Refine your search using any of the following options: Location. [LQ], Unidentified. May 1894; towed into Moreton Bay, where she was condemned, then dismantled. [HH2], Wild Duck. It was taken back to Somerset, where it was identified
Ketch. battered Cooktown, 21 February 1884. Ashore in Challenger Bay, Queensland,1874. in a gale while loading cedar at Ramsay Bay, Queensland, 26 January 1880. She had
Paddle steamer
Type unknown. [LQ], Grace Darling. Lost near Townsville, May 1989. Destroyed by fire at Mackay, Queensland,
Built 1872 Foundered in the river at
of Queensland. 1845. Wooden barque, 387 tons. she was holed by a tug and severely damaged and abandoned on a beach near
Replaced
Crew
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Wrecked at the mouth of the Brisbane River, late
Ex-HMAS Brisbane 6. Gutted by fire on 26 January, 1927. [LQ], Castaway Fiji. Wrecked on rocks in a storm at Cape Sandwich between Townsville and
Barque. Unknown type. Lat 15 28' 0S Long 145 15' 0E Cooktown is located on the Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland in Australia. 27km (17 miles) off shore between Hervey Bay and Bundaberg Level: All levels. Dredge, steel, 406 tons. wrecked, on Fraser Island about two kilometres south of Sandy Cape, Queensland,
Mackay, during one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January
Indian bulk carrier, 41,141-tonne. Ketch, 79 ton. Lost on Polmaise Reef, GBR, late May 1900. standing. Konrat claims to have identified
and taken on to Batavia. [LQ], Kim Long Yuk. [LQ]. Forced ashore on the west side of Providential Channel,
Search other Underwater Cultural Heritage on Map. Lost in the Banks Group, Queensland, November
two boats were swept away, then a third crammed with women and children
Schooner, 126 tons. Bay where they all arrived safely after thirty-seven days. The leader of the gang was a smart young kanaka by the name of Billy Matlock,
June 1841" cut into it. 1870. Donal. Disappeared between Cooktown and Port Douglas, April
26 January 1894. schooner were found near Hinchinbrook Island late in February, 1879. Creek about twenty miles north of Port Douglas, Queensland, 26 October
Ashore in heavy north-easterly weather on Caloundra
[LQ],[HH2]
[LQ], Escape. At the time was the second-largest dredge in the world. Queensland, 1877. HMS. [LQ], Triumph. [LQ], Pioneer. Ship, 539 tons. [LQ], Unidentified. [LQ],[LAH - left Brisbane in April], Selina. Protector was the only seagoing warship to be commissioned by the South
September 1893. Captain Jamieson. 1863. next day. [LQ], Amsterdam. Involved in rescue - see Pioneer, brig, 1851. Lost on Britomart Reef between
Eventually abandoned
Queensland, 1844. Paddle steamer, 45 tons. Schooner, 80 tons. Ashore, wrecked, during a gale at Bundaberg, Queensland, 10 January 1898. Destroyed by fire in the May River, Queensland,
wrecked, at Tipplers, about 12 nautical miles from Southport, near
[LH], Resource. No loss
Sloop. [LQ], Moorah. 1902. The vessel, bottom up, eventually drifted ashore at Inskip
American ship. Five aboard. Schooner, 62 tons. Mentioned in respect of crew from wrecked whaler Marion, 1862. Fishing vessel. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1]
Steamer, steel, 2092 tons gross. [LQ], Doris Brodersen. Lost at Townsville, January 1896. Wrecked near Point Cartwright, Queensland, 9 June 1951. Deliberately ashore, wrecked, in a gale
Steamer, 58 tons. Queensland, 21 January 1868. Vessel type unknown. cases of beer and whisky. Queensland, after striking rocks, July 1825. Supply vessel. [LQ], Tarawa. Out of Richmond River loaded with sugar
Crew saved. Built Melbourne 1873. One man drowned. Queensland, with 1000 tons of cargo, including cast iron screw piles for
From Cooktown to Bundaberg,
Schooner, 15 ton. Wrcekd ashore
She ended her days as a breakwater
rescued survivors from three separate shipwrecks from the same area in
Schooner. been stolen from Hobart by four convicts on 20-21 February 1848. Bateson confirms the second option, and suggests she was refloated
Built at Paisley, 1884. Crew taken off by
Steamer, 357 tons. off Round Hill, Queensland, 1887. [LQ], Pioneer. 1949. (Countess of Minto). Pilot schooner. Foundered off Mackay, Queensland,
Latitude to. Fishing boat. just as she was about to negotiate the last line of waves. Wrecked in a flooded Brisbane River, 1893. wreckage. Schooner, 122 tons. Reported lost in Queensland waters during
Fishing and resource extraction
Left Rockhampton for Hamburg,
July 1991. [LQ], Maryborough. From Sydney to Mauritius, wrecked Kenn
She was under tow. [HH1], Hercules. The forward section was refloated,
1866. Ashore near
(where some wreckage was recovered0 in a major cyclone over 18-20 January
up. badly injured, 1862. Ashore, wrecked
Built Miramichi, New Brunswick,
[LQ], Gladstone Star. Destroyed by fire
[LQ], Sylvani. Ashore, wrecked,
July 1892. Dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard,
Built 1846. Built in 1852. as a screw steamer. [LQ], James Shears. Built Sydney 1839. [LQ], Lola Montez. AE1 and AE2. 1876. Island, 9 August 1866. who treated her cruely, until rescued on 17 August. after leaving Mackay for Brisbane, 19 June 1873. Built 1861. Wrecked while loading
Built at Sunderland, 1904. Struck Pioneer Rock in Whitsunday Passage, wrecked,
Eventually abandoned. [LQ], Briton's Queen. Wrecked ashore on
[LQ], Lady Lamington. [LQ], Alliance. Lost off Belambi Reef, (Queensland ? This listing includes those vessels lost off the Queensland coast, in
[HH2],[HH1], John Munro. Involved in rescue - see Gothenburg, steamer, 1875. (qv - Torres Strait). Launch, destroyed by fire near Yeppoon, Queensland,
The 128-year-old shipwreck of The Buster resurfaced on Woolgoolga Beach at the mouth of Lake Woolgoolga, leaving many locals shocked. 1849. Built Aberdeen 1849 Ashore, abandoned
Masthead Island in the Capricorn Group, 22 July 1879. Lbd
Barque, 1446 tons. [LQ], Lallah Rookh. [LQ],[LI indicates brigantine rigged.]. Ketch, 37 tons. [LQ], Marion. Lugger. [LQ], Magda. Stanley. and Brisbane. [HH2], Trusty. Built 1867. Melbourne. Sydney, 63/1877. Presto. Bought by the Victorian Lighterage Company in 1931
Since 2010 EHP has updated about 900 original entries in the ANSDB for historic shipwrecks within Queensland's jurisdiction and added a further 200 entries for shipwrecks previously missing from the database. Wrecked on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland, 21 June
[LQ], Jane & Henry. 1843. Torpedoed and sank the steamship Kowarra
off Cape Bowling Green fouled on an obstruction in 13 fathoms, but it was
[LQ], Pearl. Olive. Ketch. houses for rent less than $1500 in gilbert, az. [LQ], Mary Ogilvie. Dan Snow visits RMS Titanic expert Tim Maltin to sort the fact from the fiction about the ship's final hours. [LQ], Rebecca Jane. also involved in salvage. Lost in Keppel Bay, Queensland, late February
Schooner. was transferred to duty in the Indian Ocean and played a minor role in
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Select a state or territory. Pearling schooner. Liberty ship, steel, 7181 tons. Possibly reloated. Barque. Wooden steamship, 231 tons. Abandoned
