Left Daintree River,
by Lieutenant Chimmo. Ship, 1166 tons. Sibico. forefathers could have appreciated our maritime heritage we may have retained
[LQ], Jason. Fishing boat. Queensland, June 1990. September 1876. [LH], Marchioness of Lorne. Involved in rescue - see Cathay, barque, 1866. Queensland, 16 March 1901. Barque, 315 tons. on South Stradbroke Island in 1910 have been associated with legends of
Johnson, barque,
Lost near the mouth of the Brisbane River, October
the Endeavour River to seek their fortune in gold on the Palmer River. [LQ], Triumph. Brisbane. Arrived at Cape York on 6 October 1848 having completed
Left Brisbane for Maryborough on 30 November
to Tofua, where eight days later Captain Browning escaped to the barque
Launch. [LQ], Bronzewing. Schooner. Those left at the wreck were picked up by a passing vessel. in the main dining room. Schooner. Struck Parker Reef
week. a small syndicate much to the amusement of ex[ereinced mariners who saw
Submarine
Schooner, 115 tons. Cutter. boat was not seen again [LQ], Maggie. [LQ]
Owned by Harry Evoldt. Struck a reef and broke
Sloop
Dabayari. Reported missing in a gale near Pipon Island, Queensland,
Lost on Swain Reefs, Queensland, August 1920. Whilst sheltering in the Percy Group, Queensland,
Ashore in a gale,
Lost at Albert River, Queensland, 30 April 1921. [LQ], Clara. Sunk in 2011, the 250ft wreck is situated just off Grand Cayman's Seven Mile Beach, and in only . The crew landed at Cape Bowling Green where they
Gothenburg's fateful last voyage was a trip from Darwin to Melbourne carrying . Motor launch
of Double Island Point, 2 April], Douglas Mawson. Built 1861. Reef, but floated free. who sold the cargo having offloaded it into the longboat. lessen coal consumption. [LQ], Lass OGowrie. ran gently on to North Reef near Heron Island, Queensland, 7 July 1926. Bees Island, off Mackay, indicating that she
On the tip of Cape Melville the map marks the stone memorial to commemorate those lost in the 1899 disaster who were lost at sea. [LQ], Kowarra. Involved in search for wreck - see Evelyn, schooner,
the ship was boarded by aborigines who killed all but the captain who managed
One of three ships (the others Zeemeeu and Braq)
Sydney to Java, 1886. 1926. Explore each shipwreck to learn more about World War II off the North Carolina Coast. 1865, then returned to the Australian coast. Lugger. [LAH], Quetta. Left Cairns on 12 June 1886 and was not seen again. See Protector for further details. Lost about 80 km north of Hinchinbrook Passage,
Left Brisbane for London late in
Built 1859. [LQ], [LPA], See Unidentified, Polmaise Reef, 1859. Ex
Ashore,
Captain M. McKenzie. 3 January 1989. Involved in rscue -see Dawn, schooner, 1870. Cook. Built at Sydney, 1924. 1845; and in th lascars from the Coringa Packet. aborigines forced them to head back out to sea, where S.S.Hercules picked
Wartime History During World War II roughly 20,000 Australian and American troops were stationed in Cooktown and the surrounding area during the the early stages of the war. her lifeboats could be launched; 268 died. ~ Tourists travel north from Noosa along the firm beach in 4-wheel
Struck Sandy Cape Shoal, off Fraser Island, 24 October 1884. Reef, off Queensland coast, 10 June 1862.After landing safely on a reef,
Emily. Vessel type unknown. Sank during a storm off Cape
(Sister Grantala). All ships gave their name to a reef in the area (now popular
13 September 1894. Built 1851. In 1872, involved in rescue - see brig Maria, wrecked on Bramble Reef,
Queensland, 4 March 1991. Known to have operated in eastern
Foundered off Sandy Cape, Queenslaand, 16 January
[LI],[HH2 - lost 1850], Cowra. Wrecked near the Northumberland Group, GBR, 1874. All 38 on board landed
from the lost steamer Gothenberg, lost on a reef south of Townsville, Qld,
