| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Adelaide |
| Owner | Chapman Bonner Bond |
| Port of registry | Sydney 28/1880 75062 |
| Route | Newcastle to Gisborne, New Zealand |
| Builder | Unknown Pyrmont, Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia |
| Completed | 1879 |
| Fate | Wrecked 1898/05 Newcastle, New South Wales to New Zealand |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Wood Schooner |
| Tonnage | 217 GRT |
| Displacement | 190 NRT |
| Length | 44.1 m |
| Beam | 7.1 m |
| Draught | 2.7 m |
| Installed power | NA |
Adelaide was a wooden schooner that was lost after leaving Newcastle, New South Wales carrying a load of coal on a voyage to Gisborne, New Zealand in May 1898. There were two deaths.
Online Databases
Australian National Shipwreck Database
Australian Shipping – Arrivals and Departures 1788–1968 including shipwrecks
Encyclopedia of Australian Shipwrecks – New South Wales Shipwrecks
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