Portsmouth, 1832. Once the pride of the British East India fleet, the Veritas has fallen on hard times. She is now a transport ship, her cargo prisoners of the Crown, her destination the penal settlement of Van Diemen’s Land—now known as Tasmania, the southernmost State of Australia.
Pastor Bob Cookson tries to offer solace to the convicts on board but soon discovers that most of the men have committed only trivial offences. Is this simply an attempt to empty British prisons, or is a more sinister motive at work?
Cat no: 3425