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Billy Keith

Hospital Cove, Blanche Port, Streaky Bay

Billy Keith was a cutter built in and lost on 1922. In c.1922 Billy Keith was driven from its mooring in Blanche Port during a west to northwest storm. The vessel came ashore at Hospital Cove, east of the Streaky Bay jetty, where it soon broke up under the pounding of the waves.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationHospital Cove, Blanche Port, Streaky Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1922
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; In c.1922 Billy Keith was driven from its mooring in Blanche Port during a west to northwest storm. The vessel came ashore at Hospital Cove, east of the Streaky Bay jetty, where it soon broke up under the pounding of the waves.

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Billy Keith appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Billy Keith was a cutter built in and lost on 1922. In c.1922 Billy Keith was driven from its mooring in Blanche Port during a west to northwest storm. The vessel came ashore at Hospital Cove, east of the Streaky Bay jetty, where it soon broke up under the pounding of the waves. Heritage Atlas treats that specific classification-and-description combination as the oddity; the score is a comparative discovery signal, not proof of mystery or the supernatural. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.

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