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Emily Smith

Maupertuis Bay, north of Cape De Couedic, Kangaroo Island

Emily Smith was a brig built in 1849 and lost on 15/05/1877. The vessel was on a voyage from King George Sound to Port Adelaide with a cargo of wool, timber and about twenty-five passengers. After being twelve days out on the 15 May 1877 the vessel went ashore during a gale at Maupertuis Bay on the west coast o

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationMaupertuis Bay, north of Cape De Couedic, Kangaroo Island
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1877
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBrig; Wood; The vessel was on a voyage from King George Sound to Port Adelaide with a cargo of wool, timber and about twenty-five passengers. After being twelve days out on the 15 May 1877 the vessel went ashore during a gale at Maupertuis Bay on the west coast o

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