Hello Susan, >From Charles Bateson's the convict ships The Princess Charlotte (1) Ship, 400t, built at Sunderland in 1812, Class E1 arrived 09 11 1824 VDL(Hobart) Sailed 09 07 1824 from Downs, via Rio, passage 123days Embarked 140 male prisoners, landed 140 male prisoners. Captain, Joseph Blyth Surgeon, Jn Dobie there is a small list here of prisoners / passengers http://www.rootsweb.com/~austashs/convicts/conships_p.htm "John Dobie was born in England in 1794. He entered the Royal Navy on the 19th October 1913 as an Assistant Surgeon on board the "Montagu" of 74 guns under Captain Peter Heywood, stationed in the Mediterranean. In 1817 he was on board the survey ship the "Shamrock" and in 1819 he served on board the "Leander" of 60 guns in the East Indies. On the 14th August 1820 he was promoted to the rank of Surgeon and continued to serve on the "Leander" until 1822. In July 1824, he sailed as Surgeon on board the convict ship "Princess Charlotte" from England, arriving in Hobart Town in November without losing a single convict - evidence of his good medical ability " Kind regards, Lynne. Sydney, AUSTRALIA. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Lamberton" <susanlamberton@gmail.com> To: <aus-immigration-ships@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2007 10:29 AM Subject: [AUS-IMM-SHIPS] Princess Charlotte > Good day everyone, > Could you please let me know about "Princess Charlotte" convict > ship to Hobart 1824, if you know anything- passenger lists, crew, > convicts on board, captain, surgeon, description of vessel etc.- or where > I can find this info? > Thankyou > Kind regards, > Susan > NSW.