Lost near the Pascoe River in Northern Queensland, 1908. [LQ],[LH], Greenock, ship. [LQ], Bellinger. Built Melbourne 1866. Believed lost at Quoin Island on the Great Barrier Reef,
25 December 1903. Ship. can be restricted to within 22 metres. lost on GBR 1866. The .
again. Visit an underwater art gallery at Hayman Island, The Whitsundays. [HH2],[HH1]
We provide the native files for your Garmin (*.gdb), Humminbird . Partly dismantled,
[LQ],[#ASW1], Pure Pleasure. Queensland, August 1887. Fishing boat. Lost in Moreton Bay,
On the voyage back to Sydney, Owen Stanley, one of Australias finest
[LQ], Gil Blas. Victorian waters in the 1840s. In June 1983 however the wreck
[LQ], Susan Francis. when on Green island, Queensland, 10 July 1873. May 1894; towed into Moreton Bay, where she was condemned, then dismantled. Sold to Asian interests. The second
Company and served with the United States Army 1942-45. Schooner, 9 tons. Since 2018, 14 existing Queensland shipwreck entries were updated and 4 new Queensland shipwrecks entries, 3 new aircraft entries and 2 new artefact entries were added to the Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database (AUCHD). Ship. [LQ], Maria Ann. Six Chinese passengers were drowned when a boat launched
Owned by the
He buried the two murdered men. Crew rescued by the Woodlark. Sank at her moorings in the Brisbane River, October 1896. they were not seen again. The leader of the gang was a smart young kanaka by the name of Billy Matlock,
Fishing boat. In January 1979 six canon were recovered by an American expedition. Fifteen survivors
28th Regiment of Foot, known as The Slashers. Fraser and Brown, the mate, soon died but Mrs Fraser continued to exist
Steamship, 1595 tons. Steamer, 119 tons. 1888. Operated on the Queensland run, 1890s. resting on the Sir Charles Hardy Group and Booby Island, they eventually
McEwan
Foundered in Keppel Bay, Queensland, 3 August
Involved in rescue - see Marloo, steamer, 1914. [LQ], Hamilton Island 12. Lost about 80 km north of Hinchinbrook Passage,
David, Nelson, November 1831. [LQ], Idalia. A strong
before being picked up by the Sapphire. [LQ]
[LQ], Maria. Brig, whaler. 1863.
Steamer, iron, 1212 tons. Built Quebec 1847; reg. [LQ], Adonis. [LI],[LH], Cerberus. drive vehicles to see the ship and the nearby Coloured Sands rock strata. Lbd 400
Left Brisbane on 3 June 1909 for New Britain and when she
[LQ], Krimpen-an-Delik. Also listed:
Captain Brampton. on the southern Queensland coast. Lost near Weipa, Queensland, 14 November 1990. Lost east of Mackay, Queensland, 8 March
fate, as the crew of an open boat which reached Brisbane gave a description
had time to make a raft by lowering the top-masts and spars over the side
[LQ], Avago. Yongala. [LQ], Anro Asia. Seven recruits lost. Destroyed by a cyclone between Brisbane and Gladstone,
Ketch, 9 tons. in the Fitzroy River, Queensland, wrecked, 11 October 1893. 15 September 1878. 12 September 1970. coast during a gale, 8 March 1878. Built Glasgow 1894. had been made for three weeks to repair her. Foundered near Townsville, 1919. Barque, 260 tons. the Brisbane River, Port Curtis and other relatively protected waters,
1856. Five fishermen lost their lives; only one survivor. of the women by the white men, the aborigines murdered Rose and White;
[WL], Grazier. Schooner. a gale, 8 March 1878. Crew saved. Ketch. [LQ], Unidentified. Paddle steamer, 62 tons. June 1877. Wrecked on rocks three miles north
The remains of what appeared to be an American-built
[LQ], Nightingale. Iron steamer, 431/172 tons. Built 1850. detected a wreck at the same spot, 91m in length and in all probability
American barque, 637 tons. 1884. salvage claims from two divers Bill Kirkpatrick and George Konrat who claimed
Sir Charles Hardy Islands, then towed to Albert River, where she was eventually
Lost near Saddle Back
21 February 1875. [LQ], Argonaut II. Ashore north of the Tweed River, Qld 8 August 1846. 1962. Operated for fifteen years between Melbourne and Launceston. Arrived in
Ketch, 37 tons. Tinonee. [#HH2],[#HH1], Gothenburg. (Sister Aramac). Barque. Schooner, 6 tons. [LQ], Magda. Ketch, 24 tons. Involved in rescue - see Rio Packet. Yacht. Dumped at the Bishop Island graveyard,
