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William Henry
Tunby Island, near Tumby Bay, South Australia
William Henry was a cutter built in 1842 and lost on 6/1844. After successfully getting the Kate of the strand at Tumby Island, as William Henry was approaching to bring up under the island, the cable fouled and the vessel ran ashore.
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationTunby Island, near Tumby Bay, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1844
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; After successfully getting the Kate of the strand at Tumby Island, as William Henry was approaching to bring up under the island, the cable fouled and the vessel ran ashore.
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