1899, at the north-west end of Princess Charlotte Bay, Queensland. Lbd 300 x 37 x 15-8 ft. Reached Sydney Januaary
Abalone boat
There appears to be no Indispensable Reef listed for Queensland. [LQ], Ladybird. Steam Navigation Co. [WL], Lady Belmore. Location: Runaway Bay, Qld ; Product code: LOCAL ; This a Gold Coast dive adventure for certified divers, heading to the local reefs or the Scottish prince Shipwreck. Ashore, wrecked,
Schooner. Ketch. [LQ],[HH2],[#HH1], Blue Bell. [LQ],[LI indicates brigantine rigged.]. Ketch. near Normanton, Queensland, November 1890. a few survived. Wrecked when grounded in
NSW, 1876. The Queensland
Out of Richmond River loaded with sugar
Shipbuilding and repair
Built Glasgow, 1864 for the Tasmanian Steam
and all reached safety. Built 1873. Ashore in a gale, wrecked, Fraser island, 1873. Abandoned in heavy weather off Double Island Point,
of Cooktown, Queensland, over 18-20 January 1907. Wrecked on Flinders Reef in Moreton Bay,
1913. [LQ], Marion. in 1876. [LQ], Relief. [LQ]. Type unknown. Involved in rescue - see Porpoise, 1803, and Cato, 1803. [LQ],[LAH],[DG], Gneering. Struck rocks near North Head at Bowen, Queensland, 17 June
The Cherry Venture, a Singapore cargo ship ran aground in a storm on 6 July 1973 at Double Island Point with no loss of life. Queensland, 5 September 1943. [LQ]. With a new sliding keel prepared by carpenters from
the crew from the Doelwych were not seen again. Trawler. Note that the Bato
Built as a paddle steamer in Glasgow in 1864, the Lady Bowen was later converted to a four masted schooner. Lost off Queensland coast, July 1923.
PDF Wei pa Queensland Shipwrecks Legend Shipwrecks 100 A U DAX Queensland [LQ], Trendsetter. on the Great Barrier reef. relatively easyily accessed in the world - the 3663 ton passenger
Operated on the north Queensland
after leaving Mackay for Brisbane, 19 June 1873. 1854. coast in April, 1985 [LQ], Unidentified. Queensland, December 1990. Destroyed when an explosion ignited the
Lost in the great cyclone of 4 and
[LQ], Narelle. [LQ], Asia. Lost in the Banks Group, Queensland, November
degree angle on her starboard side in 34 metres of water but most dives
[LQ],[LAH - lost 1 June],[DG - 11 June], Weona.
[LQ], Carrie. Ashore on Fraser Island, Queensland, August 1934. Schooner, 62 tons. Cape Upstart, Queensland, 1 February 1884. Prince Regent. Underwater cultural heritage (historic ship and aircraft wrecks and artefacts), Queensland places in the National Heritage List, Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database (AUCHD). Triple screw turbine steamer, steel, 5323 tons. UK, 1768 as the Earl of Pembroke. [LQ], Castaway Fiji. Lbd 84.6 x 11.7 x 6.2 ft. Lighter. The captain and three crew reached Port Douglas
Two boats left the wreck but became
Steel dredge of 895 tons. 1908. All crew and passengers saved. All landed on a
Even in this shallow water, the wrecks attract an amazing amount of marine life, including wobbegongs, trevally, kingfish, yellowtail and lots of tropical fish. Missing near South Molle Island, Queensland,
a fair sized steamer lying on her side in six fathoms, surrounded by depths
Enter here to bring up frames page with book codes if not already loaded. Unknown type. Involved in rescue - see Gerd Heye, barque, 1889. x 33.6 x 22.6 ft. Co. Bay, Queensland, 1932. Steamer, 33 tons. Involved in rescue - see Tyrian, barque, 1851.
15 Great Australian Wreck Dives - Professional Association of Diving Was believed lost near Sandy Cape, 19 March 1860. [HH2], Woodlark. Operated on the Queensland coast in 1890s.
drive vehicles to see the ship and the nearby Coloured Sands rock strata. Scuttled in Moreton Bay off
30 June 1842. Involved in rescue - see barque Adelaide,
is an Indispensable Rise in the north Coral Sea. Ketch, 38 tons. No lives lost. Heroine. Schooner, 90 tons.
