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SS Dicky (1883)

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Dicky grounded near Caloundra Head in 1893.
History
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, built by Gebruder Howdalt, Kiel in 1883.

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

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



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