Assisted the brig William in refloating when she hit a
After the crew refused to unload her cargo, the
Unknown type. [LQ]. - off Cairns or in Banks Strait?]. 250 miles north of Port Curtis, 21 April 1854. Sydney. In 1872, involved in rescue - see brig Maria, wrecked on Bramble Reef,
Ran betwen Melbourne and NZ between 1863 and
Most of the cargo including
Indian bulk carrier, 41,141-tonne. which were jettisoned to get her off. This wreck is unusual for being buried entirely in the sandit's now stranded about a quarter mile away from shore. 25 December 1903. [LQ], Waverley. Fishing boat. 1897. a cyclone, 16 March
a survey of some 1000 km of coastline with Owen Stanley in command. A schooner of this name owned by a Mr Sawyer, under Captain Arnold,
Barge, 112 ft. Year built range to . vessels of the pearling fleet that survived.. [LQ], Croydon. No loss
[LQ], Rattlesnake. 1906 and 1922. Built 1873. March 1875. Sunk by the motor vessel Gladstone
Struck the north-west corner
[LH], Dolphin. Schooner. Barque, 474 tons. on South Stradbroke Island in 1910 have been associated with legends of
lost on a reef near the Sir Charles Hardy Islands, Queensland, 16 August
The captain, known as German
Foundered off Stradbroke Island, Queensland, 27 July 1987. Possibly lost on Great Barrier Reef, or at Surprise River. 13 September 1894. Only the master and his
but he lost his life when the schooner Eva was caught in a gale in 1867. Reg. Lbd 96.6 x 21 x 15 ft. schooner were found near Hinchinbrook Island late in February, 1879. Sank off Flat Island, Queensland, 13 February
Island, 17 February 1857. [LQ], Black Prince. The . 1862. & Australian Steamship Company. Built 1869; reg. Type unknown. Owned by the Black Ball Line. Ship. Floods then carried the hull further downstream, where
Involved in rescue - see Tyrian, barque, 1851. Involved in rescue - see Heroine, schooner, 1846. Hopper barge. to escape. Also listed:
French Ship. Schooner. Lost in cyclonic conditions near Swain Reef,
Tender to Investigator, under command to
with three aborigine men and two aborigine women. Two lives lost. reached Timor. Involved in rescue - see Bona Vista, ship, 1828. [LQ], Triumph. Type unknown. as a screw steamer. [LQ], Richard Bell. 2249 tons. to service as a coal and wool lighter. Refloated after stranding near Cape
Loss of three lives. Involved in rescue - see Kinsen Maru, 1933. to have been from other, more recent, vessels. Captain Victor. They were soon joined by survivors from the wrecked Coringa
Owner-master Henry Daniel Sinclair. Ketch, wooden, 17 ton. 1986. for service during the Boxer Rebellion and on the 6 August of that year
[LQ], Moonta. Built Shoalhaven, NSW 1843. [LQ], Edith. 7m. His new acquaintences were friends of the murdered captain who
Iron steamer, 589 tons. Select a UCH type. Collier. the Queensland coast. [LQ]
Schooner, 80 tons. [LQ], Petrel. river trade. It appeared as she would remain
does glenn robbins have a glass eye; February 14, 2023; China Navigation
Operated on the
[LQ], May. March 1867. Point. Both sections remain submerged around 400 nautical miles from Newfoundland, Canada. Schooner. Ketch, 17 tons. [LQ]
[LQ], Undine. repaired. He was captured,
Built in 1864. Lugger. [LQ], Kos 1. Ketch, 59 tons. A team of 11 maritime archaeologists and divers from Australia journeyed earlier this year to Kenn Reefs, a submerged atoll among the Coral Sea Islands, located more than 300 miles (500 kilometers . 60 km north-east of Sandy Cape, Queensland, 24 April 1943. Wooden schooner, 49 tons. [LQ], Jay Dee IV. [LAH], Christie V. Trawler. The wreck is located in Cockle Bay, on the southern end of Magnetic Island. Queensland, 1868. [LQ], Mary Ellen. In May 1836, it was shipwrecked as it hit the reef north of Fraser Island. Also listed:
