Victorine (ship)
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The Victorine was a ship that disappeared off the coast of Australia in 1822.
The Victorine was a schooner of 70 tons and built in Mauritius and registered in Hobart. The ship was owned by Edward Lord.
On 24 August 1822 the schooner, under command of Captain William Risk [1], left Sydney bound for Mauritius. Carrying a crew of seven or eight the ship disappered en route and was presumed lost.[2] [3][4]
References
- ↑ The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 28 June 1822, p2
- ↑ Australian Shipwrecks - vol 1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0 589 07112 2 p63
- ↑ The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, 8 Nov 1822, p2
- ↑ Hobart Town Gazette and Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser, 29 March 1823, p1
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