Princess Charlotte (1819 brig)
Princess Charlotte was a 60-ton brig launched in 1819 that disappeared in 1820 on a voyage between Hobart Town and Sydney.
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Name: | Princess Charlotte |
Builder: | Fortesco de Santos, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Launched: | 19 September 1819 |
Fate: | Disappeared after 27 September 1820 |
General characteristics | |
Type: | Brig |
Displacement: | 60 tons |
Propulsion: | Sail |
The Government constructed Princess Charlotte in 1819 at Newcastle, New South Wales. She left Hobart Town on 27 September 1820 for Sydney with crew and passengers and a cargo of wheat.[1] The passengers included four soldiers from the 48th Regiment and at least three convicts.[2] The captain was Edward Devine.[3] She was not heard from again.
References
- Lachlan Macquarie's Diary
- Australian Shipwrecks - vol 1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 p61
- The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 28 Oct 1820, p3
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