List of shipwrecks of Australia

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This is a list of shipwrecks located in Australia.

New South Wales

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Abbey	New South Wales	15 February 1868	A brigantine that was wrecked in a storm at Crowdy Head	31.84°S 152.76°E / -31.84; 152.76 (Abbey (1853))
Ability	New South Wales	5 January 1897	A ketch that ran aground at Cape Hawke
Absalom	New South Wales	29 March 1863	A ketch that was wrecked at Trial Bay	30.83°S 153.01°E / -30.83; 153.01 (Absalom (1853))
Acielle	Australia	11 September 1929	A ketch that was driven ashore off Smoky Cape	31.104078°S 153.024988°E / -31.104078; 153.024988 (Acielle)
Active	New South Wales	18 February 1852	A ketch that was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River	32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79 (Active (1850))
Ada	Unknown	29 April 1897	A ketch that was wrecked off Newcastle	32.92°S 151.79°E / -32.92; 151.79 (Ada (ship))
Ada and Ethel	New South Wales	26 October 1887	A wooden schooner that sprung a leak and foundered off Seal Rocks	32.6°S 152.7°E / -32.6; 152.7 (Ada and Ethel (1886))
Adelaide	New South Wales	May 1834	A wooden cutter wrecked near Norah Head	33.23°S 151.60°E / -33.23; 151.60 (Adelaide (1832))
HMAS Adelaide	Royal Australian Navy	13 April 2011	An Adelaide-class frigate that was scuttled as a dive wreck off Avoca Beach	33°28′0″S 151°27′0″E
Adele	Royal Australian Navy	7 May 1943	A steamship that struck the breakwater at Port Kembla	34.4678°S 150.9170°E / -34.4678; 150.9170 (Adele (Australian ship))
Adelphoi	New South Wales	21 December 1879	A barque that was wrecked off Port Hacking	34.073°S 151.12°E / -34.073; 151.12 (Adelphoi (1865))
Adolphe	France	30 September 1904	Sailing ship wrecked at the mouth of Hunter River	32°54′49.46″S 151°47′50.21″E
Adonis	New South Wales	22 December 1889	A brigantine that sank off Crowdy Head	32.1°S 152.8°E / -32.1; 152.8 (Adonis (1874))
Advance (1874)	Australia	12 June 1902	A schooner that was wrecked at Botany Bay	34.00°S 151.235°E / -34.00; 151.235 (Advance (1874))
Advance (1884)	Australia	25 December 1908	An iron screw steamer that collided with the Inverna off Catherine Hill Bay	33.1806°S 151.70328°E / -33.1806; 151.70328 (Advance (1884))
Adventure	New South Wales	1855	A schooner that was wrecked at Richmond River	28.88°S 153.58°E / -28.88; 153.58 (Adventure (1850))
Aenid	New South Wales	12 November 1865	A cutter that was wrecked at Long Reef
Agnes (1849)	Canada	10 March 1877	A brigantine that was wrecked off Wollongong
Agnes (1853)	New South Wales	13 July 1860	A cutter that was blown ashore near Newcastle	32.8°S 152°E / -32.8; 152 (Agnes (1853))
Agnes (1875)	New South Wales	12 March 1890	A schooner that was wrecked near Ocean Shores	28.45°S 153.56°E / -28.45; 153.56 (Agnes (1875))
Agnes (1877)	New South Wales	1883	A ketch that was wrecked off Jervis Bay	35.12°S 150.82°E / -35.12; 150.82 (Agnes (1877))
Agnes (1904)	Australia	27 January 1906	A launch that was wrecked in a collision in Sydney Harbour	33.85°S 151.24°E / -33.85; 151.24 (Agnes (1904))
Agnes Irving	New South Wales	28 December 1879	A paddle steamer that was wrecked off Trial Bay	30.806350°S 153.005007°E / -30.806350; 153.005007 (Agnes Irving (1862))
Alhambra	New South Wales	30 June 1888	Iron screw steamer wrecked off Newcastle while attempting to move the derelict wreck of the John T. Berry	32°53′S 151°54′E
HMAS Anzac	Royal Australian Navy	7 May 1936	A Parker-class destroyer leader that was sunk as a target off Sydney Heads
Argument	New South Wales	March 1809	A sloop that was wrecked near Broken Bay
HMAS Arunta	Royal Australian Navy	12 February 1969	A Tribal-class destroyer sold for scrap, but sank under tow off Sydney Heads	33°50′S 151°19′E
HMAS Australia	Royal Australian Navy	12 April 1924	An Indefatigable-class battlecruiser that was scuttled off Sydney Heads	33°51′54.21″S 155°44′25.11″E
Bantam	Netherlands	24 September 1946	A Dutch ship that was scuttled off Sydney
Barcoo	Australia	1 February 1924	A passenger ship that was scuttled off Sydney Heads
Bellubera	Australia	1 August 1980	A ferry that was scuttled southeast off Long Reef (New South Wales)
Bluebell	Australia	9 August 1934	A ferry that collided with the Waraneen at Newcastle
Bombo	Australia	24 February 1949	A coastal steamer that sank in a storm off Port Kembla	34°26.775′S 151°55.48′E
Bonnie Dundee	New South Wales	10 March 1879	A steamship that collided with SS Barrabool off Caves Beach	33°06.327′S 151°42.258′E
Brighton	Australia	1916	A ferry that was hulked at Port Stephens	32.6684°S 152.1259°E / -32.6684; 152.1259 (PS Brighton)
Britannia	United Kingdom	25 August 1806	A whaler that ran up against the Elizabeth and Middleton Reefs
Buster	Australia	17 February 1893	A barquentine that ran aground at Woolgoolga
Catterthun	New South Wales	8 August 1895	Hit rocks and sunk during a storm off Seal Rocks with over 50 lives lost
Cawarra	New South Wales	12 July 1886	Sank in rough seas, with 60 lives lost and 1 survivor
Charlotte	United Kingdom	1808	A sloop that was wrecked near Port Jackson
HMAS Colac	Royal Australian Navy	4 March 1987	A Bathurst-class corvette that was sunk as a target near Sydney	34°49.2′S 151°32′E
Colonist	United Kingdom	9 September 1894	A cargo ship that ran aground off Newcastle	32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 (SS Colonist (1889))
Comboyne	Australia	27 November 1920	A steamship that was wrecked off Bass Point	34.5973°S 150.9217°E / -34.5973; 150.9217 (Comboyne (1911))
Contest	New South Wales	28 February 1804	A sloop that sank in a storm off Port Stephens
USS Craven	United States Navy	25 May 1946	A Caldwell-class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney
HMAS Doomba	Royal Australian Navy	9 December 1976	A warship that was scuttled off Dee Why	33.716083°S 151.347217°E / -33.716083; 151.347217 (HMAS Doomba)
Duckenfield	New South Wales	1889	The steamship struck Long Reef on its way to Sydney, but no lives lost
Dunbar	Unknown	20 August 1857	Sank after striking rocks, with 121 lives lost
Dundee	Unknown	August 1808	A ship that foundered in a gale at the mouth of the Hunter River
Edward Lombe	United Kingdom	25 August 1834	A merchantman that was wrecked on the Sydney Heads in a gale	33°49.745′S 151°16.191′E
Edwin	New South Wales	June 1816	A schooner that was wrecked near Cape Hawke
Eleanor Lancaster	United Kingdom	7 November 1856	A barque that was wrecked in a gale off Newcastle
Elizabeth Henrietta	New South Wales	17 December 1825	A brig that was wrecked off Newcastle
HMAS Encounter	Royal Australian Navy	14 September 1932	A Challenger-class protected cruiser that was scuttled off Sydney
Enterprize	United Kingdom	1874	A schooner that was wrecked in Richmond River
Estramina	New South Wales	19 January 1816	A schooner that ran aground off Newcastle
Fairwind	Australian Army	23 June 1950	A lighter that was wrecked off South West Rocks
Fingal	Australia	5 May 1943	A steamship that was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-180 off Nambucca Heads
Fitzroy	Australia	26 June 1921	A steamship that was wrecked off Cape Hawke
Francis	New South Wales	21 March 1805	A schooner that was wrecked off Newcastle
George	New South Wales	1806	A sloop that ran aground in Twofold Bay
HMAS Geranium	Royal Australian Navy	24 April 1935	An Arabis-class sloop that was scuttled off Sydney Heads
HMAS Goolgwai	Royal Australian Navy	29 May 1955	A minesweeper that was wrecked near Malabar
Governor Hunter	New South Wales	July 1816	A schooner that was wrecked in a gale off Port Stephens
Governor King	New South Wales	22 April 1806	A schooner that was wrecked off Newcastle
Grecian	Tasmania	6 May 1864	A sailing ship that was wrecked on Nine Mile Beach in a gale
