History | |
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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]
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]
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]
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]