Maritime · Evidence-led place record
Nashwauk
Moana, near mouth of Pedlars Creek, South Australia.
Nashwauk was a ship built in 1853 and lost on 12/05/1855. On 13 February 1855 the vessel sailed from Liverpool for Port Adelaide with a general cargo and 300 immigrants, mainly Irish. On 13 May after 89 days smooth sailing, poor navigation on behalf of the ship’s master contributed to the vessel running agrou
The oddity, explained
Why is Nashwauk unusual?
Nashwauk appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Nashwauk was a ship built in 1853 and lost on 12/05/1855. On 13 February 1855 the vessel sailed from Liverpool for Port Adelaide with a general cargo and 300 immigrants, mainly Irish. On 13 May after 89 days smooth sailing, poor navigation on behalf of the ship’s master contributed to the vessel running agrou. 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
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