Cato (1800 ship)
Cato and HMS Porpoise | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Great Britain | |
| Name | Cato |
| Owner | Reeve & Green, London |
| Builder | Thomas Haw, Stockton, England |
| Launched | 2 December 1800 |
| Fate | Wrecked 17 August 1803. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Full-rigged ship |
| Tons burthen | 430, or 43088⁄94, or 431(bm) |
| Armament | 4 × 6-pounder + 6 × 9-pounder guns |
| Notes | Copper sheathing (1801) |
Cato was launched at Stockton in 1800 and registered in London to Reeve & Green. She was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia, in 1803 at (22°11′48″S 155°21′30″E / 22.1966666°S 155.3583333°E).