Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Emma

Aldinga Bay, South Australia

Emma was a schooner built in and lost on 23/08/1840. Presumed sunk during SW gale.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationAldinga Bay, South Australia
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1840
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceSchooner; Presumed sunk during SW gale.

The oddity, explained

Why is Emma unusual?

Emma appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Emma was a schooner built in and lost on 23/08/1840. Presumed sunk during SW gale. 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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