''Currency Lass'' was a 90-ton

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, built in 1826 at Paterson Plains,

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, Australia for Thomas Winder & others.

Career

Built on the

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at Paterson Plains, she was built by convict labour and launched in October 1826. She plied the East Australian Coast, New Zealand and Hobart Town routes with cargo and passengers. She transported convicts from Hobart Town to Sydney in 1834 and 1835 and transported convicts in Hobart Town in 1834.

References

*Bateson, Charles, The Convict Ships, 1787–1868, Sydney, 1974. {{DEFAULTSORT:Currency Lass 1826 ships Ships built in New South Wales Age of Sail merchant ships Convict ships to New South Wales Convict ships to Tasmania