''Campbell Macquarie '' was a ship that Joseph Underwood, a Sydney merchant, purchased at Calcutta in 1810. She appears, with

Richard Siddins Richard Siddins (1770–1846) was an Australian master mariner, Master Mariner, Maritime pilot, Harbour Pilot and lighthouse keeper, Lighthouse Keeper. Biography Richard Siddins was born in 1770 in County Louth, Ireland and died on 2 July ...

, master, in a list of vessels registered at Calcutta in 1811. She was wrecked near

Macquarie Island Macquarie Island is a subantarctic island in the south-western Pacific Ocean, about halfway between New Zealand and Antarctica. It has been governed as a part of Tasmania, Australia, since 1880. It became a Protected areas of Tasmania, Tasmania ...

in 1812. She brought general merchandise and transported a number of convicts from Calcutta, arriving in Sydney on 17 January 1812. On 22 March 1812 ''Campbell Macquarie'', Captain

(or Siddons), left

Sydney Sydney is the capital city of the States and territories of Australia, state of New South Wales and the List of cities in Australia by population, most populous city in Australia. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Syd ...

and arrived at

Kangaroo Island Kangaroo Island (, ) is Australia's third-largest island, after Tasmania and Melville Island, Northern Territory, Melville Island. It lies in the state of South Australia, southwest of Adelaide. Its closest point to the mainland is Snapper Poi ...

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

on 29 April 1812. There it took on board 1,650 seal skins and 33 tons of salt. On 21 May it left Kangaroo Island for Macquarie Island. At midnight on 10 June rocks were spotted. Tacking was not possible and so an anchor was dropped. ''Campbell Macquarie'' struck the rocks at 1.30am and by 2am her stern post broke and water poured in. The pumps were unable to cope with the inflow and at daylight the crew began unloading the cargo, sails, and rigging. Much of it was saved, only to be destroyed weeks later in a storm. On 28 June the crew burnt the ship to salvage its ironwork. The crew consisted of 12 Europeans and 30

Lascars A lascar was a sailor or militiaman from the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, the Arab world, British Somaliland or other lands east of the Cape of Good Hope who was employed on European ships from the 16th century until the mid-20th century ...

, of whom four died whilst waiting for rescue. On 20 October 1812, ''Perseverance'' rescued 12 of the crew when she called at the island to take on board another sealing party. The remainder were rescued some months later.

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