Bellinger

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The Bellinger wrecked after grounding at the entrance to the Macleay River, Trial Bay, on the 5th of September, 1918. The owner at the time was the Bellinger Shipping Co. Ltd and the Master, Captain G. Petersen.

Built at Coopernook on the Manning River in 1915, the Bellinger was a 240-ton carvel built wooden screw steamer with a length of 39.0 metres and a beam of 8.7 metres; she was powered by a compound engine.

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Site information

Site ID:

1809

Type:

Steamer screw

Construction:

Wood carvel

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

240

Net tonnage:

125

Length (mtrs):

39.0

Beam (mtrs):

8.7

Draft (mtrs):

2.2

Cargo:

Timber, 60,000'

Engine:

Compound

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Manning River, Coopernook

builder:

Denis Sullivan

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1915

Registration number:

23/1915

Official number:

136417

Sources:

SMH 17/9, 20/9/1918 Register of British Shipping, Sydney

Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

1918/09/15

Where lost:

Trial Bay, Macleay River, entrance

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Went ashore

From port:

Nambucca

To port:

Sydney

Master:

Captain G. Petersen

Owner:

Bellinger Shipping Co Ltd

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Datum used:

WGS84

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

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