Neptune (1836 ship)

Neptune was a merchant ship built at Chepstow, Wales in 1836. She made one voyage transporting convicts from Ireland to Australia.

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

History
United Kingdom
NameNeptune
BuilderChepstow
Launched1836
FateLast listed 1845
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • Old Act: 368[1] (bm)
  • New Act (post 1836): 499[1] (bm)
Length104 ft (32 m)
Beam24 ft 6 in (7.5 m)
Depth20 ft (6 m)
PropulsionSail
NotesOne main deck and a poop deck, 3 masts, ship rig, square stern, quarter galleries, and a male bust head.

Career

Neptune first appeared in Lloyd's Register (LR) in 1836.[1]

Year Master Owner Trade Homeport Source & notes
1836 J[ohn] Irving Liverpool Bristol LR

Her first voyage, in early 1837, was to Barbados. She was under the command of J. Nagle, and she arrived back in May.

On her only convict voyage, under the command of Joseph (or Jeremiah) Nagle and surgeon Patrick Martyn, she departed Dublin, Ireland on 27 August 1837, and arrived in Sydney on 2 January 1838.[2] She had embarked 200 male convicts; there were three convict deaths en route.[3] From Sydney she sailed to New Zealand, and then to Callao and Valparaiso. She arrived back at Liverpool on 21 May 1839. Her cargo consisted on 4_7 tons of copper ore, 725 bales of cotton, 79 tons of Nicaragua wood, 19 bales of wool, 132 pieces of copper, and eight seal skins.[4]

Year Master Owner Trade Hoomeport Source
1839 J.Nagle Lockett Liverpool–Valparaiso Liverpool LR; large repair 1839
1840 Nagle
McDonald		 Lockett Liverpool–Valparaiso Liverpool LR; large repair 1839
1845 Lockett Liverpool–Bombay Liverpool LR; large repair 1839

She is last listed in 1845.

Citations
  1. LR (1836), Supple. pages "N".
  2. Bateson (1959), pp. 304–305.
  3. Bateson (1959), p. 336.
  4. "Imports". Liverpool Mercury etc (Liverpool, England), 24 May 1839; Issue 1463.

References
  • Bateson, Charles (1959). The Convict Ships. Brown, Son & Ferguson. OCLC 3778075.
  • Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). Vol. 15. Bristol Record Society.
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