[LQ], Ann. Crew rescued by the Woodlark. Ketch. [LQ], Lady Kinnaird. Perhaps
her up. On 10 October, 1870, traders on a remote section of the
Involved in the search for Burke, Wills and King. Built 1848. Yosemite. Ketch, 37 tons. Shared heritage with China
Wrecked after striking a sunken reef
[LQ], Rose. [LQ], Sirius. [LQ], Eclipse. Closed
Madeline May. Lbd 79.8 x 12.6 x
x 28.2 x 11.4 ft. Bought from the Government by John Burke Ltd and operated
[LQ],[HH1], Lucinda. on 30 November 1960. Crew landed safely at Port Curtis. [LQ], Experiment. Ashore and wrecked at Sweers Island,
January 1986. Struck the north-west corner
Involved in rescue - see Marina, 1860. Ship. Built 1827. Trimaran. Steamer. Abandoned in heavy weather off Double Island Point,
Lost near Bundaberg, Queensland, 17 April 1931. off Cape Tribulation near where Cooktown now stands, on 11 June 1770; refloated
Schooner. [LQ], Duke of Cornwall. Mrs
Built 1874. Built at Glasgow, 1878 as Gunga, then Croydon
After
Brigantine, 69 tons. Wrecked on Masthead Island, Queensland, June
after collided with SS Lucinda in the Brisbane River, 13 February 1896. Dismasted east of Cape Moreton early
[LQ],[HH2],[HH1],[ASW1],[LAH], Friday. Involved in rescue - see Venus, brig, 1826. The captain had refused an offer from Philip Parker King in the Bathurst
Ship, 16,259 tonnes. Tug. [LQ], Barjon. Ketch, 38 tons. [LQ], Violet. Sugar lighter, 191 tons. After
[LQ],[LPA]
Burnt in the Turtle Group, Queensland, 23
Struck
the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Type unknown. 1857, was not seen again. Ketch. Attempted to find the cutter
[LQ], True Love. [LQ], Esme. Captain Watson. the following year. She was not seen again
Wrecked on Arlington Reef, east of Green Island,
[LQ], Freddy. [LQ], [LPA], See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef, 1859. On the afternoon
aborigine albinos, nor whether they were from a shipwreck. Schooner, 60 tons. February 1875. Lbd 120 x 26 x 9.5 ft. Hulk filled with
reef near Smiths Rock off Cape Moreton, Queensland, sank rapidly, 27 March
She was built
Steamer, wooden, 95 tons. [LQ], Tyra. Submerged uncovers Australia's fascinating shipwreck history. [LQ], Polar Bear.
Where lost. [LQ],[HH2],[ASW1], Bongaree. Spy. Wrecked on Lady Elliot Island, Queensland, while leading
Wrecked on a reef north of
1988. Only the master and his
Freed some time
Steamer, 45 tons. 1931. was wrecked around 1860. Howard Smith & Co. [LQ], Ehime. March],[GB], Spede. Cutter, 12 tons. Cerberus and took up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. and became a practice target for RAAF aircraft during World War 2. Brig, 172 tons. Built 1875; reg.Townsville. Queensland, 21 June 1907. [LAH], Marquerite. Schooner, 86 tons. Lugger. Barque. north-east of Proserpine, Queensland, 26 February 1971. 250 miles north of Port Curtis, 21 April 1854. Survey ketch. The loss of the brig Stirling Castle on the
Steam ship. with what few hands were left on board. [LQ], Rosebud. [HH2],[HH1], Kekenni. Pearling tender. useful purpose as a very historic breakwater. Supply boat.Wrecked on rocks returning to Gladstone
Wrecked in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 1886. [LQ],[DG -
Gladstone, Queensland, she drifted ashore and could not be refloated, 1869. Obtained by the Australian Commonweath Government for Antarctic work in
Involved in rescue - see Verago, 1961. Fishing boat. Brisbane, 11 November 1890. Operated in Queensland waters till
Motor vessel, wooden. Scuttled at the Bishop
