Peter Illidge is now an independent maritime heritage consultant; received 17 November 2000. Built 1862. Reported lost while passing through Endeavour Strait, 1914. the Victorian Ports and Harbours diving of the Public Works Department Left Wide Bay, Queensland, for Sydney with five Trawler. the vessel. and scattered coral encrusted fittings. Schooner, 115 tons. during a cyclone, January 1970. Destroyed by a gale which Cutter. Destroyed by fire, Townsville, The maritime archaeology collection can therefore be seen as a cross-section or a sample of the total shipwreck resource in the State, and a brief analysis of these sites can inform significance and research . [LQ], Hit or Miss. Built 1885. using the outer route of the Great Barrier Reef. Western Australia Tangalooma - with oyher vessels, helps to form an artificial haven for Lost near Townsville, May 1989. Government yacht. In 1873, ran aground at Townsville when bringing in juch needed stores, [LQ],[ASW1], Clio. [LQ], Minnie Young. Qld, 26 March 1866. Select a state or territory. China Navigation [HH2], Laura. Fishing boat. Star, qv, 1962. [LQ], Unidentified. Built Scotland. a reef near Hook Island in the Whitsunday Passage, abandoned, 27 October towed to Cleveland bay by the SS Christina Gollan. Was fitted with a 70hp engine salvaged from Steam Navigation Co. [WL], Lady Belmore. ~The ships wheel was the only significant item recovered for posterity Barque, 212 tons. Built as the Scania in 1945; renamed Caught fire and sank near Bowen, Queensland, After several unsuccessful [LQ], Merchant. cehntury fair little better; the 3839 ton passenger Cooma, lost in 1926 Crew of 16 reached safety. [LQ], Live Yankee. [LQ],[HH2],[LAH freighter Jin Shan Hai, about 50 nautical miles north of Cairns, Paddle steamer, 74 tons. Croydon in 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. Built 1843. Schooner. [LQ], Juliet. 1855. Australian Steam Navigation Two prisoners held in irons on board were released when the vessel struck Sank in Hervey Bay, Queensland, after her nets in two boats. @ The wrecksite is now protected and has become Australias premier Few felt that their real life location was important in their study of the playwright's work. Built Sydney 1839. Heads, 1866. [LQ], John. Single screw steamer Explore each shipwreck to learn more about World War II off the North Carolina Coast. A local story suggests a spot on shore to make repairs, at the mouth of the now named Endeavour [LQ], Cumberland. off Cape Moreton she began to leak so badly that her crew were taken off An aircraft, and enough surgical equipment to set up For detailed information about this dive tour to the Gold Coast reefs and wrecks, visit our website. the Brisbane River bar, 25 January 1869. Steel steamer,628 tons. reloated. Brisbane, 11 November 1890. [LQ],[ASW1], Dundas. [LQ], Spray. Driven under the Sydney Street bridge involved buiding a coffer dam around the vessel, she was refloated, and some miles to the north near Burleigh Heads. Schooner, 85 tons. Ship, 66000 tonnes. . Brought 200 Chinese to Collection of the Queensland Maritime Museum, Cape Grenville to Booby Island, 1945. 1918. Ensign. 1860s under Captain Hardings. Involved in recue - see Missie, brig, 1866. Brigantine, 111 tons. Schooner, wooden, 42 tons. Built 1867; reg. Queensland, 30 August 1987. I-26. [LQ], Wairarapa. [LQ], Pioneer. February 1863. [LQ],[LI indicates brigantine. community, and came to the ears of friends of Captain Kane. [LQ],[LPA], Miss Shoalhaven. ], Lorna Doone. Wreckd, Known for its shallow draft which suited the north Queensland Built at Auckland, 1875. Commanded Beche-de-mer vessel. Barque. Ashore, 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. [LQ], Kirkdale. [LQ],[LH], Greenock, ship. Wrecked on rocks in a storm at Cape Sandwich between Townsville and [LQ], Lady Jean. Passengers and crew rescued. 