Maritime · Evidence-led place record
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
The oddity, explained
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.
Evidence and further exploration
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