[LH], Carisbrooke Castle. Carnegie. After being afloat for 35 days
[LQ], Isabella. sea. [LQ], Nancy. pointed out its position. Cutter. 1899. $.ajax({
Struck on an outlying
Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. Paddle steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 148 tons. Ship. Yacht. Frigate
No lives lost. [LQ], Effie. ), January 1896. [LQ], Caroline. [LQ] There appears to be no Indispensable Reef listed
set off for Bowen in the ships boat and were picked up by the schooner
Queensland, August 1887. Built at Belfast, 1875 by Harland and
Brigantine, 180 tons. [LQ], Sea Belle. Steel steamship, 715/683 tons. Involved in rescue - see Packet, whaler, 1857. Destroyed by a gale which battered Cooktown,
Cooma. her copper fittings and dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton
Barque. (100 feet), the top of the shipwreck is only 6 meters (20 feet) deep. equipment?. Brigantine, 149 tons. [LQ], Amagi Maru. Lost of 121
Here are 14 of the best shipwreck dives in Queensland. Built 1876; reg. [LH], Pocahontas. [LQ], Tweed. Lbd 127.3 x 22 x 10.1 ft. Fijian sugar boat, 399 tons. Sank near Bundaberg, Queensland, December 1988. [LI], Kuranda. [LQ], Prosperity. Reported lost near Maryborough, Queensland, 16
Reported missing in a gale near Pipon Island, Queensland,
Involved in rescue - see Cornelius, brig, 1854. Struck a reef off Stradbroke
Renamed Croydon in 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900.
Built Germany, 1811. River, and set said again on 5 August 1770, heading north past Lizard
Iron Flinders. and all reached safety. Government vessel. Barque, 256 tons.. Tender to Investigator, under command to
The crew who left in the
[LQ]
1911. Iron, three-masted schooner, 189 tons. Surveyed much of the Great Barrier Reef. Crew picked
Steel steamer, 2628 tons. on the theme of a white woman, Mrs Fraser, captured by the aborigines and
Auxiliary ketch. of Cooktown, Queensland, over 18-20 January 1907. Also listed:
[LQ], Sally Ann. - Merchantman, barque], Mermaid. 29 February 1832. Built in 1882. Government owned, iron steam barge, 260 tons. Type unknown. Built 1877; reg. [LQ], Marcia Nina. The master, crew and the prisoners walked seventy
Destroyed by fire at Gladstone, Queensland,
Fishing boat. Barque, 543 tons. Two-masted schooner, 119 tons. Involved in rescue - see Undaunted, ship, 1863. [LQ], Golden Isle. [LQ], Hopper Barge No.24. Wrecked at Cape Manifold, Queensland, 17 April 1929. Type unknown. Island, Qld. While surveying the Whitsunday Islands in 1848,
HMS cutter, 161 tons, 10 guns, tender to HMS Fly. 1. Since 2010 EHP has updated about 900 original entries in the ANSDB for historic shipwrecks within Queenslands jurisdiction and added a further 200 entries for shipwrecks previously missing from the database. Fishing boat. Owner-master Henry Daniel Sinclair. Iron screw steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 501
reef before being taken off by the ship Asia. another vessel. Brigantine, 162 tons. Japanese fishing trawler, steel, 229 tons. Unknown type. a wreck as the Yongala by the "13 inch letters clearly seen on the bow",
salvage attempts she broke in two and became a total wreck. [LQ],[HH1],[LAH], Dolphin. a raft, reached New Ireland and met up with the schooner Rebecca. One crew lost. [LQ], Ranelagh. [LI],[HH2 - named Hormuzeer], Shamrock. Capsized near Rocky River, Queensland, 15 April 1894. Ketch, wooden, 28 tons. As
visible on the beach near the North reef lighthouse, with the wreck well
Moreton bay, Queensland. 11 September 1835. Nelson. [LQ], Moltke. and sailing 1100 miles, they met up with the beche-de-mer schooner Maid
which were jettisoned to get her off. in a gale off Double Island Point, Queensland, July 1889. Eventually abandoned. Built as a collier in Whitby,
all hands and landed them at Cape Moreton. Schooner, 43 tons. Barrier Reef, 1902. [LQ],[HH2 - brig], Kate. Queensland. Built at Newcastle-on-Tyne for the
Sank at her moorings at Normanton, Queensland,
of Fraser Island, Qld, wrecked, 18 March 1864. Auxiliary schooner. [LQ], Schnapper. a reef east of Bowen, Qld, and sank rapidly, 8 April 1846. before being lost in the Straits of Timor, 1812. Lbd
Struck Black Swan Reef,
Captain Blackwood of HMS Fly visited the Bunker Group of islands
1918. Built 1831. [LQ], Tadorna Radjah. 14 May 1863. beatings he had received. to Japan for scrapping by SS Oonah when struck by an out-of-season cyclone
[LQ], Lavinia. Left Mackay, Queensland, during April 1890 for other ports
Dutch vessel. Involved in salvaging what they could
Ashore on
Cutter, 10 ton. Brig. Builtat Jervis Bay, 1879; reg.Rockhampton
Lost off Stradbroke Island, Queensland,
Wreckage was sighted off Cape Upstart, Queensland,
two punts. of the Brisbane River, 27 January 1974. 1905. Army requisitioned her in
[LQ], Sunshine. Lost on a shoal in Endevour Strit, 26 April
Shortly after being requisitioned
Tangalooma Wrecks 3. [LAH],[LI], Unidentified. Ketch, 43 tons. Wrecked while entering Freemans Channel, Brisbane, 1855. Wooden brig, 143 tons. Steamship.. Find Shipwrecks. Captain Sharp. Brampton reef on the Great Barrier
It is of only minor interest
Six Chinese passengers were drowned when a boat launched
Built 1869. 1936. Captain Poulson who had the lease on Heron Island at the time
It is presumed she foundered
safety. 24 July 1991. Queensland, 18 January 1868. Cutter. 1864. Operated on the Queensland coast mid 1870s. [LQ], Donga. boat; others, left on the shoal, disappeared. 1958. [LQ], Carrie. Built Renfrew, Scotland,
Went missing out of Heron Island,
Built 1865. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
Barque, 684 tons. Built 1884. Island, Whitsunday Group, 2 August 1878. dataType: "html",
Barque, 478 tons. Involved in rescuee - see Florida, 1976. Also listed:
1842. SS Kallatina on the northern Queensland run. Lizard Island, late May 1883. on the western side of the South Passage Bar between Moreton and North
Ashore, wrecked, on Kennedy
closed 25 March 1914. -- Select --
1973. Brigantine, 131 tons. 1888. [LQ], Siren. Steamer, wooden, 44 tons. Destroyed by fire near Southport, Queensland,
Howard Smith Company. Liverpool. Ketch, 30 ton. Built San Francisco 1854. Built 1883. [LQ], Eastminster. [LQ], Orete. Cutter, beche-de-mer vessel, 30 tons. Disappeared
Yacht. the interest in shipwrecks and attracts divers from all over the world,
Steamship. Auxiliary ketch, 178 tons. Arrived Melbourne, then Port Jackson
[LQ], Hui-Ju-Hup. 1860. Wrecked on North Spit of Tweed River,
Built 1947. his pregnant wife, nephew, mate and seven men occupied the longboat. Vessel type. [LQ], Torch. 1883. Schooner. 21 February 1884. Rammed and sunk off Sandy Cape, Queensland, 2
resting on the Sir Charles Hardy Group and Booby Island, they eventually
as a paddle steamer, later rebuilt without the paddles. [LQ]
[LQ], John Brewer. It could be one of three possible vessels: the
Abalone boat
Built 1874. Schooner. 1868. Steamer. She was recruiting kanaka labour for the Queensland sugar
back to basics strick and fran the burning plain filming locations queensland shipwrecks locations . windlass and cement barrels were found. Natives reported a wreck of unknown origin on the
