Nancy (1803 ship)

For other ships with the same name, see Nancy (ship).

35.367°S 150.834333°E / -35.367; 150.834333

History
Name	Nancy
Port of registry	UK, Sydney
Builder	Kable & Co, Hawkesbury River, New South Wales[1]
Launched	1803
Fate	Wrecked south of Jervis Bay, 18 April 1805[1]
General characteristics
Type	sloop[1]
Tonnage	20 GRT[2]

Nancy was a sloop launched in 1803 and wrecked on 18 April 1805 near Jervis Bay, Australia.

Nancy was a sloop of some 20 tons constructed on the Hawkesbury River, New South Wales by Kable & Co. It arrived in Sydney on its maiden voyage on 17 October 1803. On 18 April 1805, Nancy commanded by Captain Demaria was just off Jervis Bay when a violent squall hit the area. Nancy's mainsail split and the ship could not make way. Everything on board was washed overboard and then the ship struck a small sandy beach between two headlands. The ship promptly broke up with one crew member, Richard Wall, from Exeter, drowning. The remaining crew walked to Sydney, arriving on 1 May 1805.^[1][3]