Rolla (1800 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Rolla (ship).

History
Great Britain
NameRolla
OwnerBrown & Co.[1]
BuilderTemple shipbuilders, South Shields[1]
Launched18 July 1800[1]
FateNo longer listed in 1858[1]
General characteristics
Tons burthen43851⁄94,[1] or 440,[2] or 451[3] (bm)
PropulsionSail
Armament
  • 1801:6 × 9-pounder guns ("short guns on the new construction")[4]
  • 1805:8 × 8=pounder carronades[2]

Rolla was a sailing ship built in 1800 at South Shields, England. She made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales. She then made a voyage for the British East India Company from China back to Britain. She leaves Lloyd's Register in 1858.

  1. ^ a b c d e Hackman (2001), p. 242.
  2. ^ a b RS (1805), Seq.№R310.
  3. ^ RS (1830), Seq. №R411.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference LR1801 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).