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Departure from Portsmouth
- When
- 12 October 1867
- Where
- Portsmouth
The Hougoumont left Portsmouth on 12 October 1867, carrying 280 convicts and 108 passengers for the final convict transport to Western Australia.
The ship departed Portsmouth on 12 October 1867. It carried 280 convicts, including 62 Fenians, and 108 passengers. This voyage was the last convict transport to Western Australia, following British policy changes in 1865 that limited transportation to one ship per year for 1865–1867.
Sources
- Hougoumont (ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-02-23
- Convicts in Australia Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08
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