SS Gothenburg
British steamship wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SS Gothenburg was an iron-hulled sail- and steamship that was built in England in 1854 and sailed between England and Sweden until 1862. She then moved to Australia, where she operated across the Tasman Sea to and from New Zealand until 1873, when she was rebuilt. After her rebuild, she operated in the Australian coastal trade.
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Name | Gothenburg |
Namesake | Gothenburg |
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Operator | 1854: J Hervey |
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Builder | Charles Lungley & Co, Millwall |
Launched | 1 April 1854 |
Refit | rebuilt at Adelaide, 1873 |
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Fate | wrecked, 24 February 1875 |
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Installed power | 120 hp |
Propulsion | 2-cylinder steam engine |
Sail plan | 3-masted barquentine |
Crew | 34 |
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In February 1875 Gothenburg was wrecked in a storm on the Great Barrier Reef off the north coast of Queensland. 22 people survived in three lifeboats. Between 98 and 112 people were killed, including a number of civil servants and dignitaries.