Artemisia (ship)

Artemisia from illustration by Frederick Smyth in the Illustrated London News, 12 August 1848
History
NameArtemisia
OwnerA. Ridley
BuilderSunderland
Launched1847
General characteristics
Tons burthen492 (558 tonnes)

The Artemisia [nb 1] was the first immigrant ship to arrive in Moreton Bay bringing the first assisted free settlers from England. She was a barquentine of 492 tons (558 tonnes) built at Sunderland in 1847 and owned by A. Ridley. Under her master, Captain John Prest Ridley, the Artemisia arrived in Moreton Bay in December 1848.[1][2]: 181 


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  1. ^ Marilyn Lenihan, "Moreton Bay early immigration centre", The Queensland Times, 20 March 2010, p 20 via factiva accessed 9 September 2011.
  2. ^ Ronald Wood, (1990) "Artemesia: the first migrant ship to Moreton Bay", Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland, Vol. 14 no. 5, pp. 181–183.