The ''Adolphus'' was a wooden
brigantine
A brigantine is a two-masted sailing vessel with a fully square-rigged foremast and at least two sails on the main mast: a square topsail and a gaff sail mainsail (behind the mast). The main mast is the second and taller of the two masts.
Older ...
that was wrecked on the rocks west of Pier Head at
Wollongong harbour in
New South Wales on 29 November 1866. The ship was carrying coal from Wollongong to
Sydney
Sydney ( ) is the capital city of the state of New South Wales, and the most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Located on Australia's east coast, the metropolis surrounds Sydney Harbour and extends about towards the Blue Mountain ...
under the command of Captain William Kean. There were no casualties, but the vessel was lost. The wreck has not been located, but the approximate coordinates are .
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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Encyclopedia 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 - vol1 1622-1850'',
Charles Bateson
Charles Bateson (4 August 1903 – 5 July 1974) was a maritime historian, journalist and author.
Early life
Charles Henry Bateson was born in Wellington, New Zealand, son of Charles Bateson, a company manager born Liverpool, England, and moth ...
, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, , Call number 910.4530994 BAT
*''Australian shipwrecks Vol. 2 1851–1871'' By
Jack Loney, Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Sydney. Reed, 1980 910.4530994 LON
*''Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900'' By
Jack Loney, Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON
*''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
References
External links
Shipwrecks of the Illawarra Region
Ships built in New Brunswick
1852 ships
Maritime incidents in November 1866
1851–1870 ships of Australia
Merchant ships of Australia
Brigantines of Australia
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