L'Enterprise

L'Enterprise was a French schooner wrecked on the Sister Islands in Bass Strait, Australia in 1802 or 1803.

Registered in Mauritius, L'Enterprise was a schooner of 90 tons. The master, Alexander Le Corre sought permission from Governor King in September 1802 to go sealing in Bass Strait. He was given permission and departed Port Jackson on 4 October 1802. The ship was wrecked either late in 1802 or early 1803 and Corre and all twelve crew were drowned. The schooner Endeavour under Joseph Underwood was sent to salvage it but were unsuccessful. Its rigging and sails were auctioned in Sydney on 15 March 1803. [1]

References

  1. ↑ Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 p34

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