SS Colonist (1889)
 The wreck in 1894
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Colonist |
| Owner | Angier Line, London |
| Port of registry | London |
| Builder | Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd, North Hylton |
| Yard number | 82 |
| Launched | 12 October 1889 |
| Completed | 1889 |
| Identification | Official number: 96673 |
| Fate | Wrecked, 9 September 1894 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Iron screw steamer |
| Tonnage | 819 GRT |
| Length | 88.4 m (290 ft 0 in) |
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) |
| Installed power | Triple expansion engine |
| Crew | 29 |
SS Colonist was a British iron-hulled coastal cargo ship driven by a 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine. She was built in 1889 by Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd, North Hylton, England. She had a complement of 29 crewmembers.[1]
Shipwrecked
[edit]On 9 September 1894, traveling from Newcastle, New South Wales on her way to Adelaide while carrying a cargo of coal the Colonist was wrecked on Newcastle's Oyster Bank at position 32°54′50″S 151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "SS Colonist (+1894)". wrecksite.eu. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
Further reading
[edit]- Online Databases
- "Colonist". Australian National Shipwreck Database.
- "Australian shipping : Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968". ozships.net.
- "Newcastle, New South Wales Shipwrecks". Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks.
- Books
- Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993 ISBN 978-0-646-11081-3.
- Australian shipwrecks Vol.3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON