Dorset (1838 ship)
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''Dorset'' was a merchant ship built by William Porter at
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, England in 1835. She made a number of voyages around the south east coast of Australia with cargo and undertook one voyage transporting 9 male
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s to New South Wales.


Career

Under the command of John Mackie, she sailed from Port Adelaide on 20 November 1840 and arrived at Sydney on 1 December 1840. She carried passengers and embarked 9 male convicts under the command of three constables. ''Dorset'' departed Port Jackson on 14 December 1840, bound for
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, with passengers.


Fate

While sailing under the command of Captain Birdwood from Hobart to Melbourne, she was wrecked upon the
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in Bass Strait on 28 May 1852. There were no deaths.


Citations

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dorset (1838 ship) 1838 ships Ships built on the River Mersey Convict ships to New South Wales Age of Sail merchant ships Merchant ships of the United Kingdom Merchant ships of Australia Maritime incidents in May 1852