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} |} ''Neptune'' was a three-decker launched in 1780 at Deptford as an East Indiaman. She made five voyages for the British East India Company (EIC), the last one transporting convicts to Port Jackson as one of the vessels of the notorious Second Fleet. This voyage resulted in a private suit against the master and chief officer for wrongful death. A fire and explosion in 1796 at Cape Town destroyed ''Neptune''. ==EIC voyages== ;EIC voyage #1 (1780-1783) Captain Robert Scott left Portsmouth on 3 June 1780, bound for Madras, Bengal, and Bombay. On 29 September she reached Rio de Janeiro, and arrived at Madras on 10 January 1781. From there she sailed to Bengal, arriving at Kedgeree on 12 March. On 7 May she was at Barrabulla, also in the Hooghli River, before returning to Kedgeree on 20 May. Leaving Bengal she was at Barrabulla again on 15 September. On 6 October she reached Madras, on 21 October Negapatam, on 17 December Bombay, on 11 April 1782 Tellicherry, on 27 April Calicut, on 6 May Tellicherry again, and on 28 May Bombay again. Homeward bound, on 31 January 1783 ''Neptune'' was at St Helena, and she arrived at The Downs on 8 August.〔 ;EIC voyage #2 (1784-1785) Captain George Scott left The Downs on 26 March 1784, bound for Bombay. By 29 July ''Neptune'' had reached Johanna, and she arrived at Bombay on 24 August. She arrived at Tellicherry on 23 October, before returning to Bombay on 9 November. Homeward bound, she reached Cochin on 7 April 1785, and St Helena on 5 July, before arriving at The Downs on 5 September.〔 ;EIC voyage #3 (1786-1787) Captain George Scott left The Downs on 13 March 1786, bound for China. ''Neptune'' arrived at Whampoa on 28 August. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 25 December, reached St Helena on 28 April 1787, and arrived at The Downs on 5 July.〔 ;EIC voyage #1 (1788-1789) Captain George Scott left The Downs on 14 April 1788, again bound for China. ''Neptune'' arrived at Whampoa on 6 October. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 20 December, reached St Helena on 6 May 1789, and arrived at The Downs on 12 July.〔 ==Second Fleet to Australia== Captain Thomas Gilbert started the voyage on 17 November 1789, bound for Botany Bay and China.〔 In company with ''Surprize'' and ''Scarborough'', ''Neptune'' finally sailed from England with 421 male and 78 female convicts on 19 January 1790. At some pointon the voyage Gilbert died and his replacement as master was Donald Traill;〔 the surgeon was William Gray. She arrived at the Cape of Good Hope on 13 April 1790, and spent sixteen days there, taking on provisions, and twelve male convicts from HMS ''Guardian'' which had been wrecked after striking an iceberg. heavy weather resulted in ''Neptune'' and ''Scarborough'' parting from ''Surprize'', with ''Neptune'' arriving at Port Jackson on 28 June, 160 days out from England. During the voyage 158 convicts died (31%) and 269 (53%) were sick when landed. The treatment of convicts aboard the ''Neptune'' was unquestionably the most horrific in the history of transportation to Australia. Convicts suspected of petty theft were flogged to death and most convicts were kept chained below decks for the duration of the voyage. Scurvy and other diseases were endemic and the food rations were pitiful. ''Neptune'' returned to Britain on 27 October 1791.〔 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「Neptune (1779 ship)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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