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The Cato was an East Indiaman.
This model ship of the Cato was custom built from the following information:
The Cato, a full-rigged, 430ton burthen, was built by Stockton in England and was registered to Reeve & Green of London.
On 10 August 1803, she left on a voyage to India in the company of the HMS Porpoise and Bridgewater. 7 Days later, 157 miles north and 51 miles east of Sandy Cape, the ships caught a sandbank. Both the Cato and HMS Porpoise were grounded. The Bridgewater sailed on leaving the Cato and HMS Porpoise to fend for themselves.
Luckily the crew and passengers of the Cato and HMS Porpoise landed on a sandbank as their ships broke up. This sandbank now known as Wreck Reefs are located in the southern part of the Coral Sea Islands.
With no sign of rescue, the passenger of the Porpoise, Matthew Flinders and the Cato Captain, John Park, took the largest cutter, naming it Hope, and 12 crewmen and headed for Sydney on 26 August 1803.
On 8 September 1803, the Hope entered Port Jackson through marvelous navigation. Only three lives were lost in this joint tragedy.
The Cato Reef also got its name from the Cato who discovered it.
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Learn more about The Cato: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cato_(1800_ship)