Charlotte (sloop)
Charlotte was a sloop that sank in 1808 off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]
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| Name: | Charlotte |
| Owner: | Robert Inch |
| Launched: | 1803 |
| Fate: | Sank 27 August 1808 |
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| Class and type: | Sloop |
| Tons burthen: | 16 tons |
History
Charlotte was built in Sydney, Australia. and registered at 16 tons on 19 December 1803.[3] Owned and skippered by Robert Inch and assisted by his hand, George Conway, the ship was 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) north of Port Jackson, Australia, bound from the Hawkesbury River with a cargo of grain on 27 August 1808 when a squall struck her after her mainsail jibbed. The sloop Hope witnessed the sinking while sailing 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) south of Charlotte. Both Inch and Conway drowned.[4]
References
- "SYDNEY". The Sydney Gazette And New South Wales Advertiser. VI (248). 2 October 1808. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- "View Shipwreck - Charlotte". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Aust Govt.
- "PORT NEWS". The Sydney Gazette And New South Wales Advertiser. I (42). 18 December 1803. p. 4 – via National Library of Australia.
- Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 p45
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