SHANNON

H.A.Gelston, reg. Port Adelaide. 1880 Mar.: S.R.Heseltine & Reid. 1885 Oct.17: Took fire at Morgan & sunk to prevent total destruction. 1894 Jan.: T.H.Freeman & Bowden. 1901 June 28: Snagged at McFarlane's Reef, near Mildura & sank. 1904 Oct.: G.Clemens & K.Ritchie. To work on the River Tamar, Tas. 1906 Sept.9: Wrecked, on delivery voyage to Victoria, when put ashore to save life on Yellow Rock Beach, west coast of King Island, Bass Strait.