Alma

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The Alma was wrecked at Elizabeth Reef off the northern New South Wales coast on 3 August 1883 while under the command of Captain John Paterson. The 36-metre wooden barque was built at Dundee in the Scotland in 1854 by the Gourley Brothers.

Database

Site information

Site ID:

1708

Type:

Barque

Construction:

Wood

Primary industry:

Sub-industry:

Gross tonnage:

163

Net tonnage:

163

Length (mtrs):

36.140

Beam (mtrs):

6.065

Draft (mtrs):

2.865

Cargo:

Engine:

Country built:

UNITED KINGDOM

State built:

Port built:

Dundee

builder:

Gourley Bros

Port registered:

Dunedin, NZ

When built:

1854

Registration number:

Official number:

31727

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Comments:

Lost event

When lost:

1883/08/03

Where lost:

Elizabeth Reef, off Richmond River

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

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Master:

John Paterson

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Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

Management

Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

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