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Adonis (1874)

Coordinates: 32°06′S 152°48′E / 32.1°S 152.8°E / -32.1; 152.8
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History
New South Wales
NameAdonis
OwnerPatrick Hogan
Port of registrySydney
Ship registration number79/1874
Ship official number71807
BuilderDent Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Completed1874
FateWrecked 22 December 1889
General characteristics
TypeWood Brigantine
Tonnage108 GRT
Displacement104 NRT
Length28.16  m
Beam6.309  m
Draught2.529  m

Adonis was a wooden brigantine built at Jervis Bay, New South Wales. She was wrecked on 22 December 1889, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Crowdy Head, when she sprang a leak whilst carrying coal between Wollongong and the Richmond River.[1]

References

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  1. ^ SS Adonis (+1882) wrecksite.eu

32°06′S 152°48′E / 32.1°S 152.8°E / -32.1; 152.8