Name Fatima Draught 19 feet (5.8 m) Length 34 m Beam 7.92 m | Class and type Barque Launched 1849 Draft 5.8 m Tons burthen 472,600 kg | |
Builder R. Hutchinson, Sunderland, England Fate Wrecked upon Great Detached Reef on 26 June 1854. | ||
Fatima was a 521 ton barque that was wrecked on 26 June 1854 in the Torres Strait. She was built by R. Hutchinson, Sunderland, launched in 1849 and registered at Liverpool.
She sailed from London, England on 17 January 1850, under the command of Captain Ray, arriving at Port Adelaide, Australia on 11 June.
Under the command of Captain W. Hardie, on a voyage from Melbourne to Batavia, she struck the Great Detached Reef and was wrecked on 26 June 1854. The crew were rescued by the Bato off Raine Island.
Amongst the passengers on the outward voyage from London to Melbourne were Edward Thomas FYSH and his sister Harriet FYSH. Harriet married William Henderson HARDIE in Melbourne and was on board the 'Fatima' when the vessel was wrecked on Great Detached Reef. Harriet FYSH was Grand Aunt to Wilmot Hudson FYSH, pioneer aviator and co-founder of Qantas.