Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Macintyre
500 m SSE of south east corner of Wardang Island, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
Macintyre was a schooner built in 19/06/1877 and lost on 01/04/1927. MacIntyre was outward bound from Port Victoria after having topped up its cargo of wheat which had been loaded at Port Rickaby. Under the command of Captain Lingard, the vessel reportedly struck a rock on the south end of Wardang Island at midnight on 1
The oddity, explained
Why is Macintyre unusual?
Macintyre appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Macintyre was a schooner built in 19/06/1877 and lost on 01/04/1927. MacIntyre was outward bound from Port Victoria after having topped up its cargo of wheat which had been loaded at Port Rickaby. Under the command of Captain Lingard, the vessel reportedly struck a rock on the south end of Wardang Island at midnight on 1. 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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