John (ship)
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The John was an Australia
n sloop
of 30 tons that was owned by John Palmer & Co. It was built at Woolloomooloo in Sydney
and registered on 11 June 1803. In November 1806 it sailed from King Island in Bass Strait
with a crew of five aboard and a cargo of seal skins. It was never seen again.
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...
n sloop
Sloop
A sloop is a sail boat with a fore-and-aft rig and a single mast farther forward than the mast of a cutter....
of 30 tons that was owned by John Palmer & Co. It was built at Woolloomooloo in 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...
and registered on 11 June 1803. In November 1806 it sailed from King Island in Bass Strait
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:...
with a crew of five aboard and a cargo of seal skins. It was never seen again.