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Young St. George

Althorpe Island, South Australia

Young St. George was a schooner built in 1856 and lost on 03/01/1878. The vessel was engaged in servicing the construction of the new lighthouse on Althorpe Island. The vessel was on its mooring on the evening of 3 January 1878. At first, there was a relatively light wind blowing from the SE. However, before 12 pm it incre

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationAlthorpe Island, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1878
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Wood; The vessel was engaged in servicing the construction of the new lighthouse on Althorpe Island. The vessel was on its mooring on the evening of 3 January 1878. At first, there was a relatively light wind blowing from the SE. However, before 12 pm it incre

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Why is Young St. George unusual?

Young St. George appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Young St. George was a schooner built in 1856 and lost on 03/01/1878. The vessel was engaged in servicing the construction of the new lighthouse on Althorpe Island. The vessel was on its mooring on the evening of 3 January 1878. At first, there was a relatively light wind blowing from the SE. However, before 12 pm it incre. 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.

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