Greycliffe	Australia	3 November 1927	Sydney ferry that collided with the mail steamer Tahiti and sank with the loss of 40 lives.
Hawkesbury Packet	New South Wales	14 August 1817	A sloop that ran aground at Minnamurra	34.6244°S 150.8624°E / -34.6244; 150.8624 (Hawkesbury Packet)
Hazard	New South Wales	March 1809	A sloop that ran aground on Box Head	33.54227°S 151.3485°E / -33.54227; 151.3485 (Hazard (ship))
Herald	New South Wales	1 April 1884	A paddle steamer that sank off North Head	33°49.492′S 151°17.462′E
Hereward	United Kingdom	5 May 1898	A clipper that ran aground on Maroubra Beach in a storm
Hive	United Kingdom	10 December 1835	A convict ship that ran aground south of Jervis Bay
Hope	New South Wales	1817	A ship that was blown ashore at Port Stephens
HMAS Huon	Royal Australian Navy	10 April 1931	A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney after use as a target
Iron Knight	Australia	8 February 1943	An iron ore carrier sunk by the Japanese submarine I-21	36°51′S 149°44′E
Itata	United Kingdom		A barque that was damaged by fire and scuttled in Middle Harbour	33°48.913′S 151°13.481′E
HMAS Karangi	Royal Australian Navy	1970	A Bar-class boom defence vessel that was abandoned at Homebush Bay	33.8363379°S 151.0804902°E / -33.8363379; 151.0804902 (HMAS Karangi)
HMAS Kara Kara	Royal Australian Navy	31 January 1973	A boom defence vessel that was sunk as a target off Jervis Bay
HMAS Kianga	Royal Australian Navy	7 July 1946	A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney Heads	33.998217°S 151.601283°E / -33.998217; 151.601283 (HMAS Kianga)
HMAS Kookaburra	Royal Australian Navy	March 1970	A Net-class boom defence vessel that was scuttled off Sydney	33°51.300′S 151°21.196′E
Koonya	New South Wales	25 January 1898	A steamboat that ran aground off Cronulla Beach	34.042876°S 151.206777°E / -34.042876; 151.206777 (Koonya (1887))
Koraaga	Australia	10 September 1931	A steamship that was wrecked off Gerringong	34.783268°S 150.909879°E / -34.783268; 150.909879 (Koraaga (1914))
HMAS Kuttabul	Royal Australian Navy	31 May 1942	A depot ship that was torpedoed during the attack on Sydney Harbour
Limerick	New Zealand	26 April 1943	A cargo ship that was torpedoed by the Japanese submarine I-177 about 18 km (11 mi) east of Ballina
Lindus	Victoria	4 June 1899	A steamship that was wrecked in a storm off Newcastle	32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 (SS Lindus (1881))
M84	Imperial Japanese Navy	June 1942	A Japanese midget submarine that sank sometime after being shelled during the attack on Sydney Harbour, with two lives lost
Maianbar	Australia	5 May 1940	A steamship that ran aground on Nobbys Beach off Newcastle	32°55′29″S 151°47′33.4″E
HMS Mallow	Royal Navy	24 April 1935	An Acacia-class sloop that was sunk as a target
HMAS Marguerite	Royal Australian Navy	1 August 1935	An Arabis-class sloop that was sunk as a target
Martha	New South Wales	August 1800	A schooner that was wrecked off Manly
HMAS Medea	Royal Australian Navy	20 January 1948	A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney	33.998267°S 151.601139°E / -33.998267; 151.601139 (HMAS Medea)
HMAS Mercedes	Royal Australian Navy	23 January 1948	A minesweeper that was scuttled off Sydney	33.998367°S 151.600950°E / -33.998367; 151.600950 (HMAS Mercedes)
Merksworth	New South Wales	7 May 1898	A steamboat that was wrecked near Stockton Beach	32.836883°S 151.93692°E / -32.836883; 151.93692 (Merksworth (1874))
Nancy	New South Wales	18 April 1805	A sloop that was wrecked off Jervis Bay	35.367°S 150.834333°E / -35.367; 150.834333 (Nancy (1803))
Narara	Australia	23 August 1903	A steamboat that was wrecked near Barrenjoey
Nimbin	Australia	5 December 1940	A steamship that hit a mine off Norah Head	33°15.392′S 151°46.976′E
Norfolk	Great Britain	1800	A sloop that was run aground by convicts at Stockton Beach
Oakland	New South Wales	27 May 1903	A small coaster, foundered off Cabbage Tree Island in storm, 11 lives lost	32°40.765′S 152°14.003′E
HMAS Olive Cam	Royal Australian Navy	2 November 1954	An auxiliary minesweeper wrecked near Green Cape Lighthouse	37.151107°S 150.007120°E / -37.151107; 150.007120 (HMAS Olive Cam)
USS Osborne	United States Navy	6 September 1947	A Clemson-class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney following a fire.
HMAS Paterson	Royal Australian Navy	11 June 1951	A wooden auxiliary minesweeper that sank off The Entrance	33.277836°S 151.571896°E / -33.277836; 151.571896 (HMAS Paterson)
HMAS Pioneer	Royal Australian Navy	18 February 1931	A Pelorus-class protected cruiser that was scuttled off Sydney Heads	33°51.850′S 151°19.844′E
Queen Bee	Australia	2 September 1922	A small twin screw steamer Sixty-miler that sunk off Barrenjoey Head, Broken Bay
Queen of Nations	United Kingdom	31 May 1881	A clipper that ran aground off East Corrimal
Recovery	United Kingdom	June 1816	A sloop that was wrecked near Port Stephens
Shockwave	Australia	10 October 2009	A yacht that ran aground off Flinders Islet
HMAS Stalwart	Royal Australian Navy	22 July 1939	An S-class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney	33°59.906′S 151°36.067′E
HMAS Swan	Royal Australian Navy	2 February 1934	A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that sank under tow in the Hawkesbury River
Sygna	Norway	26 May 1974	Ran aground near Newcastle	32°51′32.94″S 151°50′40.96″E
Tassie III	United States Army	9 June 1945	A motor vessel that was wrecked at Byron Bay	28.638795°S 153.613906°E / -28.638795; 153.613906 (MV Tassie III)
Three Bees	United Kingdom	20 May 1814	A convict ship that caught fire off Bennelong Point
Titan	Singapore	29 December 1992	A floating crane that broke tow and was scuttled near Kendall	31.664267°S 152.873330°E / -31.664267; 152.873330 (Australian floating crane Titan)
HMAS Torrens	Royal Australian Navy	24 November 1930	A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was sunk as a target off Sydney Heads
Trial	New South Wales	1816	A brig that ran aground at Trial Bay
Tuncurry	Australia	22 October 1916	A steamboat that was wrecked off Broken Bay	33°37.125′S 151°26.422′E
Tuggerah	Unknown	1919	Sank during a storm off Marley Beach south of Sydney, with 6 lives lost
HMAS Vendetta	Royal Australian Navy	2 July 1948	A V-class destroyer that was scuttled off Sydney Heads
HMAS Vigilant	Royal Australian Navy	April 1966	A patrol boat that was scuttled off Sydney
HMAS Voyager	Royal Australian Navy	10 February 1964	Sank after collision with HMAS Melbourne, with 82 killed
Wandra	Australia	15 December 1915	A steamboat that was wrecked off Jervis Bay	35.045217°S 150.839183°E / -35.045217; 150.839183 (TSS Wandra (1907))
HMAS Waree	Royal Australian Navy	17 October 1946	A tugboat that ran aground at the mouth of the Clarence River	29°25.385′S 153°21.854′E
Wendouree	New South Wales	20 July 1898	A steamship that was wrecked at the mouth of the Hunter River	32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 (Wendouree (1882))
William Cossar	New South Wales	14 February 1825	A schooner that was wrecked on the Sow and Pigs Reef
Windsor	New South Wales	1816	A sloop that was wrecked on Long Reef
Wollongbar (1911)	Australia	14 May 1921	A steamship that was blown ashore at Byron Bay	28.637086°S 153.610378°E / -28.637086; 153.610378 (SS Wollongbar (1911))
Wollongbar (1922)	Australia	29 April 1943	A steamship that was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-180 off Crescent Head
HMAS Woomera	Royal Australian Navy	11 October 1960	An armament store carrier that caught fire off Sydney
USS WST-1	United States Navy	27 July 1945	Naval salvage tug, ran aground on rocks off Susan Gilmore Beach, Newcastle, in heavy fog
HMAS Yarra	Royal Australian Navy	30 September 1929	A River-class torpedo-boat destroyer that was sunk as a target

