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Adelaide (1879) 
Summary
Adelaide was a wooden schooner that was lost after leaving Newcastle, New South Wales carrying a load of coal on a voyage to Gisborne, New Zealand in May 1898. There were two deaths.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Adelaide |
| Owner | Chapman Bonner Bond |
| Port of registry | Sydney 28/1880 75062 |
| Route | Newcastle to Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Builder | Unknown Pyrmont, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia |
| Completed | 1879 |
| Fate | Wrecked 1898/05 Newcastle, New South Wales to New Zealand |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Wood Schooner |
| Tonnage | 217 GRT |
| Displacement | 190 NRT |
| Length | 44.1 m |
| Beam | 7.1 m |
| Draught | 2.7 m |
| Installed power | NA |
Further reading edit
Online Databases
Australian National Shipwreck Database[1]
Australian Shipping – Arrivals and Departures 1788–1968 including shipwrecks [2]
Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks – New South Wales Shipwrecks [3]
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
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