Fortitude (ship)
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The Fortitude
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| Name: | Fortitude |
| Builder: | Tindall, Scarborough |
| Launched: | 1842 |
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| Class & type: | Barque |
| Tons burthen: | 608 tons, 640 tons, or 750 tons burthen.[1] |
Fortitude was a sailing ship. In 1848-9, she was one of three ships chartered by the Rev Dr John Dunmore Lang to bring free immigrants to Brisbane, Australia; the other ships being the Chaseley and the Lima.[2]
Captained by John Christmas, 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
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- Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — more information on the three immigrant ships, including passenger lists
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