The WARRIOR was a 485 tonne wooden-hulled, copper-sheathed sailing ship which was launched at Chepstow in 1828. She sailed from London and Portsmouth on October 23, 1829 and travelled via St Jago and the Cape of Good Hope to the Swan River Colony, Hobart Town and Sydney. Captain John Stone was in command and she carried 27 officers and 4 guards as well as her 166 passengers.