Albuera_(1854_ship)

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United Kingdom
Name	Albuera
Namesake	Battle of Albuera
Builder	729 tons (bm; old) or 852 tons (bm; new), launched at Moulmein (Burma) in 1854.
Launched	1854
Fate	Last listed 1881
General characteristics
Tons burthen	Old Act: 729 (bm); New Act (post 1836): 852 (bm);
Length	165 ft (50.3 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Depth	21 ft (6.4 m)

<i>Albuera</i> (1854 ship)

Albuera (1854 ship)

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Albuera was launched at Moulmain (British Burma), in 1854. She made three voyages to Adelaide between 1854 and 1874. In 1858 she transported eleven convicts from Calcutta, India to Fremantle, Western Australia, arriving on 28 October 1858. The eleven convicts were all soldiers and sailors who had been convicted by court-martial in India, and sentenced to transportation. There were no other passengers on board. She was last listed in 1881.

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South Australian Maritime Museum – Passengers in History: Albuera.

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Name	Date of birth	Trial place	Trial date	Crime	Sentence
William Barr	1818	Tonghoo	1856	Insubordination	14 years
Edward Connor	1826	Rangoon	1857	Desertion	14 years
Joseph Deffin	1830	Secunderabad	1856	Striking a superior officer	Life
James Furlong	1826	Thayat	1856	Breach of articles of war	14 years
Thomas Harrison	1827	Rangoon	1857	Desertion	14 years
William Howard	1824	Kamptin	1854	Theft and desertion	14 years
Thomas Mahoney	1825	Umballah	1855	Attempted murder	14 years
James Mallon	1824	Kamptin	1854	Theft and desertion	14 years
James McGrath	1827	Rangoon	1857	Desertion	14 years
Denis McInerney	1824	Rangoon	1857	Desertion and stealing	14 years
Peter Pruntree (aka Pruntee)	1825	Rangoon	1857	Desertion	14 years

Albuera_(1854_ship)

Albuera (1854 ship)

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United Kingdom
Name	Albuera
Namesake	Battle of Albuera
Builder	729 tons (bm; old) or 852 tons (bm; new), launched at Moulmein (Burma) in 1854.
Launched	1854
Fate	Last listed 1881
General characteristics ^[1]
Tons burthen	Old Act: 729 (bm) New Act (post 1836): 852 (bm)
Length	165 ft (50.3 m)
Beam	31 ft (9.4 m)
Depth	21 ft (6.4 m)