Medina (1811 ship)
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Medina was launched in 1811 and quickly became a West Indiaman. Ten years later she started sailing to the East Indies under a license from the British East India Company (EIC). She made two voyages transporting convicts to Australia, first to Sydney and then to Hobart. She also brought immigrants to the Swan River Colony. On that voyage she sustained damage that caused her to be condemned in July 1831.
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Name | Medina |
Namesake | Medina River |
Builder | Robert Davy, Topsham, Devon |
Launched | 25 July 1811 |
Fate | Condemned in July 1831 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 467, or 46752⁄94,[1] or 469,[2] or 470 (bm) |
Armament | 4 × 9-pounder guns + 14 × 12-pounder carronades |
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