SS Dicky (1883)

History
Dicky grounded near Caloundra Head in 1893.
Name:	Dicky
Builder:	Gebruder Howdalt, Kiel, Germany
Launched:	1883
Fate:	Wrecked 4 February 1893
General characteristics
Tonnage:	226 gross

Dicky was a 226-gross ton steamer,^[1] built by Gebruder Howdalt, Kiel in 1883.

Fate

On 4 February 1893, while steaming in bad weather off the coast of Queensland, Australia, Dicky was blown ashore at Caloundra,^[1] on a stretch of coast now known as Dicky Beach.

Partial wreck removal

The Sunshine Coast Council began removing the visible parts of the wreck on 30 July 2015.^[2]

Citations

1 2 "SS Dicky". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Australian Government - Department of Environment. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
↑ "SS Dicky removal: Sunshine Coast locals say goodbye to visible remains of 122-year-old shipwreck". ABC News, Thursday 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.

Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1893

Shipwrecks	18 Feb: Dicky February (unknown date): Naronic 23 Mar: Allanshaw 24 Mar: Glückauf 22 Jun: HMS Victoria 7 Sep: Rusalka 16 Dec: Sete de Setembro 28 Dec: Alert

Other incidents	20 Mar: Ada K. Damon 6 Apr: Tynwald 22 Jun: HMS Camperdown 24 Jun: Oakland Unknown date: Kings County

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