Does anyone know much about the convict ships themselves? Were any of them owned by the Royal Navy or were they all privately owned by Shipping Companies? I have yet to find a reference to a Shipping company in researching the few ships I am interested in - wouldn't it have been noted on the arrival musters as a matter of course? And on from there - were the ships Master's Royal Nay men or private individuals? If there was a mix of Navy and Private ships does anyone know what the breakdown was? Kerri