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The Convict Transport Atlas Voyage to New South Wales in 1802.
This was the second ATLAS to land at Port Jackson in 1802 carrying convicts from Ireland.
This Atlas was a sailing ship built in Quebec and launched in 1801 for W. Beateson & Company, London. She made her first voyage for the East India Company, sailing to New South Wales and China. On the outward leg of this voyage she carried convicts from Ireland to Australia.
Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she initially sailed from the Downs 20 February 1802. She reached Cork on 6 March, and left on 30 May carrying 208 male convicts. She reached Rio de Janeiro on 30 July, and Sydney Cove (Port Jackson), on 30 October. She landed 190 convicts reporting only 4 deaths on the voyage. WIKIPEDIA
Note: Fifteen prisoners were re-landed in Cork before departure from her initial complement of 208 male convicts. The 4 deaths recorded was a big improvement on the terrible death toll occurring on the Hercules (44 deaths) and the first Atlas (65 deaths) in that years voyages to New South Wales.
Master: Thomas Musgrave
Surgeon: Thomas Davie
Tonnage: 547 Tons
PASSENGER LISTS
- Convicts on the transport ship Atlas II - 1802 from the Convict Stockade website at: http://www.historyaustralia.org.au/twconvic/Atlas+II+1802
- The Irish Convicts to New South Wales 1788-1849 website, provided by Peter Mayberry at: http://members.pcug.org.au/~ppmay/cgi-bin/irish/irish.cgi?requestType=Search&ship=Atlas+II+(1802)
- Details for the ship Atlas II (1802) from the Claim a Convict website at: http://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/shipDetails.php?shipId=52 (incomplete)
- Atlas voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1802 with 6 passengers from the Convict Records website at: https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/atlas/1802
FURTHER READING
- Convict Ship Atlas (II) 1802 from Jen Willetts' Free Settler or Felon? website at: https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_atlas2_1802.htm
- Atlas (December 1801 ship) from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(December_1801_ship)
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