Whale (ship)
History | |
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Launched: | 1810 |
Fate: | Lost at sea, July 1816 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 14 tons |
Sail plan: | Sloop |
Whale was a ship that disappeared in 1816.
Whale was a sloop of 14 tons, built at Scotland Island, Pittwater, New South Wales in 1810.[1] In July 1816, under the command of George Winney, the Whale headed out of Sydney bound for Hawkesbury and was never seen again. The master and two crew were presumed dead.[2]
References
- ↑ "Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks".
- ↑ Bateson, Charles (1972). Australian Shipwrecks. 1: 1622-1850. Sydney: AH and AW Reed. p. 55. ISBN 0-589-07112-2.
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