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Emu

Port Elliot. Remains possibly located east of the mouth of Middleton Creek under a section of sand dune. keel and frames? (visible in 1912)

Emu was a schooner built in 1847 and lost on 01/05/1853. Mysteriously broken on Frenchmans Rock during heavy SSW winds.

CategorySHIPWRECK

LocationPort Elliot. Remains possibly located east of the mouth of Middleton Creek under a section of sand dune. keel and frames? (visible in 1912)

DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks

Listed/year1853

Oddness signal90/99

Data completeness90%

SignificanceSchooner; Wood; Mysteriously broken on Frenchmans Rock during heavy SSW winds.

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