Wendouree was a steel steamship built as a collier by S & H Morton & Co., Leith, Scotland for Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd. She was later refitted to carry passengers for the Melbourne to Sydney run.
| History | |
|---|---|
| Australia | |
| Name | Wendouree |
| Owner | Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd, Geelong |
| Route | Newcastle to Adelaide |
| Builder | S & H Morton & Co., Leith, Scotland |
| Launched | 18 April 1882 |
| Identification | 84943 |
| Fate | Wrecked on 20 July 1898 Newcastle, New South Wales, Oyster Bank |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Steel Steamer Screw |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 83.45 m |
| Beam | 11.06 m |
| Draught | 5.882 m |
| Propulsion | Compound engine |
| Complement | 24 |
Fate
She was wrecked on the Oyster Bank at the mouth of the Hunter River while leaving Newcastle for Adelaide on 20 July 1898. She was carrying 1,430 tons of coal and 200 tons of coke.[1]
References
Further reading
Online Databases
Australian National Shipwreck Database[1]
Australian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968 including shipwrecks [2]
Encyclopaedia 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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