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William
Hog Bay, near Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
William was a schooner built in 08/01/1844 and lost on 23/08/1847. On Monday 23 August 1847, the William was going into Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island to land a passenger. It was dark and the wind was blowing from the NNE. The vessel struck a reef on the starboard bow. In less than two hours, the vessel was “knocked into a
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationHog Bay, near Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1847
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Wood; On Monday 23 August 1847, the William was going into Hog Bay, Kangaroo Island to land a passenger. It was dark and the wind was blowing from the NNE. The vessel struck a reef on the starboard bow. In less than two hours, the vessel was “knocked into a
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