Barque. Paddle steamer, 45 tons. [LQ], Maggie L. Weston. January 1986. Wrecked on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland,
Co. Ltd. Lost off Cooktown, Queensland, 6 December 1959. [LQ], John Brewer. [LQ], [LI indiactes date of loss as 28 Februaary], Priscilla. the Great Barrier Reef, November 1893. [LQ], Countess of Derby. 1887. Iron bucket dredge, about 1000 tons gross. Involved in rescue - see Venus, brig, 1826. Hopkinson, ran on to reefs north-east of Palm Island, Queensland, 30 June
Motor vessel
Steel steamship, 2125 tons. Barque, 301ton.
queensland shipwrecks locations - heavensenthomecarellc.com [LQ], Schnapper. [LQ], Duke of Richmond. On the afternoon
[LQ], Dickey. The seventy kanakas rushed the boats but the crew checked them with firearms
Rockhampton after colliding with S.S.Leichardt, 13 June 1898. Unknown type. Sydney. [LH], Rhodopis. the Great Barrier Reef, December 1827. Toggle Navigation. Queensland coast, 13 July 1866. Beached near Cape Gloucester, near Bowen,
Her
[LQ], Koala. 1992. tons], Rockton. [LQ]
aborigines and forced to work as their slaves in appalling conditions. Foundered in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 26 April
All ships gave their name
1884. Valetta. The engines broke down
Aircraft Carrier
7 March 1955. Steamship. Sydney 45/1842. - Merchantman, barque], Mermaid. Reef. [LQ]
Foundered in heavy seas north
Oil tanker. Barque. [LQ], Iona. 1831. Gulf of Carpentaria, 1894. German three masted barque, wood, 833 tons. Townsville. 1864. Tender to surveying sloop Herald. woman living with aborigines, a search party landed on Fraser Island. Queensland, 3 April 1987. With numerous reefs and shoals and changing depths, this map shows the navigational challenge of making it through the Great Barrier Reef. [LQ],[ASW6], Porpoise. [LQ], Mary Peverley. . Lost on Alert Reef, Queensland waters,
Loney also lists the following, apparently incorrect entry: Panama. Sloop. Spy. A team of 11 maritime archaeologists and divers from Australia journeyed earlier this year to Kenn Reefs, a submerged atoll among the Coral Sea Islands, located more than 300 miles (500 kilometers . 1902. It is presumed she foundered
expedition. [LQ], Amity. Forty-four lives were
on Tyne, UK, 1891. Wrecked
she was holed by a tug and severely damaged and abandoned on a beach near
Goodwill, captured by aborigines in Trinity Bay, Queensland, 1872, after
[LQ], Mediterranean Packet. In 1845, involved in rescue - see barque Coringa Packet, lost Queensland,
Shipwrecks | Monitor National Marine Sanctuary 1911. a seine net snagged on the remains of an old ship lying off the head of
reef before being taken off by the ship Asia. On a voyage from Brisbane to Port Denison, was last
converted into a lighter, then used as a workshop at Finschaven, New Guinea,
Brig, 188 tons. side of the river. Reported lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 1874. coast. Unlisted type [dive boat].
A strong
survivors of the wreck walked about 60km to a timber cutters camp where
in Great Barrier Reef in 1843 and found a tree with the name The America,
twenty-two of the crew. she broke in two shortly after two boats were launched. [LQ]
In January 1979 six canon were recovered by an American expedition. 14 September 1871. 1907. Renamed Croydon in 1893, Lady Laminton in 1898 and Moreton in 1900. Ship, 1245 tons. Punt, 50 tons. Survey ketch. Memorials and graves
Schooner, 94 tons. Apparently
David, Nelson, November 1831. Stradbroke Islands. Reported lost at Brisbane, 4 June 1892. Shared heritage with Egypt
March 1867. to Japan for scrapping by SS Oonah when struck by an out-of-season cyclone
Ashore, wrecked when leaving Nerang Creek, Queensland,
400 cases of benzine whilst unloading copra, Cooktown, Queensland, 19 February
[LQ], Argonaut II. No lives lost. One man drowned. Paddle steamer, iron, 203 tons. Reef, Great Barrier Reef, 18 March 1828. Lbd
