Atalanta, Immigrant Voyage to South Australia 1865-66

The voyage of the Immigrant ship Atalanta to the South Australia Colony in 1865/66
Sailed from London on 25 November 1865 and Plymouth on 23 January 1866 and arrived at Port Adelaide on 15 April 1866.

type: ship

size: 930 tons

built: at North Burns in 1855

sailed: originally from London 25th November 1865, then from Plymouth 23rd January, 1866

master: Captain John G. Ballingall

surgeon superintendent: Dr. J.C. Sanger

arrived: Port Adelaide, South Australia 15th April 1866

passengers: 394 Government emigrants in the steerage

Passenger Lists etc.

• 3/1866 – Atalanta from the State Records of SA, Passenger Lists at: https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/passengerlists/1866/GRG35_48_1_66-3_Atalanta.pdf
• Results for South Australia, Passenger Lists 1847-1886 from the Find My Past website at: https://www.findmypast.com.au/search/results?datasetname=south+australia%2c+passenger+lists+1847-1886&eventyear=1866&eventyear_offset=0&shipname=atalanta
• Passengers for 23/01/1866 - 15/04/1866 from Passengers in History an initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum. at: http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/voyage-passengers-all/945006/23/01/1866%20-%2015/04/1866
• ship Atalanta, 930 tons, Captain John G. Ballingall, loaded at London 25th November 1865, sailed from Plymouth 23rd January, 1866 arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 15th April 1866 50. transcribed and submitted to The Ships List by Robert Janmaat at: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/atalanta1866.shtml