Mersey (1805 ship)

Mersey (1805 ship)

"For the River, see River Mersey."

The " Mersey " was a ship wrecked in the Torres Strait, Australia in 1805.

The "Mersey" was built in Chittagong, Bangladesh and was registered at Fort William, India. It was 350 tons. It was owned and captained by James Wilson. The ship had been chartered by Governor Philip Gidley King to purchase 250 cows from Bengal and deliver them to Hobart, Tasmania. While passing through the Torres Strait, the "Mersey" was totally wrecked. Only sixteen crew (including the Captain) were saved by sailing in a longboat to Timor. Fifty six others drowned. [ "Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850", Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0 589 07112 2 p40 ]

See also

*Mersey (1894 ship)

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