Maritime · Evidence-led place record

Unknown

Fowlers Bay, 200 m out from goods shed

Unknown was a cutter built in and lost on 21/04/1960. A letter from the Harbourmaster at Fowlers Bay to the Harbourmaster at Port Adelaide, dated 21 April 1960, stated that a cutter foundered 200 m from the goods shed at Fowlers Bay. The name of the cutter, its owner or circumstances surrounding its loss we

CategorySHIPWRECK
LocationFowlers Bay, 200 m out from goods shed
DatasetSouth Australian Shipwrecks
Listed/year1960
Oddness signal84/99
Data completeness90%
SignificanceCutter; Wood; A letter from the Harbourmaster at Fowlers Bay to the Harbourmaster at Port Adelaide, dated 21 April 1960, stated that a cutter foundered 200 m from the goods shed at Fowlers Bay. The name of the cutter, its owner or circumstances surrounding its loss we

The oddity, explained

Why is Unknown unusual?

Unknown appears here because the approved source classifies it as maritime. The source describes it as Unknown was a cutter built in and lost on 21/04/1960. A letter from the Harbourmaster at Fowlers Bay to the Harbourmaster at Port Adelaide, dated 21 April 1960, stated that a cutter foundered 200 m from the goods shed at Fowlers Bay. The name of the cutter, its owner or circumstances surrounding its loss we. 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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