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Fire Fly
Southern end of Anxious Bay, near Elliston, South Australia
Fire Fly was a cutter built in 1855 and lost on 22/10/1866. Fire Fly, under Captain John Messervy, was returning to Port Adelaide from Streaky Bay when it was lost at the south end of Anxious Bay, near Elliston on 21 October 1866. Prior to arriving at Anxious Bay on 20 October to load wool, Fire Fly visited Flind
CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationSouthern end of Anxious Bay, near Elliston, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1866
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Fire Fly, under Captain John Messervy, was returning to Port Adelaide from Streaky Bay when it was lost at the south end of Anxious Bay, near Elliston on 21 October 1866. Prior to arriving at Anxious Bay on 20 October to load wool, Fire Fly visited Flind
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