Campbell Macquarie (1812 shipwreck)

History
United Kingdom
Name: Campbell Macquarie
Owner: Alexander & Company
Port of registry: Calcutta
Fate: Wrecked, 10 June 1812
Notes: This is the first of three vessels by this name.
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 248 bm
Sail plan: Full-rigged ship
Crew: 42

Campbell Macquarie was a ship of 248 tons, built at Calcutta, India and owned by Alexander & Co. of Calcutta. She was wrecked near Macquarie Island in 1812.

She brought general merchandise and transported a number of convicts from Calcutta, arriving in Sydney on 17 January 1812.[1]

On 22 March 1812 the ship, under the command of Richard Siddins (or Siddons), left Sydney and arrived at Kangaroo Island, South Australia on 29 April 1812. There it took on board 1,650 seal skins and 33 tons of salt. On 21 May it left Kangaroo Island for Macquarie Island. At midnight on 10 June rocks were spotted. Tacking was not possible and so an anchor was dropped. The Campbell Macquarie struck the rocks at 1.30am and by 2am her stern post broke and water poured in. The pumps were unable to cope with the inflow and at daylight the crew began unloading the cargo, sails, and rigging. Much of it was saved, only to be destroyed weeks later in a storm. On 28 June the crew burnt the ship to salvage its ironwork.[2]

The crew consisted of 12 Europeans and 30 Lascars, of whom four died whilst waiting for rescue.[3]

On 20 October 1812, Perseverance rescued 12 of the crew when she called at the island to take on board another sealing party. The remainder were rescued some months later.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Arrival of Vessels at Port Jackson, and their Departure". Australian Town and Country Journal, Saturday 3 January 1891, p.16. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. ↑ Bateson, Charles (1972). Australian Shipwrecks Vol.1 (1622-1850). Sydney: A.H. and A.W. Reed. p. 48. ISBN 0-589-07112-2.
  3. ↑ McNab, Robert (1909). "CHAPTER XIV. Macquarie Island Trade, 1810 to 1820.". Murihiku: A History of the South Island of New Zealand and the Islands Adjacent and Lying to the South, from 1642 to 1835. Wellington: Whitcombe and Tombs. pp. 184–185. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "First Known Wreck - Campbell Macquarie" (PDF). Macquarie Island Shipwrecks, Sealers and Scientists - The Shipwreck Watch. 2007. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  • "Campbell Macquarie". Australian National Shipwreck Database.

Coordinates: 54°37′S 158°52′E / 54.62°S 158.86°E / -54.62; 158.86


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