No Picture Available

The Alfred, a 3 masted ship of 562 ton (om), 604 ton (nm) was built at Lulea, Sweden in 1841 as the Australia.  On 30 November 1844, the Australia was purchased from Liliewalch of Stockholm by the Hamburg firm of J C Godeffroy & Sohn, who renamed her the Alfred. Under the command of H.E. Deckers, the Alfred departed Hamburg, 20 Aug 1848 with 275 passengers on board and arrived in South Australia on 8 Dec 1848. A second voyage to Adelaide under H.E. Deckers left Hamburg on 27 Oct 1849 and arrived in South Australia on 31 Jan 1850. The Alfred also undertook a voyage to Melbourne in 1853/1854 under the command of H. Bruhns. The Alfred  was re-rigged as a bark sometime between 1850 and 1853.  She was sold to Norwegian interests in 1855, renamed Rhea, and placed under the command of Captain Eckersberg.  No further information is known [4].

Ships Surgeon

SOKOWLOWSKY

Anton (ca 1818)

Cabin Passengers

CLARKE	Mr
	Mrs
JONES	Mr
MACDOUGAL	Mr
SMITH	Mr
WHEELER	Mr

Newspaper Reports

South Australian Register

Wednesday 6 December 1848

Thursday Morning, Ten O'Clock.
THE "ALFRED" FROM GERMANY.
The ship Alfred, 635 tons, H. E. Decker, commander, from Hamburgh 20th August, and Rio 17th October, arrived last evening,
with 275 passengers, chiefly from Silisea and Saxony. Most of them are small farmers, who intend settling upon the lands of tthe South Australian Company. The Alfred brings no mail. This arrival, with those we announced yesterday, adds to our population more than 1100 souls, within thirty-six hours.

Saturday 9 December 1848

THE 'ALFRED' FROM GERMANY.
The ship Alfred, 635 tons, H. E. Decker, commander, from Hamburgh 20th August, and Rio 17th October, arrived on Wednesday, with 275 passengers, chiefly from Silisea and Saxony. Most of them are small farmers, who intend settling upon the lands of the South Australian Company. The Alfred was chased by the Danish man-of-war Meander for eight hours, during which as many as eight shots were fired, but the chase escaped by superior sailing. The efforts of the pacificators were incessant, and certain conditions which had been approved by the Diet at Frankfort were forwarded to the Prussian Government for ratification. New levies of troops were stationed close to the boundaries of Jutland, ready to invade if the overtures happened to be rejected. In the meanwhile trade was brisk in Hamburg, and prices were looking up in consequence of the expectations entertained by many commercialists that the blockade would be renewed. The next ship laid on for Adelaide with emigrants, was the Steinwarder, to sail on the 25th August; and to be followed by the Godeffroy, also with emigrants ; and another vessel was said to be under engagement.

Wednesday, December 6 — The ship Alfred, 635 tons, H.E. Decker, from Hamburg 20th August, and Rio de Janerio 17th October. Passengers — Rev. Pastor Kranewiter, and Klinkowstrom, Roman Catholic Priests; Doctor Sokolowsky, Surgeon ; Frederick and Albert Seyler, merchants; Theodor Teichmann and lady, mining officer; Josephine Husse, governess; and G. F. G. Fisher, merchant; in the cabin. In the steerage — Francis Weikert, H. Schwarz, Chas. Wm. Berger, John C. Kirshwer, John G. Poorman, Joseph Fluder, Charles Ubergang, John Kerntke, Charles Hoffman, John Klugue, Louis Krone, Godiove Arnold, Elizabeth Coone, Fredk. Kraushke, Fred. Ludwig, Godfred Bachmann, Charles E. Forster, Ferd. Schloper, Francis August Rangot, Wm. Beer, Wm. Swarz, George F. Shiremann, Samuel Beer, J. Godlfred Gotwald, C. Goolove Pilz, C. O. Semlitzky, Godifred Beer, Charles Henning, Gustavus Leshke, Godlove Kirckner, Augustus Fritsche, Godfried Geier, Antony Fisher. Chas. Hoffmann, Ernest F. Neumann, W. Neumann, F. Wm. Richter, A. Samulewsky, John Michael, W. Wiesener, F. Inns, A. Jantke, from Silesia. Max R Trew. F. Hera, John G. Scupin, George Bleymeyer, Fred. Wm Rice, Rudolph Cumme, F. Gogler, Wm. Graff, C. Butz, Theoder Meundeline, Ferdinand Todd, Julius White, Henry O. W. Strother, C. Rosenthal, Daniel Jarchow, Martin Schreiber, Alex. Phillipi, Fred Simon, A. Deutsher, P. A. Deutsher, John Fleischer, John Godfred Liebe, C. Godfred Batshel, Andreas Prisker, P. Prisker, Traugot Prisker, John E. Kaulvers, Andreas Albert, Christ. Batshell, T. Porshe, C. G. Winkleman, Sophia Heitshin. Jane Prisker, Maria Prisker, Jane Gudin, Anganata Heinzen, P. Hirman, J. A. H. Miller, Cath. Berens, W. E. von Gertner, C. Kronke, J. A. A. Haase, James Mackereth, H. C. Claussen, Urban Ungar, George Frisler, — Frank, — Pezbold, H. L. Voss, — Stein, Fr. Aug. Lagenputsch, Fr. Helmke, Fr. Luhning, Chris. Aug. Jorgensen, J. H. Hansen, G. F. Reuter, Richard Mirow, Hermann Reiss, Lewis Levysohn, Theoder Nushke, Christian Batshell.