Voyages

This chronology of Captain Verney’s voyages is a work in progress. I will update as often as I can. (C. Verney, 23 Dec. 2023)

Period	Route/Destination	Vessel Name	Vessel Type	Tonnage
1834 – 1838	East Indies and China Station	HMS Winchester	Sailing Frigate	1487
1839	Indonesia	Marianne	Barque	?
1839	Indonesia to King George’s Sound (Albany, Western Australia)	Lucas [American]	Ship
1845	Whaling Voyage	Woodlark	Barque	237
11 Aug. 1848	Tanna Island (Vanuatu) to Sydney	Vanguard	Brigantine	61
13 May, 1851	Sydney to Whaling Grounds	London Packet	Barque	366
18 Aug., 1852	Whaling Grounds to Sydney	London Packet	Barque	366
1852	Port Philip [Melbourne]	Chieftain	Schooner	77
1852	Geelong to Sydney	Chieftain	Schooner	77
Jan. 1853	New Caledonia	Chieftain	Schooner	77
Jun. 1853	Sydney to Geelong	Chieftain	Schooner	120
Jul. 1853	South Seas Islands	London Packet	Barque	366
1853	Melbourne	Star	Barque	350
1854	Whaling Voyage	Eliza	Barque	117
Feb. 1854	Warrnambool to Sydney	Star	Barque	183
July 1854	Melbourne to Sydney	Star	Barque	183
May 1854	Geelong to Sydney	Star	Barque	183
Feb. 1855	Batavia [Dutch East Indies]	Twee Gebroeders	Barque	780
March 1855	Arrival at Bay of Islands (New Zealand)	Eliza	Barque	117
1855-1856	Whaling Voyage	Eliza	Barque	117
1856-1857	Whaling Voyage	Eliza	Barque	117
1858	London to Quebec	Cottingham	Barque	256
1858	Sydney to Adelaide and Launceston	Raven	Brigantine	115
1859	Whaling Voyage	Woodlark	Barque	237
1859	Port de France [Nouméa], New Caledonia	Woodlark	Barque	237
1860	New Zealand?	Black Dog	Schooner
1861	Tikus Island, Penang, Malaysia	Guiding Star	Schooner	40
1861	South Seas Islands	Guiding Star	Schooner	40
1861	South Seas Islands	Gertrude	Brig	117
1862	Rotumah and Kingsmill Islands	Sarah Ann	Brig	180
1862	Whaling Voyage	London Packet	Barque	366
1863	Hobson’s Bay, Melbourne	Mountain Maid	Brig	192
Jul. 1863	New Zealand to Newcastle	Mountain Maid	Brig	192
1864	Otago, New Zealand	Mountain Maid	Brig	192
1864	Auckland, New Zealand	Meteor	Barque	279
1864	Manukau, New Zealand	Meteor	Barque	279
1865	Valparaíso, Chile	Meteor	Barque	279
1865	Baker’s Island	Meteor	Barque	279
Sep. 1865	Foochow [Fuzhou], China	Meteor	Barque	279
Mar. 1866	Petropavlovsk, Russia	Meteor	Barque	279
Nov. 1866 to Nov. 1867	China and Japan, via Newcastle	Meteor	Barque	279
Dec. 1867 to Dec. 1868	China and Taiwan	Meteor	Barque	279
1869	Hong Kong	Meteor	Barque	279
1869	Foochow, [Fuzhou], China	Meteor	Barque	279
1870	Newcastle to Adelaide	Phillis	Brig	240
1870	Sydney to South Seas Islands	Tyra	Barque	278
April 1871	Sydney to South Seas Islands	Tyra	Barque	278
1871	South Seas Islands to Sydney	Tyra	Barque	278
1872	Kingsmill Group to Brisbane	Tyra	Barque	278
Oct. 1873	Lyttleton (New Zealand)	Woodlark
1874	Hokianga (New Zealand) to Sydney	Woodlark
1875	Chittagong [Bangladesh]	Brunette	Barque	375
1875	Fijian Islands	Brunette	Barque	375
1876-1877	London	Brunette	Barque	375
1878	Mauritius	Brunette	Barque	375
Jan. 1879	South Seas Islands	Venture	Brigantine	167
Dec. 1879	South Seas Islands	Venture	Brigantine	167