British Merchant 'Perseus' (1801)

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Perseus
Nominal Guns	Unknown	EICS
Nationality	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Operator	East India Company
Acquired	1801	EICS
Shipyard	Unknown	EICS
Category	Merchant	EICS
Ship Type	Unknown
Last known	1803	EICS

Dimensions

DimensionMeasurementTypeMetric EquivalentEICS
Burthen372Tons BM

Notes on Ship

VoyagesIORMAR

Voyages:

(1) New South Wales. Capt John Davison. Portsmouth 12 Feb 1802 - 9 Apr Rio de Janeiro - 25 May Cape - 4 Aug Port Jackson.

Sources

IDNameAuthorType

EICSAndrea Cordani, Cy Harrison, Web Site

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Previous comments on this page

Posted by Jon Miller on Monday 27th of July 2026 11:07

One hundred and ninety convicts, now on board two hulks at this port, are to embark immediately on board the Perseus and Coromandel, for Botany Bay. [Hampshire Telegraph, 25 January 1802]

Posted by Jon Miller on Wednesday 3rd of June 2026 05:40

London, 18 January 1802: One hundred and thirteen convicts are now about to be sent from the Fortuna hulk, lying at Langston harbour, near Portsmouth; as also 60 from the Laurel hulk, at Portsmouth, on board the ships Perseus and Coromandel; their clothing is already on board, and they will sail shortly for Botany-bay. [Hampshire Chronicle, 25 January 1802]

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