History | |
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Australia | |
Namesake | Governor Philip Gidley King |
Owner | Henry Kable & James Underwood |
Builder | Kable & Underwood |
Launched | 1803 |
Fate | Wrecked on 22 April 1806 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Schooner |
Displacement | 38 tons |
Propulsion | Sail |
Governor King was a 38-ton schooner built in 1803 by James Underwood, Sydney, Australia and was wrecked in April 1806.
Governor King was launched in May 1803 by James Underwood, for Kable and Underwood. [1]
On 20 April 1806 Governor King arrived off Port Jackson from Norfolk Island. [2] Finding the wind direction unfavourable for entering the harbour the ship headed north to Newcastle and dropped anchor in the harbour. A strong current dragged the ship on the 22 April and it hit the rocks so violently that the stern shattered and it filled instantly, breaking up in a few hours. The crew and much of the cargo of pork being carried was saved but the ship was destroyed. [3] [4] [5]
History | |
---|---|
Australia | |
Namesake | Governor Philip Gidley King |
Owner | Henry Kable & James Underwood |
Builder | Kable & Underwood |
Launched | 1803 |
Fate | Wrecked on 22 April 1806 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Schooner |
Displacement | 38 tons |
Propulsion | Sail |
Governor King was a 38-ton schooner built in 1803 by James Underwood, Sydney, Australia and was wrecked in April 1806.
Governor King was launched in May 1803 by James Underwood, for Kable and Underwood. [1]
On 20 April 1806 Governor King arrived off Port Jackson from Norfolk Island. [2] Finding the wind direction unfavourable for entering the harbour the ship headed north to Newcastle and dropped anchor in the harbour. A strong current dragged the ship on the 22 April and it hit the rocks so violently that the stern shattered and it filled instantly, breaking up in a few hours. The crew and much of the cargo of pork being carried was saved but the ship was destroyed. [3] [4] [5]