Sun (1825 ship)

Sun was a big belonging to Calcutta,[2] that was wrecked in May 1826 in the Torres Strait.

For other ships with the same name, see Sun (ship).

History
United Kingdom
Name: Sun
Fate: Wrecked in May 1826.
General characteristics
Tons burthen: 185[1] (bm)
Sail plan: Brig

She sailed with a cargo of tea from Canton, China on 28 November 1825 to Van Diemens Land. Leaving the River Derwent on 16 March 1826, she sailed to Sydney arriving on 24 March.[3][4]

Under the command of Captain W. Gillett, on 11 May 1826 she left on a voyage from Sydney to Batavia. On the way she struck a reef off Eastern Fields, north-east of Thursday Island and was wrecked with the loss of 24 of the 36 people on board.[5][7] The survivors made for Murray Island, where the vessels John Munro and Industry rescued them. The brig was reported to be carrying 40,000 Spanish dollars.[8][9]

One contemporary newspaper report had Sun in company with Venus, Killgour, master, and both being wrecked. The account states that Industry rescued the crews of both Venus and Sun.[10] Venus was wrecked on 1 July 1826 on the Alerts Reef; Security rescued her crew.[11]

Notes, citations, and references

Notes

    Citations

    1. Bateson (1972), p. 73.
    2. "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (6173). 1 December 1826. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
    3. "Shipping Intelligence". Hobart Town Gazette, Saturday 18 March 1826, p.2. Retrieved 11 January 2012.
    4. "Shipping Intelligence". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 25 March 1826, p.2.
    5. "LOSS OF THE BRIG SUN". The Morning Post (17465). 6 December 1826.
    6. Asiatic Journal and Monthly Register for British and Foreign India, China, and Australia, (1827), Volume 23, p.179.
    7. The dead included the first and second officers, and 22 lascars. Captain Gillett and the survivors were in the ship's jolly boat.[6]
    8. "Ship Arrivals". Hobart Town Gazette, Saturday 16 December 1826, p.2. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
    9. "Latest Indian News - Loss of the Brig Sun". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Friday 26 January 1827, p.3. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
    10. "STATE OF THE WEATHER, FROM DECEMBER 8 TO 15, 1826" Hobart Town Gazette 16 December 1826 Page 2.
    11. Nicholson (1996), pp. 82–83.

    References

    • Bateson, Charles (1972). Australian Shipwrecks: including vessels wrecked en route to and from Australia and some strandings. Volume 1 1622-1850. Reed, AH; Reed, AW.
    • Nicholson, Ian Hawkins (1996). Via Torres Strait: a maritime history of the Torres Strait Route and the ship's post office at Booby Island. Yaroomba, Qld.: Ian Nicholson [on behalf of the Roebuck Society].

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