SS Lindus (1881)

History
Victoria
NameSS Lindus
Owner
  • T. J. Parker, London (1881-1884)
  • Huddart, Parker & Co., Melbourne (1884-1899)
Port of registryMelbourne
BuilderEdward Withy & Co., West Hartlepool, UK
Launched24 October 1881
Completed1881
Identification
FateWrecked, 4 June 1899
General characteristics
TypeIron screw steamer
Tonnage
Length78.45 m (257 ft 5 in)
Beam10.54 m (34 ft 7 in)
Draught5.425 m (17 ft 9.6 in)
Installed powerCompound engine
Crew24

SS Lindus was an Australian iron-hulled coastal cargo ship driven by a 160 H.P. 2-cylinder compound steam engine with a top cruising speed of 10 knots. She was built in 1881 by Edward Withy & Co., Hartlepool, England. Her engines were built by T. Richardson & Sons, Hartlepool. She had a complement of 24 crewmembers.[1]

Shipwrecked

Shipwrecks Regent Murray, Wendouree and Lindus, Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, 1899

On 4 June 1899, traveling from Newcastle, New South Wales on her way to Adelaide while carrying a cargo of coal the Lindus was caught up in a heavy storm and was wrecked near Newcastle's Oyster Bank, on the wreck of the Colonist at position 32°54′50″S 151°47′49″E / 32.914°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "LINDUS CARGO SHIP 1881-1899". wrecksite.eu. 2013. Retrieved 27 April 2013.

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