OCEAN QUEEN 1831-1842
Description
Barque
Construction
Timber
Size
286 tons
Built
By J. Langborne and Co.1831 in Whitby, UK
Owner
Robert Brooks Captain: Harrington
Sunk
1842/09/13
Location
Half Moon Reef, Pelsaert Group, Houtman Abrolhos
Latitude/Longitude
(-28.969736, 113.8969)
Sinking
On 10 July 1840 was badly damaged when it struck a reef at Flinders Island Bass Strait, while on a voyage from London to Launceston and was subsequently repaired. The Ocean Queen was bound from Launceston to Bali in ballast and carried a chest of specie and 18 crew.
Underwater
The wreck of the Ocean Queen lies on Half Moon Reef between the Zeewijk and Windsor wreck sites. A trail of ballast stones lies about 20 m inshore of the wave line across the reef top to the lagoon.