Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Iron King
Troubridge Shoal, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia.
Iron King was a ship built in 1/1867 and lost on 11/12/1873. The vessel departed London in August 1873 bound for Port Adelaide with 30 paying passengers, 28 Government sponsored immigrants and a general cargo. It was reported that the ship’s compass was incorrectly reading throughout the voyage, and the captain
The oddity, explained
Why is Iron King unusual?
Iron King appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Iron King was a ship built in 1/1867 and lost on 11/12/1873. The vessel departed London in August 1873 bound for Port Adelaide with 30 paying passengers, 28 Government sponsored immigrants and a general cargo. It was reported that the ship’s compass was incorrectly reading throughout the voyage, and the captain. 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.
Evidence and further exploration
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