Ships transporting the 65th Regiment
Soldiers of the 65th Regiment on board who may have stayed. Some were convicts who later enlisted.
Departed Sydney 7 July 1846, arrived Wellington 22 July 1846, ship's details - barque, units carried - 65th, 58th, passengers - 65th - 5 officers, 58th - 1 officer. 8 sergeants, 7 corporals, 162 rank & file of 58th and 65th regiments.
Departed the Downs 1 October 1864, embarked troops at Cork 7 October, arrived Auckland 20 January 1865, units carried - 2/14th, 2/18th, 40th, 57th, 65th, 68th, MD; passengers - 292 rank & file in total - 2/14th - 1 officer, 10 men; 18th - 1 officer, 76 men; 40th - 1 officer, 52 men; 57th - 1 officer, 59 men; 65th - 2 officers, 65 men; 68th - 1 officer, 40 men; MD - 1 officer.
Departed Woolwich 30 December 1845, arrived Sydney 26 June 1846, units carried - 65th, notes - small party. via Norfolk Island - 200 convicts. Convict ship, passengers - 65th - 1 officer, 3 sergeants, 2 corporals, 50 rank & file.
Departed Hobart Town 31 January 1856, arrived Wellington 11 February 1856, units carried - 99th/65th, passengers - 65th - ex 99th men who chose to transfer to 65th when 99th left Australia - 139 men, under 1 officer 40th (Baddeley)
Departed Woolwich 18 May 1846, arrived Hobart Town 5
October 1846, passengers - 14 officers, 624 NCOs and men. 1 sergeant and 6
privates died on voyage.
Departed Hobart 8 October 1846 and arrived in Sydney 13 October 1846,
passengers - in addition shipped the men who had arrived on the John Calvin.
Recharted to carry the Regiment to New Zealand - departed Sydney 8 November
1846, arrived Bay of Islands 19 November 1846 where 2 companies (200 men)
disembarked, left for Auckland carrying 4 companies of the 65th and the
detachment of the 58th that the 65th had relieved at Wahapu, arriving 22
November 1846.
Departed Portsmouth 14 April 1856, arrived Wellington 21 July 1856, units carried - 65th, diary, passengers - 65th - 3 officers, 4 sergeants, 6 corporals, 1 drummer, 240 privates. 1 sergeant, 1 private died.
Departed London 1 May 1846, arrived Hobart Town 28 October 1846, units carried - 65th, convict ship,
Departed Woolwich 4 May 1846, arrived Hobart Town 10 June 1846, units carried - 65th, notes - Convict ship, passengers – Captain Murray’s detachment. Transferred to "Java" at Hobart.
Departed Woolwich 24 February 1846, arrived Sydney 17 September 1846 after disembarking convicts at Hobart Town, units carried - 65th, notes - convict ship Wylly, passengers – 2 officers, 3 sergeants, and 47 rank and file.
Departed Gravesend 26 August 1845, arrived Sydney 12 January 1846 after disembarking convicts at Hobart Town, units carried - 65th, notes - convict ship, source - DNZ, Broughton, passengers – 1 officer, 2 sergeants, 47 rank and file.
Departed Woolwich 2 October 1846, arrived Hobart Town 18 February 1847, units carried - 65th,
Departed Woolwich 20 September 1846, arrived Hobart Town 18 March 1847, units carried - 65th, convict ship,
Departed London 31 August 1847, arrived Hobart Town 13 January 1848, units carried - 65th, notes - convict ship,
Departed London 18 December 1847, arrived Hobart Town 27 May 1848, units carried - 65th, 96th?, notes - convict ship, 65th Diary?, passengers - 65th - Lieut. Paul – bound for NZ
Departed London 22 February 1848, arrived Hobart Town 11 June 1848, units carried - 58th, 65th, notes - convict ship,
Departed London 11 September 1848, arrived Hobart Town 24 January 1849, units carried - 65th, notes - convict ship,
Departed Deptford 17 April 1849, arrived Hobart Town 4 September 1849, units carried - 58th, 65th, notes - convict ship,
Departed Deptford 22 May 1849, arrived Sydney 4 October 1849, units carried - 58th, 65th, notes - convict ship,
Departed Deptford 23 July 1849, arrived Sydney 26 December 1849, units carried - 58th, 65th, notes - convict ship,
Departed London 22 November 1852, arrived Hobart Town 30 May 1853, units carried - 58th, 65th, notes - convict ship,
Departed Auckland 9 August 1854, arrived Wellington 15 August 1854, units carried - 65th, source - 65th diary, NZS; passengers - 65th - 3 officers, 2 sergeants, 2 corporals, 98 privates - draft of men who had arrived in Auckland on the Egmont.
Departed Woolwich 2 March 1860, via Sydney, arrived Auckland 21 June 1860, units carried - 65th, R.E., MD, source – DNZ, DSC, passengers - 65th - 1 officer, 169 men; R.E. - 1 officer, 40 men; MD 1 officer.
Departed UK 29 July 1863, departed Ceylon 9 October 1863, arrived Melbourne 2 November, departed 7 November, arrived Auckland 14 November 1863, ship details - iron screw steam troop ship, 375 ft in length, 44 ft width, 3570 tons; notes - transported 2 Battalion 25th Regt. from UK to Ceylon, transported a battery of six 12 pounder Armstrong guns provided by the Victorian Government from Melbourne; units carried 50th, 65th; source DNZ, DSC; passengers - 50th - 37 officers, 4 wives, 5 children, 793 rank and file, 57 wives, 87 children; 65th - 1 officer.