Cataraqui 1845
Marker: recorded wreck position (Age of Sail).
Key facts
| Name | Cataraqui | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1845 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Age of Sail | derived from year |
| Ship type | barque | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | Australia | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Great Australian Bight | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Tasmania | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 4 km from land |
| Position | -40.0271, 143.8804 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Cataraqui (also called Cataraque) was a British barque which sank off the south-west coast of King Island in Bass Strait on 4 August 1845. The sinking was Australia's worst–ever maritime civil disaster incident, claiming the lives of 400 people.
Diving & visiting
A memorial plaque is dedicated to the Cataraqui at the Tasmanian Seafarers' Memorial at Triabunna on the east coast of Tasmania.
The plaque contains the following text:
Location
- Recorded position: -40.0271, 143.8804 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Great Australian Bight
- Nearest coast: Tasmania
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Cataraqui (ship) (revision 1327081948), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section and section(s) “Memorial”; 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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