Royal Charlotte (1819 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Royal Charlotte (ship) and Royal Charlotte (East Indiaman).
History
Name: Royal Charlotte
Port of registry: London
Launched: 1819, Cochin, India
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 471 (bm)
Propulsion: Sail

The Royal Charlotte was a three-masted merchant ship built in Cochin, India, and launched in 1819. She carried convicts to Australia. She wrecked 11 June 1825, but with minimal loss of life.[1]

Under the command of Joseph Corbyn, Royal Charlotte left Portsmouth, England on 5 January 1825 with 136 male convicts. She arrived at Port Jackson on 29 April. One convict died during the voyage.

The ship was then contracted to take the detachments of the 20th, 46th, and 49th Regiments of Foot to India via Batavia.

On 11 June, the ship ran aground on Frederick Reefs. Her masts were cut away to steady her, while the other crew members and the soldiers moved to shore with water and provisions before she sank. Only two lives were lost. A party took the surviving longboat and travelled to Moreton Bay, arriving in July. The brig Amity was desptached to collect survivors.[2][3]

The discovery of the wreck was announced in January 2012.[4]

Notes

  1. Bulley, 2000. p.36.
  2. Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925-1995. Australian shipwrecks Vol. 1 through 5
  3. Royal Charlotte, Australian National Shipwreck Database
  4. Discovery of the historic shipwreck Royal Charlotte, Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities, 20 January 2012, retrieved 19 January 2013

References


Coordinates: 20°59′S 154°24′E / 20.99°S 154.4°E / -20.99; 154.4

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