Cataraqui (ship)
Wreck of the emigrant ship Cataraqui, 1845 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom | |
| Name | Cataraqui (Cataraque) |
| Owner | Smith & Sons, Liverpool, England |
| Builder | Williams Lampson, Quebec, Lower Canada |
| Launched | 1840 |
| Fate | Wrecked in Bass Strait, off King Island, Aug. 4, 1845 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Emigrant ship |
| Tons burthen | 802 tons NM; 712 tons OM |
| Length | 138 feet (42 metres) |
| Beam | 30 feet (9 metres) |
| Draught | 22 feet (7 metres) |
| Sail plan | Barque |
Cataraqui (also called Cataraque) was a British barque which sank off the south-west coast of King Island in Bass Strait on 4 August 1845. The sinking was Australia's worst–ever maritime civil disaster incident, claiming the lives of 400 people.