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SHIP WRECKS OF KANGAROO ISLAND

Montebello
built 1900 - barque steel hull - wrecked 1906 Stunsailboom - Approx. 14 French crew - all survived

Nola Too
built 1946 - fishing vessel - wrecked 1978 Vivonne Bay - ran onto rocks and was damaged beyond repair - 2 crew and no casualties

Osmanli
built 1846 - steamer - wrecked 1853 D'Estrées Bay - 34 crew - 13 1st class passengers - 35 2nd class passengers - all survived

Portland Maru
built 1919 - steamer - grounded 1935 Cape Torrens - 43 crew - all survived (the generator from the engine room was subsequently used to supply electric light power to Kingscote)

Robert Burns
built 1857 - schooner rig - wrecked 1908 Nepean Bay sand spit - number of crew unknown - no casualties (ran aground and started to take on water)

Sea Spray
built 1939 - single masted cutter - wrecked 1979 Little Weirs Cove - 2 crew - both survived

Stella
built unknown - Cray fishing vessel - wrecked 1938 Cape du Couedic - All crew survived (started the Cray fishing industry in South Australia 1899 - fishing out of American River at the eastern end of the island)

Storm Eagle
built 1951- fishing vessel - wrecked 1975 Wreck Gully - 2 crew - both survived

Stormbird
built 1924 - fishing cutter - wrecked 1943 Kangaroo Beach - 2 crew - both survived

Stormy Petrel
built 1907 - 1st class yacht - wrecked 1937 Cape Cassini - number of crew unknown - all survived

Vale
built 1876 - 2 masted schooner - wrecked 1900 near Cape Borda - 4 crew - all survived

Vectis
built 1914 - fishing cutter - wrecked 1932 Dashwood Bay - 1 crew - survived

Venture
built unknown - wooden vessel - wrecked 1858 Snapper Point - number of crew unknown - all survived

Vera
built unknown - crayfishing vessel - wrecked 1915 Weir Cove - 3 crew  - all survived

Wanderer
built unknown - fishing cutter - wrecked 1906 Cape Hart - 3 crew - all perished

William
built unknown - cutter - wrecked 1847 Hog Bay - all survived

Winnie
built 1900's - fishing vessel - wrecked  1942 West Bay - 2 crew - both survived

You Yangs
built 1856 - early steam ship - wrecked 1890 Cape Gantheaume - 21 crew - all rescued

Acknowledgement

This is a brief summary of information sourced from "Kangaroo Island Shipwrecks" - written by Clifford D Chapman and purchased in 1989.

 

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