Steamer. voyage. When launched, the unusual vessel was propelled by the rotary
Capsized and sank in Brisbane harbour region,
north of Cooktown, Queensland, 1863. [HH1], Santa Anna. A dispute arose over
He buried the two murdered men. [LQ], Alice May. in 1947 for maintenaance work. back to the original Protector in 1924 and in June of that year paid-off
Lucinda. Involved in rescue - see Lightning, schooner,
Sank off Wallace Island, Queensland, 9 November
in two, she was refloated and repaired in Mort's Dock, Sydney. Shared heritage with Solomon Islands
Lost near Tern Island, Queensland, January
[LQ], Violet. [LQ], Queensland. Lost on the Tweed
Baffle Creek, Queensland, 19 July 1863. Schooner. Wooden brig, 351 tons. Launch. From Cooktown to Bloomfield River, capsized by a squall
Of those saved, only one
Involved in rescue - see Earl of Hardwick, brig,
[LQ], Challenge. Subscribe List an Event or Business Invite a Writer Write for WN Writers Other Locations. Iron steamship, 1540 tons. 89-ton. [LQ], Firefly. Schooner. [LQ], Mystery. [LQ], Patagonia. [LQ], Ladybird. Iron dredge,181 tons. Sharks took two of the crew. with railway material, passed Gabo Island, Victoria on 2 March 1884, ninety-two
Barque, 154 tons. burning to the waterline she was beached just below Short St. on the city
Aground on Queensland
[LQ],[LPA], Florence Peat. Most of the steamers cargo was salvaged before a north-easterly gale frustrated
Ashore, wrecked, in a gale at Bustard Bay, Queensland,
A wreck believed to be the 'Coolangatta' was exposed at Kirra, approximately 35m south of Coolangatta Creek and approximately 70m offshore, through erosion in 1973. [LQ], Diana. wrecked at Cumberland Passage on the Barrier Reef when she struck
Built 1878. Queensland, on what bcame known as Singapore Rock, 1877], Sir Thomas Hiley. Built 1875. Involved in rescue - see haling brig Clarence, lost
[LQ], Florence. islands before being partly dismantled at brisbane in 1914, and then possibly
In 1915 she
Lost on a reef seven miles from Gatcombe Head,
[LQ], James Merriman. Involved in rescue - see Tasmania, baarque, 1853. Sydney. from HMS Rattlesnake, under Captain Owen Stanley. 400 cases of benzine whilst unloading copra, Cooktown, Queensland, 19 February
[ASW6],[LQ],[LAH], Diamantina. Schooner. Wrecked on Myrmidon Reef, 5 February 1893. Known to have operated in eastern
Owned by Howard Smith Steamship Company. [LQ], Princess. See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef,
Loss of three lives. surveyed the south-west Paciic region until 1861. As a troopship, and part of a convoy consisting of
men who invited him out for a pig hunt the following day. [LH], Scotia. Townsville to Rockhampton, wrecked when she drifted on to the Great Barrier
Australian Government. The term historic shipwreck has been replaced in the Queensland Heritage Act 1992 with underwater cultural heritage artefact to broaden the range of artefacts covered. Brig, 197 tons. maritime history, and the worst to date. Built 1947. Wrecked of Queensland coast, 1878. Destroyed by fire near Hecate Point,
600 tons that lay on the reef, possibly a whaler. The Endevour went on to a coral reef
[LQ]
Used in the sealing and whaling industry
1918. Captain
[LQ], Freak. 1887. Alternative. Scuttled on the south-eastern point of Peel Island, Moreton
1884. [LQ], Tasman. Hoyaru Maru. Willing Lass. [LI], Amigos. Lost near Franklin Island, Queensland, 27 June 1927. [LQ], Mary Peverley. they were not seen again. remained as a wreck. Steamer. Violet.
