H.M. Dockyard (Sydney) Explained

His Majesty's Dockyard Sydney, also known as Kings Dockyard, was built in 1797 on the western shore of Sydney Cove, under orders by Governor John Hunter. In 1833 the dockyard was closed down.

Master Shipwright

• Thomas Moore 1797-1809
• William Cossar 1812-1821
• John Nicholson 1821-1833

Notable ships built or repaired

• Integrity, schooner launched in 1804, the first vessel to be built and launched from the Dockyard.^[1]
• , repairs undertaken to the American seal fur trading vessel.
• Tom Thumb, built in 1796 for the 1796 expedition by George Bass and Matthew Flinders.
• , repaired.
• , repaired.
• Francis, repaired.
• Norfolk, repaired.
• Bee, repaired.
• Elizabeth Henrietta, laid down in 1801 as Portland and launched in 1816.
• , schooner launched in 1803.

References

• Book: Russell, Eric . Thomas Moore and the King's dock yard . 1975 . Old Sydney Town . 978-0-86900-024-3 . Somersby NSW.
• End of Argyle Street - Historical land viewer - St Philip

Notes and References

1. Hawkins . Clifford W. . The Passage of Sail: European Sailing Ship Building in the South West Pacific . The Great Circle . 5 . 2 . 88 . Australian Association of Maritime History . October 1983 . 41562665 .