SS Gothenburg (shipwreck)

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The SS Gothenburg was a steamship that operated along the British and then later the Australian and New Zealand coastlines. In February 1875, she left Darwin, Australia en route to Adelaide when she encountered a cyclone-strength storm off the north Queensland coast. The ship was wrecked on the Barrier Reef north-west of Holbourne Island on 24 February 1875.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Gothenburg
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Coordinates:   19°22'11"S   148°3'14"E
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