Alexander was built in the United States in 1811 and captured as a prize during the War of 1812, or built in 1813 in Halifax. She first appeared in Lloyd's Register for 1815 with Hamilton, master, M'Dowell, owner, and trade Greenock-Newfoundland.Lloyd's Register (1815).
Under the command of William Hamilton, she sailed from Ireland on 4 November 1815, and arrived at Port Jackson on 4 April 1816. She transported 84 female convicts, three of whom died on the voyage.
Alexander left Port Jackson on 23 June bound for England.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1816 Hamilton M'Dowell Cork LR 1820 Hamilton M'Dowell Cork LR
On 4 November 1821 Alexander, Fryer, master, arrived at Liverpool from Demerara. She was on shore at Bootle Bay."SHIP NEWS". Morning Chronicle (London, England), 7 November 1821; Issue 16397. By 8 November she had been gotten off.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1821 HamiltonW.Fryer M'Dowell CorkLiverpool–Demerara LR 1827 W.FryerW.Tyron RobinsonT.Ronaldson Liverpool–Demerara LR; damages and large repair 1822 1830 W.Fryer Robinson Liverpool–Maranhão LR; large repair 1822 1831 W.FryerJ.Green Robinson Liverpool–Maranhão LR; large repair 1822, copper and damages repaired 1831
In 1831 Alexander sailed to Van Diemen's Land and New South Wales. In 1833 she sailed from New South Wales to New Zealand. Later, she sailed to Trinidad.
Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes 1833 J.Green Walkinshaw Liverpool–New South Wales LR; large repair 1822 & damages repaired 1831
The volume of Lloyd's Register for 1833 has the first mention of Alexander being of 229 tons (bm), and having been launched in 1813 at Halifax, Nova Scotia.LR (1833), seq.No.A439. (This may have been the source of the information in Hackman.) Subsequent volumes to 1839 carry only minimal information and there is no ship arrival and departure data for Alexander, Green, master, after mid-1833.
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See also List of ships captured in the 19th century Bibliography of early American naval history