Agnes (1849)
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| Career (Nova Scotia) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Agnes |
| Port of registry: | Pictou, Nova Scotia |
| Builder: | Unknown Point Brenley, Nova Scotia |
| Launched: | 1849 |
| Notes: | official number 900027, later changed when re-registered |
| Career | |
| Name: | Agnes |
| Owner: | James Lloyd |
| Port of registry: | Sydney |
| Ship registration number: | 30/1869 |
| Ship official number: | 31599 |
| Status: | Wrecked |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Wood Brigantine |
| Tonnage: | Gross tonnage (GT) of 104 tons |
| Displacement: | Net tonnage (NT) of 100 tons |
| Length: | 20.4 m |
| Beam: | 6.04 m |
| Draught: | 3.5 m |
| Installed power: | NA |
| Ship primary use: | Transport |
| Ship industry: | |
| Ship passenger capacity: | 0 |
| Crew: | 5 |
| Wreck Event | |
| When lost: | 1877/03/10 |
| Where lost: | Wollongong breakwater, north side |
| Reason for loss: | Wind change |
| Cargo: | Ballast |
| Travelling from: | Sydney |
| Travelling to: | Wollongong |
| Deaths: | 0 |
| Wreck Location | |
| Discovered: | No Approximate Position |
| Position: | 34°25′06″S 150°54′19″E / 34.4184°S 150.9054°ECoordinates: 34°25′06″S 150°54′19″E / 34.4184°S 150.9054°E, |
Agnes (1849)
The Agnes was a wooden brigantine built in 1849 at Point Brenley, Nova Scotia in 1849. She was first registered in Pictou, Nova Scotia.[1] Later acquired by owners in Sydney, Australia, she was wrecked when the wind changed whilst carrying ballast between Sydney and Wollongong and was lost on the north side side of the Wollongong breakwater New South Wales on the 10 March 1877
References
Online Database's
Australian National Shipwreck Database[1]
Australian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968 including shipwrecks [2]
Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks - New South Wales Shipwrecks [3]
Other Online sources
Historic Australian Newspapers, 1803 to 1954 [4]
Books
- Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993 ISBN 9780646110813.
- Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0 589 07112 2 910.4530994 BAT
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 2 1851–1871 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Sydney. Reed, 1980 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 4 1901–1986 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1987 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 5 Update 1986 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1991 910.4530994 LON
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