British steamship wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef
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Gothenburg
History
Name
Gothenburg
Namesake
Gothenburg
Owner
1854: North of Europe SN Co
by 1865: John H Blackwood
by 1874: McMeckan & Blackwood
Operator
1854: J Hervey
Port of registry
1854: London
1862: Melbourne
Route
1854: London – Sweden
1860s: Australia – New Zealand
Builder
Charles Lungley & Co, Millwall
Launched
1 April 1854
Refit
rebuilt at Adelaide, 1873
Identification
by 1857: UK official number 23071
by 1866: code letters NQDB
Fate
wrecked, 24 February 1875
General characteristics
Tonnage
1855: 572 GRT, 345 NRT
1871: 675 GRT, 459 NRT
1874: 737 GRT, 501 NRT
Length
1871: 187.4 ft (57.1 m)
1874: 196.6 ft (59.9 m)
Beam
1871: 28.1 ft (8.6 m)
1874: 28.2 ft (8.6 m)
Depth
1871: 12.9 ft (3.9 m)
1874: 20.5 ft (6.2 m)
Installed power
120 hp
Propulsion
2-cylinder steam engine
Sail plan
3-masted barquentine
Crew
34
SS Gothenburg was an iron-hulled sail- and steamship that was built in England in 1854 and sailed between England and Sweden until 1862. She then moved to Australia, where she operated across the Tasman Sea to and from New Zealand until 1873, when she was rebuilt. After her rebuild, she operated in the Australian coastal trade.
In February 1875 Gothenburg was wrecked in a storm on the Great Barrier Reef off the north coast of Queensland. 22 people survived in three lifeboats. Between 98 and 112 people were killed, including a number of civil servants and dignitaries.
SSGothenburg was an iron-hulled sail- and steamship that was built in England in 1854 and sailed between England and Sweden until 1862. She then moved...
Weather. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 October 2010. "Shipwrecks – Gothenburg". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 October 2010. "Off Home Hill, Qld: Shipwreck...
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Weather. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 5 October 2010. "Shipwrecks – Gothenburg". Abc.net.au. Retrieved 5 October 2010. "Off Home Hill, Qld: Shipwreck...
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