Credit River - Lady Mary Pelham Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/9/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

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Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Lady Mary Pelham
 August 31, 1849



There are many shipwrecks around the world. Some very famous and others not so. Each however has it’s own story to tell. As you travel along the Credit River doing this series of caches, we have highlighted a number of these shipwrecks. During low water levels on these parts of the Credit River, you need to be careful in a canoe or kayak so as you don’t wind up in your own shipwreck. Besides the many large rocks along the way, there are also some other obstacles such as dams which should be avoided. All of the geocaches in this series have been placed by tubing, inflatable boat or on foot by walking in the water along the Credit River. Whichever way you choose to search for these caches, use caution and common sense.
More information about this series can be found here: Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Lady Mary Pelham

Lady Mary Pelham (1816–1849) was a brig working as a Falmouth packet which, after modification to barque became part of the South Australia Company's fleet of 1836. She later served as a whaler and transport between Van Diemens Land and Portland, Victoria.

She was copper sheathed and copper fastened; originally configured as a brig, but modified to barque by the addition of another mast. Her carrying capacity was 206 tons, Length 84 ft. 2 in. (25.7 m.), beam 24 ft. (7.3 m.).

Her first captain, Jainer Hay, took charge of her on 10 January 1816. Henry Cary, R.N. was appointed in 1820. From 1822 under Anselm Hatch, she carried Irish migrants to New York.

Lady Mary Pelham was chartered by George Fife Angas for the South Australian Company, left Portsmouth for Adelaide 30 March 1836 under Captain Robert Ross, the third of the fleet to leave. Her only full fare-paying passengers were Cornelius Birdseye and Mrs Birdseye. There were also five assisted emigrants, several of whom were also working as crew members. Her first mate, James Doine Thompson, died at sea.

She was purchased by S.G. Henty & Co. of Portland, Victoria and refitted in Hobart Town as a whaler. as a whaler; her first captain was John Mills, followed in 1841 by John Harper, then in 1844 by William Dutton (1811–1878), also known as William Pelham Dutton. Dutton killed 100 whales in his career, the last being in 1866, and is considered one of the founders of Portland. He gave up command of Lady Mary Pelham in 1847 to Rosevear; Henty sold her that same year. She underwent repairs in Launceston and put in the charge of Captain Thomas Wing.

She was wrecked on 31 August 1849 at Port Fairy, Victoria or Belfast as it was then officially named . She was anchored off the port, awaiting a favourable wind, when a fierce gale broke her chains. Captain Wing deliberately beached her, with the result that no lives were lost, and most of her cargo was able to be salvaged. Her back was broken and by mid-October she had completely broken up by wave action.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Pnzbrq cvyy ovfba unatvat ba oenapu bire jngre Qba'g yrnir gur jngre

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)


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