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For the barque Grecian wrecked near Port Adelaide in 1850, see Grecian (barque).

History

Tasmania
Name	Grecian
Namesake	Grecian
Owner	J. & W. Young & J. Grant, Hobart
Launched	1824
Identification	Hobart Registration No: 9/1859
Fate	Wrecked in 1864
General characteristics
Class and type	Brig
Tonnage	209 gross tons
Length	91 feet (28 m)
Beam	27.85 feet (8.49 m)
Depth	6.1 feet (1.9 m)

Grecian was a sailing ship built in England in 1824. She was wrecked on Nine Mile Beach, New South Wales during a gale on 30 April 1864. Captain Grant lost his life.

References

"Total Wreck of the Grecian, And Loss of One Life". The Brisbane Courier, Saturday 7 May 1864, p. 2. 7 May 1864. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
"View Shipwreck - Grecian". Australian National Shipwreck Database. Aust Govt.
"WRECK OF THE GRECIAN, SCHOONER". The Newcastle Chronicle and Hunter River District News. Vol. VI. New South Wales, Australia. 7 May 1864. p. 2 – via National Library of Australia.

v t e Shipwrecks and maritime incidents in 1864
Shipwrecks	3 Jan: Grafton 10 Jan: USS Iron Age 15 Jan: Lottie Sleigh 1 Feb: USS Smith-Briggs 2 Feb: USS Underwriter 17 Feb: USS Housatonic 17 Feb: H. L. Hunley 22 Feb: USS Linden 27 Feb: Westward Ho! 6 Mar: USS Peterhoff 21 Mar: USS Clifton 28 Mar: USS Kingfisher 1 Apr: Maple Leaf 15 Apr: USS Eastport 15 Apr: Emma 18 Apr: Bombshell 19 Apr: USS Southfield 22 Apr: USS Petrel 26 Apr: Homer 30 Apr: Grecian 5 May: USS Covington 5 May: USS Signal 6 May: USS Commodore Jones 7 May: CSS Roanoke 7 May: USS Shawsheen 10 May: Invercauld 16 May: John Williams 17 May: Marchioness 22 May: USS Columbine 1 Jun: Daring 12 Jun: USS Lavender 14 Jun: USS Courier 19 Jun: CSS Alabama 19 Jun: Alvin Clark 24 Jun: USS Queen City 27 Jun: Mary Robinson 25 Jul: USS Undine 5 Aug: CSS Gaines 5 Aug: USS Philippi 5 Aug: USS Tecumseh 7 Aug: CSS Phoenix 8 Aug: USS Violet 11 Aug: James Funk 11 Aug: William Bell 12 Aug: Adriatic 31 Aug: Mary Bowers c. Aug: Houqua 3 Sep: USS Brandywine 23 Sep: USS Antelope 27 Sep: CSS North Carolina 7 Oct: USS Aster 27 Oct: CSS Albemarle 4 Nov: USS Elfin 4 Nov: USS Key West 4 Nov: USS Tawah 4 Nov: USS Undine 5 Nov: CSS Spray 11 Nov: USS Tulip 28 Nov: CSS Florida 7 Dec: USS Narcissus 9 Dec: USS Bazely 9 Dec: USS Otsego 12 Dec: CSS Resolute 14 Dec: HMS Bombay 19 Dec: CSS Water Witch 21 Dec: CSS Georgia 21 Dec: CSS Isondiga 21 Dec: CSS Savannah 24 Dec: USS Louisiana 30 Dec: USS Annie 30 Dec: USS Rattler c. Dec: J. M. Chapman c. Dec: USS Monarch Unkn: Carolina Unkn: Duke of Roxburgh
Other incidents	17 Feb: USS St. Clair 10 May: USS Mound City 9 Jun: John Bowes Jun: HMS Liverpool 14 Jul: HDMS Dannebrog 13 Aug: HMS Enterprise 24 Aug: SMS Grille Aug: HMS Urgent 1 Sep: Avalon 1 Sep: HMS Eclipse 5 Oct: Nubia 7 Oct: CSS Florida (Bahia incident) 20 Oct: HMS Eclipse 20 Oct: Snaefell Unkn: Kingfisher
← 1863 1865 →

Shipwrecks and scuttled vessels of New South Wales

Shipwrecks by region
Richmond–Tweed	Adventure Agnes Enterprize SS Friendship Tassie III HMAS Waree SS Wollongbar
Mid North Coast	Abbey Ability Absalom Acielle Acme Ada and Ethel Admiral Gifford Adonis Advance (wr.1933) Agnes Irving SS Catterthun Edwin MV Fairwind SS Fingal Fitzroy Governor Hunter Jane HMAS K9 Kalang Kooroongaba Titan Trial Wanganui SS Wollongbar
Hunter	Ability Active (1850) Active (1877) Ada Adelaide Adolphe Advance (1884) Agnes Alhambra Bee The Bluebell Collision SS Cawarra SS Colonist Contest Dundee Eleanor Lancaster Elizabeth Henrietta Estramina Excalibur Fido Francis Gertrude Governor King Grecian Hope SS Lindus Merksworth TSS Maianbar Norfolk SS Oakland Recovery MV Sygna Wendouree USS WST-1
Central Coast	Adelaide Advance HMAS Allenwood SS Bonnie Dundee Hazard Henri PSS Maitland MV Nimbin HMAS Paterson
Northern Beaches	Adelaide Aenid Argument Charlotte M24 Japanese Midget Submarine SS Myola Narara Queen Bee HMAS Swan Tuncurry Whale Windsor
Sydney Eastern Suburbs	Agnes Colonist Dunbar Edward Lombe HMAS Goolgwai Greycliffe PS Herald Hereward Iron Chieftain Iserbrook Itata HMAS Karangi SS Kate HMAS Kuttabul Martha Three Bees William Cossar HMAS Woomera
Southern Sydney	Adelphoi Advance (1872) Advance (1874) Koonya
Illawarra	Adele Adolphus Agnes SS Bombo Comboyne Hawkesbury Packet Queen of Nations Shockwave
Shoalhaven	Advance Aeolus Agnes Hive Koraaga Nancy HMAS Voyager Wandra
Far South Coast	Dureenbee George Iron Knight Ly-ee-Moon Olive Cam

Scuttled vessels

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