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''Emu'' was a 220-ton merchant ship and convict ship that transported convicts to Australia. She was captured by an American privateer in 1812. ==Career== Governor Lachlan Macquarie requested on 30 April 1810 the British Government supply the colony with two brigs (colonial ships) which would not be subject to the control of the Admiralty. ''Emu'' and ''Kangaroo'' were provided for this purpose. Under the command of Lieutenant Alexander Bisset, Emu left England in October 1812 with 49 female convicts. While en route to Hobart Town, she was captured on 30 November 1812 in the Atlantic by the American 18-gun privateer ''Holkar'', captained by J. Rolland.〔Bateson, p.192.〕 The captain, twenty two crew, and the forty-nine female convicts were put ashore at Porto Grande on the island of St Vincent (now São Vicente) in the Cape Verde Islands on 17 January 1813.〔 ''Emu'' was subsequently taken to Newport, Rhode Island as a prize and sold there.〔 The captain, crew and convicts were eventually picked up after 12 months by the ''Isabella'' and returned to England. The female convicts were placed on a hulk in Portsmouth harbour and subsequently sent aboard the transport ''Broxbornebury'' to Port Jackson.〔 The ''Emu'' appears to have been released as she was in Australian waters in January 1815 for use of the colony and later returned to England, leaving Sydney on 25 March 1816. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Emu (ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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