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Jane Flaxman
Near Semaphore, South Australia
Jane Flaxman was a cutter built in 1839 and lost on 02/05/1850. On Thursday 2 May 1850, the vessel made sail past the Outer Harbor lightship and at sundown was observed far to the west. At about 3 pm the following afternoon the vessel was seen to b drifting on its side towards the beach with no signs of life aboard.
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNear Semaphore, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1850
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; On Thursday 2 May 1850, the vessel made sail past the Outer Harbor lightship and at sundown was observed far to the west. At about 3 pm the following afternoon the vessel was seen to b drifting on its side towards the beach with no signs of life aboard.
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