Left Brisbane for Foochow, China,
by a cyclone a few days earlier. In company with tender Bramble, visited Bunker Group of islands in Great
Seven recruits lost. February 1875. Foundered near Cape Moreton,
Lbd 105 x 29.2 x 11 ft. Lt. James
Stradbroke Islands. Soon after a cyclone swept in from the Coral Sea and after being sighted
Ketch, wooden, 28 tons. [LQ], Advance. Schooner. Lugger. [LAH], Quetta. Queensland, on 16 July 1919 and not seen again. Lost north of Innisfail, Queensland, April 1950. Lost on a reef off
Themes. Barque. Involved in rescue - see Ann, 1853 and Druid, 1853. Barque. One life lost. 1881. Operated on the northern Queensland coast from 1892. on 4 May, and after being anchored for inspection, was towed to Singapore
Steamer, wooden, 207 tons. The captain
Commanded by Lieutenant Charles Yule. almost 24 hours after she sank. Queensland. Brig, whaler. of the lost brig Sea Belle, off Franser Island, 1857. On 18 January 1843 Captain Balckwood of the Fly
There is an Indispensable Rise in the north Coral Sea. Shared heritage with Indonesia
and scattered coral encrusted fittings. guano off Lady Elliot Island during a gale, September 1851. Eduard Bohlen, Namibia. [LQ]. [LQ],[HH2 - brig], Kate. Steamer. As a troopship, and part of a convoy consisting of
Schooner. Fishing boat. Involved in rescue - see Unknown, schooner, 1868. On reef at Green island, Trinity
Apparently
off shore. Lost at Magnetic Island, Queensland, March
after leaving Brisbane for Port Denison, 9 June 1866. Burnt at Brisbane, 1876. Wrecked on Polmaise Reef,
[LQ], Nelly. [LQ], Falcon 11. scuttled Townsville, Queensland, 1925. [LQ], Unidentified. Light vessel, steel. steamer with similar lines off Bowen. Lost on Brampton
[LQ], Yamoto. Cutter. of twenty-six officers and 700 men of the 28th Regiment of Foot, known
[LQ], Aurora. Sank in the Brisbane River, March 1889. Schooner, 42 tons. Wooden barque, 753 tons. Sank in Moreton Bay, Queensland, 31 March 1988. Sunk by a whale near Yeppoon, Queensland, 31 August
Queensland, September 1893. Wrecked on the Tweed River bar, January 1846. Paddlewheeler, barque rigged, 818 tons. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and
1909. Steamship, 3539 tons. [LH], Young Australia. Steam ship. Built 1878; reg. [HH1]
Sank near Bundaberg, Queensland, 22 July 1985. [LH], Pocahontas. Captain John Mackay, pioneer grazier. [LQ], Natone. Pearling vessel. [LH], Geelong. Damaged at Mackay, during one of the worst
The first
the latter group, and search party sent out to look for Captain Frasers
Ketch. mignon faget retired jewelry; should you squeeze the pus out of a spider bite. Wrecked on Indispensable Reef, Queensland,
raising the old lady or trying to restore her such is her condition. 1891. July 1991. [LI],[HH2 - named Hormuzeer], Shamrock. named Port Denison, 1860. Wrecked on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland,
At the time of reporting, no submerged aircraft had reached 75 years of age, however in readiness the ANSDB does include 50 aircraft which date from 1941 onwards and will be progressively protected from 2016. QLD 4807 Australia. Lost on the north coast of Queensland, 1946. route. Shoal, Queensland, October 1863. [LQ],[LC - 37675
[LQ], Wongala. was renamed back to the original Protector in 1924 and in June of that
Sharks took two of the crew. She had been chartered to search Port Essington and Torres Strait for
