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Gertrude (1843 brig)

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History
New South Wales
NameGertrude
OwnerR. Bowlers, Newcastle
Port of registrySydney
BuilderNewfoundland
Launched1843
IdentificationSydney Registration No: 14/1859
FateWrecked in 1864
General characteristics
Class and typeBrig
Tonnage117 gross tons

Gertrude was a sailing ship built in 1843 in Newfoundland. She was wrecked upon Nine Mile Beach, New South Wales during a gale on 30 September 1864.[1] One life was lost.

References

  1. ^ "Wreck of the brig Gertrude". The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday, 21 October 1864, p.9. Retrieved 5 December 2020.