Agnes (1877)

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Flag of New South Wales.svgNew South Wales
NameAgnes
OwnerBenjamin Lloyd, Ed Davies, William Grisdale
Port of registry Newcastle, New South Wales
BuilderWilliam Mc Pherson at Williams River, Eagleton, New South Wales, Australia
Completed1877
Identification
  • Registration number: 3/1877
  • Official number: 70814
FateWrecked 1883
General characteristics
TypeWood carvel ketch
Tonnage
Length22.95 m (75 ft 4 in)
Beam4.328 m (14 ft 2.4 in)
Draught1.798 m (5 ft 10.8 in)

Agnes was a wooden carvel ketch built in 1877 at Williams River, Eagleton, near Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. She was wrecked when she foundered off Jervis Bay, New South Wales, in 1883. [1]

35°07′S150°49′E / 35.12°S 150.82°E / -35.12; 150.82


  1. "Agnes". Australasian Underwater Cultural Heritage Database.

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