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The schooner Adelaide was lost in May 1898 between New Zealand and Newcastle. The vessel left Newcastle on May 12 with a cargo of 240 tons for Gisborne (NZ).

The schooner was built in 1879 in Pyrmont, Sydney.

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Site information

Site ID:

Type:

Schooner

Construction:

Wood

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - international

Gross tonnage:

217

Net tonnage:

190

Length (mtrs):

44.1

Beam (mtrs):

7.1

Draft (mtrs):

2.7

Cargo:

Coal

Engine:

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Sydney Harbour, Pyrmont

builder:

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1879

Registration number:

28/1880

Official number:

75062

Sources:

NMH 21/7/1898 Register of British Shipping

Comments:

Lost in the 'Maitland Gale'.

Lost event

When lost:

1898/05

Where lost:

Newcastle to NZ, between

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Unknown, lost

From port:

Newcastle

To port:

Gisborne, NZ

Master:

Capt Bertram

Owner:

Chapman Bonner Bond

Crew:

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Datum used:

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

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