SS Australasia
The Australasia prior to her sinking | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | Australasia |
| Operator |
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| Port of registry | United States |
| Builder | James Davidson |
| Yard number | 9 |
| Launched | September 17, 1884 |
| In service | 1884 |
| Out of service | October 18, 1896 |
| Identification | U.S. Registry #106302 |
| Fate | Burned to a total loss on Lake Michigan |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Bulk Freighter |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Height | 21.2 ft (6.5 m) |
| Installed power | 2 × Scotch marine boilers |
| Propulsion | fore-and-aft compound engine |
AUSTRALASIA (wooden bulk carrier) Shipwreck | |
| Location | Door County, Wisconsin |
| Nearest city | Sevastopol, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°55.20′N 87°11.13′W / 44.92000°N 87.18550°W |
| Built | 1884 in West Bay City, Michigan |
| Architect | James Davidson |
| Architectural style | Freighter |
| MPS | Great Lakes Shipwreck Sites of Wisconsin MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 13000466 |
| Added to NRHP | July 3, 2013 |
Australasia was a wooden-hulled American Great Lakes freighter that served on the Great Lakes of North America between her construction in 1884 to her burning and sinking in 1896. On October 18, 1896, while loaded with coal, the Australasia sank in Lake Michigan near the town of Sevastopol, Door County, Wisconsin, United States, after burning off Cana Island. On July 3, 2013, the wreck of the Australasia was added to the National Register of Historic Places.