Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Treasure Trove
Near Nepean Bay, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Treasure Trove was a cutter built in and lost on 21/05/1884. During a southerly gale the cutter dragged its anchors and drove upon the rocks at Queenscliffe (Kingscote). The steamer Dolphin which was nearby gave the vessel a tow, and after a short time the Treasure Trove came off, but began to fill as the steamer
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNear Nepean Bay, Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1884
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; During a southerly gale the cutter dragged its anchors and drove upon the rocks at Queenscliffe (Kingscote). The steamer Dolphin which was nearby gave the vessel a tow, and after a short time the Treasure Trove came off, but began to fill as the steamer
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