Launceston, Tasmania, September 1838

Yarra Yarra shipwreck, 1838

Name: Maritime/Coastal - Yarra Yarra shipwreck, Tasmania 1838
Start: 0001-01-01
End: 0001-01-01
Location: TAS

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18 Fatalities

On 20 September 1838, wooden two-mast schooner the Yarra Yarra sailed from Launceston with a cargo and 18 passengers. The vessel was bound for Port Phillip.

Yarra Yarra was never seen or heard of again; a shipwreck is presumed.

Sources

Stone P 2006, Encyclopedia of Australian shipwrecks and other maritime incidents. Yarram, Victoria: Oceans Enterprises, p 124-125.