Viewing: Shipwrecks
September 3, 2017
Artefacts from Argosy Lemal at Port River Sailing Club
As I stated in my article titled “Follow-up on the Schooners Lemael & Booya” at http://mlssa.org.au/2016/09/09/follow-up-on-the-schooners-lemael-booya/ , “I had previously written a series of articles regarding a number of sailing ships, but two in particular – the Booya and the Lemael. The series started with “Cyclone Tracy Shipwrecks” in our April 2005 newsletter (No.320). This was followed by “More About... Read morePosted in Maritime History, Shipwrecks | By Steve Reynolds
April 13, 2017
Update on the wreck of the AV Ulonga
This photo of the AV Ulonga at the North Parade Wharf in Port Adelaide was posted on the Facebook page for The South Australian Ketch Fleet recently: – The Ulonga at Port Adelaide circa early 1960s (Source: https://www.facebook.com/234583500036716/photos/a.237879926373740.1073741831.234583500036716/775086302653097/?type=3&theater ) It came with these details: – “Three mast auxiliary schooner “Ulonga”, at North Parade Wharf, Port Adelaide, sometime in the very... Read morePosted in Maritime History, Shipwrecks | By Steve Reynolds
September 9, 2016
Follow-up on the Schooners Lemael & Booya
I had previously written a series of articles regarding a number of sailing ships, but two in particular – the Booya and the Lemael. The series started with “Cyclone Tracy Shipwrecks” in our April 2005 newsletter (No.320). This was followed by “More About the Booya” in our July 2005 newsletter (No.323). The third article was titled “The Wreck of the... Read morePosted in Maritime History, Shipwrecks | By Steve Reynolds
October 2, 2015
Search for a photo showing the discovery of a ship’s bell
We recently received a request re the supply of a photograph that featured on the front page of The Advertiser about 20 years ago, around 1995. I happened to have kept a copy of the newspaper on file for such occasions. This is the photograph in question: – Three divers and the bell from the Sir Wilfred Lawson (Photo courtesy... Read morePosted in Maritime History, Shipwrecks | By Steve Reynolds
May 31, 2014
Marion Bay & the wreck of the SS Willyama
As described in my article titled “Three Days at Marion Bay” in our May newsletter, a highlight of our trip was our visit to the site of the wreck of the Willyama near Marion Bay on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula. The 2704-ton (or 2705t) SS Willyama sank in Marion Bay, near Rhino Head, on 13th April 1907. She had been built,... Read morePosted in Shipwrecks | By Steve Reynolds
November 1, 1980
The Wreck of the Willyama
Willyama Bay, lying between Stenhouse Bay and Marion Bay at the southernmost tip of the Yorke Peninsula, is a delightfully secluded cove of soft, clean sand backed by a fringe of scrub-covered dunes. Behind the dunes is an extensive area where camping is permitted at no charge. The fact that there are no facilities, and the state of the entrance... Read morePosted in Dive Reports, Shipwrecks | By Geoff Mower