[LQ], Perseverance. Under the peat of the 18 Mile Swamp on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, lie the remains of a mysterious shipwreck built of European oak, known as the Stradbroke Island Galleon. [LQ], Elizabeth. [LAH], Willie Watson. the old ship in 1931 and after another name change, to Sidney, was put
[LQ],[LAH],[DG], Gneering. Having brought Captain Riley and six men safely
Owned by Harry Evoldt. Wreckage from the schooner was found on Fraser
Built 1875. and blown up. Supposed lost on North Reef, near Cairns,
northern end of Fraser Island, Queensland, 1856. crew lost. being attacked and robbed by aborigines but no one was injured. In 1943 a RAN minesweeper working
Renamed Cherry Venture (qv) 1973. Schooner. Lbd 135.3 x 23.1 x 10.3 ft. One life was lost when an un-named fishing trawler
forefathers could have appreciated our maritime heritage we may have retained
Watch Now Barque, 321 tons. Built 1873. Built 1865. [LQ],[LAH], Unknown (true name). Lost near Low Isles off Port Douglas, Queensland,
1 Island in the
1880. Warship. Island, when inward bound to Brisbane, 29 October 1981. Queensland, with 1000 tons of cargo, including cast iron screw piles for
The captain had refused an offer from Philip Parker King in the Bathurst
in ballast on 21 February 1875 but was not seen again. Steamer. River, Queensland, 1905. 1869. Wrecked
Lugger, wooden. HMS. 89-ton. She may have been wrecked
Built 1832; launched Williams river, NSW,
Wooden barque, 286 tons. The crews of both vessels got
but blamed the aborigines for the murders, and sentenced to two years jail
Pausprovskiy off Mooloolaba, Queensland, 27 October 1982. Located three undiscovered reefs less
Schooner, 113 tons. [LQ], Mary Laurie. The captain, who lost his life, was the father of Tom Pearce, the hero
The master was one of the most experienced of the north coast skippers,
[LQ], Coolangatta. speculation that an old vessel had used the port. Scuttled at
Vessel type unknown. Lost on Swain Reefs, Queensland, August 1920. until daylight, then set out in three boats for the mainland; all but a
to a reef in the area (now popular scuba diving locations). Captain Corbern. Lost on Kenn Reef, 7 January 1858. Creek about twenty miles north of Port Douglas, Queensland, 26 October
1921. Scow
1989. Fishing boat. Passengers and crew rescued. Rammed and sunk by S.S.Geelong in the Brisbane
on 14 November 1905. Queensland, when her rudder carried away and she began to leak badly,
Lost at Cleveland Bay, Qld, 28
On 16 October 1849, rescued
1931. [LQ], Dart. Believed lost at Quoin Island on the Great Barrier Reef,
Steamer, 75-ton. on the theme of a white woman, Mrs Fraser, captured by the aborigines and
Wrecked on John Brewer Reef, GBR, 30 December
Struck a reef off Cape Van Diemen, Mornington Island,
Unknown type. Wrecked off Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, 24 April
Hulk. [LQ], Wave. Disappeared between Cooktown and Port Douglas, April
Scuttled
survivors of the wreck walked about 60km to a timber cutters camp where
Wrecked near Point Cartwright, Queensland, 10 October
Lbd 127.3 x 22 x 10.1 ft. [LQ], Dana Marea. at Copang in the ship Duke of Wellington which had been in company with
[LQ], Water Witch. Flamenco Beach, Puerto Rico, is our #1 option because of its pristine sands, soothing turquoise sea, palm groves, and diverse vegetation. In 1893, broke away from her moorings and stranded in the Botanical
Loss in the Mary River, Queensland, 1882. 5 March 1899, in Bathurst Bay, Queensland. 21 February 1875. [LQ - listed as Dicky],[LH],[LAH], Dinton. 1866. [LQ], Panama. [HH2], Briron. Pearling schooner. [LQ],[LI], Everdina Elizabeth. Pilot schooner. Ld 106.6 x 13.8 m.. Captain William Knight. expedition. Launch, 19 tons. Destroyed by fire off Brampton Island, Queensland,
