HMS Sirius - Norfolk Island
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S 29° 03.486 E 167° 57.328
58J E 787769 N 6781970
HMS Sirius was shipwrecked on the Kingston reef in April 1789
Waymark Code: WM16410
Location: Norfolk Island
Date Posted: 04/30/2022
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The 'Sirius' and 'Supply' went to Norfolk Island in 1790 carrying two companies of marines and their families and 183 convicts. Most passengers disembarked at Cascade Bay on 13 March but it was too rough to land the stores. ON 19 March, whiles attempting to anchor in Sydney Bay, the 'Sirius' was wrecked on the reef.
A hawser or safety line was run to the wreck and supplies were unloaded in stormy conditions. Trunks were thrown over to drift to shore and animals to swim. The ship's fittings and timbers were salvaged to provide scarce building supplies until the rains broke up in 1792
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Location is open 24/7
Date dedicated: 03/06/2001
Sponsor(s): Kingston & Arthurs Vale Historic Area
Entrance fees (if any): Not listed
Parking coordinates: Not Listed
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