November 6, 1789: The first vessel built by Europeans in Australia was launched in Sydney Harbor. Known as the
Rose Hill Packet or "The Lump", she was crafted by convicts and worked under both oars and sails. She would have had one mast and looked a little like a smaller version of the lugger above (via geograph.org.uk)
2 comments:
Ahoy, Pauline! Interesting. What's up with the red sails?
Got me. Any of the Brethren who know better than I please chime in but it seems to be a trend in "rebuilts" lately.
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