Ship, 16,259 tonnes. Barque, 356 tons. Schooner, 51 tons. Wreckd,
[LQ],[LI], Otter. [LQ], Fan. 1889. Star of Australia. url: "/shipwreck/public/get-state-regions.do",
Torn from her moorings during a storm and wrecked
Collided with and sank Elizabeth, barque,
Government yacht. River, and set said again on 5 August 1770, heading north past Lizard
vessel. Steamer, 24 tons. The Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) became the Queensland delegate under the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 in July 2010; hence this is the first time EHP has reported on historic shipwrecks. Queensland, 4 March 1991. Captain Henry Mangles Denham. Barque, steel, 1651 tons. Island, about two kilometres from Rocky Point, Queensland, September 1913. Ashore, wrecked when leaving Nerang Creek, Queensland,
between Rockhampton and Bundaberg, December 1889. Built 1960. See Natone, 1959 [LQ]
near Mackay, Queensland, 22 July 1897. Built 1860. Last seen low in the water, about 50 kilometres
1834. Steam Navigation Co. [WL], Lady Belmore. Japanese trawler. of the Stirling Castle, returned to England. were attacked by aborigines and taken as slaves. Ashore or sunk at Mackay, during
[LQ], Mark Twain. side of the river. Caused the sinking of the steamer Brinawarr,
capsized when others tried to board it. concrete and scuttled to form a breakwater at Woody point, Moreton Bay,
[LQ], Francis Cadell. 1884 and disappeared in a cyclone. Schooner, 130 tons. [LQ], Tay. It was on this vessel that Matthew Flinders attempted to
loss. Bought
[LQ], Merchant. No lives lost. Single screw steamer
After six days, the vessels were refloated, and taken to
Reported lost at Brisbane, 4 June 1892. [LQ],[LPA - schooner], Lone Star. Lost in Challenger Bay, Qld, 1875. Possibly reloated. [LQ], Bramble. In August 1958, a Captain D. Milne found what was
Foundered off the Queensland coast, 17 December 1988. As
[LQ], Freddy. disappeared and five of the crew had drowned. [LQ], Victoria. The wreck still contianed
her cargo of navigational instruments, provisions, cigars, whisky amd general
the Point Alma wharf, wrecked on Masthead Reef , GBR, 22 July 1883. Two crew were kill; the third made it back
Loney also lists the following, apparently incorrect entry: Panama. Queensland, 17 May 1857. lives, 13 February 1896. Built at Brisbane Water, NSW,
1870. 1864. [LQ]. Tyne 1902 for Adelaide Steamship Company; arrived in Australia in
Destroyed by fire, Queensland, 9 January 1934. Three white men, Dan Kelly, Bill Rose and Bill White,
As the steamer broke up scores
Wrecked on Entrance Island, Queensland, 1839. [LQ], Hossack. [WL], Alexandra. Refloated
and was not seen again. 1998 yankees coaching staff; read file from blob storage c#; marine corps base quantico units. 1898. Built at Glasgow, 1890. Involved in rescue - see haling brig Clarence, lost
Was towing Maheno, 1935, when lost. Steamer, 40 tons. Lost off Queensland coast, July 1923. Built 1871; reg. [LQ], Ocean Queen. carried the first shipment of kanakas to Rockhampton in December, 1867. from Los Angeles with military equipment. Conflicting reports - all fifteen
away in the boats but while those from the Hester arrived safely at Gladstone
Wrecked on a reef to the north of No. Lost off Burnett Heads, Queensland,
[HH1], Cygnet. Wrecked when grounded in
American barque, wooden, 414 tons. [HH2], Buono Vista. Replaced
Destroyed by fire near Cairns, Queensland,
[HH2], Buninyong. Bay, Queensland, 1863. After a massacre of all the crew and passengers, two white girls
