Charlotte (sloop)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Charlotte |
| Owner | Robert Inch |
| Launched | 1803 |
| Fate | Sank 27 August 1808 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sloop |
| Tons burthen | 16 tons |
Charlotte was a sloop that sank in 1808 off the coast of New South Wales, Australia.[1][2]
History
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "SYDNEY". The Sydney Gazette And New South Wales Advertiser. Vol. VI, no. 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. Vol. I, no. 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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- Shipwrecks of the Northern Sydney Region
- Ships built in New South Wales
- History of New South Wales
- Sloops of Australia
- Individual sailing vessels
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- 1803 ships
- Maritime incidents in 1808
- Shipwrecks of New South Wales
- Ships lost with all hands
- 1808 in Australia
- 1788–1850 ships of Australia
- Merchant ships of Australia
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