In Australia, Aarhus Historic Shipwreck is a historical site preserving one of the victims of Smith's Rock.

The Aarhus was a 640 tonne sailing barque built in 1875 in Hamburg, Germany. She was 170 ft (52 m) long. A barque, sometimes spelled bark, originally referred to a particular type of ship-rigged sailing vessel with a plain bluff bow and a full stern with windows. ... Position of Hamburg in Germany Hamburgs central broadway Jungfernstieg at the Alster lake, between 1900 and 1914 This article is about the city in Germany. ...

While carrying a cargo of kerosene from New York to Brisbane, Australia, she hit Smith's Rock, which lies about two nautical miles (4 km) offshore North-East of Cape Moreton, and sank on February 24, 1894. Kerosene or paraffin (not the same as the waxy solid of that name) is a colorless flammable hydrocarbon liquid. ... State nickname: Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York Governor George Pataki (R) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² (27th)  - Land 122,409 km²  - Water 18,795 km² (13. ... This article is about the Australian city. ... Moreton Island, Queensland, Australia Cape Moreton is a rocky headland located at the north eastern tip of Moreton Island in south east Queensland, Australia. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

The remains of the ship now lie upright in 20 metres of water, though most of the ship has been reduced to plates and ribs sticking out of the sand.

The Esperance Star[1] currently holds the only permit to dive this historic wreck. This site has lots of interesting life, from macro to large batfish at cleaning stations everywhere. Another point of interest is the large mast-like object that is actually the bowsprit. This area has a cat shark inside the bowsprit and a large wobbegong under the scoured out section. The site can have very good visibility but a strong current makes it hard to see the entire wreck in one dive. Batfish is a name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. ... A cleaning station is a location where fish, and other marine life, congregate to be cleaned. ... A mast is a pole which holds a sail of a boat, see mast (sailing). ... Bowsprit of the Falls of Clyde, showing the dolphin striker, the use of chain for the bobstays, and three furled jibs. ... Genera Apristurus Asymbolus Atelomycterus Aulohalaelurus Cephaloscyllium Cephalurus Galeus Halaelurus Haplolepharus Holohalaelurus Parmaturus Pentanchus Poroderma Schroederichthys Scyliorhinus The cat sharks or catsharks are a large family (Scyliorhinidae) of sharks, with over 110 species recorded. ...

See also: list of shipwrecks This list of shipwrecks is of those sunken ships whose remains have been located. ...

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This article is partly based on information at Smith Rock.