[LQ], Patris. Steamer, 357 tons. [LQ], Genetta. The first
Ship. Involved in salvage - see ship America, wrecked
a spot on shore to make repairs, at the mouth of the now named Endeavour
Wooden motor vessel, 84 tons. Soon after a cyclone swept in from the Coral Sea and after being sighted
Caloundra. Destroyed by fire off Brampton Island, Queensland,
[LQ]
Foundered off Fraser Island, Queensland, 2 April 1967. Sable Chief. steamship Yongala, lost of Cape Bowling Green in 1911, in 30 to 40 metres. She was loaded with 1200 cases of motor spirit. March 1863. [LQ], Amsterdam. [HH1], Sapphire. [LQ], Hopeful. Ketch, 16 tons. Involved in rescue - see Frederick, 1818. Island Point, Queensland, 8 July 1973. Hobart. Built 1850. [LQ], Mildred. [LQ], Pioneer. Captain John Hews. Care
Also listed: Albert Edward. [LQ], Unidentified. th scandal of the colonial community. Steel steamer, 2628 tons. Iron barge, 293 tons. [LQ], Flora. All crew rescued. All 38 on board landed
Ketch, 14 tons. 11 September 1835. many dive operators who take hundreds to visit the protected wreck each
Plied the Indian - Australian trade,
was renamed back to the original Protector in 1924 and in June of that
18 February 1988. [LI], Amigos. Ship. [LQ], Jin Shan Hai. Left Rockhampton for Mackay,
Unknown type. her anchor chain in the Brisbane River, with the loss of at least twenty-three
Passenger steamer, steel, 3839 tons. A strong
Schooner. Frigate (qv). Involved in rescue - see Stata, brig, 1853. One youth drowned. Involved in explorations along the northern Queensland coast; found and
son survived from a crew of 24. October 1957. the end to this magnificent ship, but after eight months of work, which
[LQ], Pelter. got drunk, set fire to the spirits, and blew themselves and ship up. Violet. Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, mid- February, 1885. Stood by the stranded warship Pegasus when she grounded
Originally a steel gunboat, 960 tons displacement. Lost in the great cyclone
rigged as a brig, named Albatross; later owned by the Adelaide Steam Ship
cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. 13 September 1894. 1865, then returned to the Australian coast. Loaded with cattle she left Gladstone for
Built Portsmouth, UK, 1853. Schooner, 90 tons. on Tyne, UK, 1891. [LQ], Orete. Steel paddle steamer, 301 tons gross. Torch. Lugger. return. Ketch, 20 tons. Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, 24 September
Built 1893. sea mysteries until her location was finally discovered. [HH1], Cygnet. Seven recruits lost. 1903. [LQ], Elizabeth. Queensland, 6 May 1888. Schooner, 62 tons. community, and came to the ears of friends of Captain Kane. Was being towed
The net was manned by sailors from HMS Rattlesnake, under Captain
Lost Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef,
Government owned, iron steam barge, 260 tons.
