Agnes was a wooden brigantine built in 1849 at Point Brenley, Nova Scotia. She was first registered in Pictou, Nova Scotia.[1] Later acquired by owners in Sydney, she was wrecked on the north side of the Wollongong breakwater in New South Wales on the evening of 10 March 1877, when the wind changed while she was trying to enter the harbour of Wollongong.[2]

History
Nova Scotia
NameAgnes
Port of registryPictou, Nova Scotia
BuilderPoint Brenley, Nova Scotia
Launched1849
IdentificationOfficial number: 9000275
FateWrecked 10 March 1877
Australia
NameAgnes
OwnerJames Lloyd
Port of registrySydney
Identification
  • Registration number: 30/1869
  • Official number: 31599
FateWrecked
General characteristics
TypeWood brigantine
Tonnage104 GRT
Displacement100 NRT
Length20.4  m
Beam6.04  m
Draught3.5  m
Crew5

References

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  1. ^ [1] Canadian Heritage Information Network, Ship Information Database
  2. ^ "Wreck of the Schooner Agnes", Evening News (Sydney), 12th of March 1877