Borrowdale (1785 ship)
Borrowdale was a three-masted, square rigged merchant ship, launched in 1785, that served as a storeship of the First Fleet, a convoy of 11 ships taking settlers and convicts to establish the first European colony in Australia. She was wrecked in 1789.
Borrowdale from three angles | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Borrowdale |
| Namesake | Borrowdale |
| Launched | 1785, Sunderland |
| Fate | Sunk, 31 October 1789 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Storeship |
| Tons burthen | 272, or 340 (bm) |
| Length | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Beam | 22 ft (6.7 m) |
| Sail plan | Full-rigged ship |
| Complement | 22 |
| Armament | 4 guns |
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