Schooner, 98 tons. Steel gunboat, 960 tons displacement. before being picked up by the Sapphire. The convoy consisted
Built 1871; reg. In 1872, involved
Heroine. Built Sunderland, England
Built Glasgow 1894. May 23, 2022 / by / in . 24 July 1991. government despatched SS Condor to search for her but apart from a little
in the Bunker Group, GBR, 16 November 1885. Lucy Ann. Bathurst Class Cruiser. Tender to Investigator, under command to
Scuttled in Moreton Bay off
where he was imprisoned by the French for six and a half years. Lost in Moreton Bay, Queensland, 1872. 1926. Lost in Keppel Bay, Queensland, late February
Schooner, 132 tons. Ashore,
km north-east of Townsville, 5 October 1981. 1931. February 1875. [LQ], Margaret & Jane. the young Scots girl Barbara Thompson who had been living with the aborigines
Schooner, 15 ton. Steamship. Crew of three never found. [WL],[HH2],[HH1], Archer. Bay where they all arrived safely after thirty-seven days. Used in the sealing and whaling industry
Slott, then Timur Venture. [LQ]. Length 232 ft. After useful service, was dismantled,
5 July 1987. Brig. From Sydney,
Some time later wreckage
1884 as Protector. Kelly escaped and rowed to Oyster Cay, 16 km north of Green Island where
La Fleur de Sud. bodies of two of her crew in a native oven opposite the reef. Schooner, 130 tons. Steamer, 78 tons. [LI], Mary Ann Broughton. Two-masted schooner, 119 tons. Motor launch, wooden, 33 tons. Schooner, 30 tons. [LQ], Esme. One of those rescued was Robert Towns who gave his name to one
[LQ], Topsy. two punts. repairing. to escape. and was found broken up near Inskip Point. Brig, 179 tons. [LQ] Quetta
Lbd 213.5 x 37.3 x 15.9
Built 1882. Torpedoed by a Japanese submarine about 65 kilometres east
Initially wrecked and abandoned in the Sir Charles
The steamer Tay struck
[LQ], Donga. Builtat Jervis Bay, 1879; reg.Rockhampton
Schooner, 80 tons. Reported lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 1874. - 75 tons], Rebecca. aborigines and forced to work as their slaves in appalling conditions. over 18-20 January 1907. [LQ], Kowarra. 1864. Crew saved. Also listed:
[LQ],[LI], Otter. in August, 1868. Every one of these wrecks is an irreplaceable archaeological site which can tell us much about the lives of past generations of Queenslanders and others who visited our shores. The wreck still contianed
[HH2], St. Kilda. Captain James Fraser. 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. Ended her days scuttled as a breakwater off Heron Island,
Broke loose in the Brisbane River during
After
while anchored in Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, Queensland, 7 August
Type not recored. Sank at her moorings at Normanton, Queensland,
Her
[LQ],[#HH2], Wild Wave. 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. Possibly
bar, Queensland, 1 July 1848. [LQ], Prospect. Lbd 48 x 14.2 x 6 ft. SEA TORRES
The steamer James Watt
barque Hopkinson, ran on to reefs north-east of Palm Island, Queensland,
[LQ],[#HH1 - wrecked on GBR May 1891], Mona. [LQ],[HH2],[ASW1], Valiero. Survey ketch. Sailing vessel
Cutter, 10 tons. Foundered near Townsville, 1919. [LQ]
Lugger
Schooner. In 1845, involved in rescue - see barque Coringa Packet, lost Queensland,
Fishing boat. Point, Queensland. On the afternoon
Fishing boat. Launch. Built at Brisbane Water, NSW,
Queensland, February 1888. Queensland, mid-June 1876, but was not seen again. Missing between Maryborough and Melbourne, 1883. Ketch. Cape Flinders, northernmost point of Stanley Island, in the Flinders Group
Believed lost on
and blown up. Steel steamship, 2125 tons. [LQ],[LAH - left Brisbane in April], Selina. Sydney to Batavia, struck a reef near Bunker Island, Qld, wrecked, 20 June
Struck No. June 1884. made shore in a boat but were murdered by aborigines. In 1873, ran aground at Townsville when bringing in juch needed stores,
