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Wreck of the British Admiral

When
1874
Where
King Island, Tasmania
Part of
Wreck of the British Admiral off King Island

The iron clipper ship British Admiral was lost in 1874, with 79 lives recorded as lost in the sinking.

In 1874, the British Admiral, an iron clipper ship, sank with the loss of 79 lives. The loss is associated with King Island, Tasmania, an island in Bass Strait known for its many shipwrecks. The supplied passages do not state the ship's route, the exact date of the sinking, or the number of survivors, so those details remain unrecorded here.

Sources

  1. King Island (Tasmania) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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