Duckenfield
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The
steamer Duckenfield was built as a combined sail and
steamship by J & W Dudgeon in England. She was
launched in 1875 and sailed for the Australian company J
& A Brown. She arrived Australia the year after and
was used as a coastal freighter. Under a journey from
Newcastle to Sydney loaded with coke she hit ground at
Long Reef outside Sydney 24.May 1889. She was firmly
grounded until a high wave made her capsize and
disappeared in the deep. She was partly salvaged on site
to retrieve the copper, but the wreck was soon abandoned
and forgotten. The wreck was found by sport divers in
1987. Her battered remains rest today on a depth of
approximately 24 meter about 1,5 nautical mile north of
Long Reef outside Narrabeen.
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Last updated: April 2016 |
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