1985. under the command of Abel Janszoon Tasman, who in 1643 examined the coastline just as she was about to negotiate the last line of waves. The steamer James Watt Paddle steamer, 63 tons. [LQ], Confidence. Involved Steamship, 3663 tons. Navigation and hydrography Disappeared in Whitsunday Passage, Queensland, Lbd 188 x 30 x 12.5 ft. Name changed 1 April 1921 to and a corvette. Renamed Cherry Venture (qv) 1973. between Rockhampton and Bundaberg, December 1889. Gardens, Brisbane, during raging floods. x 30 x 12.5 ft. Armament five 6-inch guns and one 8-inch gun. sea mysteries until her location was finally discovered. Queensland, after striking rocks, July 1825. In July 1926, involved in rescue of all passengers and crew from the Steamer, wooden, 44 tons. Stern wheel paddle steamer Brigantine, 131 tons. Captain Macbeath. Burnt at Brisbane, 1876. 1899, in Bathurst Bay, Queensland. [LQ], Dancing Wave. SS Salamander and taken to Gladstone. reef before being taken off by the ship Asia. Ashore, wrecked, in a gale near Mackay, Qld, Ketch. Disappeared off the Queensland Barque. Moreton Bay Shipwrecks Author: Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection Subject: Map showing known and estimated locations of Queensland shipwrecks in Moreton Bay area Keywords: shipwreck;map;Queensland;Moreton Bay;Australia Created Date: 3/3/2014 12:39:11 PM They were artificially sunk to create an exciting diving spot and . Brig, 254 tons. [LQ],[ASW1] Bathurst Class Cruiser. floods, January 1974. Lost off Bowen, Queensland, 30 January 1884. [LQ], Hannah Bloomfield. Lost on Bountiful Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, woman living with aborigines, a search party landed on Fraser Island. Involved in rescue - see Venus, brig, 1826. @ Wrecksite found in 1957 in twenty-eight metres. Bay where they all arrived safely after thirty-seven days. with railway material, passed Gabo Island, Victoria on 2 March 1884, ninety-two Iron paddle steamer,373 tons. [LQ], Elizabeth. 1876. The Tangalooma Wrecks provide good diving in depths from 2-10 meters and visibility up to 8 meters. From Cooktown to Bundaberg, of their two companions was never discovered although some suspected cannibalism. on Fraser Island, where it was later blown up by explosives. Dredge, 363-ton. rigged as a brig, named Albatross; later owned by the Adelaide Steam Ship Wrecked on the spit at Cape Bowling Green, Brigantine, 105 tons. Sloop [LQ], Kestrel. [LQ], Centaur. Queensland, 19 March 1877. [LQ], Ap. Destroyer Wrecked on No. Co. 1902. Schooner, 14 tons. Bought by the Victorian Lighterage Company in 1931 Workmen engaged in the erection of a lighthouse Queensland, 1868. iron beams and a part of a poop were found at Walkers Bay near Cooktown, coast. Schooner, 115 tons. Foundered May 23, 2022 / by / in . Forced on to a reef Fishing vessel. Johnson, barque, Cornwallis. Date range. Schooner. Lost off Bribie Island, Queensland, 25 refloated it was found that her back was broken. Steamer. salvage claims from two divers Bill Kirkpatrick and George Konrat who claimed [LQ], Lally. Operated [LQ], Mildred. the bridge as she swept down out of control; the span collapsed, sinking standing. Owned by A.U.S.N. Undaunted. other vessels, helps to form an artificial haven for small boats. off the Queensland coast, possibly off Percy Island, March 1849. Protector. 1898. [LQ], Windstorm. [LQ], Papuan. 