William Collins (colonist)

{{short description|English naval officer and settler}}

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William Collins (1760–1819) was an English naval officer and an early settler in Tasmania, Australia.{{Australian Dictionary of Biography|last=|first=|year=1966|id2=collins-william-1913|title = Collins, William (1760–1819)}} In April 1804 he was appointed Hobart's first harbour master. He established Australia's first whaling station at Ralphs Bay, Tasmania, in 1805.