SS Lindus (1881)

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NameSS Lindus
Owner
  • T. J. Parker, London (1881-1884)
  • Huddart, Parker & Co., Melbourne (1884-1899)
Port of registry Melbourne
Builder Edward Withy & Co., West Hartlepool, UK
Launched24 October 1881
Completed1881
Identification
FateWrecked, 4 June 1899
General characteristics
TypeIron screw steamer
Tonnage
Length78.45 m (257 ft 5 in)
Beam10.54 m (34 ft 7 in)
Draught5.425 m (17 ft 9.6 in)
Installed power Compound engine
Crew24

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]

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Shipwrecked

Shipwrecks Regent Murray, Wendouree and Lindus, Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, 1899 Shipwrecks Regent Murray Wendouree Lindus 1899.jpg
Shipwrecks Regent Murray, Wendouree and Lindus, Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, 1899

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″S151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797 . [1]

References

  1. 1 2 "LINDUS CARGO SHIP 1881-1899". wrecksite.eu. 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

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