Bengalee (ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Bengalee |
| Port of registry | |
| Builder | Archibald P McFarlane Jnr & Co., Dumbarton[1] |
| Launched | 1837 |
| Fate | Wrecked 23 October 1851 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | |
| Length | 101 ft 2 in (30.8 m)[1] |
| Beam | 23 ft 0 in (7.0 m)[1] |
| Depth | 17 ft 7 in (5.4 m)[1] |
Bengalee was a three-masted merchant barque built in 1837 at Dumbarton. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1838 with Hamlin, master, Hamlin and Company, of Greenock, owners, and trade Clyde–Calcutta.[2] Captain Thomas Hamlin did not allow the consumption of alcohol on his ship, thus it was known as a temperance ship.
Voyages
[edit]- Hamburg to Port Adelaide, South Australia. Bengalee left Hamburg on 16 July 1838 and stopped at the Downs. She arrived at Kingscote, South Australia on 9 November and at Port Adelaide on 16 November. Although primarily carrying supplies, she also carried 27 passengers, among whom were a group of the first Prussian settlers to Australia. From Port Adelaide she sailed on 29 February 1839 to Batavia.
- Calcutta to Liverpool – arrived 16 December 1839
- ??? to Sydney – arrived 26 June 1840
- Hobart Town to Canton – arrived 3 November 1843
Fate
[edit]Bengalee was driven ashore on 23 October 1851 and broke her back at Saugor. Her crew abandoned her. She was on a voyage from Calcutta to Genoa, Kingdom of Sardinia.[3]
Citations
[edit]References
[edit]- "Ships arriving in South Australia 1838", Pioneers Association of South Australia
- "Shipping Arrivals", South Australian Genealogy & Heraldry Society Inc
- "Bengalee", Private homepage of Graeme Moad
- "Bengalee 1838", Private webpages of DIANE CUMMINGS
- "Australian shipping 1788-1968[link removed]", Convictions: Australian Shipping on the net[link removed]