Queen Bee

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On the 2nd of September 1922 the Queen Bee sprang a leak during a crossing from Newcastle to Sydney and was wrecked 2 miles NE of Broken Bay. At the time of the event the vessel was owned by Saddington, Dixon and mastered by Captain Gardiner and with a crew of 9.

The 173-ton wooden screw steamer was 33.5 metres long and powered by a twin compound (4 cylinders total) 31 nhp engine. The Queen Bee was registered in Sydney and used for the transport of coastal coal cargoes. The vessel was built in 1907 by Rock Davis in Blackwell, Brisbane Water, NSW (ON 121174).

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Site information

Site ID:

733

Type:

Steamer screw

Construction:

Wood

Primary industry:

Transport

Sub-industry:

cargo - coastal

Gross tonnage:

173

Net tonnage:

Length (mtrs):

33.52

Beam (mtrs):

7.924

Draft (mtrs):

2.499

Cargo:

Coal

Engine:

Compound x2 (4 cyl total), 31 nhp

Country built:

AUSTRALIA

State built:

New South Wales

Port built:

Brisbane Water, Blackwall

builder:

Rock Davis

Port registered:

Sydney

When built:

1907

Registration number:

21/1907

Official number:

121174

Sources:

SMH 4/9/22; NMH 4/9/1922 (includes image); RANZ 1918-19; RBS;

Comments:

Twin screw steamer

Lost event

When lost:

1922/09/02

Where lost:

Broken Bay, 2 miles NE

Wrecked/Refloated:

Wrecked

Sinking:

Sprang a leak in bows

From port:

Newcastle

To port:

Sydney

Master:

Captain Gardiner

Owner:

Saddington, Dixon

Crew:

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Datum	Latitude	Longitude	Zone	Easting	Northing
AGD66
AGD84
GDA94
WGS84

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Found:

Inspected:

Protected:

Historic Shipwrecks Act 1976

Jurisdiction:

Federal

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