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Sir Wilfred Lawson

Gilbert Reef, SW of Port Moorowie, Southern Yorke Peninsula

Sir Wilfred Lawson was a ketch built in 01/12/1877 and lost on 20/03/1908. Navigational error caused the vessel to run ashore on reef and went to pieces after a storm a week later.

CategorySHIPWRECK

LocationGilbert Reef, SW of Port Moorowie, Southern Yorke Peninsula

DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks

Listed/year1908

Oddness signal90/99

Data completeness90%

SignificanceKetch; Wood; Navigational error caused the vessel to run ashore on reef and went to pieces after a storm a week later.

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