Maria (1798 ship)

Great Britain
NameMaria
OwnerVarious
BuilderJohn Smith, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire,
Launched26 March 1798
FateLast listed in 1833
General characteristics
Tons burthen413, or 424, or 427, or 430 (bm)
Armament
  • 1798: 4 × 6-pounder guns; later 6
  • 1815: 18 guns

Maria was launched in 1798 at Gainsborough, upstream from Hull. She spent the first half of her career or so as a West Indiaman. She then made two voyages to Australia transporting convicts. On the first of these voyages she transported women convicts to Port Jackson; on the second she transported men to Hobart. On her second voyage she returned via Bombay. She is last listed in 1833.