Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Apollo

Between Two Hummocks Point, 9 miles south of Point Lowly Lighthouse, north east of Whyalla, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

Apollo was a barque built in 6/1884 and lost on 27/12/1889. Ran aground in heavy wind.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationBetween Two Hummocks Point, 9 miles south of Point Lowly Lighthouse, north east of Whyalla, Spencer Gulf, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1889
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBarque; Iron; Ran aground in heavy wind.

The oddity, explained

Why is Apollo unusual?

Apollo appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Apollo was a barque built in 6/1884 and lost on 27/12/1889. Ran aground in heavy wind. 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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