SS Dicky (1883)
![]() Dicky grounded near Caloundra Head in 1893. | |
History | |
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Name: | Dicky |
Builder: | Gebruder Howdalt, Kiel, Germany |
Launched: | 1883 |
Fate: | Wrecked 4 February 1893 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage: | 226 gross |
Dicky was a 226-gross ton steamer,[1] built by Gebruder Howdalt, Kiel in 1883.
Fate
On 4 February 1893, while steaming in bad weather off the coast of Queensland, Australia, Dicky was blown ashore at Caloundra,[1] on a stretch of coast now known as Dicky Beach.
Partial wreck removal
The Sunshine Coast Council began removing the visible parts of the wreck on 30 July 2015.[2]
Citations
- 1 2 "SS Dicky". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Australian Government - Department of Environment. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ↑ "SS Dicky removal: Sunshine Coast locals say goodbye to visible remains of 122-year-old shipwreck". ABC News, Thursday 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
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