Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "Atlas was a sailing ship built in Quebec and launched in 1801 for W. Bateson & Company, London. She made her first voyage for the East India Company, sailing to New South Wales and China. On the outward leg of this voyage she carried convicts from Ireland to Australia.Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from the Downs 20 Feb 1802. She reached Cork on 6 March, and left on 30 May carrying 208 male convicts. She reached Rio de Janeiro on 30 July, and Sydney Cove (Port Jackson), on 30 October. She landed 190 convicts fit and ready for work, having suffered four or no deaths (accounts differ), and thus demonstrating that the death toll on Atlas (1) was not inevitable. Musgrave reportedly stated that 190 of the men he transported had been United Irishmem and political prisoners, not criminals.Lightning struck Atlas on 5 November, damaging her. Atlas left Port Jackson on 3 January 1803 bound for China. Sometime after she left stowaways, escaped prisoners from the penal colony of Port Jackson, were discovered. Atlas ultimately returned them to England.On 14 March she arrived at Whampoa. On her return voyage to England she arrived at Macao on 11 April, and St Helena on 1 August. She reached Cork on 30 November, and Deptford on 16 December.Lloyd's Register continues to report Musgrave as Atlas's captain and her trade as China until the issue for 1810, when she is no longer listed. However, in 1811 she returns under the ownership of A. Tomson, with T. Hillier, master, and trading as a transport out of Cowes. Then in 1812 she is listed under the ownership of \"Cockshut\", R. Hall, master, and trading between London and Quebec."@en }
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- Atlas_(December_1801_ship) abstract "Atlas was a sailing ship built in Quebec and launched in 1801 for W. Bateson & Company, London. She made her first voyage for the East India Company, sailing to New South Wales and China. On the outward leg of this voyage she carried convicts from Ireland to Australia.Under the command of Thomas Musgrave, she sailed from the Downs 20 Feb 1802. She reached Cork on 6 March, and left on 30 May carrying 208 male convicts. She reached Rio de Janeiro on 30 July, and Sydney Cove (Port Jackson), on 30 October. She landed 190 convicts fit and ready for work, having suffered four or no deaths (accounts differ), and thus demonstrating that the death toll on Atlas (1) was not inevitable. Musgrave reportedly stated that 190 of the men he transported had been United Irishmem and political prisoners, not criminals.Lightning struck Atlas on 5 November, damaging her. Atlas left Port Jackson on 3 January 1803 bound for China. Sometime after she left stowaways, escaped prisoners from the penal colony of Port Jackson, were discovered. Atlas ultimately returned them to England.On 14 March she arrived at Whampoa. On her return voyage to England she arrived at Macao on 11 April, and St Helena on 1 August. She reached Cork on 30 November, and Deptford on 16 December.Lloyd's Register continues to report Musgrave as Atlas's captain and her trade as China until the issue for 1810, when she is no longer listed. However, in 1811 she returns under the ownership of A. Tomson, with T. Hillier, master, and trading as a transport out of Cowes. Then in 1812 she is listed under the ownership of \"Cockshut\", R. Hall, master, and trading between London and Quebec.".