Fortitude (ship)
 The Fortitude | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Fortitude |
| Builder: | Tindall, Scarborough |
| Launched: | 1842 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Barque |
| Tons burthen: | 608 tons, 640 tons, or 750 tons burthen.[1] |
Fortitude was a sailing ship. In 1848-9, she was the first of three ships chartered by the Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang to bring free immigrants to Brisbane, Australia, arriving on 21 January 1849; the other ships being the Chaseley (arriving on 1 May 1849) and the Lima (arriving on 3 November 1849).[2]
Captained by John Christmas, with the medical superintendent Henry Challinor, she departed Gravesend on 14 September 1848, arriving Moreton Bay on 21 January 1849.[1][3] Fortitude Valley (where many of the immigrants settled) is named in her honor.[4]
Notable immigrants on the Fortitude
- Henry Challinor, physician and politician of Ipswich
- Robert Cribb, politician of Brisbane
- William Pettigrew, politician and mayor of Brisbane
References
- 1 2 "Some Interesting Snippets about the Fortitude". Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ↑ "Dr John Dunmore Lang Sponsored Immigrant Ships". Brisbane History. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "A Super Six Hundred. On this occasion 253 passengers were transported.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 21 July 1928. p. 21. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
- ↑ "Brisbane Fortitude Valley, Chinatown". Retrieved 2 January 2010.
External links
- "A Super Six Hundred.". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 21 July 1928. p. 21. — more information on the three immigrant ships, including passenger lists
- "Passanger List." (PDF).
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