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Hougomont

Stenhouse Bay, Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia

Hougomont was a barque built in 03/06/1897 and lost on 08/01/1933. Four Finnish seamen, perched high up in the rigging of the four masted barque Hougomont, anxiously adjusted the sails. Under normal sailing conditions their task would have been easy and the view, from their vantage point, quite spectacular. On this part

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationStenhouse Bay, Innes National Park, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1933
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBarque; Steel; Four Finnish seamen, perched high up in the rigging of the four masted barque Hougomont, anxiously adjusted the sails. Under normal sailing conditions their task would have been easy and the view, from their vantage point, quite spectacular. On this part

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