Maria (1798 ship)

Great Britain
Name	Maria
Owner	Various
Builder	John Smith, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,
Launched	26 March 1798
Fate	Last listed in 1833
General characteristics
Tons burthen	413, or 424, or 427, or 430 (bm)
Armament	1798: 4 × 6-pounder guns; later 6; 1815: 18 guns;

NameMaria

OwnerVarious

BuilderJohn Smith, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,^[1]^[2]

Launched26 March 1798

Maria was launched in 1798 at Gainsborough, upstream from Hull. She spent the first half of her career or so as a West Indiaman. She then made two voyages to Australia transporting convicts. On the first of these voyages she transported women convicts to Port Jackson; on the second she transported men to Hobart. On her second voyage she returned via Bombay. She is last listed in 1833.

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Year	Master	Owner	Trade	Source & notes
1798	S. Stark J. Foot	Smith & Co. Dale & Co.	Hull-St Petersburg London–Jamaica	Lloyd's Register (LR)LR^[3]
1800	J. Foot	Dale & Co.	London–Jamaica	LR
1805	Gardner McMasters	Moulton	London–Jamaica	LR^[4]
1810	Taylor	Moulton	London–Jamaica	LR
1815	J.Weller	Gale & Co.	London transport	LR;^[2] Gainsborough origin
1819	Williams	Soames & Co.	London–New South Wales	LR; thorough repair 1817
1821	Walker	Soames & Co.	London–New South Wales	LR
1825	H. Williams	J. Taylor	London–Quebec	LR
1830	W. Taylor	J. Taylor	Bristol-Liverpool	LR
1833	W. Taylor	J. Taylor	Bristol-Liverpool	LR; last listing

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Name	Maria
Owner	Various
Builder	John Smith, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,^[1]^[2]
Launched	26 March 1798
Fate	Last listed in 1833


General characteristics
Tons burthen	413,^[3] or 424,^[4] or 427,^[1] or 430^[2] (bm)
Armament	1798: 4 × 6-pounder guns;^[3] later 6 1815: 18 guns