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Victor

400 m NW side of Balgowan Boat Ramp, southern side of jetty, Yorke Peninsula

Victor was a ketch built in 28/07/1874 and lost on 03/01/1925. As sails were being hoisted a wind gust swung the vessel onto the reef. The vessel listed to port and sank.

CategorySHIPWRECK

Location400 m NW side of Balgowan Boat Ramp, southern side of jetty, Yorke Peninsula

DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks

Listed/year1925

Oddness signal90/99

Data completeness90%

SignificanceKetch; Wood; As sails were being hoisted a wind gust swung the vessel onto the reef. The vessel listed to port and sank.

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