Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Duilius

Guichen Bay, east of Robe township, South East Coast of South Australia.

Duilius was a barque built in 8/1840 and lost on 15/04/1853. During a north west gale the ship lost its cable and anchors and struck rocks.

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationGuichen Bay, east of Robe township, South East Coast of South Australia.
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1853
Oddness signal90/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceBarque; Wood; During a north west gale the ship lost its cable and anchors and struck rocks.

The oddity, explained

Why is Duilius unusual?

Duilius appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Duilius was a barque built in 8/1840 and lost on 15/04/1853. During a north west gale the ship lost its cable and anchors and struck rocks. 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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