Princess Charlotte (brig)

Career (United Kingdom)
Name: Princess Charlotte
Builder: Fortesco de Santos, Newcastle, New South Wales
Launched: 19 September 1819
Fate: Lost on voyage to Sydney from Hobart Town in 1820
General characteristics
Type:Brig
Displacement:60 tons
Propulsion:Sail

Princess Charlotte was a 60 ton brig that disappeared in 1820 on its voyage between Hobart Town and Sydney.

The Princess Charlotte was constructed by the Government in 1819 at Newcastle, New South Wales. She left Hobart Town on 27 September 1820 for Sydney with crew and passengers and a cargo of wheat.[1] The passengers included four soldiers from the 48th Regiment and at least three convicts.[2] The Captain was Edward Devine [3]

References

  1. Lachlan Macquarie's Diary
  2. Australian Shipwrecks - vol 1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 p61
  3. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 28 Oct 1820, p3