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Phaeton
Guichen Bay, 3 miles east of Boatswains Point, South East coast of South Australia.
Phaeton was a ship built in 11/1853 and lost on 01/02/1857. On 10 December 1856, under the command of Captain W. Morrison, Phaeton left Hong Kong for Robe, with a general cargo and 260 Chinese passengers. The vessel, making only her second voyage, was described as a fine American clipper ship. The Captain, whose
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationGuichen Bay, 3 miles east of Boatswains Point, South East coast of South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1857
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceShip; Wood; On 10 December 1856, under the command of Captain W. Morrison, Phaeton left Hong Kong for Robe, with a general cargo and 260 Chinese passengers. The vessel, making only her second voyage, was described as a fine American clipper ship. The Captain, whose
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