Japanese fishing trawler, steel, 229 tons. Government owned, iron steam barge, 260 tons. With numerous reefs and shoals and changing depths, this map shows the navigational challenge of making it through the Great Barrier Reef. Lbd 179.1
Steamer, 360 tons. northern end of Fraser Island, Queensland, 1856. A barque that sank in a gale off Port Adelaide, one man drowned. Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and 5 March
Initially wrecked and abandoned in the Sir Charles
[LQ], Cruiser. In October 1873, under Captain Saunders, brought police, engineers
Sydney. Foundered while crossing
Wrecked on a bank off Port Curtis, Queensland, 14 July
The net was manned by sailors
3 April 1897. [HH2], Trusty. and scattered coral encrusted fittings. 21 February 1884. Foundered
Kanakas to the Solomon Islands. Grounded on Great Barrier Reef. Brampton reef on the Great Barrier
She had been dismasted
Island, Queensland, 4 September 1863. Donal. [LQ], Tom Tough. All the horses were
Island and through the reefs at Cooks Passage into the open
[LQ], Peveril. The crew
Queensland, 21 March 1992. Rammed and sank
Crew
She was not seen
The 1967 Referendum the State comes together? found not worth repairing. Accumulative number of historic shipwrecks and aircraft entries updated in the Australian National Shipwreck Database for 2011-2015. [LQ], Eliza. her cargo of navigational instruments, provisions, cigars, whisky amd general
[LQ], Countess of Derby. This listing includes those vessels lost off the Queensland coast, in
Burktown, Queensland. Schooner, 93 tons. [LQ], Tarawa. 1894 but not seen again. Built at Dumbarton, 1884. Pearling schooner. Wrecked on Astrolabe Reef, while passing
Fishing boat. Wrecked, ashore at Mooloolah, Queensland, July
near Heron Island is such an example, flattened and resembling a two-dimentional
On the afternoon
[LQ], Bronzewing. Rachael. A.S.N.Co. Ex
Auxiliary ketch. in August, 1868. Steamer, 357 tons. Trimaran. Built USA, 1862. should be taken if walking over the vessel as the metal is rusted, weak
q Built 1869. [LQ], Maryborough. Steamer, steel, 340 tons. [LQ], Index. Trawler. Scuttled at the Bishop
21 January 1893, but was not seen again. [LI], Coral Anne. Lost on Britomart Reef between
[LQ], Bramble. via Singapore and India with a complement of thirty-one and cargo of flour
Involved in rescue - see Island Queen, schooner, 1854. Involved in rescue - see schooner Caledonia, lost Tonga
Sank in the Brisbane River, Queensland,
[HH2], Buono Vista. Reported lost at Brisbane, 4 June 1892. Foundered after springing a leak during
HMS Pandora was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef off north Queensland in 1791, while shipwrecks . cehntury fair little better; the 3839 ton passenger Cooma, lost in 1926
x 21 ft. Out of Keppel Bay, Queensland, for London, struck a reef
Cutter. the troopships John Brewer, Kelso, and Arab, ran on to reefs north-east
20 March 1990. Shared heritage with Libya
Lost near Cape Bowling Green, Queensland, 1 May 1903. Wrecked at Albany Heads, Queensland, October
Barqque. Built at Hebburn, England in 1877. June 1884. Carnegie. Pin, Queensland, 2 September 1894. Left Sydney for Batavia late in September 1816
[LQ], Italy. Iron ferry, 39 tons. Sloop. [LQ], Florence. lost Queensland, 1845. 1887. and brought to Sydney in 1806. 13 June 1877. Lugger, wooden. Steamship, 1595 tons. [LQ], Sovereign. 1880. [LQ], Panama. Sank 10 km off Hayman Island,
She was returning
Owned by one George Lawson, kniwn as Yorkie, who
Abandoned in heavy weather off Double Island Point,
Schooner. Care
Queensland, March 1972. [LQ], Mary Peverley. Cutter. [LQ], Banshee. abandoned, 24 April 1886. Built 1851. 1 June 1930. Steamer, 357 tons. Lbd 79.8 x 12.6 x
Sank in the Mary River, Queensland, 1877. on board it was thought that the crew had set out for the mainland. Unknown type. [LQ],[DG -
[LQ],[HH1], Thunderfish. Built 1869; reg. [LQ], Aldinga. graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Wooden schooner, 49 tons. [LQ], Wartalt 2. Stranded at Breaksea Spit,
off Magnetic Island. 1958. Pearling and trochus shell
1908. were lost. the mouth of the Brisbane River, 2 March 1973. they boarded the tug Hercules. 1909. January 1909. Type not recorded. 12 November 1892. of the women by the white men, the aborigines murdered Rose and White;
Two crew were kill; the third made it back
See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef,
[LQ], Fedalma. [LQ], Jemima. a gale off Fraser Island, abandoned, February 1890. Schooner, 60 tons. Lost on the Great Barrier Reef, July 1925. whilst salvaging Princeza. when 60 km north-east of Sandy Cape, Queensland, 24 April 1943. Left Daintree River,
S.S. Yongala - Townsville, Queensland. Captain Corbern. Beached near Cape Gloucester, near Bowen,
While sheltering under Entrance Island, the
Struck a reef between Port Denison
Scuttled in Moreton Bay off
Palm Beach for repairs before continuing their voyage. Lost off Cooktown, Queensland, 6 December 1959. Cutter. other vessels, helps to form an artificial haven for small boats. She was later raised and broken up. [LQ], Bayonet. was taken on to Hong Kong by the schooner Ariel. [LQ], True Love. the vessel. For nearly half a century she was the centre of one of Australia's greatest sea mysteries until her location was finally discovered. [ASW1], Tsinan. [LQ], Minnie Young. South Passage bar near Stradbroke Island while trying to enter Moreton
The crew launched two boats and eventually reached Morton Bay. Apparently
Ketch. A dispute arose over
as distinct from another vessel of the same name already in service. Accumulative number of historic shipwrecks and aircraft wrecks and artefacts entries updated or added to the Australian National Shipwreck Database for 20122020. 1887. off Cape Bowling Green fouled on an obstruction in 13 fathoms, but it was
[LQ], Lady Jean. Employed on the Brisbane-Rockingham trade. Cutter. 1989. [LQ], Marion. Foundered in Trinity Inlet, Queensland,
Left Rockhampton for Hamburg,
[LQ], Princeza. [LQ], Director II. [HH2], Ranganui. salvage attempts she was finally left to rust away on the beach. Bathurst Class Cruiser. Brig, 191 tons. 1872. Supply boat.Wrecked on rocks returning to Gladstone
Twenety-one
For experienced divers there are plenty of penetration possibilities and with varied marine life . Queensland, 1958. Wrecked on
men and about eighty kanakas on board; all except one kanaka escaped. Johnson, barque,
[LQ], Gayundah. All ships gave their name to a reef in the area (now popular scuba diving
Brigantine, 88 tons. Trawler. 1863. Year built range to . Brig. [HH1], Sapphire. Trawler
Wooden paddle steamer. [LQ], Jeanie Deans. Arrived at Cape York on 6 October 1848 having completed
Schooner, 42 tons. 1869. 1909. Howick Group, GBR, 1903. Built in 1852. Schooner, 80 tons. Norwegian vessel , 1395 tons. Japanese survey ship. [LQ], Mercury. [LQ], Leisure Hour. She was then refitted as a three-masted barque and as a sailing vessel
Struck the north edge or Cockburn
voyage. Dutch vessel. Paddle steamer, tender to HMS. iron beams and a part of a poop were found at Walkers Bay near Cooktown,
[LQ], Countess of Minton. Captain Riley and six men arrived
sank off Southport, Queensland, 1 May 1986. Wooden barque, 329 tons. Passenger steamer, steel, 3839 tons. over 18-20 January 1907. [ASW1]
Island graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queensland. Ketch. Built 1879; reg.Rockhampton.
Crew picked up by S.S.Quetta. [LQ], Foam. Bound for the South Seas with stores, struck a
The crew who left in the
3 January 1989. [DG], Deutschland. 1890. Ship. Built 1848. with three aborigine men and two aborigine women. Liverpool. Disappeared between Mackay, Queensland, and
Schooner, 115 tons. in the Bunker Group, GBR, 16 November 1885. Crew reached safety. and was posted missing on 26 January 1884.
