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Blanche
Wallaroo, near Custom House, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Blanche was a cutter built in 1853 and lost on 25/07/1865. On 24 July 1865, the cutter Blanche was anchored eastward of the Wallaroo Jetty, about two cables (40 m) from the rocky shore.Driven ashore during heavy westerly weather. The vessel was lying to a small anchor weighing 98 lbs, with 35 fathoms of chain. T
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationWallaroo, near Custom House, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1865
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; On 24 July 1865, the cutter Blanche was anchored eastward of the Wallaroo Jetty, about two cables (40 m) from the rocky shore.Driven ashore during heavy westerly weather. The vessel was lying to a small anchor weighing 98 lbs, with 35 fathoms of chain. T
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