Norfolk Island

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
HMS Sirius	Royal Navy	19 March 1790	First Fleet ship that sank on the reef in Slaughter Bay, Norfolk Island, while landing stores

Northern Territory

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
HMAS Arrow	Royal Australian Navy	25 December 1974	An Attack-class patrol boat that was driven ashore by Cyclone Tracy.
Booya	Australia	24 December 1974	A schooner that was sunk by Cyclone Tracy.	12°23.381′S 130°46.281′E
Brisbane	Queensland	10 October 1881	Iron steamship that ran aground on Fish Reef off Quail Island north of Port Darwin	12.43333°S 130.43833°E / -12.43333; 130.43833 (SS Brisbane (1874))
British Motorist	United Kingdom	19 February 1942	A tanker that was sunk in the bombing of Darwin.	12°28.96′S 130°50.33′E
Darwin Princess	Unknown	December 1974	A passenger ferry that was sunk by Cyclone Tracy.
Don Isidro	United States Army	19 February 1942	A transport ship that was bombed by Japanese planes returning from the attack on Darwin. The captain attempted to beach the ship on Bathurst Island, but the engines failed three miles offshore.	11°42.3′S 130°02′E
Ellengowan	United Kingdom	27 April 1888	A schooner that sank at its mooring and was abandoned.	12°32′28″S 130°52′08″E
HMAS Hankow	Royal Australian Navy	18 September 1932	A coal hulk that was sunk as a target off Darwin.
I-124	Imperial Japanese Navy	21 January 1942	An I-121-class submarine that was sunk during World War II.	12°07′12.33″S 130°06′23.62″E
Kelat	Royal Australian Navy	19 February 1942	A sailing ship that was sunk in the bombing of Darwin.	12°02′00″S 130°05′00″E
HMAS Maroubra	Royal Australian Navy	10 May 1943	A cutter that was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Milingimbi Island.
Mauna Loa	United States Navy	19 February 1942	A cargo ship that was lost in the Japanese bombing of Darwin.	12°29.86′S 130°49.16′E
HMAS Mavie	Royal Australian Navy	19 February 1942	An auxiliary ship that was lost in the Japanese bombing of Darwin.
USAT Meigs	United States Army	19 February 1942	A transport ship that was lost in the Japanese bombing of Darwin.	12°29.26′S 130°49.10′E
Neptuna	Hong Kong	19 February 1942	A cargo ship that was lost in the Japanese bombing of Darwin.	12°28′18″S 130°50′57″E
HMAS Patricia Cam	Royal Australian Navy	22 January 1943	A minesweeper that was sunk by Japanese aircraft near the Wessel Islands.
USS Peary	United States Navy	19 February 1942	A Clemson-class destroyer that was lost in the Japanese bombing of Darwin.	12°28′30″S 130°49′45″E
Zealandia	Australia	19 February 1942	A cargo ship that was lost in the Japanese bombing of Darwin.	12°29.00′S 130°51.05′E

Queensland

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Aarhus	Unknown	24 February 1894	A German made barque that ran aground near Cape Moreton, and is now a historical site.	27°00′14.31″S 153°26′27.92″E
Bee	Australia	17 March 1901	A ferry that ran aground at Picnic Bay.
HMAS Carroo	Royal Australian Navy	19 September 1976	A lighter that was scuttled at Hervey Bay.
Cato	United Kingdom	17 August 1803	A full-rigged ship that ran aground on the Wreck Reefs, along with HMS Porpoise.
AHS Centaur	Royal Australian Navy	14 May 1943	A hospital ship that was torpedoed by Japanese submarine I-177, killing 268 medical staff and crew.	27°16.98′S 153°59.22′E
Cherry Venture	Singapore	6 July 1973	A cargo ship that ran aground on Teewah Beach.	25°57′42.00″S 153°10′26.14″E
City of Adelaide	Australia	1916	A steamship that ran aground off Cockle Bay, Magnetic Island, and used as target practice for the Royal Australian Air Force during World War II. The wreck was sunk by Cyclone Althea in 1971.	19.174842°N 146.825471°E / 19.174842; 146.825471 (SS City of Adelaide (1863))
Dicky	Unknown	4 February 1893	A steamship that ran aground at Dicky Beach. The visible remains of the wreck were removed in 2015.
Duke of York	United Kingdom	September 1837	A barque that was wrecked off Moreton Bay.	27°02′11.84″S 153°21′13.64″E
Frederick	United Kingdom	May 1818	Wrecked at Cape Flinders, Stanley Island.
HMQS Gayunda	Royal Australian Navy	2 June 1958	A flat-iron gunboat that was beached as a breakwater off Woody Point.	27.262°S 153.10713°E / -27.262; 153.10713 (HMQS Gayundah)
George Rennie	Australia	1902	A paddle steamer that was scuttled in Picnic Bay, Magnetic Island.
Gothenburg	Victoria	24 February 1875	A steamship that struck the Great Barrier Reef.	19°22′06″S 148°03′21″E
HMS Harrier	Royal Navy	July 1891	A schooner that was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef near Cooktown.
Jenny Lind	Unknown	21 September 1850	A barque that was wrecked on Kenn Reef on the Great Barrier Reef.	21°16′S 155°48′E
Lady Bowen	Unknown	1894	A schooner that ran aground on a reef.
Maheno	New Zealand	9 July 1935	An ocean liner that was beached on Fraser Island while under tow for scrapping in Japan.	25°16′2″S 153°14′18″E
Marloo	Australia	27 September 1914	A steamship that was beached on Fraser Island.	24.9488°S 153.3035°E / -24.9488; 153.3035 (SS Marloo)
HMS Mermaid	Royal Navy	13 June 1829	A cutter that was wrecked east of Normanby Island.	17.19923333°S 146.28885°E / -17.19923333; 146.28885 (HMS Mermaid (1817))
Moltke	Australia	1911	A barque that was scuttled in Geoffrey Bay, Magnetic Island.	19.153745°S 146.869344°E / -19.153745; 146.869344 (Moltke (1870))
Mount Elliot, Shipwreck	Australia	1937	A wreck off Morton Bay Queensland.
HMS Pandora	Royal Navy	28 August 1791	A Porcupine-class post ship that struck and was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef.	11°23′S 143°59′E
HMS Porpoise	Royal Navy	17 August 1803	A sloop that ran aground on the Wreck Reefs, along with Cato.
RMS Quetta	United Kingdom	28 February 1890	A merchant ship that struck a rock off Albany Island.	10°36′34.61″S 142°37′27.01″E
Scottish Prince	Unknown	2 February 1887	A barque carrying passengers and cargo from Glasgow was wrecked at the southern tip of Stradbroke Island. The passengers and crew were rescued. Parts of the wreck can still be found in shallow water approximately 500 metres (1,600 ft) offshore south of the Southport Spit and it is a popular diving site. Since 2013, sand movement has resulted in increasing amounts of the wreck becoming visible.
Swiftsure	United Kingdom	4 July 1829	A brig that was wrecked off the Cape York Peninsula.
HMAS Warrnambool	Royal Australian Navy	13 September 1947	A Bathurst-class corvette that hit a mine in the Great Barrier Reef.	14°45′32″S 145°49′41″E
HMAS Wyatt Earp	Royal Australian Navy	24 January 1959	A motor vessel that was wrecked in a storm off Double Island Point.
Yongala	Australia	23 March 1911	A passenger ship that sank in a cyclone off Townsville.	19°18′27″S 147°37′31″E
USS YP-279	United States Navy	5 September 1943	A patrol vessel that foundered off Townsville.	19°12′07″S 146°53′10″E

