Credit River - Elizabeth Henrietta Traditional Cache

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Hidden : 8/18/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Credit River - Shipwreck Series

Elizabeth Henrietta
 December 17, 1825



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

Elizabeth Henrietta

The Elizabeth Henrietta was a ship that capsized on the Hunter River, Australia in 1816 with the loss of two lives.

The brig Elizabeth Henrietta was ordered by Governor Hunter in 1797 when it was discovered that HMS Supply was unseaworthy. The frame was made from ironbark and stringybark but as there was a shortage of shipwrights the ship took an inordinately long time to construct. At that time it was called the Portland but on its launch from HM dockyard in Sydney on 13 June 1816 it was named the Elizabeth Henrietta in honour of the wife of Governor Lachlan Macquarie.

On 30 July 1816 at around 4am, while at its moorings on the Hunter River, the ship capsized and sank. The wife of the Captain Joseph Ross and a crewman Patrick Fitzgerald were trapped as it sank and were drowned. The remaining crew, numbering five, rowed in an open boat to Sydney where they arrived on 7 August. The Lady Nelson and the Nautilus were sent from Sydney to raise the ship, which they eventually did and the ship returned to Sydney on 30 August with a load of coal.

The ship Elizabeth Henrietta transported convict prisoners to Newcastle on 30 November 1821. One convict on the ship was John McCraw.

The ship was finally wrecked at Newcastle on 17 December 1825.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Unatvat 6' hc ba n oenapu unatvat bire 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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