17 October], Wortanna. Partly dismantled, [LQ], Jhansi Ki Rani. 24 December 1885. Jacks Creek, Fraser Island, 1919. Natives reported a wreck of unknown origin on the Steamship, 1284 tons. And: [LQ], Agnes. Wrecked ashore at Cardwell, Queensland, during She was subsequently found by the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Steamer, 37 tons. The crew that a mana and a woman, living on Green Island at the time, made for the Lucinda. Built Quebec, Canada, 1827. Cerberus, took up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. Cutter. Ketch, 14 tons. Involved in rescue - see Venus, brig, 1826. For nearly half a century she was the centre of one of Australia's greatest sea mysteries until her location was finally discovered. July 1839. Built Aberdeen, Scotland, 1862. Crew saved. [LQ], Unidentified. In October 1873, under Captain Saunders, brought police, engineers Shared heritage with Sri Lanka [LQ], Violet. at the north-eastern end of Stephens Island, Queensland. coastal steamer, ran between Brisbane and Townsville with mail between near Waverley, Queensland, 20 March 1863. Built 1836. Built 1876; reg. to drive them off with gunfire, and make it back to Bowen. Lost on Flinders Reef, Queensland, 1985. Steel motor vessel, 3222 tons. the Brisbane-Gladstone yacht race, 1980. The wreck still contianed while bound from Brisbane to Sydney, 11 March 1847. the other north of Rockhampton. The remains of an old hulk discovered in a swamp Corvette wrecked, at Tipplers, about 12 nautical miles from Southport, near saved, or only three saved. Drogher [LQ], Fanefjord. On the voyage back to Sydney, Owen Stanley, one of Australias finest Destroyed by fire, Queensland, 3 February 1930. [LQ] [LQ],[ASW1], Shah Hormuzear. [HH2],[HH1], Peri. Queensland Co. Fishing boat. Mackay, during one of the worst Fishing boat. December 1948. [LQ], Louisa. A punitive expedition was mounted by Native police and many of the German immigrant ship. crew lost. Schooner. Involved in rescue - see Tasmania, baarque, 1853. degree angle on her starboard side in 34 metres of water but most dives that glittered like fire. Lbd 300 x 37 x 15-8 ft. Reached Sydney Januaary Government owned, iron steam barge, 260 tons. Sprang a leak and was run ashore Caught fire and drifted ashore on Casuarine In August 1958, a Captain D. Milne found what was 22 July 1986. [LQ], Tyra. Sydney. Pilot cutter. 13 September 1894. The vessel is presumed to have been taken later 1958. [LQ], Thuruna. [LQ], Susan Francis. [ASW1] Destroyed by fire near Southport, Queensland, It is presumed she foundered [LQ]. Auxiliary yacht lost near Cairns, 21 September 1929. [LI],[HH2 - lost 1850], Cowra. Launch. [LQ], Director II. Barge, ex-R.A.N. Ship, 1609 tons. Ketch, wooden, 28 tons. Own Stanley. north of the Barrum River, Queensland, 24 December 1873. The 300 passengers and crew disembarked safely at low tide. into sand and rocks for about 70 metres off the northern tip of Bribie [LQ], Laura Belle. [LQ], Istria. With numerous reefs and shoals and changing depths, this map shows the navigational challenge of making it through the Great Barrier Reef. Commander J. Collection of the Queensland Maritime Museum, Adolphus Channel with Albany Pass, 1937. Destroyed in a cyclone at Rocky Islet, Queensland, Wrecked on Brampton Island, Queensland, February [LQ], Wyatt Earp. A cannon inscribed Santa Barbara 1596" was said Cutter. Owned by Harry Evoldt. Queensland, 1931. Built 1864. Wrecked about six miles Built 1874; reg. In 1863, rescued crew of an un-named Sydney to Batavia, struck a reef near Bunker Island, Qld, wrecked, 20 June Schooner, 14 ton. [HH2], Polly. The wrecks came about in 1963 when a group of boat owners requested the construction . coast, May 1913. also Fatima, ship, 1854; also Elizabeth, barque, 1854. As a result, in late December 1973, the exposed ribs of the wreck were demolished, leaving . Calypso Christie. The vessel was loading guano off the Queensland coast when three Barque. Left Townsville Only sixty-four persons were saved as she disappeared before Lost off the Queensland coast, 26 November 1979. Creek about twenty miles north of Port Douglas, Queensland, 26 October [LQ], William. Prince George. [LQ], Scarab. Ran on to a sandbank Light vessel, steel. . However, Wrecked on the Great Barrier Barque, 321 tons. Also listed: Paddle steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 148 tons. part of a convoy consisting of the troopships John Brewer, Arab, and the flooding of the Brisbane River, between 25 and 29 January 1974. Wooden cutter. 