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Page of Edward Riou's logbook of the voyage of HMS Guardian 23 November 1789

By
Edward Riou
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a2685096 / MLMSS 5711/1 (Safe 1/233a)]
(Volume 1 of Edward Riou's logbook of the voyage of HMS Guardian 21 April 1789 - 5 May 1790 in Series 1: Papers Concerning Edward Riou 1789-1808) (Mitchell Library)

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Riou, Edward

State Library of New South Wales

HMS Guardian

Wrecked en route to Australia, the Second Fleet storeship HMS Guardian left Britain carrying desperately needed stores for the infant settlement in New South Wales.

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Accidents and disasters

HMS Guardian

Convict ship of 879 tons and 140 ft long which hit an iceberg in December 1789 about 13 days out from the Cape of Good Hope. Some convicts survived and were given pardons on arrival in Sydney.

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Riou, Edward

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Naval captain who almost lost his ship the Guardian when it hit an iceberg off Table Bay.

Second Fleet

Fleet of four transport ships, a supply vessel and a Royal Navy escort carrying over 1500 convicts. Arranged by private contractors the convicts were mistreated and starved and placed a huge strain on the infant colony as over half required hospitalisation on arrival.

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