Agincourt (1844 ship)
Agincourt was launched at Sunderland in 1844. She immediately transported convicts to Norfolk Island. Thereafter she traded widely, sailing to Australia, Aden, and South America. Her homeport changed to Spain at some point prior to 1870 and thereafter "Lloyd's Register" carried stale data until it ceased listing her in 1886. Career. Origins: James Laing was aged 20 in 1843 when he took over his father's shipbuilding yard at Deptford. "Agincourt" was the first ship he launched. She was a full-rigged ship with imitation gunports. Her original name had been intended to be "Abyssinia", but  she was launched in 1844 for Duncan Dunbar as "Agincourt". Laing went on to make some 30 vessels for Dunbar over the next 20 years. "Agincourt" entered "Lloyd's Register" in 1844 with Neatby, master, Laing & Co., owner, and trade London–Sydney. Convict transport (1844): Captain Henry Neatby, with Surgeon Charles Henry Fuller, sailed from Woolwich on 8 July 1844. "Agincourt" was at the Cape of Good Hope on 24 September and stayed there a week, taking on water. She arrived at Norfolk Island on 9 November. She had embarked 224 convicts and disembarked 220, three having died on the  voyage. One may have escaped at the Cape. Immigrant voyages: "Agincourt" also made numerous voyages carrying government-assisted or independent immigrants to Australia. Ownership history. Duncan Dunbar, the first owner, died in 1862/1863. William Henry Haynes then acquired "Agincourt". He first sailed her out of London, and then moved her homeport to Liverpool. In 1878 Spanish owners acquired "Agincourt". They continued to have her surveyed and registered in Britain, but did not provide information on masters or her trade. Fate. "Agincourt" was last listed in "Lloyd's Register" in 1886 with unchanged information since 1880. Citations and references. Citations References