Lady Franklin (barque)
Lady Franklin was an Australian barque best known for being seized by convicts in a mutiny in 1854.[1][2]
The boat was built at Port Arthur, Van Diemen's Land, in 1841, and was named after Jane Franklin, the wife of the Governor, Sir John Franklin.
The vessel was used mainly for the conveyance of stores between Tasmania and Norfolk Island. It was seized by convicts in December 1854.[3] The mutineers were eventually caputred.[4]
The story was dramatised for Australian radio in 1950.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "The Convict Pirates of Norfolk Island Seize the Barque Lady Franklin". Moreton Bay and More. 8 December 2020.
- ^ "THE NORFOLK ISLAND PIRATES". The Cornwall Chronicle. Vol. XX, no. 2028. Tasmania, Australia. 1 February 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "SEIZURE OF THE LADY FRANKLIN". The Courier (Hobart). Vol. XXVIII, no. 2166. Tasmania, Australia. 27 January 1854. p. 2. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "HOBART TOWN SUPREME COURT". The Sydney Morning Herald. Vol. XXXV, no. 5619. New South Wales, Australia. 21 June 1855. p. 3. Retrieved 1 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Radio Round & about", ABC Weekly, 12 (51 (23 December 1950)), Sydney: ABC, nla.obj-1527928944, retrieved 1 March 2024 – via Trove
