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Ida

Port Willunga

Ida was a brig built in 1845 and lost on 15/01/1857. On the morning of 15 January 1857 Ida was boarded by the harbourmaster in Port Willunga to be taken to its moorings. At around noon, while the best bower chain was being shackled to the mooring, the northerly wind shifted WSW. In heavy seas the mooring c

CategorySHIPWRECK

LocationPort Willunga

DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks

Listed/year1857

Oddness signal90/99

Data completeness90%

SignificanceBrig; Wood; On the morning of 15 January 1857 Ida was boarded by the harbourmaster in Port Willunga to be taken to its moorings. At around noon, while the best bower chain was being shackled to the mooring, the northerly wind shifted WSW. In heavy seas the mooring c

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