The 30-ton schooner Rebecca was based in Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) in the 1830s and used by John Batman on behalf of the Port Phillip Association on his first voyage to Port Phillip where he entered into a treaty with the aborigines for use of their land and chose the site of the future city of Melbourne. Two-masted fishing schooner A schooner (IPA: ) is a type of sailing vessel characterized by the use of fore-and-aft sails on two or more masts. ... 1663 map of Van Diemens Land, showing the parts discovered by Tasman, including Storm Bay, Maria Island and Schouten Island. ... John Batman Statue of John Batman at former National Mutual Plaza off Collins Street in Melbourne unveiled 26 January 1979 John Batman (born 21 January 1801 - 5 May 1839) was an Australian farmer and businessman who was one of the first settlers of the Melbourne area and known for founding... The Port Phillip Association was an early nineteenth century investment and pastoral company. ... Landsat 7 composite imagery of the bay. ... Melbournes CBD has grown to straddle the Yarra River in three major precincts. ...

After leaving a small party at Indented Head, Batman returned to Launceston in the Rebecca and announced his treaty to the colony at large. John Helder Wedge, who was also a member of the Port Phillip Association, then sailed to Port Phillip in Rebecca to explore the country, landing at Indented Head and then sailing up the Yarra River, which he named. Indented Head is a coastal township in Victoria, Australia. ... Batman (originally referred to as the Bat-Man and still referred to at times as the Batman) is a DC Comics fictional superhero who first appeared in Detective Comics #27 in May 1939. ... Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia, population approximately 103,000, located at the juncture of the North Esk, South Esk, and Tamar rivers. ... Hon. ... The Port Phillip Association was an early nineteenth century investment and pastoral company. ... The Yarra River is a river in southern Victoria, Australia. ...

The fate of Rebecca has not been recorded.

There is a monument to Rebecca at Rosevears, in the Tamar Valley, in Tasmania, recording its role in the founding of Melbourne.