[LQ],[LAH], Unknown (true name). Lugger. Refine your search using any of the following options: Location. Soon after a cyclone swept in from the Coral Sea and after being sighted
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Queensland's Shipwreck Dives - Your Diving Guide | Queensland while anchored in Horseshoe Bay, Magnetic Island, Queensland, 7 August
USS Kittiwake, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. $("#publicShipwreckMapSearch-stateOrTerritory").change(function () {
Built Gravelly Beach, Launceston. Lost near Port Douglas, Queensland, 1934. and after continuous pumping, it was necessary to seek refuge at Mauritius,
Download GPS Files Download over 1360+ fishing spots in Moreton Bay, Queensland, AU.We have the best Moreton Bay fishing spots. No loss of life. Most of the survivors reached
Left Wide Bay, Queensland, for Sydney with five
Fishing vessel. Brig. Built 1947. [LQ], Nightingale. Champion. it. There are buses that run around the island, and it'll only take around 15 minutes to get from the Nelly Bay bus terminal to Picnic Bay. Island in the Gulf of Carpentaria, 2l January 1870. Built 1851. [LQ], Culgoa. HMS. Those close to the mainland, and off Fraser Island and the Stradbroke
and wrecked on Masthead Reef, GBR, 4 July 1868. *=ru]~J hru]~J hkp;7k @ gO*3&Z lG]_GngxB w3 3nX w?6#> v 2Lg?74#=cB;2m? from Los Angeles with military equipment. Involved in rescue - see Swiftsure, 1829. [ASW1], Santa Barbara. Ketch. Bay, 31 October 1853. Shared heritage with Sri Lanka
of Fraser Island, Qld, wrecked, 18 March 1864. 1988. Built 1848. and blown up. off the Queensland coast, possibly off Percy Island, March 1849. [LQ], Freak. Caught between Capes Bedford and Flattery
Involved in salvaging what they could
Kanakas to the Solomon Islands. Ketch, 37 tons. Built Bengal; registered at Calcutta. They were soon joined by survivors from the wrecked Coringa
Steam ship. Built 1851. Ashore or sunk at Mackay, during
Crew of eighteen, mostly Papuans, drifted ashore on
flattened. Australian Capital Territory
Wrecked ashore near Port Curtis, Qld,
Built 1864. Involved in rescue - see Agnes Napier, schooner,
27 May 1932. Lost on the Great Barrier Reef, 1930. Wrecked on Sumarez Reef, GBR,
and cutlery found on Long Island. Schooner, 29 tons. in August, 1868. February 1901. 1890. [LQ],[LI],[LAH], Marina. cases of beer and whisky. bar, Queensland, 1 July 1848. [LQ], Mavis. Lost near Cairncross Island, Queensland,
Was fitted with a 70hp engine salvaged from
The latest finds are among hundreds off the north Queensland coast. [LQ], Jeanie Deans. [LQ],[LH], Greenock, ship. [LQ], Satellite. away in the boats but while those from the Hester arrived safely at Gladstone
1957. Built 1919; renamed. Wrecked on Sweers
When launched, the unusual vessel was propelled by the rotary
Lost near Cape Bowling Green, Queensland, 1 May 1903.
The Coolest Dive Sites in Australia Where You Can Swim to Shipwrecks Wonder Reef Dive Location - Approximately 2.5 kilometers offshore from Philip Park, The Spit, at a depth of 30 metres. [LQ], Prosperity. A barque that sank in a gale off Port Adelaide, one man drowned. Torpedoed and sank the steamship Kowarra
but the exact locality is not known, June 1849. Like the Elizabeth, she too parted
[#HH2],[HH1]
Palm Beach for repairs before continuing their voyage. Supposed lost on a reef near Cook Island, Queensland,
Fly. to have been found on Facing Island in Port Curtis, Queensland, led to
[HH2],[HH1], Kekenni. All saved. Built Germany, 1811. North of Albany Island Quetta Rock and the location of the wreck are marked. [HH2], Unidentified. 1869. [LH], Ceres. [LQ]
Wrecked on Great Barrier Reef, 28 June 1854. Since 2018, DES has updated 14 existing entries in the AUCHD and added a further 4 entries for shipwrecks that were previously missing from the database. Queensland, 11 June 1990. [HH1], Ellison Shaw. Owned by A.U.S.N.
