The ''Ability'' was a wooden
Steamer coastal transport cargo ship of 140 tons, owned by Parsons, R & Plunkett. She was scuttled and abandoned off
Newcastle, New South Wales
Newcastle ( ; Awabakal: ) is a metropolitan area and the second most populated city in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It includes the Newcastle and Lake Macquarie local government areas, and is the hub of the Greater Newcastle area, w ...
on 3 June 1960 or off Sydney on 3 April 1965.
[ Australian National Shipwreck Database, 2011, page chart]
References
Sources
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Further reading
Online Database's
Australian National Shipwreck Database
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Australian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788–1968 including shipwreck
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Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks - New South Wales Shipwreck
Books
*Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. By
Jack Loney, Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993 .
*''Australian shipwrecks Vol. 4 1901–1986'' By
Jack Loney, Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1987 910.4530994 LON
*''Australian shipwrecks Vol. 5 Update 1986'' By
Jack Loney, Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1991 910.4530994 LON
Shipwrecks of the Hunter Region
History of Newcastle, New South Wales
1910 ships
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