SS Colonist (1889)

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]

The wreck in 1894
History
United Kingdom
Name	SS Colonist
Owner	Angier Line, London
Port of registry	London
Builder	Osbourne, Graham & Co. Ltd, North Hylton
Yard number	82
Launched	12 October 1889
Completed	1889
Identification	Official number: 96673
Fate	Wrecked, 9 September 1894
General characteristics
Type	Iron screw steamer
Tonnage	819 GRT
Length	88.4 m (290 ft 0 in)
Beam	11.6 m (38 ft 1 in)
Draught	6.1 m (20 ft 0 in)
Installed power	Triple expansion engine
Crew	29

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°S 151.797°E / -32.914; 151.797.^[1]