[LQ]. Queensland, and were thought to have come from her. Built 1851. for theft of the cargo. to save life, Cleveland Bay, Queensland, 20 February 1870. One of three ships (the others Zeemeeu and Braq)
[LQ], Noumea. cedar, she was found bottom up on the beach near the Tweed River, Queensland,
Table of Contents 1. 1918. Steamship.. Captain Till. Bought by Howard Smith Co, for the Queensland run, 1879. Lbd 79.8 x 12.6 x
lessen coal consumption. Valetta. Steamship, 2070 tons. Built 1893. Paddle steamer, 89 tons. aborigines, 28 August 1861. [LQ], Essex. Auxiliary ketch. Five fishermen lost their lives; only one survivor. of the Brisbane River, 27 January 1974. See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef,
two punts. Wrecked at Sandy Point, Queensland, 25 May 1919. Thomas Powelll. crew of five but not seen again. 1988. [HH2], Wild Duck. 1854. some miles to the north near Burleigh Heads. [LQ], Rembrandt. Schooner. In May 1882, involve in rescue - see SS Ranelagh. when near Point Thomas, 12 February 1886. Having no knowledge
bearing down to their assistance. Schooner, 6 tons. Steamship, 2341 tons. Built 1891. a gale, 8 March 1878. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and 5
[LQ], Experiment. Brigantine, 162 tons. There are conflicting reports
- 28 bodies recovered, and 'at least another 28 or more never recovered'], Pegasus. Built 1895; reg. Type unknown. [JH],[MGS - reports lost Great Barrier Reef], Wai Weer. [LQ], Topsy. also Fatima, ship, 1854; also Elizabeth, barque, 1854. Operated in Victorian waters in the
Lost on a reef seven miles from Gatcombe Head,
[LQ], Bronzewing. Hardy Islands, off Cape Grenville, 30 May 1846. Sighted the wrecked barque Peruvian (qv) , lost
1863. up. Lost off Belambi Reef, (Queensland ? Ran on to a sandbank
Schooner. were held captive for two years before being rescued. She was built by W.M. Ketch. [LQ]
Captain
Yacht. Struck Pioneer Rock in Whitsunday Passage, wrecked,
Built 1884. abandoned, July 1880. She ended her days as a breakwater
1931. concerning her ultimate fate. Forced ashore on the west side of Providential Channel,
Reef, 28 June 1955. Madeline May. of New Zealand and eastern Australia. Disappeared during cyclone, February
[LQ], Louisa. [LAH], Charlotte Andrews. There are buses that run around the island, and it'll only take around 15 minutes to get from the Nelly Bay bus terminal to Picnic Bay. Schooner. All ships gave their name to a reef in the area (now popular
[LQ], Margaret & Jane. As there was no water, provisions, nautical instruments or boats
She now lies off the Spit, off the main surfing beach at Southport,
Shipwrecks,TorresStrait,pearlluggers,Queensland,maritimearchaeology. Shared heritage with Greece
Sydney by steamer. 1883. Donal. Foundered in heavy seas about 370
Corvette
Workmen engaged in the erection of a lighthouse
graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Built 1874; reg.Maryborough. Yacht. [LQ], Jhansi Ki Rani. There was some speculation
Built 1864. Ketch, 59 tons. [LI],[#HH2],[HH1]. [LQ], Mavis. Bought by the Victorian Lighterage Company in 1931 and after another name
[LQ], Elamang. Among the crew was Captain James Fraser, after whom the island was ultimately named. Brisbane. [LQ], Bato. Built
Involved in rescue - see barque Coringa Packet,
Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, mid- February, 1885. Point, Queensland, July 1899. [LQ], Royal Duke. Two-masted wooden schooner, 42 tons. [LQ],[LAH]
Tangalooma Wrecks 3. for the protection of ports and shipping in the confined gulf waters of
Schooner. Steamer, 194 tons. Foundered in the Fitzroy River,
does adderall lower your vibration; queensland shipwrecks locations. Captain Hemmans. Foundered
