Grafton 1864
Marker: recorded wreck position (Steam era).
Key facts
| Name | Grafton | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1864 | English Wikipedia lead text (year following a loss verb, parsed) |
| Era | Steam era | derived from year |
| Ship type | sailing ship, schooner | Wikidata P31 instance of |
| Cause of loss | Grounding or wreck on rocks | Keyword match in English Wikipedia lead sentence |
| Nationality / flag | New Zealand | Wikidata P8047 country of registry |
| Nearest coast | New Zealand SubAntarctic islands | Natural Earth (public domain) |
| Position | -50.7864, 166.0618 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
Grafton was a 56-ton schooner sailing out of Sydney during the 1860s that was wrecked on 3 January 1864 in the north arm of Carnley Harbour, Auckland Island, one of the New Zealand Subantarctic Islands, nearly 480 kilometres (300 mi) south of the South Island. Her castaway crew waited a year for a ship to come to their rescue, which, it soon became apparent, would not come. Six months later, three men decided to set out in a dinghy and managed to cross a distance of 450 kilometres (280 mi) to Stewart Island, 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of New Zealand's South Island. They then funded a rescue mission to pick up their remaining companions. The crew spent a total of 18 months on the sub-Antarctic island and, despite their ordeal, all survived.
Location
- Recorded position: -50.7864, 166.0618 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Nearest coast: New Zealand SubAntarctic islands
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Grafton (ship) (revision 1369466958), 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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