Acme(1876)
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| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Acme |
| Owner | Edward Davis & David Copper |
| Port of registry | Sydney |
| Ship registration number: | 14/1876 |
| Ship official number: | 73348 |
| Builder | Edward DavisBrisbane Water,New South Wales,Australia |
| Completed | 1876 |
| Fate | Wrecked |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | WoodTop sail schooner |
| Tonnage | 55GRT |
| Displacement | 55NRT |
| Length | 20.57 m |
| Beam | 5.882 m |
| Draught | 2.133 m |
| Ship primary use: | Transport |
| Ship industry: | cargo - coastal |
| Crew | 5 |
TheAcmewas a wooden top sailschoonerthat was driven ashore atSeal Rocks, New South Waleswhile carrying timber fromCamden HaventoSydneyunder the command of Captain James Henry Jackson on the 15 July 1876. There were no casualties.
The wreck has not been located, but the approximate coordinates of the wreck site are32°27′S152°32′E/ 32.45°S 152.54°E.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]Online Database's
Australian National Shipwreck Database[1]
Australian Shipping - Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968 including shipwrecks[2]
Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks - New South Wales Shipwrecks[3]
Books
- Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. ByLoney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth),1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993ISBN978-0-646-11081-3.
- Australian Shipwrecks - vol1 1622-1850,Charles Bateson,AH and AW Reed, Sydney, 1972,ISBN0-589-07112-2,Call number 910.4530994 BAT
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 2 1851–1871ByLoney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth),1925–1995. Sydney. Reed, 1980 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900ByLoney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth),1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 4 1901–1986ByLoney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth),1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1987 910.4530994 LON
- Australian shipwrecks Vol. 5 Update 1986ByLoney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth),1925–1995. Portarlington Vic. Marine History Publications, 1991 910.4530994 LON