Antelope (1781 EIC packet ship)
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Antelope (1781 EIC packet ship)
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Antelope was a packet ship built for the British East India Company (EIC) in 1781. She made one voyage for the company that ended when she was wrecked on 10 August 1783 off Ulong, near Koror Island in Palau. This resulted in the first sustained European contact with those islands. Captain Henry Wilson left the Downs on 6 February 1781 to carry despatches to China via the Pacific route. However, Antelope did not leave Falmouth until 2 September. On 16 December she was off Cape San Diego, Argentin
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2023-07-19T13:09:10Z
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