SS Tyalgum 1939
Marker: recorded wreck position (Second World War).
Key facts
| Name | SS Tyalgum | Wikidata label |
|---|---|---|
| Year lost | 1939 | Wikidata P793 significant event, point-in-time qualifier |
| Era | Second World War | derived from year |
| Ship type | steamship | 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 | Coral Sea | Natural Earth marine areas (public domain), point-in-polygon |
| Nearest coast | Australia | Natural Earth (public domain); approx. 17 km from land |
| Position | -28.1688, 153.5533 | Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0) |
About the wreck
The SS Tyalgum was a 544-ton steamer ship which was operated by the North Coast Steam Navigation Company which primarily operated between the port at Tweed Heads and Sydney.
It was wrecked on 25 August 1939 on a sandbar at Tweed Heads and was later dismantled in place.
Location
- Recorded position: -28.1688, 153.5533 (Wikidata P625 coordinate location (CC0); may be approximate)
- Sea / ocean: Coral Sea
- Nearest coast: Australia
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Text adapted from the Wikipedia article SS Tyalgum (revision 1367977589), 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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