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Active (1850)

Active was a ketch that was launched in 1850 and that wrecked at the entrance of the Hunter River in New South Wales on 18 February 1852.

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History
New South Wales
NameActive
OwnerAlexander Brown Jnr & James Brown
Port of registrySydney
BuilderDaniel Biallie [?] Paterson River, New South Wales, Australia
Identificationregistration number: 57/1850
FateWrecked 18 February 1852 at Newcastle, New South Wales Hunter River
Completed1850
General characteristics
TypeComposite ketch
Tonnage40 GRT, 40 NRT
Length14.90  m
Beam4.907  m
Draught2.011  m

Active was a ketch that was launched in 1850 and that wrecked at the entrance of the Hunter River in New South Wales on 18 February 1852.1

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32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79