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History

Name	Amelia
Fate	Lost in 1816
General characteristics
Type	Brig
Tons burthen	90 (bm)
Propulsion	Sail

Amelia was a brig of 90 tons. She arrived at Sydney, Australia under the command of Samuel Shaw on 12 December 1815, with cargo from Calcutta. She was under the command of Shaw when she departed Port Jackson, Australia, sometime between 8 and 17 January 1816 on her way to Java and Canton, China. She was never heard from again. At the time of her disappearance, Amelia was carrying 50 tons of sandalwood and 5 tons of coal. The number of crew lost is unknown.

References

"Ship News". The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser, Saturday 16 December 1815, p.2. 16 December 1815. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
Australian Shipwrecks - vol 1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 p52

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1816
Shipwrecks	19 Jan: Estramina 30 Jan: Boadicea, Lord Melville (wreck), Sea Horse January (unknown date): Albion, Amelia 8 Feb: Lord Wellington 20 Feb: Phoenix 5 Mar: HMS Liverpool 25 Jun: The Brothers 29 Jun: Archduke Charles June (unknown date): Edwin, Recovery 2 Jul: Méduse 23 Jul: Whale 28 Jul: HMS Révolutionnaire, HMS Zebra 30 Jul: Elizabeth Henrietta July (unknown date): Governor Hunter 28 Aug: Caroline 15 Sep: HMS Whiting September (unknown date): Lady Elliot 24 Oct: Comus 3 Nov: British Hero 5 Nov: HMS Briseis, Concord, Frances Charlotte, Woodbridge 10 Nov: Harpooner 11 Nov: HMS Tay November (unknown date): Countess of Loudoun 12 Dec: USS Chippewa Unknown date: Albion, Anna, Creole, Trial, Windsor
Other incidents	7 Mar: Cockatrice 18 May: Mulgrave Castle 19 Sep: Frances Charlotte
1815 1817

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