South Australia

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Aagot	Norway	11 October 1907	A sailing ship that was wrecked on Wardang Island.
Admella	South Australia	5 August 1859	A passenger ship that ran onto a reef off the Carpenter Rocks, with 89 lives lost including 14 children.	37°52′47″S 140°21′3″E
Albatross	Unknown	13 March 1913	A ketch that struck Eclipse Reef, off Wardang Island, during a gale.
Clan Ranald	United Kingdom	31 January 1909	A two decked turret steam ship which capsized and sank in a storm, killing 40 of her crew of 64, near the town of Edithburgh.
Edith Haviland	Unknown	19 June 1877	A brig that was wrecked on the Carpenter Rocks. One seaman drowned attempting to swim to shore.
Eleni K	Unknown	November 1966	A screw steamer deliberately sunk to make an artificial reef between Goat Island and St Peter Island.
Ellen	South Australia	12 December 1908	A freighter/trawler that was wrecked in Gulf St Vincent at Morgan's Beach.	35°35′46.5″S 138°06′07.6″E
Ethel	Unknown	2 January 1904	An iron barque which ran aground at Reef Head, near Cape Spencer	35°17′55″S 136°53′31″E
Fanny	Unknown	22 June 1838	A schooner that was blown ashore near Cape Jaffa, Kingston District Council.
Ferret	South Australia	14 November 1920	A steamship that was fraudulently taken from its home in Scotland, and arrived in Victoria six months later. The conspirators were caught and charged, but the ship remained in Australia, eventually running aground off Cape Spencer in a storm.
Frances	South Australia	29 August 1840	A cutter that was wrecked in the Neptune Islands.	35°33′00″S 136°12′00″E.
Gloridia V	Unknown	12 March 1977	A cray-fishing boat that was wrecked in the North Neptune Islands.
Geltwood	United Kingdom	14 June 1876	A barque that struck a reef near the town of Southend.	37°37′36″S 140°10′51″E
Grecian	South Australia	13 October 1850	A barque that sank in a gale off Port Adelaide, one man drowned.
Hougomont	Finland	8 January 1933	A barque that was scuttled as a breakwater in Stenhouse Bay.
Investigator	Unknown	24 April 1917	A steamship that sank in rough weather southwest of Wardang Island.
Koenig Wilhelm II	Unknown	30 June 1857	A barque 800 tons that was wrecked off Robe, off with the loss of 16 crew after unloading 397 Chinese passengers for the Victorian goldfields.
Lady Kinnaird	United Kingdom	21 January 1880	A barque that ran aground off Port Neill.	34°7′48″S 136°21′36″E
Loch Sloy	United Kingdom	24 April 1899	A barque that was wrecked in the Brothers Rocks, off Kangaroo Island.
Loch Vennachar	United Kingdom	September 1905	A clipper that sank off Kangaroo Island with the loss of 27 lives.	35°53′05″S 136°32′00″E
Macintyre	Unknown	1 April 1927	A schooner that was wrecked on a reef off Wardang Island.
Maria	United Kingdom	28 June 1840	A brigantine that was wrecked off Cape Jaffa, South Australia
Marion	Unknown	11 July 1862	A screw steamer wrecked off Cable Hut Bay.
No 5 dumb hopper barge	Australia	April 1984	A hopper barge that was scuttled in Gulf St Vincent.	34°31′S 138°03′E
Notre Dame d'Avor	Unknown	20 March 1920	A barque that ran aground on Wardang Island. The wreck was gutted by an accidental fire the following May.
Postboy	Australia	1905	A schooner that was wrecked at Arno Bay.	33°55′12″S 136°34′12″E
Saint Michele	Unknown	30 March 1965	A fishing boat that was wrecked on South Neptune Islands.
Santiago	Australia	19 August 1945	A 3 masted barque abandoned in the Garden Island Ships' Graveyard near Port Adelaide.	34°48′36″S 138°32′24″E
Songvaar	Norway	14 April 1912	A Norwegian cargo ship that sank near Wardang Island when its hull was pierced by one of its own anchors. The wreck was eventually blown up as a shipping hazard.
Star of Greece	Unknown	13 July 1888	A cargo ship that was wrecked in a storm off Port Willunga.
South Australian	United Kingdom	8 December 1837	A brig-sloop, formerly the former RN vessel (the Swallow (1824)), was wrecked at Encounter Bay.	35°34.641′S 138°36.213′E
Tom Brennan	Australia	1960 or 1963	A barge abandoned on the Birdsville Track to the south of the Cooper Creek in Etadunna.	28°37′49″S 138°42′30″E
Varoon	Unknown	January 1856	A cargo ship that was wrecked twenty miles west of Cape Northumberland.
Water Witch	South Australia	5 December 1842	A cutter which sunk whilst moored in the River Murray at Moorundie, South Australia.	34°24′0″S 139°37′12″E
Willyama	Unknown	13 April 1907	A screw steamer wrecked south of Rhino Head, near Marion Bay.	35°15'04.8"S 136°58'44.0"E
Venus	Unknown	14 June 1946	A cutter that was wrecked in the North Neptune Islands.
Zanoni	United Kingdom	11 February 1867	A barque which foundered during a squall in Gulf St Vincent.	34°30′43.8″S 138°03′48.4″E

