Sydney Cove (1796 ship)

History
Great Britain
Name	Begum Shaw
Renamed	Sydney Cove (1796)
Fate	Wrecked 9 February 1797
General characteristics
Tons burthen	250 (bm)
Propulsion	Sail

Sydney Cove was the Bengal country ship Begum Shaw that new owners purchased in 1796 to carry goods to Sydney Cove, and renamed for her destination. She was wrecked in 1797 on Preservation Island off Tasmania while on her way from Calcutta to Port Jackson. She was among the first ships wrecked on the east coast of Australia.