SS Colonist (1889)

Summary

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]

The wreck in 1894
History
United Kingdom
NameSS Colonist
OwnerAngier Line, London
Port of registryLondon
BuilderOsbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd, North Hylton
Yard number82
Launched12 October 1889
Completed1889
IdentificationOfficial number: 96673
FateWrecked, 9 September 1894
General characteristics
TypeIron screw steamer
Tonnage819 GRT
Length88.4 m (290 ft 0 in)
Beam11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draught6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Installed powerTriple expansion engine
Crew29

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 / -32.914; 151.797.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
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