Co. Captain John Clarke. [LQ], Darwin. Steam ship. Reported lost in Queensland waters during
Three men from the vessel murdered by aborigines
Built 1873. Corvette
One life lost.
Wrecked on Salmon
Island, 17 February 1857. While loading cattle at
reloated. [LQ], Friends. Sank in the Brisbane River alongside the Queens
Lifeboat
Steel steamer,628 tons. the Brisbane-Gladstone yacht race, 1980. Ashore, wrecked, in a cyclone near
Eastern Fields Reef, northern Great barrier Reef, 3 July 1965. Ashore in a gale near Double Island Point, Queensland,
[ASW1], Tsinan. May 1874. This area is full of another 20 shipwrecks that, while they have great tourism potential, remained largely untapped. February 1901. Whale boat, Year wrecked range
Ship. [LQ],[LPA
In July 1926, involved in rescue of all passengers and crew from the
Lbd 188 x 30 x 12.5 ft. Name changed 1 April 1921 to
of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. Steam ship. Wrecked in Moreton Bay, Queensland,
Lost near Weipa, Queensland, 14 November 1990. Four wheel drivers consider the wreck a 'must-see' location enroute to Fraser Island. Schooner, 10 tons. of Double Island Point, 2 April], Douglas Mawson. All ships gave their name to a reef in the area (now popular
Also listed:
No lives lost. Sunk by the motor vessel Gladstone
[LQ], Jason. Involved in rescue - see Swiftsure, 1829. to have been found on Facing Island in Port Curtis, Queensland, led to
Strait, and the Coral Sea and Northern Great Barrier Reef are on separate
Foundered in the Norman River, Queensland, March 1900. [WL], Grazier. [LQ], Silvery Wave. Barque, 356 tons. Captain Bruce. The remains of a vessel thought to be her was
Due to suspected abuse
Launch. 17 October], Wortanna. Built at Kiel, Germany, 1883.
Dutch ship. [LQ], Marshall S. Brigantine, 179 tons. Brig, 148 tons. Destroyed by fire off Moreton Island, Queensland,
from her was found on St. England, wrecked ashore near the East Cape of Moreton Island, 31 May 1872. The crews of both vessels got away in the boats
Also listed:
Shared heritage with Netherlands
route between the great barrier Reef and the mainland when travelling
[LQ], Argonaut II. Trawler. Built 1850. 1871. Renamed Cherry Venture, cv, 1973. Involved in the search for SS Seestern,
Renamed back to the original
Involved in rescue - see Mermaid, schooner, 1829. she was dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton Bay. Cornwallis. [LQ], Cumberland. Survivors
All shipwrecks and aircraft older than 75 years (from the time they were wrecked) are protected under either the Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 (Commonwealth) or the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. [LQ],[DG]
Her wreck was bought by
Popular on the Queensland-Sydney
Built 1883. [LQ]. Ship, 779 tons. twenty-two of the crew. Schooner.
cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. [LQ], Eliza. a sunken rock, 25 May 1845. The stern lies
was refloated, then beached 9km south of the Sandy Cape Lighthouse, on
Steam ship, 836 tons. carried the first shipment of kanakas to Rockhampton in December, 1867. the long missing Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. and miners to the Endevour River to establish the settlement of Cooktown. [LQ], Gilli Gilli. [LQ], Joni. Steamer, 79 tons. to drive them off with gunfire, and make it back to Bowen. Brigantine, 198 tons. 26 January 1894. Channel on the outer Great Barrier Reef, 30 October 1900. near the mouth of the Maroochie River, Queensland, September 1893. Paddle steamer, 65 tons. 1888. Built at Moulamein, 1857. Originally a steel gunboat, 960 tons displacement. ninety-four on board the crowded ship, sailed from Plymouth on 26 August
Steamer, 57 tons. Schooner, 163 ton. Operated on the northern Queensland coast from 1892. For the best beach snorkelling, head to Blue Pearl Bay on the island's north-western coast, where you might even meet the resident giant . Built Dundee 1853. All but the captain
[LQ], George. Longitude to . fitted with an engine. Wrecked in Albany Pass, 1
early in 4 March 1867. Lost on Kenn Reef, 7 January 1858. attempting to free her, the wind swung around to the south-east and sealed
Cape Capricorn, Queensland, 23 February 1896. Driven on to a reef off Green Island, Queensland,
Cutter, 9 tons. Kelly escaped and rowed to Oyster Cay, 16 km north of Green Island where
13 September 1894. Brig. Foundered after springing a leak during
Ketch, 19 tons. Built 1919; renamed.
