Aurora (1816 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see List of ships named Aurora.

History
United Kingdom
NameAurora
NamesakeAurora (mythology)
Owner
  • 1819:Cruttenden & Co.[1]
  • 1824:Allport & Co.[2]
  • 1824:Captain & Co.[3]
BuilderJames Macrae, Chittagong[4]
Launched6 November 1816[4] or 1817[5]
FateWrecked April 1840
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • Originally:513,[2] or 520[1](bm)
  • Later:550,[5] or 55029⁄94,[4] (bm)
Length117 ft 0 in (35.7 m)[4]
Beam32 ft 7 in (9.9 m)[4]
NotesTeak-built

Aurora was built at Chittagong in 1816. She made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales in 1833, and a second transporting convicts to Tasmania in 1835. In 1839 she carried immigrants to New Zealand for the New Zealand Company. She was wrecked in 1840.

  1. ^ a b East-India register and directory (1819), p.132.
  2. ^ a b East-India register and directory (1824), p.152.
  3. ^ Lloyd's Register (1824), Supple. pages "A", Seq.№A128.
  4. ^ a b c d e Hackman (2001), p. 252.
  5. ^ a b Phipps (1840), p. 178.