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History

The 289 ton Olive Cam was a 39 metre steel fishing vessel built by Welton & Gemmell Ltd. at Beverley, United Kingdom, in 1920. The single screw steamer  was owned by Cam & Sons Ltd. and registered in Sydney. The steamer formed part of the some twenty strong fleet of fishing vessels operated by the Cam Family in the Eden area.  The trawler was wrecked ashore on 2 November, 1955, near Mowarry Point  with the loss of three lives. Previous researchers have incorrectly identified the wreck as the Oliver Cam or the Mary Cam.

Depth of site ~12m

 

photo: View of wreck site area. Photograph: David Nutley.
View of wreck site area. Photograph: David Nutley.

Database

Site information

Site ID: 767
Type: Steamer screw Construction: Wood carvel
Primary industry: Fishing Sub-industry: fishing
Gross tonnage: 289 Net tonnage: 133
Length (mtrs): 39.16 Beam (mtrs): 7.162
Draft (mtrs): 3.855 Cargo:
Engine: Triple expansion
Country built: UNITED KINGDOM State built:
Port built: Beverley builder: Cook, Wilton And Gommell Ltd, Bvrly, Eng
Port registered: Sydney When built: 1920
Registration number: 6/1948 Official number: 143528
Sources: The Magnet 21/1/1988 (historical photo) British Register of Shipping
Comments: The site lies in about 12 metres of water.

Lost event

When lost: 1954/11/02 Where lost: Twofold Bay, Eden, 8 mls Sth, near Mowarry Pt
Wrecked/Refloated: Wrecked Sinking:
From port: To port: Twofold Bay
Master: William 'Paddy' Glackan Owner: Cam & Sons Pty Ltd
Crew: 13 Passengers: 0
Crew deaths: 3 Passenger deaths: 0
Total deaths: 3

Location

Maximum latitude: 37.1525 Minimum latitude:
Maximum longitude: 150.006 Minimum longitude:
Datum used: AGD66
  Datum    Latitude    Longitude    Zone    Easting    Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found: Yes Inspected: Yes
Protected: Not Protected Jurisdiction: Federal
Protection notes:
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