Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Excelsior
Outer Harbor, Adelaide
Excelsior was a built in 14/11/1867 and lost on 25/04/1910. The coal hulk Excelsior sank alongside the wharf at Outer Harbor during a gale on the evening 25 April 1910. It had been lightering coal into the steamer Suffolk, which was berthed at the wharf, when a westerly gale rose. Around 8 pm the head lines part
The oddity, explained
Why is Excelsior unusual?
Excelsior appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Excelsior was a built in 14/11/1867 and lost on 25/04/1910. The coal hulk Excelsior sank alongside the wharf at Outer Harbor during a gale on the evening 25 April 1910. It had been lightering coal into the steamer Suffolk, which was berthed at the wharf, when a westerly gale rose. Around 8 pm the head lines part. 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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