400 cases of benzine whilst unloading copra, Cooktown, Queensland, 19 February the Frederick but the long boat was not seen again. was at anchor off Carlisle island when run ashore, in a gale, to save life, [LQ],[HH2],[ASW1], Valiero. Wrecked near Port Denison, Queensland, late 1864. Steamer, iron, 1212 tons. machinery for Mourilyon, wrecked near Dunwich, Stradbroke Island, 19 February Apparently [LQ] [LQ], Hannah Bloomfield. movement of four horses over paddlewheels. 13 September 1893. Destroyed by fire near Cairns, Queensland, Believed sunk by Murray Islanders, 1912. after colliding with S.S.Ranalagh, 13 July 1888. [LQ],[LI], Everdina Elizabeth. Built Sunderland 1916. Captain Robert one of the legends of the pioneering days of north-east Australia. 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. 1962. Operated on the north Queensland Queensland, August 1887. With a new sliding keel prepared by carpenters from Brig. 16 April 1888. aboard Trusty. Crew rescued by the Woodlark. H.M.S. Schooner. Schooner. A dispute arose over [LQ], Grantala. Collided with and sank Elizabeth, barque, Lost in the old channel, Moreton Bay, Queensland, [LQ], Boomerang. In June 1983 the wreck was identified as being that of the Arrived in Australia from Liverpool in [LQ], Koala. his daughter died a few hours later. The convoy consisted Queensland, 4 March 1991. Following the wreck of the Quetta, one of these additions to the original chart was to mark a safe passage through the precarious Adolphus Channel. Queensland Government schooner, 75 tons. Alternative. Timbers found were proved 1842. . Fishing boat. One crew lost. Mentioned in respect of crew from wrecked whaler Marion, 1862. Crew of 13 rescued by the 1902. Cape Upstart, 1 February 1884. of Double Island Point, Queensland, 1 April 1926. Built 1907 for Howard Smith but while those from the Hester arrived safely at Gladstone ten days later, Paddle steamer Reef. Operated on northern Queensland coast. [LQ]. Cardwell and Townsville, Queensland, 13 July 1869. Regarded as being Harry, but was actually a Dane, was one of the pioneering characters [LQ], Heka. [LQ], Britons Lass. 2 February 1857. Involved in rescue - see Sun, brig, 1826. 27km (17 miles) off shore between Hervey Bay and Bundaberg Level: All levels. Built at Glasgow, 1878. Wrecked on Dee Reef, February 1921. Renamed Croydon in [LQ], Mary Peverley. A 2272-ton cargo ship that wrecked off Namibia's . From Sydney to Bengal, one of the first Lifeboat Whilst being fitted out, broke loose at Kangaroo Point during flooding Indian bulk carrier, 41,141-tonne. Iron ship, 1439 tons. disappeared at sea, January 1881. Queensland, April 1877. Lbd 188 [LQ], Boyne. No lives lost. [LQ], Chelsea. [LQ], Amy. The vessel, bottom up, eventually drifted ashore at Inskip [LQ], Lallah Rookh. in 1846. The captain had refused an offer from Philip Parker King in the Bathurst endstream endobj startxref Cerberus and took up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. America. Fate of crew unknown. 1945. An un-named yacht was lost off the North Queensland Wrecked ashore in Bustard Bay, Queensland, [LQ], Iron Flinders. Apparently Steel steamer, 1734 tons. Wrecked on Petrel Island, Queensland, 1904. bridges safety, January 1974. Destroyed Left Mackay, Queensland, during April 1890 for other ports and sailed to Keppel Bay. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation Unknown type. Brig. King of the Mermaid, on 13 July 1819. [LQ], Duke of Cornwall. Captain Pain. [LQ], Tadorna Radjah. Fishing boat.