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Adonis (1874)

Coordinates: 32°06′S 152°48′E / 32.1°S 152.8°E / -32.1; 152.8
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History
NameAdonis
OwnerPatrick Hogan
Port of registrySydney
Ship registration number: 79/1874
Ship official number: 71807
BuilderDent Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia
Completed1874
FateWrecked 22 December 1889
General characteristics
TypeWood Brigantine
Tonnage108 GT
Displacement104 NT
Length28.16  m
Beam6.309  m
Draught2.529  m

The Adonis was a wooden brigantine that was built at Jervis Bay, New South Wales, in 1874. She was wrecked on 22 December 1889, approximately 15 miles (24 km) south of Crowdy Head, when she sprang a leak whilst carrying coal between Wollongong and the Richmond River.

32°06′S 152°48′E / 32.1°S 152.8°E / -32.1; 152.8