Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Tenterden
Breaksea Reef, Cape Northumberland, 2Km Sw Of Port Macdonnell
Tenterden was a built in 5/1883 and lost on 23/12/1893. Mistake in bearings, struck a reef and broke up by sea. SS Tenterden left Melbourne in December 1893 bound for Beachport, SA, via Port MacDonnell, where 1300 bales of wool were waiting to be loaded. The vessel arrived off Port MacDonnell at midnight on 2
The oddity, explained
Why is Tenterden unusual?
Tenterden appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Tenterden was a built in 5/1883 and lost on 23/12/1893. Mistake in bearings, struck a reef and broke up by sea. SS Tenterden left Melbourne in December 1893 bound for Beachport, SA, via Port MacDonnell, where 1300 bales of wool were waiting to be loaded. The vessel arrived off Port MacDonnell at midnight on 2. 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.
Evidence and further exploration
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