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Konig Willem II
Guichen Bay, 3 miles east of Robe, South East coast of South Australia.
Konig Willem II was a ship built in 1840 and lost on 30/06/1857. On 25 June 1857 the Dutch ship, Koenig Willem II, arrived in Guichen Bay from Hong Kong, with 397 Chinese immigrants. During the voyage, this old vessel had leaked continually, taking on 12-15 inches (30-35 cm) of water per hour. The Chinese passengers h
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationGuichen Bay, 3 miles east of Robe, South East coast of South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1857
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceShip; Wood; On 25 June 1857 the Dutch ship, Koenig Willem II, arrived in Guichen Bay from Hong Kong, with 397 Chinese immigrants. During the voyage, this old vessel had leaked continually, taking on 12-15 inches (30-35 cm) of water per hour. The Chinese passengers h
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