Annie Cochrane

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The schooner Annie Cochrane (Official Number 71803) had a chequered life! The vessel was reported wrecked at Manning River on 19 February 1875 and then at the entrance to the Nambucca (Nambuccra) River on 12 June 1881. Eventually, there is a note in the registry advising that the Annie Cochrane had foundered on Tuesday 24 February 1891 near 'M' reef, Claremont Islands in North Queensland.

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Site information

Site ID:

1740

Type:

Schooner

Construction:

Wood carvel

Primary industry:

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Gross tonnage:

Net tonnage:

49.4

Length (mtrs):

22.3

Beam (mtrs):

5.2

Draft (mtrs):

1.9

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Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Manning River, Wingham

builder:

Morgan

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1874

Registration number:

56/1875

Official number:

71803

Sources:

SMH 22/2, 17/3, 9/4/1875;18/3/1876 Marine Board register of NSW wrecks - 1875 RBS 72/1874 Sydney RBS 56/1875 Sydney RBS 55/1881 Sydney

Comments:

The vessel was 'wrecked' at Manning River in 1875 and Nambucca River in 1881/6/12. It was refloated and re-registered as 55/1881 and wrecked on reef at Claremont Island North Queensland in 1891.

Lost event

When lost:

1881/06/12

Where lost:

Nambucca River, entrance

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Refloated

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Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
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Protected:

Historic shipwrecks act 1976 and heritage act 1977

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Federal and State

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