First vessel from Finland for today's Australia

Purpose of this project is to identify the deserters in Finland and Victoria, as well as possible passengers

Port and customs visits from Fredriksham (Hamina) to Melbourne 1852-1853; fate of brig "Onni" and her master in wartime 1854

Year 1848 built 284 ton brig "Onni", home at Fredrikshamn, Grand Duchy Finland. Flying Russian flag

• Sailing out from home port ca May 25 1852 for Marseille with plank
• Danish Customs June 7 1852 clear
• Marseille Aug 10 1852 to Odessa clear
• Odessa Oct 11 1852 from Marseille
• Loading grain Sept 23 1852 in Odessa for Falmouth or Queenstown
• Constantinopel Oct 15-19 1852 clear for Falmouth or Queenstown
• Falmouth Jan 14 1853 for Liverpool
• Liverpool Jan 20 1853 from Odessa
• Liverpool Feb 10 1853 securing and enforcing the ship (maybe more cabin room) for Melbourne
• Liverpool March 24 1853 vessel clear for Melbourne
• Falmouth April 2 1853 organizing instruments for Liverpool to Melbourne
• Falmouth April 9 1853 for Melbourne
• Melbourne, Queen's Wharf July 17 1853 from Liverpool

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When sailing south from England, brig Onni, like square rigged vessels used to, first sailed towards Cape Verde or Azores, then SW, somewhat close to South America. This was in order to catch steady westerlies, the roaring forties which would bring the ship fast past Cape of Good Hope and to South Australian coast.

• Melbourne Sept 16 1853 Onni barque (sic!) 284 Albrecht, for Singapore
• Melbourne arrived Feb 22 1854 Onni brig from Singapore. 1 passenger
• April 29 1854 Onni brig 284 tons R. Albrecht for Batavia in ballast. No passengers
• Batavia. Arrivals July 8 1854 Onni from Melbourne
• Arrivals Batavia July 10 1854 Russian Onni from Melbourne
• Sept 13 1854 Batavia "Russian brig Onni which left Melbourne in May to Singapore called in at Batavia was seized in the outer roads by H.M. sloop Jely as prise but was subsequently released in consequense of the British had no proclamation of war published there. Onni has since been sold at Batavia to a Swedish firm"

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Master of brig Onni Robert Fredriksson Albrecht sold the vessel in 1854
Mate of brig Onni John Higgins deserted
Crew of brig Onni Christian Mattsson Erlund deserted

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STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION !!!