Near Loss
On 2 May 1815 on departing Port Macquarie the Lady Nelson ran aground on the south side of the harbour. The crew abandoned ship as the brig's rudder and sternpost were swept away and the bottom planks started to leak. Shortly afterwards the tide completely filled the ship. The Lady Nelson was considered lost by the commandant of the settlement but eventually the ship was refloated and repaired.
Lady Nelson sailed on many more expeditions, including to Norfolk Island and New Zealand. She sailed in Australian waters during the governorships of King, Bligh, Macquarie and Brisbane. Brisbane sent her north with two other vessels to carry settlers to a new trading post on Melville Island, and she served that settlement for some time.
Read more about this topic: HMS Lady Nelson (1798)
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