Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Louise

Port Rickaby, Hardwicke Bay

Louise was a schooner built in 1869 and lost on 11/1878. Went ashore in a gale and became a total wreck.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationPort Rickaby, Hardwicke Bay
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1878
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Wood; Went ashore in a gale and became a total wreck.

The oddity, explained

Why is Louise unusual?

Louise appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Louise was a schooner built in 1869 and lost on 11/1878. Went ashore in a gale and became a total wreck. 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

The coordinate, category and description remain tied to the cited source. Comparative oddness helps discovery; it does not add facts that the source does not provide.

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