St Albans

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On the 17th of May 1882, during a trip from Sydney to Kiama carrying milk and butter, the engines failed and the St Albans was wrecked on the north head of Long Bay, Sydney. At the time the wooden screw steamer was owned and mastered by John Dalton with 3 crewmembers, but there were no fatalities. The St Albans, built in 1881 in Jervis Bay, NSW (ON 83637), and registered in Sydney was 24.9 metres long and weighed 64 tons.

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Site information

Site ID:

432

Type:

Steamer screw

Construction:

Wood carvel

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

Net tonnage:

Length (mtrs):

24.93

Beam (mtrs):

4.572

Draft (mtrs):

2.743

Cargo:

Milk and butter

Engine:

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Jervis Bay

builder:

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1881

Registration number:

40/1881

Official number:

83637

Sources:

SMH 18/5, 23/5, 2/6/1882 RBS 40/1881

Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

1882/05/17

Where lost:

Sydney, Malabar, Long Bay, on North Head

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Engines failed

From port:

Sydney

To port:

Kiama

Master:

John Dalton

Owner:

John Dalton

Crew:

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

Passenger deaths:

Total deaths:

Location

Maximum latitude:

33.973667

Minimum latitude:

33.977667

Maximum longitude:

151.2695

Minimum longitude:

151.263833

Datum used:

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

Protection notes:

Signage:

Web address:

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