Currency Lass (1826 schooner)

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Name:Currency Lass
Builder: Paterson Plains
Launched: 1826
General characteristics
Type: Schooner
Tons burthen: 90 ton (bm)
Propulsion: Sail

Currency Lass was a 90-ton schooner, built in 1826 at Paterson Plains, New South Wales, Australia for Thomas Winder & others.

A schooner is a type of sailing vessel with fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. The most common type has two masts, the foremast being shorter than the main. While the schooner was originally gaff-rigged, modern schooners typically carry a Bermuda rig.

New South Wales State of Australia

New South Wales is a state on the east coast of Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria to the south, and South Australia to the west. Its coast borders the Tasman Sea to the east. The Australian Capital Territory is an enclave within the state. New South Wales' state capital is Sydney, which is also Australia's most populous city. In March 2018, the population of New South Wales was over 7.9 million, making it Australia's most populous state. Just under two-thirds of the state's population, 5.1 million, live in the Greater Sydney area. Inhabitants of New South Wales are referred to as New South Welshmen.

Career

Built on the Paterson River at Paterson Plains, she was built by convict labour and launched in October 1826. [1] She plied the East Australian Coast, New Zealand and Hobart Town routes with cargo and passengers.

Paterson River river in New South Wales, Australia

Paterson River, a perennial river that is part of the Hunter River catchment, is located in the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia.

She transported convicts from Hobart Town to Sydney in 1834 and 1835 and transported convicts in Hobart Town in 1834.

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References

  1. "The Australian". The Australian (Sydney), Saturday 14 October 1826, p.3. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
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