Wendouree (1882)

Wendouree was a steel steamship built as a collier by S & H Morton & Co., Leith, Scotland for Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd. She was later refitted to carry passengers for the Melbourne to Sydney run.

History
Australia
Name	Wendouree
Owner	Huddart Parker & Co. Pty. Ltd, Geelong
Route	Newcastle to Adelaide
Builder	S & H Morton & Co., Leith, Scotland
Launched	18 April 1882
Identification	84943
Fate	Wrecked on 20 July 1898 Newcastle, New South Wales, Oyster Bank
General characteristics
Type	Steel Steamer Screw
Tonnage	1,640 GRT 1,066 NRT
Length	83.45  m
Beam	11.06  m
Draught	5.882  m
Propulsion	Compound engine
Complement	24

Shipwrecks Regent Murray, Wendouree and Lindus, Newcastle Harbour, New South Wales, 1899

Fate

She was wrecked on the Oyster Bank at the mouth of the Hunter River while leaving Newcastle for Adelaide on 20 July 1898. She was carrying 1,430 tons of coal and 200 tons of coke.

Further reading

Online Databases
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. By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993 ISBN 978-0-646-11081-3.
• Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON