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The Thomas and Henry was a wooden carvel built brigantine wrecked on the south spit Flat Rock Nambucca Heads on the 18/06/1877 while on a voyage from Sydney to Nambucca Heads. Crew of 5.

The 55 ton Thomas and Henry had a length of 22.7 metres and a beam of 5.8 metres. The vessel was built at Jervis Bay in 1867. The Owner and Master at the time was Henry Bastian.

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Site information

Site ID:

359

Type:

Brigantine

Construction:

Wood carvel

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

Net tonnage:

Length (mtrs):

22.79

Beam (mtrs):

5.821

Draft (mtrs):

1.981

Cargo:

General

Engine:

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Jervis Bay

builder:

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1867

Registration number:

20/1867

Official number:

38824

Sources:

SMH 20/6, 28/6, 12/7/1877 marine Board register of NSW wrecks - 1877

Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

1877/06/18

Where lost:

Nambucca Heads, Flat Rock on south spit

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Grounded on bar

From port:

Sydney

To port:

Nambucca River

Master:

Henry Bastian

Owner:

Henry Bastian

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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