Dundonald
Marker: recorded wreck position (Date not recorded).
Key facts
| Name | Dundonald | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Ship type | merchant vessel, four-masted barque | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Nationality / flag | United Kingdom | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Sea / ocean | Tasman Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | New Zealand SubAntarctic islands | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 11 km from land |
| Position | -50.6079, 165.9548 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Dundonald was a British four-masted steel barque measuring 2,205 gross register tons launched in Belfast in 1891. It was involved in a wreck in 1907 in the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands. Only 15 of its 28 crew survived; they were rescued seven months later by a scientific expedition.
Diving & visiting
After setting sail from Sydney, Australia, bound for Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom on 17 February 1907 with a cargo of wheat, the ship was forced onto rocks during a squall on 7 March 1907 on the west coast of Disappointment Island, 5 miles northwest of the Auckland Islands of New Zealand, and sank.
Location
- Recorded position: -50.6079, 165.9548 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Tasman Sea
- Nearest coast: New Zealand SubAntarctic islands
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Wreck facts from Wikidata (CC0).
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