H.M. Dockyard (Sydney)

His Majesty's Dockyard Sydney, also known as Kings Dockyard, was built in 1797 on the western shore of Sydney Cove, under orders by Governor John Hunter. In 1833 the dockyard was closed down.

Master Shipwright[edit]

Thomas Moore 1797-1809
William Cossar 1812-1821
John Nicholson 1821-1833

Notable ships built or repaired[edit]

Integrity, schooner launched in 1804, the first vessel to be built and launched from the Dockyard.^[1]
Otter, repairs undertaken to the American seal fur trading vessel.
Tom Thumb, built in 1796 for the 1796 expedition by George Bass and Matthew Flinders.
HMS Porpoise, repaired.
HMS Lady Nelson, repaired.
Francis, repaired.
Norfolk, repaired.
Bee, repaired.
Elizabeth Henrietta, laid down in 1801 as Portland and launched in 1816.
HMS Cumberland, schooner launched in 1803.

References[edit]

^ Hawkins, Clifford W. (October 1983). "The Passage of Sail: European Sailing Ship Building in the South West Pacific". The Great Circle. 5 (2). Australian Association of Maritime History: 88. JSTOR 41562665.

Russell, Eric (1975). Thomas Moore and the King's dock yard. Somersby NSW: Old Sydney Town. ISBN 978-0-86900-024-3.
End of Argyle Street - Historical land viewer - St Philip 33°51′34″S 151°12′35″E / 33.859573°S 151.209782°E / -33.859573; 151.209782

[1] Hawkins, Clifford W. (October 1983). "The Passage of Sail: European Sailing Ship Building in the South West Pacific". The Great Circle. 5 (2). Australian Association of Maritime History: 88. JSTOR 41562665.

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