- Duke of Portland (whaler)
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The Duke of Portland was an American whaler of 400 tons.
It was registered in Boston, USA and left Norfolk Island in June 1802. At some stage during that month it was wrecked at Tongatapu, Tonga. All the crew were killed by natives except for one woman, Elizabeth Morley, who was rescued by the ship Union two years later in 1804.[1]
References
- ^ Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 p33
Categories:- Maritime history of Australia
- Shipwrecks in the Pacific Ocean
- History of New South Wales
- Maritime incidents in 1802
- Individual ship or boat stubs
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