Rolla (1800 ship)
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Rolla was a sailing ship built in 1800 at South Shields, England. She made one voyage transporting convicts to New South Wales. She then made a voyage for the British East India Company from China back to Britain. She leaves Lloyd's Register in 1858.
Career
Lloyd's Register (LR) for 1801 gives the name of Rolla's master as R. Brown, her owner as Brown & Co., and her trade as London-Surinam. During the year J. New replaced R. Brown. During 1802, R. Cumming replaced J. New as master. In the 1802 issue of Lloyd's Register there is no longer any listing for armament.
New South Wales, China, and back (1802-04)
Under the command of Robert Cumming, Rolla sailed from Cork, Ireland on 4 November 1802. The Victualling Commissioners had also put on board supplies for the Colony: 22,203 pounds of sugar, 74,412 pounds of pork, and 230,496 pounds of flour; the Bill of Lading was dated 30 January 1802, i.e., in arrears.
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