Ship Details
Rig
Survey Schooner
Built
1860
Built In
Tonnage
84
Dimensions
91.4 x 19.1 x 10.5
Demise
Royal Navy, engaged in surveying the South Australian coast for the Admiralty. 1862 Mar.: Thomas Must, reg. Portland Vic. 1862 Sept.: Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty & the Province of South Australia. 1881: Stripped & placed as a marker at Glenelg. 1883: Purchased by South Australian Government for use as marker vessel & Lightship at Largs Bay. 1889 Nov: Richard Honey, reg. Port Adelaide. 1895: R.Fricker & W.Kerrison. 1897 Feb.4: Stranded at North Shields near Port Lincoln. 1897 Mar.: J.B.Moore, towed to Port Lincoln & given temporary repairs, then towed to Port Adelaide. 1897: W.F.Haigh & George Dorward. 1917 July: Transferred to Melbourne. 1920: reg. Hobart. 1921 Apr.: Wrecked at Waterhouse Island, Tas.
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Description
South Australian Colonial Government Survey Schooner
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