Eliza (1808)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United states of America | |
| Name: | Eliza |
| Owner: | Brown & Ives |
| Homeport: | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Fate: | Wrecked, June 1808 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Brig |
| Tons burthen: | 135 bm |
| Sail plan: | Full-rigged ship |
| Crew: | 10 |
Eliza was an American brig wrecked in Fiji in 1808. Eliza had been constructed and registered at Providence, Rhode Island, United States. She carried a crew of ten and was owned by Brown & Ives.
On 22 April 1808 Eliza left Sydney, Australia, for Norfolk Island and Fiji. In June she was totally wrecked SSW of Nairai Island. One man, whom Eliza had rescued from the wrecked Port au Prince, drowned. While the rest of the crew waited, Eliza's master, E. Hill Corri, and his two mates travelled in a whaleboat to Sandalwood Bay where on 29 June 1808 they found the brig Elizabeth and the American ship Jenny lying at anchor. Corri and a rescue crew from both these ships travelled the 60-70 miles back to the Eliza wreck, where they were promptly attacked by natives. The natives killed the cooper from Elizabeth, but the remaining sailors, led by Eliza's second officer, Seth Barton, counterattacked and defeated then.
Corri and his crew then sailed on Jenny for China but Jenny was dismasted in Guam and so he and his crew left her there.[1]
Eliza is also notable for being the ship that carried Charlie Savage from Tonga to Fiji.
Citations
- ↑ Australian Shipwrecks - vol 1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 p44