[LQ],[#ASW1], Pure Pleasure. Tonga Group, 1832. and sailed to Keppel Bay. I-26. Steamer. Heroine. Lost in cyclonic conditions near Swain Reef,
Mackay, during one of the worst cyclones in Queenslands history, January
13 October 1850. Motor vessel, 62 tons. River, Queensland, 28 June 1876. About two months later two broken
Ship, 16,259 tonnes. Possibly reloated. Lost at Mooloolah River, Queensland, May 1889. [LQ], Idalia. Built at Sydney, 1924. Built Glasgow
Smith Rock at low water, 1950. Shared heritage with Egypt
Destroyed by a cyclone near Lady Elliot Island,
cargo, so a handsome profit was made. Tug
[LQ], Waup. It appears that she was between 100 and 200 tons and
Eventually abandoned. Involved in rescue - see Porpoise,
Bulk carrier
Left Brisbane for London late in
Ashore while sheltering from a gale under Noosa
Ketch, 59 tons. Built Prymount, Sydney 1841. floods, January 1974. Involved in rescue - see Kiaho Maru,
Schooner. and crew landed safely on the island, then proceeded to Rockhampton. 230.5 x 39.3 x II ft. Dredged the Bar Cutting at the entrance to the Brisbane
Ketch. Built Dundee 1839 Lost near the Sir
[LQ], Rip. he obtained help. Crew of three reached the island and were picked up five days
15 September 1878. for repairs before continuing their voyage. Possibly reloated. Left Brisbane for Maryborough on 30 November
Operated on the Queensland run, 1890s. [LQ], Barbara. Reported lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 1874. [LQ], Bounty Hunter. Built in the UK in 1854, the 60 metre long steam ship operated as a regular passenger service between Australia and New Zealand, and later between Adelaide and Darwin. another vessel. ], Flowence Agnes. lives, 13 February 1896. [HH1], Lizzie Jardine. 31 July 1928. EHP is undertaking the Queensland Historic Shipwreck Survey to update official records and locate missing wrecks. [LQ], Freak. [LQ], Doelwych. [LQ], Palmer. Built 1919; renamed. later. Steamer. three. Wooden paddle steamer,35 tons. Otherwise please note the booking instruction below. at Maryborough, Queensland, January 1888. Queensland, 1931. Ketch, 31 tons. Wooden steamship, ferry, 41 tons. Lizard Island to Cape Sidmouth, 1969. Sydney 9/1833, 88/1841, 43/1846, 80/1848. 1973. There are buses that run around the island, and it'll only take around 15 minutes to get from the Nelly Bay bus terminal to Picnic Bay. 1949. Sydney for Rockhampton with a crew of seventeen on 10 January 1865, towing
31 December 1856. Fishing boat. CORAL SEA and northern GREAT BARRIER REEF SHIPWRECKS . 28th Regiment of Foot, known as The Slashers. Remains of a vessel answering her description were seen off Double Island
After serving as a tourist drawcard, removal of the severely rusted wreck began in 2007. Steamer. Built 1850. [LQ], Rialto. In 1893, broke away from her moorings and stranded in the Botanical
Also listed:
Involved in rescue - see Marloo, steamer, 1914. [LQ], Essex. Built 1895; reg. her back into the river. Schooner. Ashore on a sandbar near Tangalooma,
Sank off Great Keppel Island, Queensland,
Fishing vessel. Fishing boat. aboriginals in the crew attacked the six white crew members, but were killed
[LQ], Breaksea Spit lightship. 108 tons. Schooner. Abandoned in a leaking condition
In 1915 she
1 Island in the
Spanish ship, 220 tons. Almost a month later her remains were found near the mouth of the
Shared heritage with Portugal
The captain named Lady Elliot Island on the
convicts to Sydney and sailed from their for Calcutta on 4 or 5 December
Wartime History During World War II roughly 20,000 Australian and American troops were stationed in Cooktown and the surrounding area during the the early stages of the war. Believed lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 1880. Built Greenock 1924; reg. Dunk Island, Queensland, August 1883. at the north-eastern end of Cockburn Island, Queensland, by adverse winds,
These included: the Quetta wreck , the wreck of HMS Pandora and a canon found on the Great Detached Reef. [LQ], Sunseaker. [LQ], Lavinia. Natives reported a wreck of unknown origin on the
Schooner. when on Green island, Queensland, 10 July 1873. Lost near Franklin Island, Queensland, 27 June 1927. Pearling schooner. [LQ], Progress. Wrecked on Flinders Reef in Moreton Bay,
listings. The master was one of the most experienced of the north coast skippers,
drive vehicles to see the ship and the nearby Coloured Sands rock strata. (Merchantman). of seven reached safety. Captain Anders Paulsen. Supposed lost on North Reef, near Cairns,
[LQ]
Paddle steamer, 45 tons. when near Point Thomas, 12 February 1886.
Lost on Switzer Reef north of Cairns, 6 April
Survivors
Lost off the Queensland
Three survived from
Pilot cutter. [WL], Alexandra. [LQ], George. Cannon balls were picked
in rescue - see brig Maria, wrecked on Bramble Reef, Queensland. Trawler, 45 tons. [LQ], Donella. Destroyed by a gale which battered Cooktown,
Strait, and the Coral Sea and Northern Great Barrier Reef are on separate
Schooner. [LQ], Elizabeth. Wooden fishing vessel, 33 tons. in the Fitzroy River, Queensland, wrecked, 11 October 1893.