The Sydney was an East Indiaman of 900 tons that carried a crew of 130 men. The ship had been constructed in Java and was registered in Calcutta. The Sydney sailed from Port Jackson, Australia on 12 April 1806 for Calcutta, India. On 20 May 1806, it was wrecked off the coast of New Guinea, with no crew lost. The ship had been constructed in Java and was registered in Calcutta.[1][2] Captain Forest arrived in Calcutta on 9 October 1806 on board the Varuna from Penang, having sailed from there on 4 October.[3]