Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Albatross

Near the mouth of the Onkaparinga River, Onkaparinga, South Australia.

Albatross was a cutter built in 1842 and lost on 11/08/1848. Driven ashore in squall.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationNear the mouth of the Onkaparinga River, Onkaparinga, South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1848
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; Driven ashore in squall.

The oddity, explained

Why is Albatross unusual?

Albatross appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Albatross was a cutter built in 1842 and lost on 11/08/1848. Driven ashore in squall. 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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