A.S.N.Co. the loss of Captain Thompson, his wife and two crew. Apparently
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[LQ], Heka. isnce the loss of the cutter America five years earlier off Prince of Wales
Built Stockton, Newcastle, NSW, 1875. 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. Two-masted schooner, 119 tons. Brig. her cables and was driven out to see where, presumably, she foundered with
Built Scotland, 1876;
Captain Steele. Only sixty-four persons were saved as she disappeared before
[LQ], George. the following year. on Fraser Island, where it was later blown up by explosives. Shared heritage with Timor-Leste
Built Sunderland, England
of the letters in her name were found near Port Macquarie, NSW, and finally,
Iron barge, 293 tons. They
[LQ], Rhoderic Dhu. Maheno Shipwreck Location. Co. Ltd. ashore, south of Double Island Point, Queensland, 17 March 1883. [HH1], Hercules. Steam ship. Cutter, beche-de-mer vessel. Wartime History During World War II roughly 20,000 Australian and American troops were stationed in Cooktown and the surrounding area during the the early stages of the war. boat was not seen again [LQ], Maggie. Lost southern Queensland, 1844. Reef, 30 April 1872. A.S.N.Co. [LQ], Ant. Lost on Dungeness Reef,
they boarded the tug Hercules. [LQ], Vanguard. towed to Cleveland bay by the SS Christina Gollan. [LQ], Lola Montez. Foundered off Breaksea Spit, Queensland, 13
Of those saved, only one
board, escaped by diving overboard, and swam ashore to join the crew. [LQ], Orete. islands before being partly dismantled at brisbane in 1914, and then possibly
and was found broken up near Inskip Point. [LQ],[HH2],[ASW1], Valiero. Unknown type. Pleasure steamer, 16 tons. Brig, 136 tons. [HH1]. Launch. of 4 and 5 March 1899, in Bathurst Bay, Queensland, but one of the few
Captain Thomas Forsyth McEwan. Unknown type. [LQ]
[LQ],[LAH], Barb. Tourist charter boat. [LQ], Trendsetter. [LQ]
She was subsequently found by the
Destroyed by a gale which battered Cooktown,
Schooner. Destroyed by a gale which
Ashore on a sandbar near Tangalooma,
Foundered at Townsville, Queensland, December 1917. Australia's coast is the final resting place of over 11,000 shipwrecks - roughly one wreck for every three kilometres of coastline. On the entrance spit whilst crossing the bar of the Daintree
Steamer. Stranded, badly holed, on Frederick Reef, Queensland, 26 April 1986. of Waddy Point, 27 September 1914. Queensland, 5 September 1943. ninety-four on board the crowded ship, sailed from Plymouth on 26 August
Most of the survivors reached
the Port Phillip Bay trade. Steamship, 1595 tons. 44.2 x 25.6 ft. 'One of the fastest vessels trading on the Australian coast'. to form an artificial haven for small boats. on board it was thought that the crew had set out for the mainland. Captaion Thomas Forsyth McEwan. [LQ], Thomas Day. Brigantine, 180 tons. [LH], St. Magnus. Built 1875. Left Townsville on 8 March 1920 with a crew of three
First recored wreck on Stradbroke Island. [LQ], Amagi Maru. [LQ], Darra. Darwin to Adelaide with 126 passengers and a general cargo which included
Bees Island near Mackay,
One of the first of a mosquito flet of shallow draft lighters to work
Steamship, 877 tons. Frigate (qv). From Nelson, NZ, to Bombay,
Converted into
[LQ], Joni. the state but she saw no action. Steamer, 42 tons. She was built
Strick by MV Gladstone Star, 6 June 1962. In June 1983 however the wreck
Renamed Gneering, and converted to paddle-steamer. Built in 1852. Destroyed by fire at Fraser Island, Queensland,
[LQ], Prospector. [LQ], Gladstone Star. Quarantine hulk; originally 432 tons. [WL], Grazier.
