Wednesday, December 16, 2020

List of ships named for Bussorah

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Several ships have been named '''''Bussorah''''' for [[Basra]]:

* was a merchant ship built at [[Kolkata|Calcutta]]. She made three voyages [[Transportation (punishment)|transporting]] [[convicts]] from England and Ireland to Australia and later carried emigrants and other passengers to Australia. she was last listed in 1865.
*'''''Bussorah Packet''''', of 237 or 300 tons ([[Builder's Old Measurement|bm]]), was built at Pegu. She appeared on a list of vessels registered at Calcutta in January 1811; at the time her master and owner was John Clements. She was lost in 1812. John Clements died on 10 August 1812.
* of 622 tons (bm), was a screw iron steamer launched at Glasgow in 1862 for the British India Steam Navication Company. She was lost on her [[maiden voyage]], bound for [[Chennai|Madras]]. She was presumed foundered off [[Islay]], [[Inner Hebrides]] with the loss of all hands.


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