SAHRA Maritime and Underwater Cultural Heritage
July 16:
“This day in our shipwreck and aeronautical wreck history”
1824: King George IV, this wooden-hulled vessel was abandoned after encountering rough seas, and later in the day it was driven ashore in St. Sebastian Bay in the Western Cape. One report indicates that it wrecked 5 km north-east of Kleinfontein, however, no such farm exists in the vicinity today and it is possible that it rather wrecked near the modern-day Kleinjongesfontein Nature Reserve, but more research is needed to determine this accurately.
A rough line of where the coastline was before the Foreshore of Cape Town was reclaimed in the 1930s-1940s. Several wrecks lie beneath this land many of which have been discovered during developments
1831: A north-westerly gale in Table Bay in the Western Cape claimed two vessels on this day:
• Sir James Saumarez (Sir Thomas Saumarz in one report), this wooden-hulled brig ran ashore on Woodstock Beach. It was condemned thereafter, and its remains now lie beneath reclaimed land.
• Vine, this wooden-hulled brig parted from its 5 anchors and ran ashore on Woodstock Beach. It was also condemned thereafter, with its remains now lying beneath reclaimed land.
1840: Howard, this wooden-hulled barque wrecked in a north-westerly gale near the Castle on Woodstock Beach in Table Bay in the Western Cape. Its remains lie beneath reclaimed land today. Several wrecks lie beneath this land many of which have been discovered during developments.
1849: Kate, this wooden-hulled schooner wrecked at night in a south-easterly gale in Mossel Bay in the Western Cape.
1868: Jonquille, this wooden-hulled schooner wrecked on the eponymous Jonquille rock in Hondeklip Bay in the Northern Cape.
1878: A south-easterly gale in Algoa Bay in the Eastern Cape claimed two wooden-hulled barques on this day:
• Petronella, came into the bay in distress but ultimately wrecked.
• Almira Coombs, wrecked somewhere in the bay.
1953: A SAAF Douglas DC-3 (registration no. 6846) crashed at the Johannesburg-Rand Germiston Airport during a military exercise. Very little is known about it.
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