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.

For other ships with the same name, see Princess Charlotte (ship).

History
United Kingdom
NamePrincess Charlotte
BuilderFortesco de Santos, Newcastle, New South Wales
Launched19 September 1819
FateDisappeared after 27 September 1820
General characteristics
TypeBrig
Displacement60 tons
PropulsionSail

The Government constructed Princess Charlotte in 1819 at Newcastle, New South Wales. She was primarily used for transport and conveying cargo up and down the colony's east coast. On 27 July 1820 she conveyed 33 convicts (5 female and 28 male) from Sydney to the penal punishment station at Newcastle.[1] returning with coal and timber harvested along the Hunter Rover.

She left Hobart Town on 27 September 1820 for Sydney with crew and passengers and a cargo of wheat.[2] The passengers included four soldiers from the 48th Regiment and at least three convicts.[3] The captain was Edward Devine.[4] She was not heard from again.

References
  1. NSW Colonial Secretary's Papers 1788 - 1856: Copies of Letters Sent Within the Colony 1814 - 1827
  2. Lachlan Macquarie's Diary
  3. Australian Shipwrecks - vol 1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 p61
  4. The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 28 Oct 1820, p3

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