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Princess Charlotte (brig)

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Name
  
Princess Charlotte

Displacement
  
60 tons

Launched
  
19 September 1819

Type
  
Brig

Propulsion
  
Sail

Builder
  
Fortesco de Santos, Newcastle, New South Wales

Fate
  
Lost on voyage to Sydney from Hobart Town in 1820

Princess Charlotte was a 60-ton brig that disappeared in 1820 on its voyage between Hobart Town and Sydney.

The Princess Charlotte was constructed by the Government in 1819 at Newcastle, New South Wales. She left Hobart Town on 27 September 1820 for Sydney with crew and passengers and a cargo of wheat. The passengers included four soldiers from the 48th Regiment and at least three convicts. The Captain was Edward Devine.

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