Tasmania

See also: Shipwrecks of Tasmania

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Actaeon	United Kingdom	28 October 1822	A ship that was wrecked in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.
Blythe Star	Norway	13 October 1973	A coastal freighter that capsized and sank off South West Cape. All the crew escaped the vessel but three lives were lost before the survivors were rescued.
The Brothers	United Kingdom	25 June 1816	A schooner that was driven ashore near the Kent Group.
Cataraqui	United Kingdom	4 August 1845	400 lost when wrecked on King Island.	40°1′37.7″S 143°52′49.6″E
Campbell Macquarie	United Kingdom	10 June 1812	A ship that was wrecked off Macquarie Island.	54.62°S 158.86°E / -54.62; 158.86 (Campbell Macquarie)
Daphne	United Kingdom	26 October 1818	A brig that was wrecked off East Island.
Enchantress	United Kingdom	16 July 1835	A barque that struck the rocks about half a mile off the western shore of Bruny Island.
George III	United Kingdom	12 March 1835	A convict ship that sank in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel.	43.51°S 146.98°E / -43.51; 146.98 (George III (ship))
Hebe	India	15 June 1808	A ship that struck a reef off George Town.	41°03′42.92″S 146°45′18.90″E
Iron Baron	Australia	10 July 1995	A bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef off George Town, causing an oil spill. It was refloated and scuttled off Flinders Island.	39.22°S 149.13°E / -39.22; 149.13 (MV Iron Baron (1985))
Lake Illawarra	Australia	5 January 1975	Bulk carrier wrecked in the River Derwent, with 12 lives lost.	42°51′52″S 147°20′45″E
Nella Dan	Denmark	24 December 1987	An icebreaker that ran aground off Macquarie Island, and was subsequently scuttled.
Netherby	United Kingdom	23 July 1866	A full-rigged ship that ran aground off King Island.
Neva	United Kingdom	13 May 1835	A convict ship that sank off King Island, with about 225 lives lost.
Phatisalam	United Kingdom	9 July 1821	A ship that ran aground on Hunter Island.
Sydney Cove	Great Britain	9 February 1797	Sank at Preservation Island with no loss of life.	40.49°S 148.07°E / -40.49; 148.07 (Sydney Cove (ship))

Victoria

See also: Shipwreck Coast

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Alert	Victoria	28 December 1893	A steamship that sank off Cape Schanck.	38°31′34.23″S 144°52′29.35″E
Cambridge	United Kingdom	7 November 1940	A steamship that hit a mine off Wilsons Promontory.	39°9′32″S 146°29′25″E
HMVS Cerberus	Royal Australian Navy	2 September 1926	A breastwork monitor that was scuttled as a breakwater in Half Moon Bay.	37.967487°S 145.00789°E / -37.967487; 145.00789 (HMVS Cerberus)
Cheviot	Victoria	19 October 1887	A steamship that was wrecked near Point Nepean.	38.31417°S 144.66417°E / -38.31417; 144.66417 (SS Cheviot)
City of Launceston	Tasmania	19 November 1865	A steamship that collided with Penola at Port Phillip.	38°4′33″S 144°49′31″E
City of Rayville	United States	8 November 1940	A steamship that hit a mine off Cape Otway.	38.9789°S 143.5075°E / -38.9789; 143.5075 (MS City of Rayville)
Clonmel	United Kingdom	2 January 1841	A paddle steamer that was wrecked at Clonmel Island, near the entrance to Corner Inlet.	38°44′44″S 146°40′37″E
Curlip	Australia	3 March 1919	A paddle steamer that was washed out to sea in a flash flood, and stranded on a beach at Marlo.
Earl of Charlemont	United Kingdom	18 June 1853	A passenger ship that ran aground off Barwon Heads.	38°18′33.43″S 144°29′28.59″E
Falls of Halladale	United Kingdom	14 November 1908	A barque that ran onto the rocks near Peterborough.	38.6082°S 142.8571°E / -38.6082; 142.8571 (Falls of Halladale)
HMAS Goorangai	Royal Australian Navy	20 November 1940	A minesweeper that collided with Duntroon at Port Phillip.	38.29278°S 144.6825°E / -38.29278; 144.6825 (HMAS Goorangai)
HMVS Gordon	Royal Australian Navy	14 November 1914	A torpedo boat that was rammed and sunk at Port Phillip.
Joseph H. Scammell	Canada	7 May 1891	A full-rigged ship that ran aground on a reef off Torquay.	38°20′31″S 144°19′54″E
Kanowna	Australia	19 February 1929	One of Victoria's largest shipwrecks, found in 2005 in Bass Strait.	39°18′36″S 146°07′48″E
Lady Mary Pelham	United Kingdom	31 August 1849	A brig that was beached at Port Fairy.
Lightning	United Kingdom	31 October 1869	An extreme clipper that caught fire and was scuttled off Geelong.	38°8′24″S 144°22′7″E
Loch Ard	United Kingdom	1 June 1878	Struck Mutton Bird Island.	38°38′55″S 143°04′19″E
Petriana	United Kingdom	28 November 1903	An oil tanker that struck a reef off Point Nepean, releasing Australia's first major oil spill.
Pioneer	Australia	9 March 1950	A dredger that was scuttled off Port Phillip.
Saros	Australia	23 December 1937	Ran aground at Point Hicks.	37°48′13″S 149°16′31″E

