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  SHIPS 1836-1845  
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  1838
Ships
    Depart from
Arrive at
    Departure date
Arrival date
    Other information     Passengers
Royal Admiral London Falmouth
Port Adelaide
25 Sep 1837
18 Jan 1838
barque 413 tons 1828- 208 passengers
139 adults
69 children
Justina Batavia
Port Adelaide
24 Feb 1838
30 Mar 1838
235 tons  
Lord Goderich London
Port Adelaidce
15 Oct 1837
15 Apr 1838
ship rig 461 tons 1828- 157 passengers
111 adults
46 children
Lord Hobart Timor
Port Adelaide
14 Feb 1838
25 Apr 1838
brig 189 tons 1805- cargo of ponies
Canton London
Port Adelaide
15 Dec 1837
02 May 1838
ship 507 tons 1834- 143 passengers
83 adults
60 children
Trusty London
Port Adelaide
03 Dec 1837
15 May 1838
ship 365 tons 1834- 129 passengers
96 adults
33 children
Rapid London
Falmouth
Port Adelaide
03 Feb 1838
26 Feb 1838
20 Jun 1838
brig 161 tons 1826-1841 25 passengers
25 adults
Goshawk Hamburg
London
Port Adelaide
20 Dec 1837
Jan 1838
20 Jun 1838
brig 244 tons 1831- 2 passengers
2 adults
Eden London
Portsmouth
Port Adelaide
13 Feb 1838
26 Feb 1838
24 Jun 1838
ship rig 523 tons 1826- 228 passengers
149 adults
79 children
Henry Porcher London
Port Adelaide
26 Feb 1838
01 Jul 1838
ship rig 485 tons 1817-1858 140 passengers
99 adults
41 children
HMS Alligator Plymouth
Holdfast Bay
06 Mar 1838
10 Jul 1838
28 gun sloop 1821-  
David London
Port Adelaide
09 Mar 1838
16 Jul 1838
210 tons
1825-
no passengers
Emerald Isle Calcutta
Port Adelaide
-- Mar 1838
24 Jul 1838
ship 400 tons 1836- 2 passengers
Duke of Roxburgh Londo
Kingscote (KI)
Holdfast Bay
12 Apr 1838
24 Jul 1838
28 Jul 1838
ship rig 416 tons 1828- 84 passenger
65 adults
19 children
Reunion Kangaroo Island 01 Sep 1838 French whaler 1822- no passengers
Speculator London
Port Adelaide
09 May 1838
05 Sep 1838
brig 1828- no passengers
Winchester London
Port Adelaide
12 Jun 1838
23 Sep 1838
ship rig 400 tons 1837-1853 121 passengers
73 adults
48 children
Africaine London
Kingscote (KI)
Port Adelaide
12 May 1838
17 Aug 1838
02 Oct 1838
barque 317 tons 1832-1843 the first ship to unload at Kingscote jetty
Pestonjee Bomanjee London
Holdfast Bay
11 Jun 1838
12 Oct 1838
ship rig 595 tons 1834- 230 passengers
160 adults
70 children, incl. Governor Gawler
Surry London
Port Adelaide
15 Jun 1838
16 Oct 1838
ship rig 461 tons 1811- 106 passengers
82 adults
24 children
Elizabeth India
Port Adelaide
-
02 Nov 1838
barque 1830- no passengers
Briton Cape of Good Hope Port Adelaide 02 Sep 1838
05 Nov 1838
snow 240 tons 1824- no passengers
Bengalee Hamburg
The Downs
Kingscote (KI)
Port Adelaide
16 Jul 1838
-
09 Nov 1838
16 Nov 1838
barque 304 tons
temperance vessel 1837-
27 passengers
Rajahsthan London Port Adelaide 26 Jul 1838
16 Nov 1838
ship rig 601 tons 1837- 235 passengers
171 adults
64 children
Prince George Hamburg
Port Adelaide
13 Jul 1838
18 Nov 1838
ship 317 tons 1828-1841 207 passengers
4 adults
3 children
plus 200 Germans
detail not specified,
incl. A Kavel
Lloyds London
Port Adelaide
01 Aug 1838
01 Dec 1838
ship rig 402 tons 1830- 181 passengers
120 adults
61 children
David Witton London
Holdfast Bay
23 Jun 1838
03 Dec 1838
brig 270 tons 1833-1839 2 passengers
2 adults, cargo incl. 30,000 bricks
Catherine Jamieson Leith
Port Adelaide
28 Jun 1838
07 Dec 1838
barque 307 tons 1838-1840 37 passengers
37 adults
Mona London
Port Adelaide
12 Aug 1838
21 Dec 1838
barque 200 tons 1831- no passengers
Prince George London
Port Adelaide
08 Sep 1838
26 Dec 1838
ship 482 tons 1830- 199 passengers
126 adults
73 children
Glenalvon London
Port Adelaide
13 Aug 1838
28 Dec 1838
ship rig 300 tons 1828- 17 passengers
12 adults
5 children
Zebra Altona
Port Adelaide
27 Aug 1838
28 Dec 1838
ship rig 350 tons 1818- 191 passengers
1 adult
190 Germans, detail not specified
cargo incl. 40,924 bricks
  The data in the Other Information column includes a brief description of the vessel, the year of construction and, if known, the year of loss/destruction where the ship was later lost at sea or shipwrecked.  
  Sources:
South Australian Records Prior to 1841 (Opie)
Migrant Ships for South Australia 1836-1866 (Ronald Parsons)
Shipping Arrivals and Departures South Australia 1627-1850 (Sexton)
The Land of Promise (John Stephens)
 
 

At times there is a conflict in the information provided by each of the sources listed above. For example, dates of sailing may vary from one source to another, and 3 different references may give 3 differing dates!