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Corsair

Smoky Bay, West Coast of South Australia.

Corsair was a ketch built in 1938 and lost on 11/04/1948. During a storm on 11 April 1948 the Corsair was driven ashore from its mooring to the ‘Shell Pit’ area south-east of the Smoky Bay jetty and soon broke up. Shortly after its loss the lead keel was salvaged from the vessel. The same storm was also res

CategorySHIPWRECK

LocationSmoky Bay, West Coast of South Australia.

DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks

Listed/year1948

Oddness signal90/99

Data completeness90%

SignificanceKetch; Wood; During a storm on 11 April 1948 the Corsair was driven ashore from its mooring to the ‘Shell Pit’ area south-east of the Smoky Bay jetty and soon broke up. Shortly after its loss the lead keel was salvaged from the vessel. The same storm was also res

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