Matilda 1792
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | Matilda | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1792 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | full-rigged ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Kingdom of Great Britain | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Operator | Camden, Calvert and King | Wikidata P137 operator |
| Sea / ocean | South Pacific Ocean | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | French Polynesia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 111 km from land |
| Position | -21.8333, -138.8333 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Matilda was a ship built in France and launched in 1779. She was captured by the British and put into the Grenada trade. In 1787 she was sent to the Malabar coast of India.
She became a whaling ship for the British company Camden, Calvert and King, making a whaling voyage while under the command of Newcastle master mariner Matthew Weatherhead to New South Wales and the Pacific in 1790.
She enters Lloyd's Register in 1791 with Weatherhead as master, Calvert & Co., as owners, and trade London—Botany Bay. That year, either owned or leased by Samuel Enderby & Sons, she transported convicts from England to Australia as part of the third fleet.
Location
- Recorded position: -21.8333, -138.8333 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: South Pacific Ocean
- Nearest coast: French Polynesia
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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