HM Colonial brig Kangaroo (1812)

History
United Kingdom civil ensignUnited Kingdom
NameKangaroo
OwnerTransport Board[1]
BuilderBideford
Launched1811,[1] or 1812
FateSold 1818
General characteristics
TypeBrig
Tons burthen200,[2] or 203,[3] or 204, or 210[4] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Complement50[2]
Armament12 × 9-pounder guns & 18-pounder carronades[2]

HM Colonial brig Kangaroo (or HM hired brig, or HM armed brig), was a brig built at Bideford, England in 1811 or 1812. She belonged to the British Royal Navy's Transport Board and was based at Port Jackson. There she made voyages for the colonial government along the east coast of Australia with goods and troops. She made one voyage to Ceylon for merchandise and transporting military convicts from Ceylon to Australia. She returned to England in 1817 and the Navy sold her in 1818.

  1. ^ a b Lloyd's Register (1818) Seq. no. K5.
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  4. ^ Register of Shipping (1818), Seq.№K3.