Corangamite

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Scattered remains located in 15m of water on south western side of St George Head. A steel screw steamer, 2420 tons gross, 90.92 m length, built at Wallsend on Tyne, UK, 1885. Register of British Shipping, Melb, folio 15 of 1885, Official No. 91491. Wrecked on a voyage from Melbourne to Sydney with passengers and mixed cargo on 6 December 1886. Wreck site located in ~15m water.

photo: Surveying the wreck
Surveying the wreck
photo: Painting of the Corangamite
Painting of the Corangamite

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Site information

Site ID:

1665

Type:

Steamer screw

Construction:

Steel

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

2420

Net tonnage:

1562

Length (mtrs):

90.92

Beam (mtrs):

12.2

Draft (mtrs):

6.019

Cargo:

Passengers & mixed cargo

Engine:

Triple expansion

Country built:

UNITED KINGDOM

State built:

Port built:

Wallsend on Tyne

builder:

Swan & Hunter

Port registered:

Melbourne

When built:

1885

Registration number:

15/1885

Official number:

91491

Sources:

Register of British Shipping; NMH 21/12/1886; SMH 7/12, 8/12, 11/12, /1886; Shoalhaven Telegraph 8/12/1886; Lloyds Register;

Comments:

The site lies in about 15 metres of water.

Lost event

When lost:

1886/12/06

Where lost:

Wreck Bay, St George Head, ashore

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Ran aground in fog

From port:

Melbourne

To port:

Sydney

Master:

Captain Philip Le Neven

Owner:

Huddart Parker & Co

Crew:

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

Passenger deaths:

Total deaths:

Location

Maximum latitude:

35.19744568333

Minimum latitude:

Maximum longitude:

150.69103973333

Minimum longitude:

Datum used:

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Yes

Inspected:

Yes

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

Protection notes:

Signage:

Web address:

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