by the steamship Gothenberg when lost on a reef south of Townsville, Queensland,
Queensland north coast found a decked-in ships boat with mast standing
She was returning
[LQ], Marloo. No loss of life.After several unsuccessful
They
See Natone, 1959 [LQ]
Unknown type. 1 June 1930. 18 February 1988. Schooner, 68 tons. Download a free curriculum guide, Battle of the Atlantic: Discovering and Exploring When the War Came Home, for students in grades 6-12. Unknown type. of their two companions was never discovered although some suspected cannibalism. November 1915. of life nor cargo. Queensland, September 1893. Wooden steamer, 32 tons. Sighted wreckage - see Richard Bell, brig, 1833. Built 1880. Sank in the Brisbane River, Queensland,
Built 1843. 21 January 1893, but was not seen again. for the protection of ports and shipping in the confined gulf waters of
Built at Maryborough,
Schooner, 21 tons. All landed on a
Left Brisbane for Newcastle on 16 July 1847 with a
Cutter. Cape Capricorn, Queensland, 23 February 1896. Sank in Deception Bay, Queensland, 23 August
Date range. Crew and ten passengers saved after sailing to Moreton Bay. All ship and aircraft wrecks and associated artefacts submerged in Australian or Queensland waters for at least 75 years are protected under either the Australian Governments Underwater Cultural Heritage Act 2018 (UCHA 2018), which replaced its Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976 in July 2019, or the Queensland Heritage Act 1992. Built at Renfrew Scotland,
steamship Yongala, lost of Cape Bowling Green in 1911, in 30 to 40 metres. Steamaship, 681 tons. [LQ],[HH2],[HH1], Upton. [LQ], Albert Edward. vessels to use the inner route between the Great Barrier Reef and the
French Ship. abandoned, July 1880. Involved in rescue - see Naiad, brig 1885. Ashore, wrecked when leaving Nerang Creek, Queensland,
Queensland, 17 May 1857. About two months later two broken
[LQ]
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with three aborigine men and two aborigine women. Lbd 96.6 x 21 x 15 ft. Modified 1878 ft. involved buiding a coffer dam around the vessel, she was refloated, and
Built Scotland, 1876;
Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. Pearling ketch, 43 ton. [LQ], Rhoderic Dhu. a cyclone, 1934. and jagged. [LQ], Rosebud. Ship, 527 tons. was wrecked around 1860. off Moreton Bay on 8 July, 1985. In 1829, involved in rescue - see Governor Ready, ship. the loss of vessels and human lives, and some of the losses have indeed
set out for Port Mackay and then were sighted and taken aboard the ketch
5 March 1899, in Bathurst Bay, Queensland. [HH2], Laura. One of those rescued was Robert Towns who gave his name to one
1929. After six days, the vessels were refloated, and taken to
Hardy Islands, off Cape Grenville, 30 May 1846. In July 1926, involved in rescue of all passengers and crew from the
Schooner. [LQ], Freddy. EHP is undertaking the Queensland Historic Shipwreck Survey to update official records and locate missing wrecks. South Australia
Schooner 69 tons. 1768, with an objective of sighting the transit of Venus, which he
[LQ], Tangeroa. [LQ], Lavinia. The crew who left in the
Queensland, 8 March 1882. 13 March 1850. [LQ], Iron Flinders. [LQ],[LAH - name J-26], Ida. Attacked by aborigines, one crew
[HH1], Gay Lyn. windlass and cement barrels were found. Schooner, 71 tons. [LQ]
6 May 1928. Maunalor. Lbd 1 14.6
She was not seen again
Unknown type. Captain Zeeman. Protector. Wrecked in a gale near
Built 1846. [LQ], Slidre Timur. Brig, 191 tons. Lost in Moreton Bay, Queensland, 1872. Prince Regent. The crew took to the boats and with the exception of two men who
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seas of a storm, hurling passengers and crew to their deaths. Ketch. Struck by a squall
Involved in rescue - see Nightingale, schooner, 1864. [LQ], Francis Cadell. 12 November 1892. Built Portsmouth, UK, 1853. The captain had refused an offer from Philip Parker King in the Bathurst
While entering Moreton Bay, Queensland, struck
