"The brigantine Robert Clive was wrecked just north of the Onkaparinga River mouth 25 November. Salvaged and converted to a hulk, which was finally broken up in 1859."
There is one piece from The Independent Journal about a voyage in the opposite direction so perhaps she was the local bus from Adelaide to Freemantle and back. It would have been quite a journey overland in those days I should think.
If she did founder in November 1856 perhaps she was replaced by another and given the same name.
Nothing to do with your quest but the shipping arrivals at Freemantle from 1850 onwards I find interesting, paying attention to the "Passenger" and "Comments" columns on the right.
That link you sent about the arrivals in Freemantle, is where I got my info about the Robert Clive sailing to Adelaide in 1857.
I am researching a family member called Christopher Vaughan Foss who arrived in 1852 at Freemantle with his wife and children, on board the William Jardine. He was court martialled in 1857 and left for Adelaide alone. After this, there is no further info about him.
Thanks for this info. It certainly is a massive database.
I've managed to find 2 "Robert Clive" ships, operating between Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart & Sydney. Depending on which article you read, these were either a 103 ton Brig or a 161 ton Schooner. In some articles, these tonnages are reversed! Not being up to speed on sailing ships, I'm unsure which one would be more likely to be correct.
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