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Maritime heritage

With its rugged coastline and large inland rivers, NSW has an extraordinary maritime heritage. The state contains 1800 historic shipwrecks, including: a World War One battlecruiser, HMAS Australia (1910-1924), a Japanese type A midget submarine, M24 (1942), Scottish clipper ships, colonial trading vessels, steamships and harbour craft.

Other maritime infrastructure includes the remains of: ports, shipyards, coastal defences, lighthouses and cemeteries

What's new?

• HMAS Australia Shipwreck Report Now Available
• New ‘Discover NSW Maritime Heritage Leaflets’ out now
• New Historic Shipwrecks Poster Webpage
• New Historic Shipwreck Poster! (shipwreckposter.pdf, 4.7MB)
• Wreck Spotters Program Relaunched
• Introduction to Maritime Archaeology Courses - 2011 Dates Released
• Call for your stories on Japanese midget submarine attack at Sydney 1942.
• M24 Japanese submarine web exhibition