SS Waratah: The mystery of the 'Titanic of the South' lives on
In the pre-dawn hours of 27 July 1909, the brand-new triple deck passenger and cargo steamship, the SS Waratah, drew level with the SS...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- May 25, 2020
- 2 min
Shipwrecks of Buffalo City: The Quanza
The Quanza was a four-masted steamship of 942 tons which went ashore at East London on Sunday, 26 May 1872 at 05h00. She struck the rocks...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Dec 16, 2019
- 1 min
Shipwrecks of Buffalo City: The Stuart Star
Built in Newcastle in 1926, with a mass of close to 12,000 tons, the Stuart Star was a twin-screw steamer of the Blue Star line on voyage...
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Buffalo City Tourism
- Nov 21, 2019
- 2 min
Shipwrecks of Buffalo City: Lady Kennaway
The Lady Kennaway was a three masted, square rigged barque of 584 tons which had been built of teak by Kid and Company in Calcutta in...
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SHIPWRECKS OF BUFFALO CITY
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