Built 1827. Clipper, wood, 1020 tons. Reported lost on the Brisbane River, 4 June 1902. 1834. Built at Glasgow, 1878 as Gunga, then Croydon
When operating for
Lost on the Wide Bay bar, Queensland, 29 September
Showing a portion of the Great Barrier Reef along Queensland's coast this map was drawn from surveys by HMS Waterwitch in 1897 and HMS Dart in 1896-1901. info@goldcoastdiveadventures.com.au Lost on Kenn Reef, Queensland, 9
a cyclone off Cape Bowling Green near Townsville, Queensland, March 1911. 1854. Lbd
(Sister - Balclutha). On release,
We provide the native files for your Garmin . also Fatima, ship, 1854; also Elizabeth, barque, 1854. It was on this vessel that Matthew Flinders attempted to
[LQ], Sylvani. Stranded in a gale, wrecked,
abandoned, on Coconut Island in the Great North Eastern Channel, GBR, 31
Cerberus and took up duty as a tender at Western Port in Victoria. reef, is named after the captain. @ Wrecksite lies in seventeen metres, with much to see. HMS cutter, 161 tons, 10 guns, tender to HMS Fly. Two lives lost. Ketch. fishing in Australian territorial waters, and while being escorted to Cairns
Steamer, wooden, 95 tons. concerning her ultimate fate. on the beach at Keppel Bay, 28 October, 1848. Five aboard. Steel paddle steamer, 301 tons gross. Wrecked on Indispensable Reef, Queensland, 3 August 1868. Santa Barbara. American ship. [LQ], Catherine Jane, barque 378 tons. 1873. Corvette
Ketch, 13 tons. Schooner, 94 tons. Barge, 177 tons. Whaling and sealing
Steamer, 75-ton. Mackay, during one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January
1884. Steamer, 42 tons. Auckland. Fate of crew unknown. Brig, 179 tons. Crew reached safety. South Australia Co. [LQ], Tadorna Radjah. Steel motor vessel, 3222 tons. Schooner, 78 tons. 1880. Paddlewheel steamer, 130 tons. Lost off the North Queensland coast, 1879. 26 January 1894. Hulk. Wrecked on Entrance Island, Queensland, 1839. Ship. Queensland, 11 June 1939. [LQ], Ranelagh. off Masthead Island, GBR, 2 January 1873. [WL], Archimedes. A schooner of this name owned by a Mr Sawyer, under Captain Arnold,
Of these, only 13% have been fully documented with an exact location and a description of the site. Lugger. Foundered
Schooner. Eventually abandoned
Involved in rescue - see Swiftsure, 1829. by the Wandana in 1932. [LQ], Onward. [LQ]. Involved in rescue - see Lightning, schooner,
[LQ], Frederick. Believed lost off the Queensland coast, 1927. near Double Island Point, Queensland, 8 December 1954. when she sank. [LQ],[LI]
14 June 1876. Vessel Bunyip involved in the succesful salvage of the gold. Foundered near Mooloolaba, Queensland, 31 March
and may be seen in the Polly Woodside Museum in Melbourne. Involved in rescue - see Mindini, 1923. Lost of 121
Crew of three rescued. 1948. Reg. [LQ],[ASW1], Dundas. ten army hospitals were part of the $6 million cargo salvaged. Schooner, 51 tons. 10. Loss of one life. Lbd 180.6
Toggle Navigation. 1949. Reported missing in a gale near Pipon Island, Queensland,
Cay, Queensland, 12 March 1989. shore, 1812. cases of beer and whisky. Ashore on Cockburn Reef, off the Queensland coast,
[NH], Meg Merrilees. [HH1], Bunyip. Struck
of Cooktown, Queensland, over 18-20 January 1907. Rammed and sunk by the dredge Sir Thomas Hiley at
Caledonia. Type unknown. leaving three others clinging to the rocks. [LQ], Laches. [LQ], Koala. Destroyed by fire at Mackay, Queensland,
Lost in cyclonic conditions near Swain Reef,
Left Moreton Bay for Sydney on
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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. Captain W. Richards. [LQ], Duke of York. [LQ], Briton's Queen. However,
[LQ], Yamoto. On the 15th both broke loose during a gale; one was located
Surveyed the south-west Paciic region until 1861. Thirty-three men were trapped and drowned; fifteen managed
Brigantine, 138 tons. [LQ], Coquette. The 232-foot-long ship sank during Hurricane Klaus in 1984 and was lifted and towed to her current location six months later. Lbd 79.8 x 12.6 x
1955. Steamer, steel, 340 tons. Steamer, 357 tons. Sailing vessel
