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Excelsior
Outer Harbor, Adelaide
Excelsior was a built in 14/11/1867 and lost on 25/04/1910. The coal hulk Excelsior sank alongside the wharf at Outer Harbor during a gale on the evening 25 April 1910. It had been lightering coal into the steamer Suffolk, which was berthed at the wharf, when a westerly gale rose. Around 8 pm the head lines part
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationOuter Harbor, Adelaide
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1910
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceWood; The coal hulk Excelsior sank alongside the wharf at Outer Harbor during a gale on the evening 25 April 1910. It had been lightering coal into the steamer Suffolk, which was berthed at the wharf, when a westerly gale rose. Around 8 pm the head lines part
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