Ability (1878) Explained

Ship registration number:	37/1878
Ship official number:	74975

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

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

1. [#Loney|Loney, 1992]
2. http://www.wrecksite.eu/wreck.aspx?55183 Ability (+1897)

Sources

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