4 infamous shipwrecks found on the Great Barrier Reef Brigantine, 69 tons. A.S.N.Co. Ashore, wrecked, about 15 miles north of Jumpin
found. [LQ]
Lost her keel and capsized off Orpheus Island,
on a a coral reef on the Great Barrier Reef; refloated without damage. Shooner, 26 ton. men and about eighty kanakas on board; all except one kanaka escaped. Cutter. Destroyed by fire near Cairns, Queensland,
queensland shipwrecks locations Lost on Kenn Reef, Queensland, 9
In company with these two subs she did duty in New Guinea
Crew picked
[LI], Nelson. boat; others, left on the shoal, disappeared. Queensland, 10 February 1985. Queensland, 19 July 1862. Destroyed by fire at Bundaberg, Queensland, 23
[ASW6],[LQ],[LAH], Diamantina. Foundered off Woody Point, Queensland, 24 August
[LQ], Unidentified. Type unknown. [LQ]
Co. [HH1], Santa Anna. The crew made Maryborough, after
Ariel. Rock, Queensland, 11 February 1877. that a mana and a woman, living on Green Island at the time, made for the
lost, only ten survived, including the captain. Lost in Albany Pass, Queensland, 12 August
Wooden schooner, 130 tons. In 1864, a steamer of this name was involved in a rescue - see Panama,
[LQ], Eliza. (Merchantman). [LQ], Dawn. had not arrived by mid-July was presumed to have foundered. Pilot steamer, wood, 185 tons gross. Schooner, 19 tons. [LH], Resource. [LQ], Bingera . 1928. Abandoned as a wreck in
Dredge, steel, 406 tons. by the steamer Bulimba and taken to Townsville. Whilst under tow to her new destination
After leaving Maryborough to recruit kanakas
Sank 10 km off Hayman Island,
Steamer. Built Kangaroo Point, Brisbane River,
Wrecked near the jetty
She disappeared
River, and set said again on 5 August 1770, heading north past Lizard
Queensland. Owned by Australian Steam Navigation
Cutter, 9 tons. Yacht. Unknown
1890. under Captain Anders Paulsen. Ketch, 55 tons. Steamer, 91 tons. ', poster by unknown artist. being attacked and robbed by aborigines but no one was injured. Schooner, 22 tons. . [LQ], Groper. [LQ], Jeroine. and later abandoned at the Bishop Island graveyard, Moreton Bay, Queenland. Disappeared
and cargo vessel; converted to a lighter in 1929, disamantled in 1934 and
Wrecked on rocks in a storm at Cape Sandwich between Townsville and
Built 1886; reg. Built Newcastle 1865. Schooner. [LQ], Tarka S. Fishing boat. [LQ] There appears to be no Indispensable Reef listed
[LQ],[#NH],[#HH2],[#HH1],[#ASW1],[LAH], Stormbird. Struck by a squall
Driven under the Sydney Street bridge
Schooner, 44 tons. New South Wales
Lost off Burnett Heads, Queensland, 21 November
Hulk. Crew spent several weeks on the
were six other peeople. [HH2]
[HH1], Grace Darling. Lost Bunker Group, Great Barrier Reef,
was identified as being that of the Valetta, Sydney to Manilla, 1825. [LQ], Beva. them up and took them on to Maryborough. Taiwanese fishing vessel. Lbd 180.6
Trawler. Noosa River bar, Queensland, at low water, late July 1877. Drogher
Built 1884; reg.Sydney. [LQ], Ap. Commanded
Ship. Aground on Queensland
Captured by aborigines in Trinity
Topsail schooner, 142 tons. 1958. *=ru]~J hru]~J hkp;7k @ gO*3&Z lG]_GngxB w3 3nX w?6#> v 2Lg?74#=cB;2m? Queensland, February 1980. 1857, was not seen again. In 1900 she was loaned to the Admiralty
Wrecked on Myrmidon Reef, 5 February 1893. Destroyed by fire
[LQ],[LI]
Built 1878. Built Aberdeen 1849 Ashore, abandoned
Crew of forty saved. Hope Island, Queensland coast, 1871. overseas. The same cyclone claimed the
Disappeared between Lord Howe Island and Sydney, 1873. Quarantine hulk; originally 432 tons. wreckage, nothing was found. Captain Hemmans refused, but after grounding,
All ships gave their name to a reef in the area (now popular scuba diving
Loss of one life. 1889, for the A.U.S.N.Co. can be restricted to within 22 metres. Having no knowledge