Duke of Roxburgh

Duke of Roxburgh was launched in 1828 at Newcastle upon Tyne. Initially she traded with India, but later she often sailed between Great Britain and her Australasian colonies carrying emigrants. She was wrecked in 1864. Career Initially, Duke of Roxburgh traded with India. The Register of Shipping (1829) gives her master as Brown, her owner as Pirie and Co., and her trade as London – Madras. Duke of Roxburgh was one of the earliest immigrant ships to Port Phillip, South Australia, and New Zealand. Her owner in 1840 was J.Somes, changing to Collard, and her master was Drainer. She left London on 12 April 1838 and arrived at Kingscote on 24 July and Holdfast Bay, South Australia on 28 July. She was carrying 84 passengers (65 adults and 19 children).