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Wreck of the Loch Ard

When
1 June 1878
Where
Shipwreck Coast, Victoria, Australia
Part of
Wreck of the Loch Ard

The clipper Loch Ard wrecked on the Shipwreck Coast of Victoria, Australia, on 1 June 1878, resulting in the loss of 52 lives.

The ship departed Gravesend, Kent, on 1 March 1878, bound for Melbourne. It carried 36 crew members and 18 passengers, totaling 54 people. The wreck occurred near the end of a three-month journey from England to Melbourne.

Sources

  1. Loch Ard (ship) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-07
  2. Loch Ard Gorge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05

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