|   The wreck in 1894  | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Colonist | 
| Owner | Angier Line, London | 
| Port of registry | London | 
| Builder | Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd, North Hylton | 
| Yard number | 82 | 
| Launched | 12 October 1889 | 
| Completed | 1889 | 
| Identification | Official number: 96673 | 
| Fate | Wrecked, 9 September 1894 | 
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Iron screw steamer | 
| Tonnage | 819 GRT | 
| Length | 88.4 m (290 ft 0 in) | 
| Beam | 11.6 m (38 ft 1 in) | 
| Draught | 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) | 
| Installed power | Triple expansion engine | 
| Crew | 29 | 
SS Colonist was a British iron-hulled coastal cargo ship driven by a 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine. She was built in 1889 by Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd, North Hylton, England. She had a complement of 29 crewmembers. [1]
On 9 September 1894, traveling from Newcastle, New South Wales on her way to Adelaide while carrying a cargo of coal Colonist was wrecked on Newcastle's Oyster Bank at position 32°54′50″S151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E . [1]