Pioneer Ships to arrive in South Australia 1836

The barque Lady Mary Pelham - 2nd ship to arrive

Ship type3 masted barque
Named afterthe wife of the second Earl of Chichester
Burthen tonnage206 tons
Chartered byThe South Australian Company
Commanded byCaptain Robert Ross
CargoProvisions and whaling stores
Souls on board29 - 6 passengers, employees of The South Australian Company and a crew of 23 rated as emigrants
Departed Liverpool 30th March 1836
ArrivedNepean Bay, Kangaroo Island 30th July
- 122 days
FateBelieved to have been lost while whaling in 1839
On to the John Pirie
Return to the top of this page.
To return to Ships Homepage - click Rapid