Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The Britannia was a 301 burthen ton full rigged whaler built in 1783 in Bridport, England. Owned by the whaling firm Samuel Enderby & Sons, it was wrecked off the New South Wales Coast in 1806.Under the command of Thomas Melvill, Britannia was one of 11 ships that departed from the United Kingdom in early 1791 as part of the Third Fleet, bound for the Sydney penal settlement. Britannia departed Plymouth, England on 27 March 1791, carrying 150 prisoners, and arrived in Sydney Cove on 14 October 1791 carrying 129. 21 prisoners died during the course of the voyage. She afterwards went whaling in the south seas.She returned to Australia in 1792 under the command of William Raven, then dropped a sealing gang in Dusky Sound, New Zealand. She returned to England in 1797.Britannia, under command of Robert Turnbull, departed England in early 1798, carrying 96 female convicts, and arrived in Port Jackson on 18 July 1798. 2 convicts died during the voyage. She afterwards went whaling in the south seas.. }
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- Britannia_(whaler) abstract "The Britannia was a 301 burthen ton full rigged whaler built in 1783 in Bridport, England. Owned by the whaling firm Samuel Enderby & Sons, it was wrecked off the New South Wales Coast in 1806.Under the command of Thomas Melvill, Britannia was one of 11 ships that departed from the United Kingdom in early 1791 as part of the Third Fleet, bound for the Sydney penal settlement. Britannia departed Plymouth, England on 27 March 1791, carrying 150 prisoners, and arrived in Sydney Cove on 14 October 1791 carrying 129. 21 prisoners died during the course of the voyage. She afterwards went whaling in the south seas.She returned to Australia in 1792 under the command of William Raven, then dropped a sealing gang in Dusky Sound, New Zealand. She returned to England in 1797.Britannia, under command of Robert Turnbull, departed England in early 1798, carrying 96 female convicts, and arrived in Port Jackson on 18 July 1798. 2 convicts died during the voyage. She afterwards went whaling in the south seas.".