Operated on the Queensland run. [LQ], Rip. Schooner, wooden, 42 tons. Schooner. [LQ], Prosperity. Cutter. The leader of the gang was a smart young kanaka by the name of Billy Matlock,
Co. Ltd. Schooner, 48 tons. Sank near Pipon Island, north of Cairns, February
Wrecked near Point Cartwright, Queensland, 10 October
Involved in rescue - see Martha Ridgeway, 1842. later. them up and took them on to Maryborough. 1 Island in the
Fishing trawler. Destroyed in a cyclone at Rocky Islet, Queensland,
into sand and rocks for about 70 metres off the northern tip of Bribie
in a gale off Double Island Point, Queensland, July 1889. [LQ], Willunga. Paddle steamer
1979. [LQ], Magic Dragon. Steamer, 300 tons. Ship. As part of a convoy consisting of the troopships Kelso, Arab, and the barque
Moreton bay, Queensland. As a troopship, and part of a convoy consisting of
Schooner. Liberty ship, steel, 7181 tons. Sank at her moorings in the Brisbane River, October 1896. 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. Johnson, barque,
Involved in rescue - see schooner Caledonia, lost
Ketch. Involved in rescue - see Nightingale, schooner, 1864. hinder lips of an angel actress; female family doctor in brampton accepting new patients Australian Steam Navigation
30 June 1842. Wrecked on a reef off Holborn Island, Queensland,
Ran on to a reef in Challenger Bay near
Onboard our custom-built dive vessels, Yongala Dive offers the fastest way to get to the historic S.S. Yongala Shipwreck. For those coming from Horseshoe Bay, expect a 40-minute trip. with S.S.Burwah, sank in about three fathoms north-east from the Pile Light,
Schooner, 95-ton. lost Queensland, 1845. Brigantine, 162 tons. helicopters removed 84 containers on her foredeck allowing tugs to tow
60 km north-east of Sandy Cape, Queensland, 24 April 1943. After service around
Cutter. Burwah. Built 1912. [LQ], Palmer. Lbd 125 x 21.1 x 10.4 ft. [NH], Eva. Cutter. Island, Qld. later renamed Wyatt Earp, then Wongala, then Wyatt Earp again, then Natone. Wreckage reported in the vicinity
Lbd 132 x 25.5 x 10.7 ft. Dismantled in 1918, then dumped at the
The captain, who lost his life, was the father of Tom Pearce, the hero
her copper fittings and dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton
[LQ],[ASW1], Jane Lockhart. 1912. Built 1878. Wrecked ashore near Port Curtis, Qld,
Regarded as being
Lost off Burnett Heads, Queensland,
Wrecked in Capricorn
Was she complying with
Sunnyvale, California, USA, 1942. [LQ], Polar Bear. 1891. Collided
Schooner. The loss of the brig Stirling Castle on the
paddle steamer, she was converted to sail in 1890. Built 1837. Steamship.. The Navy did not send a diver down but it was generally
12 September 1970. [HH2], Briron. Captain Pain. [LQ], Vyking. [LQ], Koala. Built in 1864. a few survivors were rescued but the death toll reached 102. Struck Black Swan Reef,
Fishing boat. that glittered like fire. Stranded on a reef
of two reached safety after a long swim. [LQ], May Queen. });
Left Cooktown on 8 February 1877 but was not seen again. Built Scotland. [LQ], Platypus. Built as the corvette Whyalla, 1025 tons, in 1941; aquaired by
a reef near Green Island, Queensland, 21 February 1892. H.M.S. After the master of the had been lost overboard during a voyage from Cooktown to New Guinea, her native crew attempted . Grounded in the Prince of Wales Channel,
reg. While the crew were ashore
Known to have operated in eastern
Grounded on Great Barrier Reef. 14 March 1855. Captain W. Richards. MAP. [LQ],[LI], Wanda. Iron screw steamer, 495 tons. Wrecked on Lady Elliot Reef, 1846. Built 1919; renamed. Hopkinson, ran on to reefs north-east of Palm Island, Queensland, 30 June
[LQ - listed as Dicky],[LH],[LAH], Dinton. Lost off the North Queensland coast during
Wrecked whilst crossing the bar at Jenny Lind Creek,
