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Wreck of Cataraqui

When
4 August 1845
Where
Fitzmaurice Bay
Part of
Barque Cataraqui wrecked on King Island

The British barque Cataraqui struck rocks off King Island during a severe storm on 4 August 1845, resulting in 400 deaths.

Cataraqui, an 802-ton barque bound for Port Phillip, encountered a severe storm in Bass Strait. At 04:30 hours, the ship was cast onto jagged rocks off Fitzmaurice Bay on King Island. Eight crewmen reached the shore by clinging to floating wreckage, where they encountered the only emigrant survivor, Solomon Brown.

Sources

  1. Cataraqui (ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-12
  2. King Island (Tasmania) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04

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