Aurora (1816 ship)

History
United Kingdom
NameAurora
NamesakeAurora (mythology)
Owner
  • 1819:Cruttenden & Co.
  • 1824:Allport & Co.
  • 1824:Captain & Co.
BuilderJames Macrae, Chittagong
Launched6 November 1816 or 1817
FateWrecked April 1840
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • Originally:513, or 520(bm)
  • Later:550, or 5502994, (bm)
Length117 ft 0 in (35.7 m)
Beam32 ft 7 in (9.9 m)
NotesTeak-built

Aurora was built at Chittagong in 1816. She made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales in 1833, and a second transporting convicts to Tasmania in 1835. In 1839 she carried immigrants to New Zealand for the New Zealand Company. She was wrecked in 1840.