Martha (1799 ship)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name: | Martha |
| Owner: | Reed, Boston, & Co.[1] |
| Builder: | Port Jackson |
| Launched: | 1799[1] |
| Fate: | Wrecked August 1800 |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen: | 30½[1] (bm) |
| Sail plan: | Schooner |
Martha was constructed in Sydney in 1799. She was a sealer and merchant vessel that wrecked at Little Manly Cove in Australia in August 1800 with the loss of her crew of four.[2] Her master was William Reid (or Reed). She arrived at Port Jackson on 14 December from Bass Strait. She was carrying 1000/1300 seal skin and 30 tierces of seal oil. She then left again on 6 March 1800.[1]
On the voyage that proved her undoing, Martha was wrecked with a load of coal on her way from Reid's Mistake to Sydney.
Citations and references
- Citations
- References
- Bateson, Charles, & Jack Kenneth Loney (1972) Australian Shipwrecks: 1622-1850. (A. H. & A. W. Reed).
- Clune, Frank (1969) The Scottish martyrs; their trials and transportation to Botany Bay. (Sydney: Angus and Robertson)
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