SS Lindus
| History | |
|---|---|
 Victoria | |
| Name | SS Lindus |
| Owner |
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| Port of registry | Melbourne |
| Builder | Edward Withy & Co., West Hartlepool, UK |
| Launched | 24 October 1881 |
| Completed | 1881 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Wrecked, 4 June 1899 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Iron screw steamer |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 78.45 m (257 ft 5 in) |
| Beam | 10.54 m (34 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 5.425 m (17 ft 9.6 in) |
| Installed power | Compound engine |
| Crew | 24 |
SS Lindus was an Australian iron-hulled coastal cargo ship driven by a 160 H.P. 2-cylinder compound steam engine with a top cruising speed of 10 knots. She was built in 1881 by Edward Withy & Co., Hartlepool, England. Her engines were built by T. Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool. She had a complement of 24 crewmembers.[1]
Shipwrecked
On 4 June 1899, traveling from Newcastle, New South Wales on her way to Adelaide while carrying a cargo of coal the Lindus was caught up in a heavy storm and was wrecked near Newcastle's Oyster Bank, on the wreck of the Colonist at position 32°54′50″S 151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E.[1]
References
- ^ a b "LINDUS CARGO SHIP 1881-1899". wrecksite.eu. 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.
Further reading
- Online Databases
- "Lindus". Australian National Shipwreck Database.
- "Australian shipping : Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968". ozships.net. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - "New South Wales Shipwrecks". Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks. Archived from the original on 2 October 2009.
- Books
- Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993 ISBN 978-0-646-11081-3.
- Australian shipwrecks Vol.3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON
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