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Norma
5 km off Semaphore, South Australia
Norma was a barque built in 02/05/1893 and lost on 21/04/1907. On Saturday, 20 April 1907, the steel barque Norma sat at anchor off Semaphore awaiting favourable winds to depart Gulf St. Vincent. Captain William McLaughlin was in command of the vessel, which was loaded with 31,000 bags of wheat destined for the Unit
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location5 km off Semaphore, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1907
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBarque; Steel; On Saturday, 20 April 1907, the steel barque Norma sat at anchor off Semaphore awaiting favourable winds to depart Gulf St. Vincent. Captain William McLaughlin was in command of the vessel, which was loaded with 31,000 bags of wheat destined for the Unit
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