Western Australia

See also: Shipwrecks of Western Australia

Ship	Flag	Sunk date	Notes	Coordinates
Alacrity	France	April 1931	A tugboat that was wrecked in a storm in Cockburn Sound.	32.140078°S 115.763864°E / -32.140078; 115.763864 (SS Alacrity)
Alice	Unknown	14 June 1915	A 132-ton vessel that was wrecked on Brue reef with the loss of 13 of its 41 crew.	15.91666°S 123.03333°E / -15.91666; 123.03333 (Alice)
Alkimos	Greece	May 1964	Greek merchant ship.	31°36′38″S 115°39′13″E
Arpenteur	United Kingdom	November 1849	Merchant ship wrecked off Cheyne Beach	34.8698°S 118.4037°E / -34.8698; 118.4037 (Arpenteur)
Batavia	Dutch East India Company	4 June 1629	Dutch VOC merchant sailing ship.	28°29′25″S 113°47′36″E
Batoe Bassi	Netherlands	31 June 1880	A Dutch vessel that was run aground after it began taking on water.	33.90786°S 122.83269°E / -33.90786; 122.83269 (Batoe Bassi)
Belinda	United Kingdom	19 July 1824	A brig that foundered off Middle Island in the Recherche Archipelago.	34.09009°S 123.21031°E / -34.09009; 123.21031 (Belinda)
Ben Dearg	Australia	14 April 1956	A Castle-class trawler that was scuttled near Swarbricks Beach east of Albany	35.0104°S 118.0517°E / -35.0104; 118.0517 (SS Ben Dearg)
Ben Ledi	Unknown	16 December 1879	An 1,107-ton iron sailing ship that ran aground on Pelsaert Island in the Houtman Abrolhos, without loss of life, in the same location as the wreck of Marten several years previously.	28.93687°S 113.969225°E / -28.93687; 113.969225 (Ben Ledi)
Bittern	Unknown	10 May 1885	Three-masted schooner, Capt. A. Bergman or Berghmann, taking jarrah piles from Hamlyn to Darwin, wrecked off Browse Island.	14°06′32″S 123°32′57″E
Bunyip (or Cartabunup)	Unknown	24 May 1877	A cutter engaged in transporting materials for the construction of a telegraph line, ran aground at Twilight Cove in a storm that also claimed the Twilight. The crew survived.
Carlisle Castle	United Kingdom	11 July 1899	British iron ship that struck a reef near Rockingham with the loss of 24 lives, in the same storm that claimed City of York.	32.33325°S 115.6325°E / -32.33325; 115.6325 (Carlisle Castle)
Centaur	United Kingdom	9 December 1874	A brig that struck a reef near Perth.	31.86376°S 115.711118°E / -31.86376; 115.711118 (Centaur (1849 ship))
Cervantes	Unknown	20 June 1844	A barque used for whaling, blown onto a sandbar and subsequently abandoned. The crew survived.	30.5133666667°S 115.05°E / -30.5133666667; 115.05 (Cervantes)
City of York	United Kingdom	12 July 1899	A barque that hit a reef off Rottnest Island with the loss of 11 lives (in the same storm that claimed Carlisle Castle).	31°59.72′S 115°29.25′E
Cochituate	United States	14 June 1861	An American barque that struck a reef west of Rat Island in the Houtman Abrolhos. A crew member travelled overland to Fremantle to summon help for the remainder.	28.727856°S 113.705666°E / -28.727856; 113.705666 (Cochituate)
Contest	Unknown	14 July 1874	A 322-ton barque that dragged its anchor and went ashore at what is now Rockingham.	32.274464°S 115.713694°E / -32.274464; 115.713694 (Contest)
Correio da Azia	Portugal	25 November 1816	A Portuguese vessel wrecked at Point Cloates	22.863433°S 113.750667°E / -22.863433; 113.750667 (Correio da Azia)
Cumberland	United Kingdom	4 March 1830	A ship wrecked after hitting a submerged rock off Cape Leeuwin en route to Fremantle.	34.2966833333°S 115.0403333333°E / -34.2966833333; 115.0403333333 (Cumberland)
HMAS Derwent	Royal Australian Navy	21 December 1994	A River-class destroyer escort that was sunk as an artificial reef.
Eglinton	United Kingdom	3 September 1852	A 462-ton barque that ran aground on Eglinton Rocks, 800 metres (2,600 ft) off Alkimos	31.6408333333°S 115.659°E / -31.6408333333; 115.659 (Eglinton)
Elizabeth	United Kingdom	22 September 1839	A 194-ton merchant ship that ran aground at Cottesloe.	32.01011667°S 115.751233°E / -32.01011667; 115.751233 (Elizabeth)
Emily Taylor	Unknown	21 May 1830	A vessel blown onto shore near Fremantle (the same storm that wrecked James).	32.065607°S 115.749697°E / -32.065607; 115.749697 (Emily Taylor)
Emma	Unknown	March 1867	A 116-ton two-masted wooden-hulled schooner, wrecked near Coral Bay.	23.08255°S 113.7335°E / -23.08255; 113.7335 (Emma)
Fanny Nicholson	United Kingdom	21 November 1872	A barque that was wrecked at Goode Beach in King George Sound.	35.083°S 117.9367°E / -35.083; 117.9367 (Fanny Nicholson)
Georgette	Western Australia	1 December 1876	A steamship that was wrecked at Calgardup Bay with 12 lives lost.	34.033°S 114.99°E / -34.033; 114.99 (SS Georgette)
Hadda	Unknown	30 April 1877	A 316-ton barque that struck a reef near Beacon Island in the Houtman Abrolhos without loss of life.	28.472267°S 113.792417°E / -28.472267; 113.792417 (Hadda)
Hero of the Nile	Unknown	20 October 1876	A barque involved in the guano trade, wrecked without loss of life after striking a reef at Warnbro Sound.	32.36445°S 115.70595°E / -32.36445; 115.70595 (Hero of the Nile)
Ivy	Unknown	29 August 1914	A fishing lugger that overturned in strong winds off Gun Island, Houtman Abrolhos, with the loss of two of the three crew members. The vessel eventually drifted, mastless, onto Wooded Island.
James	Unknown	21 May 1830	A passenger and cargo ship that was blown onto shore from Owen Anchorage, off Fremantle (the same storm that wrecked Emily Taylor).	32.09576°S 115.75861°E / -32.09576; 115.75861 (James)
James Matthews	Unknown	22 July 1841	A 107-ton former slave ship, which struck rocks and sank near Woodman Point after parting its anchor warp.	32.13193°S 115.743822°E / -32.13193; 115.743822 (James Matthews)
