SS Ellengowan
Schooner shipwrecked in Darwin, Australia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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SS Ellengowan was a schooner rigged, single screw steamer built by Akers Mekaniske Verksted in Christiania (Oslo) Norway, under her original name, Nøkken. The vessel was powered by sail and a vertical direct acting steam engine. Ellengowan sank at its moorings, unmanned, during the night of 27 April 1888 in Port Darwin and was abandoned. 103 years later, in 1991, she was discovered by divers making it the oldest known shipwreck in Darwin Harbour.[1][2]
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Namesake | the water spirit Neck |
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Builder | Akers Mekaniske Verksted, Christiana |
Launched | 1866 |
Fate | Sank 1881, refloated 1885, later sank 1888 |
General characteristics | |
Tonnage | 58 GRT |
Length | 79 ft (24.08 m) |
Beam | 15 ft (4.57 m) |
Depth | 8 ft 2 in (2.49 m) |
Installed power | Direct acting steam engine |
Propulsion | Sail, single screw |
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