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''Francis'' was a 41 burthen ton colonial schooner that was partially constructed at the Deptford Dockyard, England and sent in frame aboard the ''Pitt'' to Australia to be put together for the purposes of exploration. The vessel had originally been designed for George Vancouver’s discovery voyage of the west coast of North America. ''Francis'' was assembled and launched at Sydney Cove, Port Jackson on 24 July 1793. She left Port Jackson on 8 September, with ''Britannia'' to Dusky Bay, New Zealand on a survey and sealing expedition. ''Francis'' made a survey of Port Stephens in February 1795 under the command of deputy surveyor-general Charles Grimes. The ''Francis'' was sent on three rescue voyages in 1797, to the ''Sydney Cove'' wreck in the Furneaux Group of islands, Tasmania.〔 While in the Furneaux Group, Matthew Flinders undertook a survey of the islands. She accompanied to Newcastle in 1801 and collected 75 tons of coal. In June 1801 ''Francis'' sailed to the Coal River (Hunter River). She returned to Sydney with 150 tons of coal from Newcastle, New South Wales. This was loaded on the ''Earl Cornwallis, which took the coal to Whampoa. This is believed to have been the first export of coal from Newcastle.〔Free Settler or Felon? - Convict Ship Earl Cornwallis 1801,() - accessed 18 November 2014.〕 In 1803 ''Francis'' picked up survivors and cargo from , which had been wrecked on the Wreck Reefs. ''Francis'' travelled to the reefs in company with the ''Rolla'' and ''Cumberland''. ==Fate== She was wrecked on 21 March 1805, north of the Hunter River, Newcastle on the Oyster Bank. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Francis (1793)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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