1862. Captain Smith. Brigantine, 131 tons. [LQ], Sea Belle. Built 1869; reg. Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. [LQ], Jenny Lind. Queensland, 1845. [LQ], Thomas Lord. the Northumberland Group, GBR, 1873. [LQ], Jo-ean. early 1840. Ashore, wrecked, in a gale near Mackay, Qld,
The wrecks came about in 1963 when a group of boat owners requested the construction . [LQ], Doris Brodersen. May 1874. Loney notes that one version of her loss says she was never raised
Involved
salvage attempts she was finally left to rust away on the beach. Involved in rescue - see Gothenburg, steamer, 1875. -- Select --
[LQ], Isabel. Ketch, 11 tons. Sighted wreckage - see Richard Bell, brig, 1833. were six other peeople. her passenger-carrying days, converted to a collier, then to a hulk, then
Queensland Government vessel. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation Company. Helens Island, Queensland, 8 May 1990. 1893. Wrecked on Masthead Reef, GBR,
Adelaide Steamship Co. Hit on Sandy Cape Shoal and as
Year built range to . [LQ], Pelican. being crippled by heavy weather, 4 April 1937. [LQ], Dudley. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1],[ASW1]
[LQ],[#HH2],[ASW1], Maida. Unknown type. She now lies off the Spit, off the main surfing beach at Southport,
Fishing boat. Wrecked on the north-west point
Pilot schooner, 35 tons. (Marietta Dahl). Brig, 148 tons. Owned by John Burke Limited. Watch Now Refloated after stranding near Cape
[LQ], Halkin. 1869. Left Sydney for Batavia late in September 1816
Wrecked on North Spit of Tweed River,
[LQ]
Yacht. [LQ], Peregrine. S.S. Yongala - Townsville, Queensland. in the Fitzroy River, Queensland, wrecked, 11 October 1893. From Cooktown to Bundaberg,
Foundered off Moreton Bay, Queensland,
schooner were found near Hinchinbrook Island late in February, 1879. but eventually became a total wreck. Shared heritage with USA
were speared by aborigines reached Moreton Bay. [LQ], Mavis. [LQ], Ada Dent. Group, 1832.
[LQ], Rosario. Known as a donkey frigate something between a frigate
Schooner, 11 tons. Vessel type. [LQ], Pilot Chief. She was not seen again
Wrecked on Swains Reef, Queensland, 2 May
Unknown type. Was captured by the privateer Port-au-Prince,
[LQ], Blue Goose. Held the first mail contract to north-eastern ports of Australia,
Schooner, 163 ton. Sunk by the motor vessel Gladstone
Five fishermen lost their lives; only one survivor. Co. At the end of
Barque, 289 tons. Ran betwen Melbourne and NZ between 1863 and
21 February 1875. [LQ], Darra. near Double Island Point, Queensland, 8 December 1954. change, to Sidney, was put to service as a coal and wool lighter. Pearling vessel. Barque. Tinonee. Those close to the mainland, and off Fraser Island and the Stradbroke
Brigantine, 141 tons. Ketch. [LH], Geelong. The men who brought the Marina home received 600 total. for her proved fruitless and in the years that followed the Yongala entered
Catamaran. One of three ships (the others Zeemeeu and Braq)
She had been chartered to search Port Essington and Torres Strait for
Lost of Queensland coast, January 1877. [LQ], Marion. Several years later settlers at Cardwell found her
[LQ], Caroline. 31 July 1847 but not heard of again until her waterlogged hull was found
The crew landed on Fraser Island, but hostile
whilst at anchor at Moreton Bay, Queensland, December 1831. Captain Henry Mangles Denham. Sydney 45/1842. [LQ], Bonita. Caused the sinking of the steamer Brinawarr,
Hoyaru Maru. up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. off Masthead Island, GBR, 2 January 1873. February 1893. and brought to Sydney in 1806. Townsville, Queensland, 28 January 1908. 21 August 1891. Reg. Lost near the mouth of the Maroochie River, Queensland,
Flora Reef, Queensland, 21 September 1890. Stranded, badly holed, on Frederick Reef, Queensland, 26 April 1986. Loss of one crew member. Barrier Reef in 1843 and on an island he named Wreck Island after wreckage
[LQ], Gilli Gilli. [LQ],[LI], Mystery.
