Bussorah Merchant (1818 ship)
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Bussorah Merchant was a merchant ship built at Calcutta in 1818. She made three voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia and later carried emigrants and other passengers to Australia.
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Name | Bussorah Merchant |
Namesake | Bussorah (Basra) |
Owner | W. Bruce & Co.[1] |
Builder | J. Thomas, Howrah, Calcutta[1] |
Launched | 16 September 1818 |
Fate | Last listed 1865 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 488,[1] or 531[2] (bm) |
Length | 114 ft 10 in (35.0 m)[1] |
Beam | 31 ft 11 in (9.7 m)[1] |
Propulsion | Sail |
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