Britannia

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History

The Britannia is believed to have been wrecked at Elizabeth Reef off the New South Wales coast on 25 August 1806 while under the command of Capt Nathaniel Goodspeed. The 301 ton vessel was operating as a whaler after earlier being used for convict transport.

The wooden ship was built at Bridgeport in the United Kingdom in 1783.

Database

Site information

Site ID:

1863

Type:

Ship

Construction:

Wood

Primary industry:

Sub-industry:

Gross tonnage:

301

Net tonnage:

Length (mtrs):

Beam (mtrs):

Draft (mtrs):

Cargo:

Engine:

Country built:

UNITED KINGDOM

State built:

Port built:

Bridgeport

builder:

Port registered:

When built:

1783

Registration number:

Official number:

Sources:

Sydney Gazette 14/9, 26/10/1806 HRA Vol 1 vi p.35

Comments:

Whaler after use as convict transport

Lost event

When lost:

1806/8/25

Where lost:

Elizabeth Reef?

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Struck reef

From port:

To port:

Master:

Nathaniel Goodspeed

Owner:

Samuel Enderby & Co

Crew:

~24

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

Passenger deaths:

Total deaths:

Location

Maximum latitude:

29.983667

Minimum latitude:

29.500833

Maximum longitude:

159.018

Minimum longitude:

159

Datum used:

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

Protection notes:

Signage:

Web address:

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