Tryall
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For other ships with the same name, see Trial (ship).
Tryall (or Trial) was a British East India Company-owned East Indiaman launched in 1621. She was under the command of John Brooke when she was wrecked on the Tryal Rocks off the north-west coast of Western Australia in 1622. Her crew were the first Englishmen to sight or land on Australia. The wreck is Australia's oldest known shipwreck.
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Kingdom of England | |
Owner | East India Company |
Maiden voyage | 4 September 1621[1] |
Fate | Wrecked, 25 May 1622 |
General characteristics | |
Tons burthen | 500 bm[1] |
Complement | 143[1] |
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