Histoire
This freighter was built in 1853 by John Laird and Son & Co. Birkenhead UK.
Notes historiques
In 1881 she was stranded at Collaroy Austrlia but was salvaged and put back into service. The Collaroy sailed from Sydney on or about 24 April 1889, bound for Eureka, Humboldt County, California. The cargo was 500 tons of coal, and a crew of ten hands all told. The ship encountered fog five miles north of the entrance to Eureka Harbour on 7 July and was wrecked.
Propriétaires et capitaines
She was owned by Hunter's River Steam Navigation Co., Australia.
She was owned by the Australasian Steam Navigation Co., Australia.
She was owned by the Newcastle Steam Navigation Co., Australia.
She was owned by John Robertson, Botany Australia. In February 1888, the Collaroy was owned by its final owner, Alexander Burns, CA USA.
Capitaines
Captain Alfred Ball (1889);
Signification du nom
Collaroy is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Reconstructions
In 1888 she was refitted as a schooner or Barkentine (4-masted) rigged sailing ship, with the engine and paddles removed.
Références
en.wikipedia.org ↗ (website viewed 12/04/2025)
