Cumberland was built at the King's Dockyard in Port Jackson in 1801. From construction she was owned by the colonial government of New South Wales, which used her to transport grain from the Hawkesbury region to the settlement at Sydney Cove. Her crew consisted of five men, comprising a master, a master's mate, and three able seamen.[2]
The Royal Navy purchased her in early 1803 and deployed her under the command of Acting Lieutenant Charles Robbins to assist surveyor Charles Grimes in mapping the coastline of King Island and Port Phillip.[1] On her return to Port Jackson, she was assigned to convey Matthew Flinders to England. However the poor condition of the vessel forced Flinders to put into French-controlled Mauritius, where he and the ship were interned. Cumberland remained in Mauritius when Flinders was released on 13 June 1810. Flinders left on the cartelHarriet, bound for Bengal, but when she encountered HMS Otter, he transferred to her as she was carrying dispatches to the Cape.
The Royal Navy captured Cumberland when it captured Mauritius in 1810. She returned to Royal Navy service and was sold that year.[3]
Citations and references
Citations
^ abFleming, James (2002), Currey, John (ed.), A journal of Grimes' survey : the Cumberland in Port Phillip January-February 1803, Malvern, Victoria: Banks Society Publications, p. 43, ISBN0-949586-10-2
^Correspondence, Governor Philip Gidley King to Lord Hobart, 9 November 1802. Cited in Bladen 1979, p.901
Bladen, F. M., ed. (1979). Historical records of New South Wales. Vol. 4, Hunter and King, 1800, 1801, 1802. Lansdown Slattery & Co. ISBN0868330051.
. The Flinders Papers. National Maritime Museum. Archived from the original on 24 June 2004. Retrieved 21 February 2009.
Winfield, Rif & Stephen S Roberts (2015) French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 - 1861: Design Construction, Careers and Fates. (Seaforth Publishing). ISBN9781848322042
April 12, 2023
cumberland, 1803, other, ships, with, same, name, cumberland, cumberland, schooner, built, port, jackson, australia, 1801, historynew, south, walesnamehmcs, cumberlandbuilderthomas, moore, king, dockyard, sydneylaunched1801fatesold, royal, navy, 1803united, ki. For other ships with the same name see HMS Cumberland HMS Cumberland was a schooner built in Port Jackson Australia in 1801 1 HistoryNew South WalesNameHMCS CumberlandBuilderThomas Moore King s Dockyard SydneyLaunched1801FateSold to Royal Navy in 1803United KingdomNameHMS CumberlandAcquired1803CapturedDecember 1803FateSold in 1810General characteristicsClass and typeSchoonerTons burthen29 bm PropulsionSailsHistory EditCumberland was built at the King s Dockyard in Port Jackson in 1801 From construction she was owned by the colonial government of New South Wales which used her to transport grain from the Hawkesbury region to the settlement at Sydney Cove Her crew consisted of five men comprising a master a master s mate and three able seamen 2 The Royal Navy purchased her in early 1803 and deployed her under the command of Acting Lieutenant Charles Robbins to assist surveyor Charles Grimes in mapping the coastline of King Island and Port Phillip 1 On her return to Port Jackson she was assigned to convey Matthew Flinders to England However the poor condition of the vessel forced Flinders to put into French controlled Mauritius where he and the ship were interned Cumberland remained in Mauritius when Flinders was released on 13 June 1810 Flinders left on the cartel Harriet bound for Bengal but when she encountered HMS Otter he transferred to her as she was carrying dispatches to the Cape The Royal Navy captured Cumberland when it captured Mauritius in 1810 She returned to Royal Navy service and was sold that year 3 Citations and references EditCitations a b Fleming James 2002 Currey John ed A journal of Grimes survey the Cumberland in Port Phillip January February 1803 Malvern Victoria Banks Society Publications p 43 ISBN 0 949586 10 2 Correspondence Governor Philip Gidley King to Lord Hobart 9 November 1802 Cited in Bladen 1979 p 901 Winfield and Roberts 2015 p 256 References Bladen F M ed 1979 Historical records of New South Wales Vol 4 Hunter and King 1800 1801 1802 Lansdown Slattery amp Co ISBN 0868330051 Vessels Cumberland The Flinders Papers National Maritime Museum Archived from the original on 24 June 2004 Retrieved 21 February 2009 Winfield Rif amp Stephen S Roberts 2015 French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786 1861 Design Construction Careers and Fates Seaforth Publishing ISBN 9781848322042 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title HMS Cumberland 1803 amp oldid 1124341954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
