Douglas

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The Douglas was wrecked on the SE extremity of the fringing reef at Elisabeth Reef off the New South Wales coast on 8 May 1869. The vessel was on a voyage from Newcastle to China.

The 36 metre wooden vessel is listed in the Sydney register as a barquentine but the Sydney Morning Herald refers to it as both a brig and a schooner! Whatever the rig, the Douglas was built at Machias in the United States in 1861.

photo: The Douglas ashore at Elizabeth Reef. Courtesy: State Reference Library, State Library of New South Wales.
The Douglas ashore at Elizabeth Reef. Courtesy: State Reference Library, State Library of New South Wales.

Database

Site information

Site ID:

1582

Type:

Barquentine

Construction:

Wood

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - international

Gross tonnage:

330

Net tonnage:

330

Length (mtrs):

36.0

Beam (mtrs):

7.3

Draft (mtrs):

3.3

Cargo:

Engine:

Country built:

UNITED STATES

State built:

Port built:

Machias

builder:

Port registered:

Melbourne

When built:

1861

Registration number:

57/1864

Official number:

47421

Sources:

Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

1869/05/8

Where lost:

Elizabeth Reef, SE extremity of fringing reef

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Struck reef

From port:

Newcastle

To port:

China

Master:

Captain Hixson?

Owner:

Archibald Currie & Thomas Boyd

Crew:

Passengers:

Crew deaths:

Passenger deaths:

Total deaths:

Location

Maximum latitude:

29.833333

Minimum latitude:

Maximum longitude:

159.066667

Minimum longitude:

Datum used:

Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Yes

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

Protection notes:

Signage:

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