James Service	Unknown	22 July 1878	A barque that went down in a storm off Mandurah.
Jon Jim	Unknown	17 July 1961	A fishing boat that ran aground at Pelsaert Island, Houtman Abrolhos.	28.986064°S 113.962254°E / -28.986064; 113.962254 (Jon Jim)
Koolama	Australia	3 March 1942	A merchant vessel that was bombed by Japanese aircraft and later capsized at Wyndham. The wreck was towed further out to sea in 1948.	15.449783°S 128.101066°E / -15.449783; 128.101066 (Koolama)
Korean Star	Panama	20 May 1988	A Panamanian bulk carrier that was lost off Cape Cuvier.	24°12′29″S 113°25′30″E
Kori	Unknown	16 January 1907	A schooner that foundered at Tappers Inlet during a tropical cyclone, without loss of life.	16.8167°S 122.55°E / -16.8167; 122.55 (Kori)
Kormoran	Kriegsmarine	19 November 1941	German merchant raider scuttled after being damaged in battle by HMAS Sydney.	26°05′46″S 111°04′33″E
Kwinana	Australia	29 May 1922	A steamship wrecked in a storm off Kwinana.
Lady Elizabeth	United Kingdom	30 June 1878	A barque that struck a reef off Rottnest Island.
Lady Lyttleton	United Kingdom	17 July 1867	A barque that sank in Emu Point Channel near Albany	34.997717°S 117.95031°E / -34.997717; 117.95031 (Lady Lyttleton)
Lively	United Kingdom	c.1806-1808	An English whaler wrecked at Mermaid Reef, Rowley Shoals.	17°05.381′S 119°35.490′E
Manfred	Unknown	24 January 1879	A 585-ton barque that was wrecked in a tropical cyclone while collecting guano at the Lacepede Islands.	16.852652°S 122.127839°E / -16.852652; 122.127839 (Manfred)
Mountaineer	Unknown	24 March 1835	A sealing vessel that was swept ashore in a gale without any loss of life.	34.0016°S 122.2007°E / -34.0016; 122.2007 (Mountaineer)
Neptune	Unknown	13 June 1901	A cutter that was wrecked in the Geelvink Channel during a gale, with the loss of one life.
Ocean Queen	Unknown	13 September 1842	A barque that ran aground at Half Moon Reef, Pelsaert Group, Houtman Abrolhos.	28°56.5′S 113°51.7′E
RMS Orizaba	United Kingdom	17 February 1905	A Royal Mail Ship that ran aground off Rockingham.	32.278613°S 115.624866°E / -32.278613; 115.624866 (RMS Orizaba)
Pericles	United Kingdom	31 March 1910	An ocean liner that struck a rock and sank 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cape Leeuwin.	34.42217°S 115.13733°E / -34.42217; 115.13733 (SS Pericles)
HMAS Perth	Royal Australian Navy	24 November 2001	A Perth-class guided missile destroyer scuttled as a dive wreck off Albany.	35.085°S 117.96°E / -35.085; 117.96 (HMAS Perth (D 38))
Preston	Unknown	20 September 1855	A 20-ton schooner that ran aground on Pelsaert Island in the Pelsaert Group of the Houtman Abrolhos without any loss of life.
Rapid	United States	7 January 1811	An American China trader wrecked at Ningaloo Reef	22.739438°S 113.692643°E / -22.739438; 113.692643 (Rapid)
Redemptora	Brazil	C. 1898	Ex- North American. A wooden clipper abandoned or sunk off Cockburn.	32.1513°S 115.7663°E / -32.1513; 115.7663 (Redemptora)
Rockingham	United Kingdom	22 May 1830	A ship that foundered at Careening Bay, Garden Island.
Sanko Harvest	Panama	14 February 1991	A bulk carrier that struck a reef off Esperance.	34°7.4′S 122°5.1′E
HMAS Swan	Royal Australian Navy	14 December 1997	A River-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a dive wreck off Dunsborough.	33°33′02″S 115°06′02″E
Swift	Tasmania	31 August 1896	A Tasmanian-built ketch that struck a submerged rock at Twilight Cove. The crew survived.	32.283333°S 125.983333°E / -32.283333; 125.983333 (Swift)
HMAS Sydney	Royal Australian Navy	19 November 1941	A Leander-class cruiser sunk in battle by the German merchant raider Kormoran.	26°14′31″S 111°12′48″E
Thames	United Kingdom	22 May 1830	A ship blown onto shore near Fremantle, during the same storm that wrecked the James and the Emily Taylor.	32.063871°S 115.749321°E / -32.063871; 115.749321 (Thames)
HMAS Torrens	Royal Australian Navy	14 June 1999	A River-class destroyer escort that was sunk as a target.
Tryall	East India Company	25 May 1622	East India Company ship.	20°16′18″S 115°23′18″E
Twilight	Unknown	24 May 1877	A cutter engaged in transporting materials for the construction of a telegraph line, ran aground at Twilight Cove in a storm that also claimed the Bunyip.
HMS Undine	Royal Navy	25 March 1890	A gunboat that was wrecked in the King George Sound.
Venus	Unknown	10 April 1851	A schooner that struck a reef in the Pelsaert Group of the Houtman Abrolhos, with the loss of one life. Survivors were stranded on Middle Island for six months.
Vergulde Draeck	Dutch East India Company	28 April 1656	Dutch VOC merchant sailing ship.	31°13.36′S 115°21.48′E
HMAS Wallaroo	Royal Australian Navy	11 June 1943	A Bathurst-class corvette that collided with Henry Gilbert Costin off Fremantle.	31°54′24″S 114°37′31″E
Wave	United Kingdom	5 July 1848	A brig sunk off Cheynes Beach near Cape Riche	34.5945°S 118.75165°E / -34.5945; 118.75165 (Wave)
Windsor	Unknown	2 February 1908	An iron steamer wrecked on Half Moon Reef, Pelsaert Group, Houtman Abrolhos with the loss of three lives, plus a further two rescuers. It had been en route from Fremantle to Hong Kong.	28°58.5′S 113°54.2′E
Xantho	Western Australia	November 1872	A steamship that sank off Gregory.	28°11′11″S 114°14′10″E
Yarra	Unknown	15 January 1884	A schooner that hit Scott Reef during a gale.	14.040493°S 121.770013°E / -14.040493; 121.770013 (Yarra)
Zeewijk	Dutch East India Company	9 June 1727	Dutch VOC merchant sailing ship.	28°54′30″S 113°49′0″E
Zuytdorp	Dutch East India Company	1712	Dutch VOC merchant sailing ship.	27°11′10″S 113°56′13″E

