Ada
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Ada (ship)
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Ada |
| Status: | Wrecked |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Ketch |
| Tonnage: | Gross tonnage (GT) of 50 tons |
| Displacement: | Net tonnage (NT) of 50 tons |
| Length: | m |
| Beam: | m |
| Draught: | m |
| Installed power: | NA |
The Ada was a wooden Ketch that was wrecked on the Oyster bank at the entrance of Newcastle Harbour, on the 29 April 1897.
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Shipwreck
On 29 April 1897 the Ada missed stays at Broken Bay near Newcastle, New South Wales Oyster Bank and ran aground. She was later dismantled.[1]
Coordinates of wreck site: 32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°ECoordinates: 32°55′S 151°47′E / 32.92°S 151.79°E
References
- ^ Loney, 1992 p.84
Sources
Books
- Loney, Jack K. (1992). Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. Oceans Enterprises, Yarram, Victoria.
- Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850, Charles Bateson, AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972, ISBN 0-589-07112-2 910.4530994 BAT
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 2 1851–1871 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Sydney. Reed, 1980 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 4 1901–1986 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1987 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 5 Update 1986 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1991 910.4530994 LON
External links
Online Database's
Australian National Shipwreck Database[1]
Australian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968 including shipwrecks [2]
Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks - New South Wales Shipwrecks [3]
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