1820 Settler Ship : Weymouth
| Ship | Weymouth | |
| Scheme | the Government Settler Scheme | |
| Tonnage | 826 tons | |
| Ship Type | HM Store ship, Frigate with 11 cannons | |
| Departure Port | Portsmouth | |
| Parties | Biggar, Bowker, Duncan Campbell, Cock, Ford, Gurney, Hyman, James, Menezes, Osler, Parkin, | |
| Number on Board | 478 | |
| Departure Date | 7th January 1820 | |
| Landfall Port | Table Bay, Cape Town | |
| Landfall Date | 26th April 1820 | |
| Final Port | Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth | |
| Final Port landfall date | 15th May 1820 | |
| Other Information | Master was Captain Turner HMS WEYMOUTH was built in 1796 as the Indiaman Wellesley, and was purchased by the Royal Navy in 1811, for use as a Storeship, armed with 11 guns. She was later used as a Convict Ship, from 1828, and broken up in 1863. see https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Weymouth_(1804) for a comprehensive description of her trips and conditions. |
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