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Wreck of the Antelope off Oroolong
- When
- August 1783
- Where
- Island of Oroolong in Western Palau
- Part of
- Wreck of the Antelope
The East India Company packet Antelope was wrecked on Oroolong in Western Palau in August 1783 while voyaging to China.
The Antelope, a packet belonging to the Honourable East India Company, was on a voyage to China when it was wrecked on the island of Oroolong in Western Palau in 1783. Passages date the shipwreck to August 1783; the legacy record specifies 10 August 1783, though the supplied passages state only the month and year. The disaster began the first sustained European contact with the Pelew Islands.
Sources
- Prince Lee Boo Wikipedia, revision of 2025-06-04
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