About John Stein
Captain John Stein, aka Steine, was an early navigator and whaler based in Hobart and Sydney, who lived from 1811–1841. At the age of 22, he circumnavigated the globe in the Emma Kemp, and also set out on an expedition to Antarctica. In 1834 he suffered a mutiny, and was then accused of assisting the escape of a convict from Tasmania. Stein died after a typhoon shipwrecked his boat "Mary," near Woodlark Island.
- Born
- 1811
- Died
- 1841
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