History
New South Wales
Name Whale
Namesake Whale
Launched 1810
Fate Lost at sea, July 1816
General characteristics
Tonnage 14 tons
Sail plan Sloop
Whale was a ship that disappeared in 1816.
Whale was a sloop of 14 tons, built at Scotland Island , Pittwater , New South Wales in 1810.[ 1] In July 1816, under the command of George Winney, the Whale headed out of Sydney bound for Hawkesbury and was never seen again. The master and two crew were presumed dead.[ 2]
References
Shipwrecks
19 Jan: Estramina
30 Jan: Boadicea , Lord Melville (wreck ), Sea Horse
January (unknown date): Albion , Amelia
8 Feb: Lord Wellington
20 Feb: Phoenix
5 Mar: HMS Liverpool
25 Jun: The Brothers
29 Jun: Archduke Charles
June (unknown date): Edwin , Recovery
2 Jul: Méduse
23 Jul: Whale
28 Jul: HMS Révolutionnaire , HMS Zebra
30 Jul: Elizabeth Henrietta
July (unknown date): Governor Hunter
28 Aug: Caroline
15 Sep: HMS Whiting
September (unknown date): Lady Elliot
24 Oct: Comus
3 Nov: British Hero
5 Nov: HMS Briseis , Concord , Frances Charlotte , Woodbridge
10 Nov: Harpooner
11 Nov: HMS Tay
November (unknown date): Countess of Loudoun
12 Dec: USS Chippewa
Unknown date: Albion , Anna , Creole , Trial , Windsor
Other incidents