Fame (1812 ship)

Fame was built at Quebec in 1812 and was lost in 1817 after transporting convicts to New South Wales.

For other ships with the same name, see Fame (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name: Fame
Owner:
  • 1812:Linthorne[1]
  • 1813:J. R. Bell & Co.[2]
Builder: Quebec
Fate: Wrecked 1817
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 464,[2] or 475,[1] or 480, or 489[1] (bm)
Propulsion: Sail
Armament: 2 × 6-pounder guns + 10 × 18-pounder carronades[1]

Career

Fame entered the Register of Shipping in 1813 with Shivewright, master, changing to Gardner, Linthorn, owner, changing to Bell & Co., burthen 475 tons, changing to 489 tons, and trade "London", changing to "London transport".[1] Lloyd's Register had Gardner, master, Linthorne, owner, burthen 489 tons, and trade London.

The Register of Shipping for 1816 had Gardner, master, changing to Dale, and trade "London transport" changing to London—Botany Bay.[3]

Fame, under the command of Captain Henry Dale, and with John Mortimer as surgeon, left Spithead 9 October 1816. She arrived at Port Jackson on 8 March 1817.[4] She embarked with 200 male convicts, two of whom died on the way.[5] Lieutenant Orange commanded 30 other ranks from the 48th Regiment of Foot, who provided the guard.

Fate

There is some ambiguity about Fame's fate. Fame left Sydney on 1 May, bound for Batavia and Calcutta.[6] One highly credible source reports that Fame was wrecked in the Torres Strait about the middle of 1817, probably in May.[7]

However, Lloyd's Register and the Register of Shipping continued to carry Fame well into the 1820s with information that was contradictory and stale. Both registers were only as accurate as owners of vessels chose to keep them.

Year Master Owner Trade Notes Source
1818 Dale Bell London—Botany Bay Register of Shipping
1818 Dale Wilkinson London—Botany Bay Licensed ships Register of Shipping
1818 Dale Wilkinson London—Botany Bay Lloyd's Register
1818 H. Dale J.R. Bell London—Fort William Licensed ships (sailed 3 March 1817) Lloyd's Register
1819 Dale Wilkinson London—Petersburg Register of Shipping
1819 Dale Wilkinson London—Botany Bay Lloyd's Register
1820 Dale Wilkinson London—Petersburg Register of Shipping
1820 Dale Wilkinson London—Botany Bay Lloyd's Register
1821 Dale Bell & Co. London—Petersburg Register of Shipping
1821 Dale Wilkinson London—Botany Bay Lloyd's Register
1822 Dale Bell & Co. London—Petersburg Register of Shipping
1822 Dale Wilkinson London—Botany Bay Lloyd's Register
1823 Dale Bell & Co. London—Petersburg Register of Shipping
1823 Dale Wilkinson London—Botany Bay Lloyd's Register
1824 Dale Bell & Co. London—Petersburg Register of Shipping
1824 No longer listed Lloyd's Register
1825 Dale Bell & Co. London—Petersburg Last surveyed 1818 Register of Shipping
1826 No longer listed Register of Shipping

Citations and references

Citations

  1. Register of Shipping (1813), "F" supplemental pages.
  2. Hackman (2001), p. 276.
  3. Register of Shipping 1816), Seq. №F66.
  4. Bateson (1959), pp. 290-1.
  5. Bateson (1959), p. 327.
  6. "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.16. Retrieved 28 April 2012.
  7. Bateson (1972), p. 56.

References

  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships, 1787-1868. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
  • Bateson, Charles, & Jack Kenneth Loney (1972) Australian Shipwrecks: 1622-1850 (A. H. & A. W. Reed).
  • Hackman, Rowan (2001). Ships of the East India Company. Gravesend, Kent: World Ship Society. ISBN 0-905617-96-7.
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