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Fides
0.5 km west of Snug Cove, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
Fides was a barque built in 1857 and lost on 22/05/1860. In September 1859 the Fides, Captain Asplund and crew departed Kristinestad bound for England with a cargo of tar and wood. In London, a general cargo was loaded consigned for Elder, Stirling & Co. in Adelaide, South Australia. The cargo consisted of a w
CategorySHIPWRECK
Location0.5 km west of Snug Cove, Kangaroo Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1860
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBarque; Wood; In September 1859 the Fides, Captain Asplund and crew departed Kristinestad bound for England with a cargo of tar and wood. In London, a general cargo was loaded consigned for Elder, Stirling & Co. in Adelaide, South Australia. The cargo consisted of a w
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