Surry (1811 ship)
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Surry, also known as Surrey, was a square-rigged transport ship, which had an especially long career transporting convicts to Australia. In 11 voyages, the most of any convict transport, she brought 2,177 convicts, male and female, and so became one of the best-known of the vessels that visited Australia. In all, she lost 51 men and one woman during her various passages, 46 of the men dying during her first and most notorious voyage in 1814 when she was under the command of James Patterson.[5] The high death toll on her first voyage led to a Board of Enquiry, which blamed neglect by the Master and Surgeon.
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United Kingdom | |
Name | Surry or Surrey |
Owner | |
Port of registry | London |
Launched | 1811, Harwich |
Fate | Broken up in 1857 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 443,[3] or 445; 461 after refit (bm) |
Length | 117 ft 6 in (35.8 m) |
Beam | 29 ft 6 in (9.0 m) |
Draught | 18 ft (5.5 m) |
Propulsion | Sail |
Sail plan | Fully square–rigged on 3-masts |
Complement | 25–30[3] |
Armament | 14 × 18- & 9-pounder guns[3] |
Notes | Copper-sheathed |
Surry's last convict trip ended when she reached Hobart on 11 August 1842.[6] Thereafter the ship was used as a cargo vessel.[citation needed]