HMS Sirius (1786)

HMS Sirius was the flagship of the First Fleet, which set out from Portsmouth, England, in 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales, Australia. In 1790, the ship was wrecked on the reef, south east of Kingston Pier, in Slaughter Bay, Norfolk Island.

For other ships with the same name, see HMS Sirius.

The melancholy loss of HMS Sirius off Norfolk Island 19 March 1790, by the on-board artist George Raper, National Library of Australia
History
Great Britain
NameHMS Sirius
BuilderWatson, Rotherhithe
Launched1780
AcquiredNovember 1781
Renamed
  • Berwick (as launched)
  • HMS Berwick (1781–1786)
  • HMS Sirius (1786–1790)
FateWrecked 19 March 1790 29°03′37″S 167°57′18″E
General characteristics
Class and type10-gun ship
Tons burthen51183⁄94 (bm)
Length110 ft 5 in (33.7 m) (gundeck), 89 ft 8.75 in (27.3 m) (keel)
Beam32 ft 9 in (9.98 m)
Depth of hold13 ft (4 m)
Sail planFull-rigged ship
Complement50
Armament
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