebuilt in 1813 on the Hooghly River, British India.[2]

Career

Amboyna was wrecked in the China Seas in 1825, while on a voyage to China from Australia, under the command of David Wilson.[3]

Citations and references

Citations

  1. ^ Phipps (1840), p.180.
  2. ^ Phipps (1840), p.117.
  3. ^ Phipps (1840), p.105.

References

  • Phipps, John Phipps (of the Master Attendant's Office, Calcutta) (1840) A Collection of Papers Relative to Ship Building in India ...: Also a Register Comprehending All the Ships ... Built in India to the Present Time .... (Scott). (Google eBook)
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