Colonist (1861)
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Colonist was a general cargo and passenger schooner built in 1861 at Dumbarton Scotland by Denny & Rankine. It spent nearly 30 years plying the Western Pacific-based out of Sydney. It wrecked and later re-floated on the remote Elizabeth Reef 550 km from New South Wales, as well as being involved in the gold rushes. Its master was murdered before it was finally involved in a collision in Sydney Harbour, in which it was sunk.
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Schooner Colonist near Fort Macquarie | |
History | |
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Name | Colonist |
Owner | John Phillips |
Port of registry | |
Ship registration number: | 57/1863 later 6/1871 |
Ship official number: | 43699 |
Builder | Denny & Rankine, Dumbarton, Scotland |
Yard number | 140 |
Launched | 1861 |
Fate | Wrecked |
General characteristics | |
Type | Mainly described as a schooner but also a smack and a brigantine |
Tonnage | 105 GRT |
Length | 76 feet 6 inches (23.32 m) post 1871 78 feet 6 inches (23.93 m) |
Beam | 20 feet 1 inch (6.12 m) |
Height | 10 feet 5 inches (3.18 m) |
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