SS Colonist (1889) explained

SS Colonist was a British iron-hulled coastal cargo ship driven by a 3-cylinder triple expansion steam engine. She was built in 1889 by Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd, North Hylton, England. She had a complement of 29 crewmembers.^[1]

Shipwrecked

On 9 September 1894, traveling from Newcastle, New South Wales on her way to Adelaide while carrying a cargo of coal the Colonist was wrecked on Newcastle's Oyster Bank at position -32.914°N 151.797°W.^[1]

Further reading

Online Databases

• Web site: Colonist . Australian National Shipwreck Database.
• Web site: Australian shipping : Arrivals and Departures 1788-1968 . ozships.net .
• Encyclopedia: Newcastle, New South Wales Shipwrecks . Encyclopaedia of Australian Shipwrecks .

Books

• Wrecks on the New South Wales Coast. By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995 Oceans Enterprises. 1993 .
• Australian shipwrecks Vol.3 1871–1900 By Loney, J. K. (Jack Kenneth), 1925–1995. Geelong Vic: List Publishing, 1982 910.4530994 LON

Notes and References

1. Web site: SS Colonist (+1894) . wrecksite.eu . 12 June 2014.