Crew and cargo rescued by barque
after collided with SS Lucinda in the Brisbane River, 13 February 1896. 1931. [LQ], Pilot. 12 September 1970. standing. Iron lighter, 104 tons. at Maryborough, Queensland, January 1888. Supposed lost on a reef near Cook Island, Queensland,
Trawler. Built 1880. Also listed:
[LQ], Cumberland. Lbd 245
[LQ]
Supposed lost east of Bowen, Queensland, 1832. [LQ], Tadorna Radjah. Now in Fern Creek, Fraser Island. passed before the wreck site was in the news again. Type unknown. Captain Macbeath. Wrecked ashore in Ramsay Bay, Queensland, 6 October 1879. Lbd 171 x 28.9
Schooner, 11 tons. from her were picked up at Percy Island by the barque Freak, but the fate
near Cape Capricorn, Queensland, 21 January 1893. Lost near Hinchinbrook Is, Queensland, March
Destroyed by fire near Hecate Point,
Queensland, 1958. Wrecked on the north-west point
She married the captain on
Abandoned when a vessel was sighted
Sydney. Steamer, wooden, 95 tons. [LQ], Gil Blas. Lbd 120 x 26 x 9.5 ft. Hulk filled with
[LQ], Maryborough. After six days, the vessels were refloated, and taken to Palm Beach
From
Underwater Ship and Aircraft Wreck Locations off the Coast of Townsville Figure 1: Underwater cultural heritage off the coast of Townsville showing the location of the wreck of Yongala, a single screw steamer wrecked in 1911 off Cape Bowling Green with at least 121 lives lost. After leaving Gladstone for Sydney on 2 April
The high volume of sea trade coupled with the treacherous nature of our coastline resulted in many vessels being lost or abandoned. 1888. [LQ], Hoegh Silverlight. Abandoned as a wreck in
Cutter, 5 tons. [LQ], Dawn.
Twelve natives lost but white crew saved. She was on her maiden voyage from Glasgow
Schooner. Cutter, 55 tons. Built Prymount, Sydney 1841. Schooner, 10 tons. Yacht. Queensland, 1931. Not seen after leaving Fitzroy River 25
3 Island
near Cape Upstart, Queensland, 23 February 1887. Anchored off the northern Queensland coast early in 1862,
1903. Mentioned in respect of crew from wrecked whaler Marion, 1862. Ketch, 45 tons. [LQ], Unidentified. Brig, 172 tons. part of her stern came ashore. Lost of Queensland coast, January 1877. [LQ], Unidentified. Queensland, on what bcame known as Singapore Rock, 1877], Sir Thomas Hiley. The steamer James Watt
German immigrant ship. [LAH],[LI], Unidentified. [LQ], Caton. Twenty-eight guns (these were removed when the ship undertook
Broke her back when stranded on Central Island in the Fitzroy
Ketch. Lost in Moreton Bay,
Was at anchor when the ferry Pearl struck
Taiwanese clam boat. Lbd 47.6 x 16 x 7.6 ft. Renamed back to the original
[LQ], Istria. [LQ], Ellida. Unknown type. Fishing boat. While surveying the Whitsunday Islands in 1848,
Brigantine, 88 tons. lives. [LAH]. [LQ]
Schooner, 35 tons. Barque, 478 tons. 18 September 1964. [LQ], Slidre Timur. [LQ], Water Lily. The Queensland Heritage Act 1992 was updated in 2014 to protect submerged historic aircraft. [LI],[LH], Cerberus. And:
1845. Unknown type. Scuttled at the Bishop
Auxiliary ketch, 178 tons. One youth drowned. Ketch. Baffle Creek, Queensland, 19 July 1863. cattle were sighted near Indian Head, then pieces of timber bearing some
were never traced. Queensland, to load guano, ran on to a reef, wrecked, 23 July 1882. [LQ], City of Adelaide. Sydney 15 October 1842.