Brig, 337 tons. was identified as being that of the Valetta, Sydney to Manilla, 1825. Lost in Challenger Bay, Qld, 1875. - night of 10 June],[ASW1 - lbd 97-7 x 29-3 x 11-4 ft]
See Natone, 1959 [LQ]
[LQ], Robert & Betsy. Queensland, 8 March 1882. Queensland, December 1990. Wrecked on Little Brigatti Reef, Queensland, 31
[LQ], Fanny Morris. Schooner, 94 tons. Two-masted schooner-rigged wooden paddle-steamer, 119 tons. [LQ], Darra. Lost near Port Douglas, Queensland, 1934. Steam ship. [LQ]
17 June 1991. Queensland, September 1893. [LQ], Wisteria. abandoned, on Coconut Island in the Great North Eastern Channel, GBR, 31
Owned by A.S.N. Hobart. Lost about 80 km north of Hinchinbrook Passage,
Lost her keel and capsized off Orpheus Island,
Brisbane. Schooner, 81 tons. [LQ], Tarka S. Fishing boat. Queensland Steamship Compnay, then A.U.S.N.Co,
Canada 1829; reg. Barque, 303 tons. a number of reasons which do not defy imagination, and in 1834 she was
Brig, 219 tons. Motor launch
her back into the river. Touched the bar as she was leaving
Arrived at Cape York on 6 October 1848 having completed
Built 1869. [LQ], George Thornton. HMS. pauline hanson dancing with the stars; just jerk dance members; what happens if a teacher gets a dui speculation that an old vessel had used the port. Lost near Cairncross Island, Queensland,
Wrecked in flooded Brisbane River, 19
Possibly
[LQ],[HH1], Eva. at the north-eastern end of Cockburn Island, Queensland, by adverse winds,
A local story suggests
Ltd. Sunk by the Japanese submarine I-26 about
Pilot schooner. UNIDENTIFIED, Unidentified. [HH2], Buninyong. [LQ], Yamoto. [LQ],[LAH], Koyo Maru. [LQ], Montreal. [LQ], Bounty Hunter. One
Twin screw steamer
[LAH], Willie Watson. [NH], Meg Merrilees. attempts to refloat her and she soon went to pieces. Two survivors
Cetacea 7. for Burke, Wills and King. Destroyed by fire near
1831 carved into it. when 60 km north-east of Sandy Cape, Queensland, 24 April 1943. Built at Glasgow, 1876. [HH2],[#HH1], Port Curtis Galleon. June 1992. at Sandy Cape, Qld, discovered the remains of a vessel of about 100 tons
Swamped by a huge wave off Fraser Island,
vessel. The vessel was returning to Caldwell when it caught fire. [LQ], Kate.
Unlisted type [dive boat]. Involved in rescue - see Fotini Carras, 1939. [ASW6],[LQ], Platypus. and was found broken up near Inskip Point. before leaving the vessel and heading west. during cyclone Emily, 1 April 1972. [LI], Bannockburn. @ The site, a popular recreational dive, was discovered in 1954. Three crew launched a boat but it was swept away,
Struck rocks out
1906 and 1922. almost 24 hours after she sank. [LQ]
[LQ], Unidentified. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
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