- Nancy (ship)
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The Nancy was a sloop wrecked on 18 April 1805 near Jervis Bay, Australia.
The Nancy was a sloop of some 20 tons constructed on the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales by Kable & Co. It arrived in Sydney on its maiden voyage on 17 October 1803. On 18 April 1805, the Nancy commanded by Captain Demaria was just off Jervis Bay when a violent squall hit the area. The Nancy's mainsail split and the ship could make no leeway. Everything on board was washed overboard and then the ship struck a small sandy beach between two headlands. The ship promptly broke up with one crew member, Richard Wall, from Exeter, drowning. The remaining crew walked to Sydney, arriving on 1 May 1805.[1]
References
- ^ Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0 589 07112 2 p39
Categories:- Shipwrecks of the Shoalhaven Region
- New South Wales-built ships
- History of New South Wales
- 1800s ships
- Maritime incidents in 1805
- 1805 in Australia
- 1788–1850 ships of Australia
- Australia coastal cargo trading vessels
- Sloops of Australia
- Individual ship or boat stubs
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