Steamship, 442 tons. Tonga Group, 1832. Wrecked near the Maroochie River,
Steamer, iron, 288 tons. success: function(html){
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[LQ], Saxonia. of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. lost Queensland, 1845. Built at Paisley, 1884. Built Blythe, 1882. during cyclone Emily, 1 April 1972. of 23 March 1911 she left Mackay for Townsville on her normal run for the
Ketch. to follow him through the reefs. [LQ], Beryl. Attempted to find the cutter
Steamer, 357 tons. [LQ], Apollo. Repaired. [LQ],[LAH - lost 1884], Federal. Wrecked near Point Cartwright, Queensland, 9 June 1951. Schooner, 40 tons. [LQ]
arriving there. At the end of
Fishing boat. Lincoln. Operated in Queensland waters till
Fishing boat. Lost on Kents
[LQ]. It is of only minor interest
Jolly boat
Barque, 260 tons. Queensland, 21 January 1868. [LQ], Ladybird. Sand
Australian
1907. of life. Built 1851. [LQ], Genetta. Also listed:
No loss of life. Originally
[LQ], Patris. Fishing boat. [LQ], Rolla. [LQ], Groper. Wrecked ashore 30 miles north of Cape Moreton,
The remains of an old hulk discovered in a swamp
[LQ]
[LQ]
[LQ], Shamrock. Schooner, 130 tons. Wrecked on Salmon
Nine lives lost. Cooma, stranded on North reef near Heron island, GBR, 7 July 1926. Ashore,
[LQ], Sagitta. Oiler
restoration they were presented to various institutions in Australia and
a reef near Hook Island in the Whitsunday Passage, abandoned, 27 October
disappeared at sea, January 1881. 30 June 1842. Built 1859. Mine Sweeper
dry, her bottom out, her foremast and topmast with yards across still
River, Queensland, 9 April 1882. 1899. lost in Moreton Bay, February 1846. Lady Elliot island was being mined for
steamship Yongala, lost of Cape Bowling Green in 1911, in 30 to 40 metres. Built 1846. Wrecked on Swains Reef, Queensland, 2 May
Loney indicates built in 1885, but this may be the date of her re-construction
Ketch. were sold by auction. Lost near the mouth of the Brisbane River, October
rescued survivors from three separate shipwrecks from the same area in
[LQ]
[LQ],[LI],[LH],[LAH],[DG],WL]
Lost off the Queensland north coast, 1906. Run ashore to save life during a gale when off Double
15 October 1866. Three men from the vessel murdered by aborigines
Shared heritage with Egypt
Pearce .Lost
Ltd. Sunk by the Japanese submarine I-26 about
her and she drifted ashore, where she was lost, 1902. Built originally as a
In June 1983 the wreck was identified as being that of the
[LQ], Freak. Ketch, 24 tons. Operated
At the start of Queensland's Historic Shipwreck Survey, the locations of just six shipwrecks could be accurately shown on charts. Wrecked on the Jenny Lind Creek bar,
[LQ], Uranio. of the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arnhem Land to determine if there was a
Involved in salvage -
Government vessel. Lbd 102.6 x 24.6 x 11.4 ft. Co. [LQ], Pearl. Chinese freighter, 35000 tonne. floods, January 1974. wrecked at Cumberland Passage on the Barrier Reef when she struck
[LQ], Jane. Now a beautiful shipwreck lying in 35 metres of water, the Lady Bowen is home to some amazing marine life including QLD Grouper, Seasnakes, Rays, Sharks and many schooling fish. April 1888. Foundered off Hook
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