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Alma
Guichen Bay, near Robe, south east coast of South Australia.
Alma was a ship built in 1855 and lost on 15/12/1861. Broke one cable in a strong north-westerly gale. The vessel dragged its second anchor and came ashore, breaking up the following day. A week later the vessel was described as a mass of scattered fragments on the beach.
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationGuichen Bay, near Robe, south east coast of South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1861
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceShip; Wood; Broke one cable in a strong north-westerly gale. The vessel dragged its second anchor and came ashore, breaking up the following day. A week later the vessel was described as a mass of scattered fragments on the beach.
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