Agnes (1875)

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History
New South Wales
NameAgnes
OwnerAlex Kethel
Port of registryNewcastle, New South Wales
BuilderEdward Davis Brisbane Water, Gosford, New South Wales, Australia
Completed1875
Identification
  • Registration number: 5/1881
  • Official number: 73315
FateWrecked 12 March 1890
General characteristics
TypeWood carvel schooner
Tonnage80 GRT
Displacement80 NRT
Length23.62  m
Beam6.156  m
Draught1.981  m
Crew6[1]

The Agnes was a wooden carvel schooner built in 1875 at Brisbane Water.[2] On 12 March 1890, whilst in ballast between Sydney and Tweed River, she lost her sails in a gale 6 miles (9.7 km) and was wrecked north of Brunswick River heads.[2] There were eight deaths.[2][1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Wreck of the Agnes: A Last Message". Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate. 14 March 1890. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Shipping Disaster in the North: Loss of the Schooner Agnes". The Daily Telegraph. 13 March 1890. Retrieved 16 May 2021.

Coordinates: 28°27′S 153°34′E / 28.45°S 153.56°E / -28.45; 153.56


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