Wooden barque Wynaud, 521 tons, State Library of South Australia, PRG-1373-4-61
Description:
Barque; one deck, two tiers of beams; sheathed with felt and yellow metal
Owner:
Actielskabet ‘Arcadia’ J.M.A. Marcussen
Construction:
Wood
Sunk:
25 April 1900
Size:
Length: 43.90 m Beam: 10.40 m Draft: 4.90 m Tonnage: 571.00 gross
Underwater:
The condition of the remains of the Arcadia is unknown.
Built:
Tvedestrand, Norway
Location:
Hamelin Bay, 50 yards from the southern side of Hamelin Jetty
Sinking:
The Arcadia was taking on a cargo of timber at Hamelin Bay when a north-westerly gale blew the barque aground at about 9 am on 25 April 1900. The underwriters declared it a wreck. The cargo was transhipped and the wreck and all its gear was auctioned on 13 May. The Arcadia was purchased by MC Davies. The wreck must have been refloated and put on a mooring because it was driven ashore during a gale on 22 July and became a total wreck. The Katinka and Lövspring were wrecked in the same gale on 22nd.
Longitude:
114.96666667
Latitude:
-34.16666667
Gallery
Wooden barque Wynaud, 521 tons, State Library of South Australia, PRG-1373-4-61
