Agnes (1904)

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History
Name:Agnes
Owner: Frederick Thomas Heming
Route: Snails Bay, Sydney Harbour to Middle Harbour
Builder: W Holmes North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Completed: 1904
Fate: Wrecked 27 January 1906 in Sydney Harbour
General characteristics
Type: Launch
Installed power: Hercules Engine 5 hp (3.7 kW)
Crew: 2

Agnes was a launch built in 1904 at North Sydney, that was wrecked on 27 January 1906 in a collision in Sydney Harbour, whilst carrying passengers between Snails Bay and Middle Harbour.

Coordinates: 33°51′S151°14′E / 33.85°S 151.24°E / -33.85; 151.24

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