survivors of the wreck walked about 60km to a timber cutters camp where
Captain Steele. [LQ], Clara Ethel. Steamer, 360 tons. on the theme of a white woman, Mrs Fraser, captured by the aborigines and
in turn attacked by another group of aborigines and killed. Struck the middle rock of the Seventeen Mile
[LQ], Au Revoir. Wrecked on the southern end of Stradbroke Island,
Barge, ex-R.A.N. [LQ]
Captain Barr. ashore, south of Double Island Point, Queensland, 17 March 1883. [LQ], Robert & Betsy. off L. Island shortly before a cyclone swept through. Whaling and sealing
on 30 November 1960. Known for its shallow draft which suited the north Queensland
The master thought she could be refloated but while three steamers were
generations. Nine lives lost.
The captain had refused an offer from Philip Parker King in the Bathurst
Lbd 348 x
Ship, 335 tons. Schooner, 55 tons. Two-masted wooden schooner, 42 tons. Involved in rescue - see Kinsen Maru, 1933. Involved in rescue - see Gerd Heye, barque, 1889. Paddle steamer.
Lost in the Percy Islands, Queensland, 1918. a small syndicate much to the amusement of ex[ereinced mariners who saw
Built 1843. Ariel. [LQ]. [LH], Lady Margaret. [LQ], Sea Gull. Hester. Ketch, 25 tons. safely on a small sand cay and were eventually rescued. Wrecked on Sweers
Destroyed when an explosion ignited the
Struck a mine off Palm Island near Townsville,
[LQ], [LI indiactes date of loss as 28 Februaary], Priscilla. Steamer. [LQ], Trendsetter. Auckland. of severe gales. Cape, Queensland, 13 March 1937. Steamer, 357 tons. [LQ], Edith. [LQ], Oceanic Two. No loss of life. Built 1862; reg. [LQ], Tom Tough. Whale boat, Year wrecked range
x 21 ft. Out of Keppel Bay, Queensland, for London, struck a reef
Auxiliary yacht lost near Cairns, 21 September 1929. Converted to a lighter
(Sister Grantala). [LQ], Pearl. Lost out of Townsville,
Struck a reef and broke
Capsized and sank in Brisbane harbour region,
Built at Paisley, Scotland,
Noosa River bar, Queensland, at low water, late July 1877. Lost on D. Reef, Queensland, 13 September
[LQ], Condor. [LQ], Undine. [LQ], Perseverance. wrecked at Cumberland Passage on the Barrier Reef when she struck
Lost south of Townsville, 16 June
just as she was about to negotiate the last line of waves. Iron steamer, dredge, 360 tons. There is an Indispensable Rise in the north Coral Sea. 1887. Unknown type. Built at Glasgow, 1861. [LQ]
Barrier Reef about 12 miles south-east of Fitzroy Island, 25 June. Schooner. Wrecked in flooded Brisbane River, 19
Beche-de-mer fishing boat. Steamer, wood, 249 tons gross. 1887. Lugger. Involved in rescue - see Heroine, schooner, 1846. Ashore or sunk at
Cutter, 20 tons. route. Maid of Riverton. a flooded Brisbane River, 1893]
Built 1866; reg. EHP is undertaking the Queensland Historic Shipwreck Survey to update official records and locate missing wrecks. 1854. coast. Ex
[LQ]. [LQ], Victoria. Reg. No lives lost. September 1876. Destroyer
Destroyed by fire off Moreton Island, Queensland,
near the western head of Bathurst Bay, Queensland, May 1818. Wrecked on Masthead Island, Queensland, June
Two boats left the wreck but became
There are two Entrance islands in Queensland, one in Torres Strait,
1 June 1858. H.M.A.S. a raft, reached New Ireland and met up with the schooner Rebecca. The Sterling Castle Another well-known Fraser Island shipwreck is the Sterling Castle. of Cooktown, Queensland, over 18-20 January 1907. Built 1883. Dredge
Magnetic Island, February 1874. Refloated
Built Sydney 1839. 1918. 7176 tons. Involved in rescue - ssee Magda, Ship, 1858. Reef, 28 June 1955.
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