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Indian - Whaler
English whaling vessel. Built in Bermuda and registered in London. Dimensions: 385 tons; Crew: 30-33.
Arrived in Sydney from London on 9 August 1818 with a speculative cargo of 100 dozen bottles of porters ale, and a quantity of slop clothing and soap. Departed on 22 September for the 'South Seas' whale fisheries to hunt sperm whales.

Indian - Transport
Built at Whitby in 1809 and registered in London; carried a crew of approximately 45 men. Dimensions: : 522 tons. Sailed from England 18 July 1810 and arrived in Sydney on 16 December 1810, with 192 male convicts and a detachment of the 73rd Regiment. (There were 8 deaths during the voyage).

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