Adonis 1889
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | Adonis | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1889 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | ship | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | Australia | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Tasman Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Australia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 23 km from land |
| Position | -32.1000, 152.8000 | Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0) |
About the wreck
Adonis was a wooden brigantine built at Jervis Bay, New South Wales. She was wrecked on 22 December 1889, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Crowdy Head, when she sprang a leak whilst carrying coal between Wollongong and the Richmond River.
Location
- Recorded position: -32.1000, 152.8000 (Wikidata P793 significant event, coordinate qualifier (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Tasman Sea
- Nearest coast: Australia
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Adonis (1874) (revision 1361768072), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; condensed by selecting paragraphs; citations and formatting removed. No text added. This excerpt is available under the same licence.
Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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