Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Investigator
1.5 km west of south west edge of Wardang Island, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Investigator was a schooner built in 12/10/1882 and lost on 24/04/1918. On a voyage from Port Pirie to Port Victoria on 24 April 1918 with a cargo of about 200 tons of superphosphate, the vessel grounded on rocks to the south west of Wardang Island. A Marine Board enquiry cleared the mate of any blame although they suspended
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location1.5 km west of south west edge of Wardang Island, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1918
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Iron; On a voyage from Port Pirie to Port Victoria on 24 April 1918 with a cargo of about 200 tons of superphosphate, the vessel grounded on rocks to the south west of Wardang Island. A Marine Board enquiry cleared the mate of any blame although they suspended
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