&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Santiago_shipwreck_adelaide.jpg) &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Wreck_of_the_Santiago_-_Ships_Graveyard_Port_Adelaide.jpg) Wreck of the Santiago
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | Santiago |
| Builder | Henry Balfour, Methil, Fife, Scotland |
| Launched | 1856 |
| History | |
 Germany | |
| Acquired | 1888 |
| History | |
 Norway | |
| Acquired | 1890 |
| History | |
 Australia | |
| Port of registry | Adelaide |
| Acquired | Appx. 1900 |
| Out of service | 1945 |
| Fate | Abandoned 1945 |
| Notes | Now in Garden Island Ships' Graveyard, near Port Adelaide, Australiahistoric shipwreck[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tons burthen | 455 tons |
| Length | 160 ft 7 in (48.95 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft 10 in (7.87 m) |
| Depth of hold | 17 ft 4 in (5.28 m) |
| Propulsion | sail |
| Sail plan | Barque |
The Santiago was a 455-ton barque launched in 1856. It was built by Henry Balfour of Methil, Fife for the Liverpool shipping company Balfour Williamson. It sailed mainly between Liverpool and Chile, but also to Australia. Its remnant hull, which lies in a ships' graveyard in South Australia, was considered 'the oldest intact iron hull sailing vessel in the world',[2] until part of the central section collapsed in January 2023.[3][4]
- ^ Wotton, David (18 February 1982). "Historic Shipwrecks Act, 1981 Notice(s) under Section 5 (1) and Section 5 (2)" (PDF). The South Australian Government Gazette. South Australian Government. p. 422. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ Brouwer, N.J., 1999, International Register of Historic Ships, Peekskill, New York cited in Jeffery, B., 2003, South Australian Maritime Heritage Program 1970s – 2002 Projects, Activities and Bibliography, Heritage Branch, Department for Environment and Heritage, Adelaide, page 12.
- ^ "World's oldest iron vessel collapses in Port ship graveyard". The Advertiser. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ Historic ship collapses at Port Adelaide ABC Radio Adelaide, 13 Jan 2023. Retrieved 8 April 2023.