Nancy (1803 ship) explained

-- commercial vessels --> Ship Name: Nancy Ship Registry: , Sydney Ship Builder: Kable & Co, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales Ship Launched: 1803 Ship Fate: Wrecked south of Jervis Bay, 18 April 1805 Ship Type: sloop Ship Tonnage: ^[1]

Nancy was a sloop launched in 1803 and wrecked on 18 April 1805 near Jervis Bay, Australia.

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, Nancy commanded by Captain Demaria was just off Jervis Bay when a violent squall hit the area. Nancy's mainsail split and the ship could not make way. 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.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: View Shipwreck - Nancy . Department of the Environment (Australia). . 23 March 2014 .
2. Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, p39
3. News: LOSS of the NANCY. . . NSW . 5 May 1805 . 23 March 2014 . 2 . National Library of Australia.