{"id":4811,"date":"2022-01-25T17:08:30","date_gmt":"2022-01-25T06:08:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bassstraitmaritimecentre.com.au\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2022-10-03T16:47:58","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T05:47:58","slug":"the-britomart-victim-of-foul-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bassstraitmaritimecentre.com.au\/history\/the-britomart-victim-of-foul-play\/","title":{"rendered":"The Britomart – Victim of Foul Play?"},"content":{"rendered":"
A 243 ton barque, the Britomart<\/em> was built in H.M. Dockyard in Hobart in 1808. On the 15th<\/sup> of December 1839 she sailed from Melbourne to Hobart with a cargo of livestock, seven passengers and twenty-three crew and was never seen again. Almost immediately rumours began to circulate that she had been the victim of pirates who had run her into the rocks off Preservation Island. It did not take long before suspicion fell on local sealers. Wreckage, the ship\u2019s logbook and compass, and personal items from the ship were reported as being in the possession of people on various Bass Strait Islands and sealers were said to be flush with cash.<\/p>\n