Indefatigable arrived at Hobart Town in 1812 and was the first vessel to transport convicts to Van Diemen's Land (now Tasmania). There was a break until 1818 when Minerva arrived. Thereafter one or more vessels arrived each year until 26 May 1853 when St Vincent became the last to arrive. In some cases the vessels concerned simply transferred convicts from Port Jackson.
A NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotesPort Jackson21 October 1823England28 February 1827London30 November 1827London17 August 1827Portsmouth19 January 1824The Downs21 February 1836Sheerness7 October 1835The Downs27 September 1834PortsmouthFirst convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land (VDL)Augusta Jessie6 December 1838Second convict voyage to VDL
B NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes13 January 1836Portsmouth13 January 1842SheernessHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land5 September 1844DublinHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land10 August 1828Plymouth23 December 1843London16 July 1837Woolwich8 October 182815 April 1824The Downs18 January 1830The Downs
C NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes 17 November 1820 Portsmouth Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land Caledonia 6 November 1822 Portsmouth Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land29 February 1820Port Jackson27 July 1824EnglandHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandChapman7 October 1826LondonHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land15 December 1821Woolwich18 December 1830Portsmouth3 August 1823England11 June 1851 Ireland12 March 1823England26 October 183827 July 1821PortsmouthMoved convicts between Hobart and Sydney in the 1830s
D NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes4 October 1841Plymouth10 January 1820
E NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes14 January 1843PlymouthHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandEarl Grey9 May 1850DublinHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land22 December 1836Portsmouth24 August 1839SheernessHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandEgyptian12 December 1840DublinHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land29 May 1831Portsmouth24 February 1830London12 August 1833SheernessCaptured on way to Van Diemen's Land before she could land her convicts31 July 1833Portsmouth18 July 1832Sheerness
F NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes3 July 1852Dublin, via the Cape
G NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes12 March 1835WoolwichWrecked with heavy loss of live before she could disembark her convicts1 December 1834The Downs20 April 1829PlymouthHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandGeorgiana1 February 1833PortsmouthHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land22 March 1832LondonHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandGilmore24 January 1839SpitheadHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land31 March 1827Plymouth9 January 1827Portsmouth28 October 1820Portsmouth
H NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes9 February 1825London24 April 1833LondonHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandHenry Porcher15 November 1836PortsmouthHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land11 May 1819Portsmouth 7 December 1839 London Her first convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land Hindostan 19 January 1841 London Her second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land10 January 1820England
I, J, & K NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes19 October 1812EnglandFirst ship to bring convicts to VDL14 November 1833Plymouth28 January 1831LondonFirst voyage to VDLJohn1 December 1833SpitheadSecond voyage to VDL11 August 1834England16 July 1832England
L NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes 11 June 1818 England via Port Jackson Landed some convicts at Port Jackson and took the bulk of them on to Hobart Transferred convicts between Australian penal colonies 28 July 1829 London13 February 1835Portsmouth & CorkFirst convict voyage to TasmaniaLady Kennaway28 May 1851PortsmouthSecond convict voyage to TasmaniaTransferred convicts and former convicts between Australian ports11 November 1836Sheerness27 June 1821England19 October 1831The Downs9 October 1827PlymouthFirst convict voyage to VDLLayton10 December 1835SheernessSecond convict voyage to VDLLayton1 September 1841LonsonThird convict voyage to VDL1 May 1842LondonFirst convict voyageLondon10 March 1851DublinSecond convict voyage to TasmaniaLord Melville17 December 181826 December 1821England18 November 1831SheernessFirst convict voyage to TasmaniaLord Lyndoch20 August 1836LondonSecond convict voyage to TasmaniaLord Lyndoch5 February 1841LondonThird convict voyage to Tasmania26 August 1838Portsmouth28 August 1832Portsmouth16 May 1833London
M NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes3 March 1844Norfolk IslandHer first convict voyage to TasmaniaMaitland27 October 1846LondonHer second convict voyage to Tasmania 22 January 1829 London21 October 1821Gravesend 2 August 1835 Portsmouth 9 November 1828 LondonHer first convict voyage to Tasmania Manlius 12 August 1830 SheernessHer second convict voyage to Tasmania1 December 1820London5 October 1823LondonHer first convict voyage to TasmaniaMary10 April 1830LondonHer second convict voyage to TasmaniaMary19 October 1831LondonHer third convict voyage to Tasmania2 May 1822Dartmouth14 September 1825The Downs21 October 1821Land's End22 September 1830Spithead7 June 1818Cork Second ship to bring convicts to VDLMoffat9 May 1834PlymouthHer first convict voyage to TasmaniaMoffat1 April 1838PortsmouthHer second convict voyage to TasmaniaMoffat20 November 1842PortsmouthHer third convict voyage to Tasmania28 August 1820London
N, O, & P NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes18 January 1838SheernessHer first convict voyage to TasmaniaNeptune5 April 1850England & BermudaHer second convict voyage to Tasmania28 August 1835Sheerness1804Port Phillip20 May 1822Portsmouth21 July 1824England8 November 1824London10 January 1830Sheerness2 January 1842Kingstown (Dublin)
R NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes16 December 1828The Downs18 October 1830Portsmouthc.March 1812Port Jackson28 March 1840London
S NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes29 March 1837London18 April 1825PortsmouthFirst convict voyage to TasmaniaSir Charles Forbes3 January 1827LondonSecond convict voyage to TasmaniaSir Charles Forbes27 July 1830PlymouthThird convict voyage to Tasmania30 December 1823London8 July 1852Woolwich220 female convicts (1 died at sea)30 May 1842Plymouth4 September 1833Spithead14 December 1829LondonHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandSurrey17 May 1836CorkHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandSurrey11 August 1842The DownsHer third convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land21 November 1837LondonHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandSusan25 July 1842PlymouthHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land
T, W, & Y NameDate of arrivalSailed fromNotes1 November 1829London19 February 1842Plymouth20 November 1834Portsmouth3 December 1836Woolwich29 July 1828The Downs22 November 1826LondonHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandWoodford25 August 1828PortsmouthHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land29 April 1826Sheerness28 August 1829LondonHer first convict voyage to Van Diemen's LandYork29 December 1832PlymouthHer second convict voyage to Van Diemen's Land
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