See also

• Australian National Shipwreck Database
• HMAS Hobart (D39)
• List of unidentified shipwrecks in Australian waters
• List of 17th-century shipwrecks in Australia
• Ship graveyard#Australia

Further reading

• Loney, J. K. (1993). Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. Oceans Enterprises. ISBN 978-0-646-11081-3.
• Bateson, Charles; Reed, AH; Reed, AW (1972). Australian Shipwrecks – Vol. 1 1622–1850. Sydney. ISBN 0-589-07112-2
• Loney, J. K. (1980). Australian Shipwrecks Vol. 2 1851–1871. Sydney.
• Loney, J. K. (1982). Australian Shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900. Geelong, Vic: List Publishing.
• Loney, J. K. (1987). Australian Shipwrecks Vol. 4 1901–1986. Portarlington, Vic: Marine History Publications.
• Loney, J. K. (1991). Australian Shipwrecks Vol. 5 Update 1986. Portarlington, Vic: Marine History Publications.
• Christopher, P. (2009). Australian Shipwrecks: a pictorial history. Axiom Publishing. Stepney, South Australia. ISBN 978 1 8647658 8 5 Reprinted 2012.
• Hogarth, Christine (1985) Navigators and Shipwrecks: Australia's heritage in stamps. Melbourne: Australia Post

External links

• Australian National Shipwreck Database
• Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks