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   Location Map     PDF map of wreck locations in Darwin harbour                           

                                                                         WWII Wrecks  

     British Motorist Tanker 440.2 feet long                                                                   Kelat Old sailing ship used as a coal barge                       

     Mauna Loa US Transport Ship 410 feet long                                                      USAT Meigs US Transport ship 430 feet long  

     USS Peary US Destroyer 314.4 feet long                                                           Zealandia  Troop ship 410 feet long     

     

                                        Cyclone Tracy Wrecks

   Bell Bird Prawn trawler 82 feet long                                                              Blue Bird Prawn trawler 82 feet sister ship to the Bell bird

     Booya steel hulled Three Masted schooner  35.8 metres long                         Darwin Princess  Steel ferry 75 feet long located just after the discovery of the Booya

 ( Virtually intact ) The site is under the control of the heritage branch and has a strict

permit system in operation. The diving of the historic wreck of Booya  can only be done

 through local  dive operators. No fishing allowed at this site      

    Dieman    Prawn trawler 73 feet long                                                              Mandorah Queen Steel ferry 22m long

                                                      

                                        Artificial Reefs/Wrecks

    Antares/Amelia C Old costal freighter and a Prawn trawler lying side by side                  Amanda Lee old trawler sunk as artificial reef         

     Bottle Washer  Old Bottle washer sunk at angler reef                                               DSAC Barge  Derelict barge and 2 other vessels sunk by DSAC 

     Ham Luong Vietnamese Refugee Boat                                                                John Holland Barge  Barge 18m x 12m

     Kay Lee  Steel commercial fishing boat 50 feet long                                        Marchart 3  Prawn trawler / freighter   32 metres long           

     Medkhanun Fishing vessel 25 meters long                                                            Merindah Pearl Ex pearl meat steel vessel 25m in length           

     Song Saigon Vietnamese Refugee Boat                                                                  Van Bruggens Dream 16 meter steel yacht sunk close to Rick Mills reef.    

       

                                                                    OTHER SITES

     Sand Bar Barge Small landing barge                                                                          Buffalo landig craft Amphibious craft LVT

    SS Brisbane Steam Ship 85.3 metres in length wrecked 1881                                 Ellengowan Schooner rigged steam ship sunk in 1888 Located by DSAC Members          

     Dudley Bommies Shallow dive through large coral bommies                                           Weed Reef  Shallow dive through large coral bommies

     East Point Bommies Shallow dive through large coral bommies                                           The Pinnacle   Large rocky ridge

 

                                                           PLANES 

     

      Catalina1 A24-1  Catalina flying boat RAAF exposed at low tide                                  Catalina2 A24-69    Catalina flying boat RAAF

      Catalina3 A24-206  Catalina flying boat RAAF                                                               Catalina4 #41    Catalina flying Boat United States Navy #41

      Catalina5  #4 or8  Catalina flying boat  USN number 4 or 8                                           Catalina6  #4 or8    Catalina flying boat USN number 4 or 8

      C 47 Dakota  C 47 Dakota plane                                                                         

            

 

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