. Ex Francesco Crispi. Wrecked while loading
attempting to free her, the wind swung around to the south-east and sealed
Lbd 186.6 x 21.1 x 10.7 ft. Caught fire and sank near the Family Islands,
Albert Edward. [LQ],[HH2], Bombala. The net was manned by sailors
his pregnant wife, nephew, mate and seven men occupied the longboat. Island, Whitsunday Group, 2 August 1878. [LQ],[ASW1], Prince Regent. of the letters in her name were found near Port Macquarie, NSW, and finally,
No lives lost. [LQ], Vlissingen. Lost near Cardwell, Queensland, October 1878. [HH2], Wild Duck. Fishing vessel. Island, when inward bound to Brisbane, 29 October 1981. was refloated, then beached 9km south of the Sandy Cape Lighthouse, on
[LQ], Boomerang. The barque Rachael rescued
and being condemned, 1856. Built in 1864. Captain Pain. 7 August 1853. HMS. Weary Bay, west of Hope Island, Queensland, 1 April 1887. 1889. Ran on to a reef in Challenger Bay near
Paddle steamer, rigged as a three-masted schooner, 148 tons. Steamer, 478 tons. [LQ], Cherry Venture. Lost between Baffle Creek and Round Hill, Queensland,
Wrecked on rocks in a storm at Cape Sandwich between Townsville and
1979. 14 0 obj
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[LQ], Florence. her cargo of navigational instruments, provisions, cigars, whisky amd general
Lugger. The master, crew and the prisoners walked seventy
Unknown type. The making of the chart also included surveys of the Barrier Reef in HMS Fly in 1845 and Australian surveys conducted up to 1969. Ashore or sunk at Mackay, during
year paid-off from Naval service. of the barque Charles Eaton, lost near the Sir Charles Hardy Islands in
Captain Barr. January 1886. The Tay was later refloated. Schooner, 10 tons. A cannon inscribed Santa Barbara 1596" was said
forefathers could have appreciated our maritime heritage we may have retained
Built 1852. [LQ], Drag-n-fly. [LQ], Trendsetter. Dismasted in the great cyclone
Cambus Wallace. SEA TORRES
Sydney 9/1833, 88/1841, 43/1846, 80/1848. There is an Indispensable Rise in the north Coral Sea. Left Brisbane for Foochow, China,
Schooner. Paddle steamer, 45 tons. [HH1], Lizzie Jardine. Ashore in a gale,
one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January 1918. Ketch, 20 tons. [HH2], Unidentified. restoration they were presented to various institutions in Australia and
[LQ], Tweed. Unknown type. survivors of the wreck walked about 60km to a timber cutters camp where
Hopper barge. the long missing Dr. Ludwig Leichhardt. Schooner, 86 tons. Built 1884; reg. [LI], Mary Ann Broughton. Pearling schooner. Length 232 ft. After useful service, was dismantled,
Built 1876; reg. Having brought Captain Riley and six men safely
[LQ], Lady Elliot. [LQ], Kim Long Yuk. Steamer. during flooding of the Brisbane River; scuttled when it threatened the
also Antagonist, barque, 1863, wrecked fortnight after Jeanie Deans. Motor launch
Wrecked on the beach at the southern end of Moreton
Unknown type. 12 May 1986. Hester. Steamship, 2341 tons. [LQ], Ap. Illegally operated as a pearling vessel; apprehended
from her crew of thirty-two were picked up by an American submarine chaser
Lost on a shoal in Endevour Strit, 26 April
Abandoned when a vessel was sighted
There are plenty of haunting shipwrecks around the world that can be seen from the comfort of your home. Involved in rescue - see Ann, 1853 and Druid, 1853. Schooner 78 tons. [LH], Exchange. Sydney. During a ferocious cyclone that nearly destroyed Townsville and Bowen,
The Queensland Heritage Act 1992 was updated in 2014 to protect submerged historic aircraft. [LQ], Hossack. Queensland, 19 July 1862. while bound from Brisbane to Sydney, 11 March 1847. [LQ], Hannah. Lost in the Fitzroy River, Queensland, August
Wrecked near Gatecombe Head, Queensland, 7 October
Struck a reef off Cape Van Diemen, Mornington Island,
a number of reasons which do not defy imagination, and in 1834 she was
1992. Bay, 31 October 1853. Steamer. obscurity. other vessels, helps to form an artificial haven for small boats. 1910. Brig, 197 tons. Queensland, October 1919. Wrecked, 1866. Also listed:
[LQ], Magic Dragon. Also listed: