List of shipwrecks of Australia
Ship Sunk date Notes
Actaeon 28 October 1822 A ship that was wrecked in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
MV Blythe Star 13 October 1973 A coastal freighter that capsized and sank off South West Cape . All the crew escaped the vessel but three lives were lost before the survivors were rescued
The Brothers 25 June 1816 A schooner that was driven ashore near the Kent Group
Cataraqui 4 August 1845 400 lost when wrecked on King Island
Campbell Macquarie 10 June 1812 A ship that was wrecked off Macquarie Island
Daphne 26 October 1818 A brig that was wrecked off East Island
Enchantress 16 July 1835 A barque that struck the rocks about half a mile off the western shore of Bruny Island
George III 12 March 1835 A convict ship that sank in the D'Entrecasteaux Channel
Hebe 15 June 1808 A ship that struck a reef off George Town
MV Iron Baron 10 July 1995 A bulk carrier that ran aground on a reef off George Town , causing an oil spill . It was refloated and scuttled off Flinders Island
TSS Kanowna 18 February 1929 One of Tasmania 's largest shipwrecks , found in 2005 in Bass Strait
MV Lake Illawarra 5 January 1975 Bulk carrier wrecked in the River Derwent , with 12 lives lost
Nella Dan 24 December 1987 An icebreaker that ran aground off Macquarie Island , and was subsequently scuttled
Netherby 23 July 1866 A full-rigged ship that ran aground off King Island
Neva 13 May 1835 A convict ship that sank off King Island , with about 225 lives lost
Phatisalam 9 July 1821 A ship that ran aground on Hunter Island
Sydney Cove 9 February 1797 Sank at Preservation Island with no loss of life
Tasmania
See also : Shipwrecks of Tasmania
This a list of shipwrecks located in Australia.