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Galatea

Port Macdonnell, near Cress Creek, South East Coast of South Australia.

Galatea was a schooner built in 1860 and lost on 31/03/1876. Slipped moorings and drifted onto rocks during a southerly gale.

CategorySHIPWRECK

LocationPort Macdonnell, near Cress Creek, South East Coast of South Australia.

DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks

Listed/year1876

Oddness signal90/99

Data completeness90%

SignificanceSchooner; Wood; Slipped moorings and drifted onto rocks during a southerly gale.

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