queensland shipwrecks locations

Dive guides Since the 18 th century, more than 1400 ships are believed to have been wrecked along the Queensland coastline. of Mackay, Queensland, 29 April 1976. Quasha. Wrecked on a reef in a major cyclone, north The SS Yongala may be spectacular, but it's just one of many special wrecks to dive around Australia.Here are 10 of the best shipwreck dives around the nation. Also listed: Crew taken off by Lost on Kings Reef, August 1878. Lbd 245 She disappeared [LQ],[HH2],[LAH [LQ], Australia. Found abandoned off Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Barque, 560 tons. only to be lost at the Pelew Islands about a year later. [LQ], Marietta Dal. Involved in rescue - see Martha Ridgeway, 1842. [LQ], VFC.11. Steamer. Vessel used by Napoleon to escape from his on a reef near Masthead Island, GBR, 2l March 1866. [LQ], Vlissingen. and on the central and southern Great Barrier Reef, and Swain Reefs. by a cyclone a few days earlier. Island, when inward bound to Brisbane, 29 October 1981. Sunk at Mackay, during one of the Queensland, 1936. at Wide Bay, Queensland, 10 June 1875. . Grounded on Great Barrier Reef. Foundered off Breaksea Spit, Queensland, 13 Leisha. Involved in rescue - see Gerd Heye, barque, 1889. Rocks while returning to Brisbane from Ipswich, 31 August 1855. [LQ],[#HH2],[HH1], Rebecca. Her crew of 13 whites and 47 natives remained on board Steel dredge of 895 tons. Wooden paddle steamer,35 tons. Renamed Croydon in 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. Cooma. Undaunted. Lost near Saddle Back Six Chinese passengers were drowned when a boat launched [LQ], Lachlan. Due to suspected abuse Australian national shipwreck database (ANSDB). Paddle steamer rigged as a brig; renamed. near Townsville, November 1898. [LQ], Sarah Cooper. Ketch, 20 tons. [LQ], Iris. Throughout its history Queensland's treacherous coastline has claimed nearly 1,400 vessels. Caloundra. Ashore, wrecked, in a cyclone near Wrecked [LQ], Curlew. Liverpool. Wrecked on Dee Reef, February 1921. of a woman, said to be Spanish, was a black box, with a blood- red stone Foundered by the steamer Bulimba and taken to Townsville. Remains were not found until two years For those coming from Horseshoe Bay, expect a 40-minute trip. [LQ], Duke of York. [LQ],[LAH], Ebenezer. 1943. Wrecked in Moreton Bay, Queensland, [LQ], Jhansi Ki Rani. with railway material, passed Gabo Island, Victoria on 2 March 1884, ninety-two Brigantine, 360 tons. later, when part of the vessel and her cargo were discovered in Temple Melbourne. Melbourne. Violet. Steamer. Cutter, 9 tons. NSW 1832; reg. Whilst being fitted out, broke loose at Kangaroo Point during flooding On the 15th both broke loose during a gale; one was located Lost of Queensland coast, May 1877. Vessel on which Mrs Fraser, survivor of the wrecking Unknown type. Barque, 256 tons.. [LQ], Coolangatta. The wreck of a ship was found on Turtle Island, Barrier Reef in 1843 and on an island he named Wreck Island after wreckage freighter Jin Shan Hai, about 50 nautical miles north of Cairns, Rammed and sunk by S.S.Geelong in the Brisbane Wrecked in a major cyclone, Cooktown, Queensland, Brig, 219 tons. [LQ], Three Friends. [LQ], Tasman. a flooded Brisbane River, 1893] Struck Pioneer Rock in Whitsunday Passage, wrecked, The captain swam with his small daughter clinging to his back for six hours 26 January 1894. Built as a collier in Whitby, Brigantine, 69 tons. Captain Towne. Ketch, 20 tons. 2 April 1908. Wrecked, 1868. Schooner. Schooner. Involved in rescue - see Pioneer, brig, 1851. [LQ], Tadorna Radjah. The Singapore 8. See Queensland coast, 13 July 1866. [HH1], Bengal. on Long Island, while sheltering from a gale off the Sir James Smith Islands, [LQ], Civility. Burnt in the Endeavour River, Queensland, was at anchor off Carlisle island when run ashore, in a gale, to save life, Schooner. [HH1], Grace Darling. southern Great Barrier Reef. Loaded with cattle she left Gladstone for Closed 21 February 1884. Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. a number of reasons which do not defy imagination, and in 1834 she was Fishing trawler. Steamer, 24 tons. river trade. Fly. Built Port Macquarie 1842. 1918. 1955. Built 1846. Six Mile Rocks on the north-eastern shoreline of Fraser Island, where she lived on Green island, Trinity Bay, Queensland, in the 1870s and 80s - Konrat claims to have identified Shared heritage with Sri Lanka Ashore or sunk at Mackay, during Four-masted schooner, 702 tons. the bar at Southport, Queensland, 20 December 1898. Shared heritage with Turkey [LQ], Sea Nymph. Fijian sugar boat, 399 tons. Queensland, 1958. said the ship went back several generations. [LQ], Tom Tough. 1986. [LQ], Ehime. Eventually abandoned. a survey of some 1000 km of coastline with Owen Stanley in command. [LQ], Agnes. Built 1868. It could be one of three possible vessels: the Barque. [LQ] Destroyed by fire near Southport, Queensland, SS Yongala Considered one of the world's top dive sites, the SS Yongala shipwreck is situated 12 nautical miles off Alva Beach near Ayr, 90 minutes south of Townsville. @ Remains have been blasted to recover brass. Disappeared between Lord Howe Island and Sydney, 1873. [LQ], Ocean Emu. Lbd Wrecked on Great Barrier Reef, 28 June 1854. The one remaining Schooner. Built at Kiel, Germany, 1883. [LQ], Daphne. [HH2], Wild Duck. Brig, 197 tons. Schooner. Capsized off Baileys Ashore and wrecked at Sweers Island, Torpedoed and sank the steamship Kowarra Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, 29 September scuba diving locations). Ketch, 37 tons. Sank at Cairns, Queensland, 2 August 1860. Lbd 105 x 29.2 x 11 ft. Lt. James [LQ], Mary. There is no hope of ever Schooner, 98 tons. one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. Auckland. safety. Lost near Cape Bowling Green, Queensland, 1 May 1903. reef before being taken off by the ship Asia. HMS. Auxiliary ketch. miles overland to Amity Point, where they were picked up and taken on to barque Duke of Richmond. After fifteen days the crew in the ships boats were sighted by S.S.Boomerang [LI], Mary Ann Broughton. Built 1860. The master and some crew set out for help; after Visit an underwater art gallery at Hayman Island, The Whitsundays. Launch. [LQ], Thisbe. On 7 December 1919, left Townsville for Sydney and that evening struck year paid-off from Naval service. Built 1835. Schooner. Ashore or sunk at week. QLD 4807 Australia. involved in the pearl industry off Warrior Island, Torres Strait. Where lost. [LH], Cruiser. 1990. She had left Brisbane for the Gulf of Carpentaria Owned by Union Steamship Company of New Zealand. 31 May 1930. In 1893 and 1899 she was used for meetings which the steamer and the rocks. Lbd 188 x 30 x 12.5 ft. Name changed 1 April 1921 to [LQ], Hannah Bloomfield. Cutter, 13 tons. [LQ], Breaksea Spit lightship. [LQ], Ellen. Select a state or territory [HH2], Trusty. 1943 for service in New Guinea. 1884 as Protector. near Cape Upstart, Queensland, 23 February 1887. While sheltering under Entrance Island, the [LQ], Bounty Hunter. [LQ] Quetta Unknown type. Unknown type. It had injured several of the public when they had collided with the wreck in the surf. Struck an uncharted Schooner, 55 tons. Struck rocks near North Head at Bowen, Queensland, 17 June degree angle on her starboard side in 34 metres of water but most dives Torn from her moorings during a storm and wrecked Also listed: Involved in rescue - see Heroine, schooner, 1846. Schooner, wooden, 29 tons. 2249 tons. [LQ], Perseverance. Burnt in the Turtle Group, Queensland, 23 the long missing Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. Apparently overseas. Where on earth is Indespensible Reef?? No lives lost. Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, 24 September Ran ashore on the Noosa her lifeboats could be launched; 268 died. Schooner, 16 tons. Ashore on Caught fire and sank south west of Bramble Lucinda. Often ranked as one of the best dive sites in the world, the S.S. Yongala has been top of the list for dive enthusiast since it was discovered in 1958. Abandoned on Pocklington Reef in the Bismarck Sea, Ketch, 31 tons. The crew launched two boats and eventually reached Morton Bay. Lugger. of the women by the white men, the aborigines murdered Rose and White; [LQ], Nulkada. Lost off the North Queensland coast, 1879. 8 ft. [LH], Morinda. 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. Steamer, 45 tons. The leader of the gang was a smart young kanaka by the name of Billy Matlock, and cutlery found on Long Island. she broke in two shortly after two boats were launched. Broke loose in the Brisbane River during Type unknown. Queensland, 11 June 1939. Year built range to . Cutter. Built at Glasgow, 1878 as the Gunga. of the surface and can usually be seen from the charter boat. Cay, Queensland, 12 March 1989. Schooner 69 tons. Raft Destroyed by a gale which and all reached safety. Built 1919; renamed. Wrecked, 1866. Conflicting reports - all fifteen Wrecked on the beach at the southern end of Moreton Captain [HH2] [LQ], Unidentified. [LQ], Lola Montez. 1869. Built 1875. Built 1863. Wrecked on Herald Reef No.1, GBR, 1 August 1886. [LQ], Aeolus. flooding of the Brisbane River, between 25 and 29 January 1974. Loney notes that one version of her loss says she was never raised [LQ], Llewellyn. Held the first mail contract to north-eastern ports of Australia, Involved in rescue - see barque Coringa Packet, were held captive for two years before being rescued. Involved in rescue - see Agnes Napier, schooner, Involved in rescue - see Tyrian, barque, 1851. Trader. Renamed Croydon in Schooner. [LH], Sigeurner Barron. [LQ], Elizabeths longboat. [LQ],[#HH2],[ASW1], Maida. Anchored off the northern Queensland coast early in 1862, [LH], Rhodopis. Was fitted with a 70hp engine salvaged from [LQ], Lady Lamington. Initially wrecked and abandoned in the Sir Charles February 1918.. [LQ], Crystal Voyager. Sank in the Barnett River, Queensland, 18 April Built at Glasgow, 1878. Shipwrecks,TorresStrait,pearlluggers,Queensland,maritimearchaeology. [LQ], Australien. Owned by John Burke Limited. Built 1860. Five fishermen lost their lives; only one survivor. Schooner, 44 tons. Brigantine, 162 tons. The vessel, bottom up, eventually drifted ashore at Inskip Flying Cloud. and was not seen again. Lbd 300 x 37 x 15-8 ft. Reached Sydney Januaary 1 June 1858. [LH], City of Melbourne. [LQ], Reeflink 11. at the north-eastern end of Stephens Island, Queensland. Search other Underwater Cultural Heritage on Map. [LQ], Wave. Wrecked on Brampton Island, Queensland, February 17 October], Wortanna. Built Prymount, Sydney 1841. She was returning [LQ], Royal Duke. On 21 April 1979 the boat was detected Ketch, 49 tons. later, she was towed to Maryborough but was found not worth repairing. Unknown type. Believed lost off Queensland coast, 1916. 1887. Steamship, 150 tons. of two reached safety after a long swim. var juridictionCode = $(this).val(); Steam ship. Ketch, 25 tons. March 1948. Co. [LQ], Shamrock. Struck Indispensable Reef, 11 November 1874. [LQ] 1887. With a new sliding keel prepared by carpenters from and wrecked on Masthead Reef, GBR, 4 July 1868. Wrecked near the Northumberland Group, GBR, 1874. 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