Earl of Charlemont (ship)
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The Earl of Charlemont was a medium-sized, 878 tonne passenger ship, notable in that it sank on its first voyage. It sailed from the Port of Liverpool
on the 13th March, 1853 with 366 passengers plus crew, captained by William Gardner. The first port of call was to be Port Phillip
, Australia
before continuing to Sydney
with the majority of the passengers. However, on Saturday 18th June, 1853, the ship was wrecked off Barwon Heads, Victoria
after striking Charlemont Reef
, to which it gave its name.
Port of Liverpool
The Port of Liverpool is the name for the enclosed 7.5 mile dock system that runs from Brunswick Dock in Liverpool to Seaforth Dock, Seaforth, on the east side of the River Mersey and the Birkenhead Docks between Birkenhead and Wallasey on the west side of the river...
on the 13th March, 1853 with 366 passengers plus crew, captained by William Gardner. The first port of call was to be Port Phillip
Port Phillip
Port Phillip Port Phillip Port Phillip (also commonly referred to as Port Phillip Bay or (locally) just The Bay, is a large bay in southern Victoria, Australia; it is the location of Melbourne. Geographically, the bay covers and the shore stretches roughly . Although it is extremely shallow for...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
before continuing to Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
with the majority of the passengers. However, on Saturday 18th June, 1853, the ship was wrecked off Barwon Heads, Victoria
Barwon Heads, Victoria
Barwon Heads is a coastal township on the Bellarine Peninsula, near Geelong, Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the west bank of the mouth of the Barwon River below Lake Connewarre, while it is bounded to the west by farmland, golf courses and the ephemeral saline wetland Murtnaghurt...
after striking Charlemont Reef
Bass Strait
Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...
, to which it gave its name.