Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Songvaar
Wardang Island, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Songvaar was a ship built in 4/1884 and lost on 14/04/1912. Having been loaded with 40,000 bags of wheat by lighters from Port Victoria at the outer Wardang Island anchorage, Songvaar was preparing to sail to Europe. On 14 April 1912, while Captain Isaksen was ashore arranging clearance, the vessel began listing
The oddity, explained
Why is Songvaar unusual?
Songvaar appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Songvaar was a ship built in 4/1884 and lost on 14/04/1912. Having been loaded with 40,000 bags of wheat by lighters from Port Victoria at the outer Wardang Island anchorage, Songvaar was preparing to sail to Europe. On 14 April 1912, while Captain Isaksen was ashore arranging clearance, the vessel began listing. 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. Compare nearby records and the linked country or category collection to understand how this entry relates to places supported by the same governed evidence.
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