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Ability (1878)

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A ketch-rigged vessel similar to Ability
History
New South Wales
NameAbility
OwnerJohn Breckenridge
Port of registrySydney
BuilderWilliam Woodward, Brisbane Water, NSW, Australia
Ship registration number: 37/1878
Ship official number: 74975
Completed1878
FateWrecked 5 January 1897
General characteristics
TypeWooden ketch
Tonnage48 GRT
Length20.72  m
Beam5.486  m
Draught1.981  m

Ability was a wooden ketch of 48 tons, owned by J. Breckenridge and built at William Woodward in 1878. She ran aground at Cape Hawke, New South Wales, Australia, in 1897.

Shipwreck

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On 5 January 1897, traveling from Cape Hawke to Sydney with a load of timber, Ability broke her moorings and was beached at Cape Hawke, near Forster, New South Wales. There were no reported deaths.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Loney, 1992 p.110
  2. ^ Ability (+1897) WRECKsite.eu

Sources

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  • Loney, Jack K. (1992). Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. Oceans Enterprises, Yarram, Victoria. p. 110.
  • Australian shipwrecks Vol. 3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON