Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Porpoise

12 gun sloop, originally a Spanish trader Infanta Amelia captured by HMS Argo in 1799 and renamed Porpoise. She sailed to Sydney in 1800 and was used for voyages to nearby ports. She left Sydney 10 August 1803 and was wrecked off the coast of Queensland at a place now called Wreck Reefs

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